LG Launches Magnit Gen 2 Micro LED With NovaStar Control in US
2026-09-11 · via invidis
LG Electronics USA is bringing its Magnit Gen 2 Micro LED Lmpd display to the US market, pairing the panel with NovaStar's Coex 5G control system for the first time. The display debuts publicly on Sept. 15 at Starpower's showroom in Dallas, and it targets commercial and high-end residential installations, the kind of large-format projects where integrators have long wrestled with cabling and control limitations.
The headline change is signal distance. LG says the fiber-optic connection between display and controller now supports transmission up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), compared with roughly 328 feet (100 meters) on the previous generation. For anyone specifying Micro LED in auditoriums, control rooms, stadiums or other sprawling venues, that is a meaningful jump. It means the control equipment no longer has to sit close to the screen, which gives integrators more flexibility in equipment room placement and potentially simplifies cable runs in retrofit or large campus environments.
The control layer comes from NovaStar's Visual Management Platform, which LG says consolidates screen configuration, real-time monitoring, diagnostics, color processing and system management into one interface. Michael Kosla, B2B senior vice president at LG Electronics USA, says the pairing gives integrators "a more confident way to configure, monitor and manage Micro LED systems." That is a vendor claim, and the announcement does not detail how this compares in practice to other control platforms already used in the field, or whether NovaStar integration adds cost relative to LG's own prior control tools.
What else changed
Beyond the control system, LG lists a handful of panel-level updates. Fine Line Aligned Tile technology aligns modules during manufacturing to reduce visible seams and gaps between tiles. Viewing angles are rated at 160 degrees both horizontally and vertically. A five-stage grayscale calibration process is meant to hold color consistency at low brightness, which has historically been a weak point for some Micro LED and LED products when content dims. LG also cites full black coating, surface treatment and narrow-wavelength LED chip selection as contributors to contrast and color accuracy. The display supports HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma.
What is missing
The announcement does not give pixel pitch, panel sizing, brightness specs, or pricing, all of which matter for anyone comparing this against competing Micro LED and fine-pitch LED offerings from Samsung, Sony or other suppliers already established in high-end commercial and home cinema deployments. It also does not say when broader availability or additional showroom placements beyond Starpower's Dallas location will follow. For integrators evaluating Micro LED for large venue work, the extended cable-run distance is the concrete, verifiable improvement here. The rest of the claims around color and seam reduction will need to be judged in person.
The announcement in full
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LG’s latest Magnit display combines its Micro LED technology with NovaStar’s processing platform.
LG Electronics USA has introduced the Magnit Gen 2 Micro LED Lmpd, a new large-format display designed for commercial and high-end residential installations.
The Lmpd combines LG’s Micro LED technology with NovaStar’s Coex 5G control system. It will make its first public appearance in the US on Sept. 15 at Starpower’s flagship showroom in Dallas.
NovaStar’s Visual Management Platform brings screen configuration, real-time monitoring, diagnostics, color processing and system management into a single interface, which LG says will help integrators configure and operate Micro LED installations more efficiently.
“By combining LG Micro LED display technology with NovaStar’s processing platform, the Lmpd display gives integrators a more confident way to configure, monitor and manage Micro LED systems,” said Michael Kosla, B2B senior vice president at LG Electronics USA.
One notable technical change is the distance signals can travel between the display and its controller. Using a fiber-optic connection, the system supports signal transmission distances of up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), compared with approximately 328 feet (100 meters) previously.
The higher-bandwidth architecture also reduces cabling requirements, giving integrators more freedom when positioning control equipment in auditoriums, control rooms and other large or complex environments.
LG’s Fine Line Aligned Tile technology aligns the display modules during production to reduce visible seams, surface gaps and differences in black levels. The Lmpd provides horizontal and vertical viewing angles of 160 degrees.
The display also uses five-stage grayscale calibration to maintain color consistency at low brightness levels and reduce color shifts and visual noise. Other features include full black coating, surface treatment, and selected LED chips with narrow wavelength ranges.
The Magnit Gen 2 supports HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma content. LG says its chip-transfer and color-processing technologies are intended to produce deeper blacks and consistent color across the screen.