LG is abandoning production of 8K TVs. Following the likes of Sony and TCL, LG will no longer produce 8K OLED displays or 8K LCD TVs.
News of LG’s pivot away from 8K displays comes at a time when 8K content production has not panned out. Native 8K content is too few and far between, so consumer adoption has not caught on in Canada or other global markets. This, with 8K displays requiring a higher buy-in, LG is stepping away to focus more on its 4K TV output, as reported by FlatpanelsHD. It’s been confirmed that the development of 8K OLED displays is on hold until the market conditions change, if ever.
LG first got into the 8K display market in 2019 with the launch of its 88-inch Z9 TV. The large-scale OLED display was then refreshed in 2022 in the form of the ZX. LG also introduced a 77-inch option at the time. Since 2022, LG has refreshed the line with the Z1, Z2 and Z3.
LG also had its hand in producing 8K LCD TVs as well. Its first was the SM99, which was released in 2019. The 8K LCD catalogue grew in 2021 with new models introduced. LG then scaled the lineup back, skipping subsequent years in 2023. In 2024, the QNED99T was released in limited regions around the world. The model was supported and distributed in 2025 but as of recently, stock is even more limited in most cases from retailers.
The 8K market has been under scrutiny over the last few years as well. The industry began disputing what constituted “true” 8K resolutions. Samsung caught a lot of attention over its Neo QLED 8K LCD TVs, which are claimed to offer lower resolutions for improved viewing angles.
With LG leaving the 8K display market, Samsung is currently the last major display manufacturer to be developing 8K TVs. However, Samsung has not dictated its plans for new 8K models for 2026.
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