This increases their overall brightness.
However, a new brightness-boosting technology—Micro Lens Array— hopes to change that.
What Is Micro Lens Array?
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This is because a significant amount of light is lost because of internal reflections.
Besides a brightness boost, MLA also improves the already-great viewing angles of OLED panels.
LG Display claims theOLED panels using MLAoffer the widest viewing angle at 160 degrees.
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But MLA is only the hardware part of the new and improved OLED panel from LG Display.
The other part is software.
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What Is META Technology?
The company claims META Technology can boost the OLED panel brightness by 60%.
This helps OLED.EX displays deliver a 30% brighter picture than traditional OLEDs.
As a result, OLED.EX displays are a significant improvement over the company’s first-generation OLED technology.
This results in even brighter OLED panels with wider viewing angles.
So META Technology is better at everything than EX Technology without any new downsides.
Which OLED TVs Have MLA?
However, both companies are yet to announce the pricing or availability details.
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As MLA technology matures, we can expect more OLED TVs to use it over the coming years.
Do I Need a TV With MLA?
Brightness has long been an Achilles heel of OLED televisions.
