Smart TV news

TV makers continue to refuse to provide updates for their TV platforms.

What you need to know about apps, picture/audio quality, the plus, and the rest

Besides Apple TV, Android, Roku and many other devices

Starting in Russia & Spain where Android TVs will be available in 32-55" sizes

Apple TV is more popular widely used than Apple's AirPods, Watch, and HomePods

It is not isolated to Roku players and Vizio TVs

However, it appears to be a manual switch.

But who will take the bait?

Ahead of the scheduled launch of Apple TV+ on Friday

Here's a features chart

'Automatically AirPlay to TVs', AirPlay 2 in HomeKit, and opt-in for Siri recordings

25% faster chip plus support for Dolby Vision and Atmos as well as PlayStation and Xbox controllers

Hold on to your Apple TV 4K hardware.

Smart TVs are 'watching you watch', according to a recent study by Princeton University

Destiny 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, and other titles

An upgraded Shield TV Pro box and a compact Nvidia Shield 'tube'

Philips is bringing OLED to its mid-range 7 series. The 9 series models feature Dolby Atmos

Includes iTunes' library of 4K HDR movies, partner channels, and soon Apple TV+

LG's low-end UM6 series TVs will also receive AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support

A 55-inch model will cost around $1000.

You can even connect multiple controllers at the same time for multi-player games

The TVs feature zone dimming and Dolby Vision support

tvOS 13 has arrived with Arcade. AirPlay 2 in HomeKit is delayed.

Roku Ultra now has a remote with personal shortcut buttons

Stadia integration, a "hero device", more ads, and efforts to reduce fragmentation

YouTube is transitioning from its HTML5 solution to TV apps

Two decades have not closed this gap. On the contrary, the gap is getting wider

4K Dolby Vision on compatible Smart TVs, 4K Dolby Vision & Atmos on Apple TV

Sharp comes full circle

Starting with Hisense in the UK later this year