Smart TV news

A sidebar menu for faster navigation, more prominent video previews, and easier-to-access search and ‘My list’ features

They are designed for TV audio and music playback in the living room.

‘Sony Channel Editor’ allows European Sony TVs owners to re-order the channel list via a PC

Smart TVs use image recognition to identify what is on your screen, regardless of input source

More digital art to choose from, a refreshed user interface, the Bixby voice assistant, and support for HDR10+.

LG B8 features 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos processing

Both feature full array local dimming backlights and Dolby Vision

On Panasonic TVs from 2014 or later, including those with Firefox OS.

The malware is spreading between Android TV and mobile devices as well as Fire TV devices

Best Buy will start selling Toshiba Fire TVs created in partnership with Amazon this month

Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in the same TV

These TVs have passed “rigorous testing to ensure great performance and easy access to Netflix”.

There are now 3600 apps/games on Android TV. The next version will feature a streamlined set-up process & performance improvements

In the US, UK, Canada, and Australia with more regions coming later.

The new TVs offer 4K, Rok OS u, Dolby Vision, and most importantly full array local dimming. Prices start at $650.

Prices start at $350 dollars.

The two major retailers have announced a multi-year partnership

The system is currently being rolled out to 40 million Smart TVs from 8 manufacturer

Vizio will this year include full array local dimming (FALD) technology and Dolby Vision in more TVs ever before

AV1 has been developed specifically for the internet era and is said to outperform VP9 and HEVC by up to 40%.

‘The Roku Channel’ offers Hollywood movies and TV for free. It is coming to Samsung Smart TVs “this summer”

The South Korean company hopes that ‘webOS Open Source Edition’ will move beyond TVs into entirely new types of products.

Android Nought includes Chromecast 4K, picture-in-picture, support for multiple Google accounts, HLG HDR support, and more

Samsung's high-end TVs will be considerably cheaper in 2018 as the company hopes to combat rivals' OLED TVs

Q7 will be available in flat (Q7FN) and curved (Q7CN) versions. The 65” Q6N is priced at $2200.

Q9N will offer HDR10+ support, “Full Array Elite” backlight, and LCD technology. It will be available in 65 and 75" sizes starting at $3799

Version 2.0.2 adds support for High Dynamic Range and High Frame Rate video as well as immersive audio formats.

A mix of curved and flat edge-lit LCD TVs with 4K, HDR10+, ‘Auto Game Mode’ & new smart TV features. Prices range from $800-4000

Update includes Amazon Alexa as well as new features such as Sat>IP Server, DVB Radio recording, and a refreshed media player

It will expand to Danish, Dutch, Hindi, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish and Thai in the “next few months”. It will also gain support for "routines"