If this wireless Panasonic OLED TV concept is the future count me in TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. If this wireless Panasonic OLED TV concept is the future count me in By Matt Bolton published 1 September 2022 What would your TV setup look like if you didn't have to worry about wires? (Image credit: Future) Here at IFA 2022, we're expecting a bunch of new TV launches (on top of the already-announced LG Flex OLED TV) – but an early TV that's caught my eye isn't one that you'll actually be able to buy, at least not any time soon. Panasonic's booth shows off a concept for an OLED TV screen with a separate box for connections and circuitry, but the panel and the box aren't physically connected at all. A high-speed wireless connection is used instead, which is capable of sending a full-quality 4K image, and means that the external box could be hidden away wherever you like. In the image above, it's actually one of the books below the screen. None of the tech here is new or groundbreaking in itself – Samsung has been using external connection boxes with a single cable that runs to the TV in models like the Samsung QN95B for a few years, and wireless 4K HDMI adapters are already a thing you can buy (though remain incredibly niche currently). But by combining the two, plus taking advantage of the thinness that the best OLED TVs are known for, and exploring the idea of giving the connection box a design that helps it to just blend in with your decor, this takes the concept up a level for me. Here are the books from the bottom of the image above – the Panasonic wireless control box is the slightly separate one on the left. (Image credit: Future) In particular, the idea of just hanging the TV with a visible wire like a picture frame, with no clunky mounting bracket, looks excellent (even if you don't choose to hang your clothes alongside it, as Panasonic has). Having the thin OLED screen with no wall behind feels extra cool and modern, and just opened my mind a little more to the possibilities. Where would you put your TV if physically connecting to other devices didn't matter? Or how would you mount it? Even if you don't hand it, you could completely rethink the idea of the TV bench. The screen does still need power, of course, so it's not totally cable-free and without limitations. But who knows, wireless power might solve that sometime in the future too. But still, we're already seeing wireless support for soundbars and surround speakers coming in products from Samsung and LG among others, so wireless connection boxes is maybe the next logical step for aesthetes. IFA 2022 (opens in new tab) is Europe's biggest tech show, and TechRadar is in Berlin to bring you all the breaking news and announcements, plus our hands-on first impressions of the new TVs, wearables, audio devices and other gadgets on show. Matt BoltonSenior Editor, TV & AudioMatt is TechRadar's Senior Editor for TV and Audio, meaning he's in charge of persuading our team of reviewers to watch gorgeous TVs and listen to fantastic speakers and headphones. It's a tough task, as you can imagine. Matt has over a decade of experience in tech publishing, and previously ran the TV & audio coverage for our colleagues at T3.com, and before that he edited T3 magazine. During his career, he's also contributed to places as varied as Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, PetsRadar, MacLife, and Edge. TV and movie nerdism is his speciality, and he goes to the cinema three times a week. He's always happy to explain the virtues of Dolby Vision over a drink, but he might need to use props, like he's explaining the offside rule. TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1Amazon Prime members can get a great Lord of the Rings game for free this month2Canon's next mirrorless camera could be too cheap for its own good3PC gamers are shunning high-end GPUs – spelling trouble for the Nvidia RTX 40904A whole new breed of SSDs is about to break through5There's finally a fix to this serious Microsoft Teams problem1Con le RTX 4000 ho capito che Nvidia ha perso la testa2Canon's next mirrorless camera could be too cheap for its own good3PC gamers are shunning high-end GPUs – spelling trouble for the Nvidia RTX 40904IT pros suffer from serious misconceptions about Microsoft 365 security5A whole new breed of SSDs is about to break through Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View Deal (opens in new tab)