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As we rolled into Vegas the day before CES 2026 was about to kick off, we thought we had a pretty good handle on what LG would be launching there. We were wrong.
LG, it turned out, was keeping a little surprise up its sleeve in the comely shape of a relaunch of its beloved ‘Wallpaper’ series of ultra-thin OLED TVs.
LG’s first Wallpaper TV rodeo happened way back in 2017, wowing all who saw it with a paper-slim design so thin that you could actually flex its corners as you attached it to its magnetic wall mount. The resulting screen actually felt more like a window than a TV.
Has its performance been in any way compromised by its design, though? And is it really different enough to LG’s new G6 to warrant its existence?
Price
LG hasn’t yet confirmed pricing for either of the 77- or 83-inch screen sizes the W6 is going to be available in.
However, LG spokespeople were at pains during our demo session to say that the W6 won't be nearly as expensive relative to the step-down G6 as the original Wallpaper generations were.
Expect ‘just above usual flagship OLED’ pricing, then, rather than ‘Premier League footballer’ levels of expense.
Design
For us, the W6 design is both…