LG Electronics was under fire when many gamers went furious about its OLED and LCD TVs' laggy performance which led them to file two petitions about the performance issue. Gamers who filed petitions wanted the company to improve the period which a TV takes to deliver image data that is picked up at its inputs.
Luckily, the two petitions filed on change.org made an impact and now it seems that LG's OLED and LCD TVs performance issue will be sorted out. LG has confirmed with Forbes that it will be releasing a firmware update to its TVs that will resolve the HDR lag issue.
LG Electronics stated that it had been notified about the lag performance when people play HDR games on its OLED and LCD TVs and LG engineers are now getting their hands on a firmware patch to put an end to the HDR lag trouble. The patch is expected to be rolled out very soon.
LG Electronics also confirmed that a solution which might include the option of an HDR gaming mode, which will be brought in to its 2017 LG TV models. "LG is committed to providing the highest standards of product quality and customer service. As such, we regret any inconvenience this has caused our customers and confirm our commitment to resolving this issue as quickly as possible," the company said in an announcement.
Although it's not yet clear whether LG Electronics firmware update will patch both OLED and LCD TVs and to what extent the HDR lag issue will be trimmed down, the company's confirmation that it's already working on the update which will address the concern is already a great news to all gamers. Nevertheless, the update is hopefully for both types of LG TV.
A South Korean multinational electronics company, LG Electronics Inc. is headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. In 2013, LG launched the OLED TV and is the second largest LCD TV manufacturer worldwide as of that year.
