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Like any good competitor, LG is always looking for ways to set itself apart in the always cutthroat, hyper competitive TV market.

At last month’s CES, the company showed a prototype of what it billed as the world’s first 8K OLED set, with resolution of 4,320 by 7,680 pixels, beating its own 77-inch 4K OLED display, which sells for $10,000.

LG’s 2018 TVs also now embrace both the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control platforms. And LG is also building Google Assistant into its ThinQ speaker, which supports high-resolution audio and features design in put and tweaking by high-end audio’s own Meridian.

The LG/Meridian partnership has also produced the SK10Y soundbar, with Dolby Atmos height-enhanced surround via two up-firing drivers, Chromecast built-in, and support for hi-res audio.

Looking further into the future, LG says it will participate in trials for ATSC 3.0, the next-generation Ultra HD-capable broadcast television standard that had its coming out party at CES 2018. The FCC has already given the go-ahead for TV makers to build ATSC 3.0 tuners into sets. It’s voluntary, not a requirement.