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- Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 promises increased brightness for 2026 screens
- This is the next-gen version of the tech used in the LG G5 OLED TV
- LG's OLED comes in two categories: Tandem WOLED and Tandem OLED
LG Display makes the OLED panels for tons of the best OLED TVs and PC monitors too, and that means any changes to its panels will have an enormous ripple effect. So a video teasing its 2026 technology and panels is intriguing – as is a big rebrand that (sort of) adds simplicity to its naming conventions.
LG is rebranding its panels in the run-up to CES 2026, where it'll be showing off its latest generation of products. And the first part of the rebranding is to label its panels for monitors and TVs as 'Tandem WOLED'. The W stands for 'white' in reference to the extra white light sources used LG's OLEDs to increase brightness. 'Tandem' means there are multiple layers of OLED pixels used within the panel.
The second part of the branding is to label OLEDs for mid-sized devices – laptops, tablets, in-car systems and so on – as 'Tandem OLED'. These panels don't use an extra white element, and have a structure of RGB sub-pixels on each layer – the 'Tandem WOLED' panels, in contrast, use only one color of pixel per layer.
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That's not all. LG Display is also teasing multiple OLED panels and 'Primary RGB Tandem 2.0' technology, which seems to go against the simplicity of the rebranding, but will presumably come under the umbrella of 'Tandem WOLED' overall.
But what's interesting isn't the name – it's what it's likely to deliver. The first generation of Primary RGB Tandem panels is used in models such as the LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B as well as in some of the best gaming monitors, so it looks like a significant upgrade for their successors is imminent.
Enter the next level of gaming l Tandem WOLED - YouTube
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What is LG Display teasing for 2026?
According to FlatpanelsHD, the Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 technology "is expected to push brightness further than in 2025". And in a YouTube video showcasing "the next level of gaming: Tandem WOLED", LG Display is teasing multiple large WOLEDs for gaming monitors.
The video features one panel that's been rumored for some time, a curved 39-inch WOLED with a 5K 5120x2160 resolution. That appears to be more subtly curved than previous panels.
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However, the video doesn't tell us much about picture quality improvements to expect from the 2.0 version of the tech, which would be more relevant for TVs – the video claims up to 1,500 nits of peak brightness, but that's what the previous version promised too.
We'll hear much more from LG Display – and from everyone else in the TV industry – at CES 2026, which is only a few weeks away now. In the meantime, LG has unveiled its new Micro RGB TVs, which make use of a next-gen mini-LED backlight.
LG G5 review: a new world of brightness for OLED TVs - YouTube
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