LG Curved Oled TV 55EC930T

Cliches such as "the best of both worlds" and "good things come to those who wait" seem surprisingly fresh and apt when applied to LG's new curved Oled TV sets.

The screen's pixels, which are lit independently, provide incredible viewing from every angle. The rapid response rate of Oled display technology eliminates motion blur.

This is definitely the new poster child for high-end TV.

Such screens are thinner, more energy efficient and offer a greater contrast ratio than LED screen technology.

Images on LG's latest curved Oled model look incredible, with deeper colours, whether they are from an animated movie, live-action flick or video game. The images have a vibrancy to them that highlights details. There is also none of the oversaturated colours found on some brands of LED TVs.

For the first time, LG has added its webOS operating system to an Oled TV.

This smart TV platform started as a mobile operating system, so it is more than adept in managing smart TV software, including content apps such as YouTube, and such connectivity options as settings for connecting game consoles and set-top boxes to the TV.

Users can move frequently used apps to the front of the queue and download additional ones from the LG Store.

But the truly killer draw is its price.

When last year's models, running an older smart TV operating system, made their debut, they came with a $14,999 price tag.

The LG 55EC930T model sent over for review is priced at a third of that, at just $4,999.

Dumping the crystal stand of last year's model, the EC930T exhibits a classier curved metal base that makes the device look more like an art piece on my TV console.

The thin frame gives it a barely-there appearance from the side and this is further enhanced by the outward curved edges of the sides.

Alas, the hardware still has to fit somewhere, so there is a small bump in the rear for the HDMI and other cable connectors.

And while I have grown accustomed to LG Magic Remote, which uses motion gestures to control on-screen menus, I find the layout of the on-screen menus cumbersome.

Options are placed all over the TV screen, with one pop-up window on the left, and another on the right.

A TV screen is unlike that of a smartphone, where one can easily shift a finger to navigate to any part of the display. Waving the remote to get from one menu to another, just to change the TV's input settings, seems like unnecessary work.