For years, TVs have tried to get thinner. At CES 2026, LG decided that thin was no longer the point. Invisible is.
This year’s show made one thing very clear: LG does not want its TVs sitting on furniture anymore. It wants them mounted, framed, blended, disguised, and ultimately absorbed into your living space. With the return of the Wallpaper TV and the debut of a new Gallery TV range, LG is making its most aggressive push yet to turn the living room wall into the center of both entertainment and interior design.
This is not just about better panels or faster processors. It is about ownership of the wall itself.
The Wallpaper TV Is Back, and It Barely Exists
The star of LG’s CES 2026 lineup is the OLED evo W6, the long awaited return of the Wallpaper TV concept. Calling it a television almost feels inaccurate. At just 9 mm thick, the W6 looks less like a screen and more like a floating sheet of light attached directly to the wall.
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LG has refined the idea to near perfection. The panel mounts flush with almost no visible gap, removing the shadow lines and depth that usually give away a wall mounted TV. There is no visible bezel to speak of. When it is off, it blends into the wall so completely that it feels architectural rather than electronic.
The biggest upgrade is what you do not see. All HDMI ports, inputs, and processing hardware live in a separate Zero Connect Box that can be placed up to ten meters away. The panel itself only needs a power cable. No signal wires. No cable clutter. No compromises to the clean wall aesthetic LG is chasing.
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This wireless setup finally makes the Wallpaper TV feel practical instead of experimental. It is no longer a design flex that requires architectural planning. It is a real product built for luxury living rooms.
OLED Pushed to Its Brightest and Cleanest Yet
Ultra thin design usually comes with visual compromises. The W6 refuses to make them.
LG’s latest OLED evo panel uses a multi layer structure paired with Hyper Radiant Color technology and Brightness Booster Ultra. The result is an OLED that is dramatically brighter than previous generations while retaining the perfect blacks the tech is famous for.
Reflections are also aggressively controlled. The matte anti reflective finish keeps glare in check even in bright rooms, making the W6 one of the few OLEDs that feels comfortable in daylight heavy spaces. It is designed to live in real homes, not just dark home theaters.
Despite its slim profile, LG has integrated speakers directly into the panel and added support for Dolby Atmos FlexConnect. The TV can intelligently adapt its sound output based on speaker placement, and it plays nicely with LG’s latest sound systems if you want to go all in.
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Under the hood, the alpha 11 Gen 3 AI processor powers everything from upscaling to noise reduction, texture refinement, and smart scene analysis. Gaming support is equally uncompromising, with up to 165 Hz refresh rates, ultra fast response times, and full support for modern VRR standards.
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This is not a design piece that forgot how to perform. It is a flagship TV pretending to be wall decor.
When the TV Is Off, It Becomes the Art
LG understands that a wall dominating screen needs to justify its presence even when no one is watching. That is where Gallery Plus comes in.
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When idle, the Wallpaper TV transforms into a digital art display, pulling from a massive curated library of artwork, photography, and motion visuals. Users can also upload personal photos or generate AI driven artwork directly on the TV. The idea is simple: if a screen is going to own your wall, it should behave like art when not in use.
It is a subtle but important shift. LG is no longer asking you to tolerate a black rectangle when the TV is off. It wants the TV to earn its space 24 hours a day.
The Gallery TV Takes Aim at the Mainstream
While the Wallpaper TV is an unapologetic luxury object, LG’s new Gallery TV range is designed to bring the art first concept to a much wider audience.
Available in 55 and 65 inch sizes, the Gallery TV uses a mini LED LCD panel instead of OLED. The choice is deliberate. LCD avoids burn in risks and is better suited for displaying static artwork for long periods, which is exactly what this TV is meant to do.
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The design leans heavily into the framed look. The TV ships with a white bezel frame attached, with optional wood toned frames available to better match home decor. Mounted on the wall, it looks far more like a piece of art than a traditional television.
The screen features a specialized anti glare coating and automatically adjusts brightness and color based on ambient light, keeping artwork looking consistent throughout the day. LG even worked with curators to tune Gallery Mode so paintings and photos appear natural rather than overly vivid.
When it is time to actually watch something, the Gallery TV is still a full featured 4K smart TV running webOS 26, complete with Gallery Plus, AI generated art tools, and virtual surround audio processing.
This is LG’s answer to the art TV category, and it is clearly designed to compete head on for living rooms where aesthetics matter as much as screen size.
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Two TVs, One Clear Strategy
Seen together at CES 2026, the Wallpaper TV and Gallery TV tell a very clear story.
LG is splitting its wall takeover strategy into two paths. The Wallpaper TV is for buyers who want the absolute thinnest, cleanest, most technically impressive display possible and are willing to pay for it. It is a statement piece for architects, designers, and high end homes.
The Gallery TV is for design conscious households that want their TV to blend in when not in use, without stepping into ultra luxury pricing or massive screen sizes.
Different technologies. Different audiences. Same philosophy.
The TV is no longer the center of the room. The wall is.
LG has not yet revealed official pricing for either the new Wallpaper TV or the Gallery TV range at CES 2026, though executives suggest the W6 will carry a noticeable premium over flagship OLED models and remain a luxury purchase.
The Living Room Is LG’s Next Battleground
CES 2026 shows that LG is no longer just competing on picture quality or specs. It is competing on space. On taste. On how technology lives alongside furniture, art, and architecture.
By removing cables, flattening profiles, softening reflections, and embracing art modes, LG is reframing the television as an object that belongs on the wall all the time, not just when something is playing.
If this invasion succeeds, the TV stand may quietly disappear from modern living rooms altogether. And LG seems perfectly happy to be the brand that makes it happen.