LG Electronics announced that it has installed aa couple of its latest microLED MAGNIT displays at the new NEWoMan TAKANAWA, a flagship complex shopping center in Tokyo.
The first display, placed in the North Building of the new center, is a 2.4 meter by 7.45 meter display. The second display, at the South building, is horizontal - 9 meters by 2.02 meters.
In addition to the microLED display, the new shopping mall has an installation of 16 transparent OLED displays (55" FHD panels).
Last year LG Electronics announced a strategic plan to focus on its Business Solutions division, and for its commercial and signage displays, it will focus on premium fine-pitch LED displays, which include its microLED MAGNIT models. Indeed LG says that "MAGNIT Micro LED display will be at the forefront of this expansion". The company reveals that its annual MAGNIT sales grew almost 2X since introducing them in 2020 (though sales are still likely very low). It is likely that indeed LG Electronics sees microLED displays as the future of signage - but it is still not a near-future project.
LG is currently shipping a variety of microLED tiled display solutions, , supporting several possible pixel pitches, including 0.68, 0.78, 0.94 and 1.25 mm - and also 1.5 mm pixel pitch, for larger displays. Its latest display was released in September 2023: a 118-inch 4K 120Hz LG MAGNIT (0.6 mm pixel pitch), targeting residential applications. The price tag is $237,000.
The company recently started a project with LG Display to develop LTPS microLED tile modules, to replace the currently-used PCB modules.
