As a home theater purist, I wouldn’t get LG’s cinema-sized new micro-LED TV – here’s why a projector is a better choice

LG Electronics has launched the LG Magnit Active Micro LED, a 136-inch (approximately 3 meters wide and 1.7 meters tall) display designed to compete with Samsung and other brands in the home micro-LED video wall market.

LG’s gargantuan new micro-LED TV uses active matrix technology. This enables individual pixels in the display to generate their own light, providing an advantage over passive matrix displays that control pixels by addressing rows and columns, according to LG.

Another benefit of LG’s Active Micro LED is a proprietary surface treatment that deepens black levels while minimizing reflections, resulting in accurate color and powerful contrast (the company specifies a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1). The display itself is modular, with precise alignment between the individual panels to minimize gaps and create a seamless surface.