STACK #237 July 2024

TECH FEATURE

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Further viewing With the Olympics returning to Paris for the first time in a century, it’s only fitting to revisit this classic 1981 'Best Picture' Oscar-winner that’s set during the 1924 Games and follows two British track athletes chasing Olympic glory.

metres of screen real estate! A wide viewing angle is a must with a big screen TV, to prevent any fading of colour and contrast when watching from the sidelines, and this beautiful behemoth ultilises LG’s NanoCell technology to deliver incredible detail and clarity from wherever you’re sitting in relation to the screen. Add Quantum Dot tech to the By the numbers 206 countries will be competing in the Paris Olympics – that’s a total of 10,500 athletes across 32 sports and 41 venues. The last time Paris hosted the Olympics was a century ago in 1924. Prior to that, the French capital hosted the games in 1900, and along with London and Los Angeles, is the only city to have hosted the summer Games three times.

The planet’s largest sporting event, the Olympic Games, begins later this month in Paris, and LG’s massive 98-inch QNED89 4K smartTV is here to immerse you in all the glory. Words Scott Hocking F rom archery and athletics to gymnastics, swimming and, erm, breakdancing, the Games of the

mix and you’ve got a screen that’s virtually bursting with vibrant colours. The QNED89 also has Full Array LED backlighting, which means the LEDs are spread across the back of the TV for more precise control over light and dark areas in a picture to reveal greater detail. A TV’s refresh rate – how many times a second the display refreshes the image – is another important feature when it comes to watching dynamic sports. You want a screen that can keep up with fast moving action and the QNED89 has a native refresh rate of 120Hz for smooth and silky motion, with minimal image blur or judder.

XXXIII Olympiad are poised to make us all bleary-eyed couch potatoes, with the time zone difference bringing the Olympic action in the wee hours of the morning. But as a sports

Save the dates The opening 27 at 4.24am AEST (yes it’s an early start, but at least it’s the weekend!), with the closing ceremony wrapping things up on Monday, August 12. ceremony begins on Saturday, July

mad nation that’s fiercely patriotic when it comes to

global competition – especially swimming,

athletics, cycling, and rowing – we’ll be setting the alarm to cheer on Ariarne Titmus and Kyle Chalmers in the pool, and watch the Aussie gold medal tally rise. Unless you’ve booked your tickets to Paris, the next best seat is right at home, with full Olympics coverage live and free on the Nine

And when the local teams are going for gold, the roar of the crowd will envelop you via 9.1.2 channels of virtual surround sound. “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie…” So, if you’ve been thinking about upsizing your TV but are still on the fence, the winning combination of the 2024 Olympics and the LG QNED89 is the perfect persuader.

Network and 9NOW app. And what better way to get immersed in all the action than with a massive 4K smart TV that will transform your lounge room into the Stade de France? Aussie’s love a big TV, and this year LG decided to give us an even bigger one with the recent release of the QNED89, boasting a massive 98-inch display – that’s almost 2.5

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