Smart TV news

Samsung’s 2014 HDD recorders - BD-H8900 and BD-H8500 - have built-in Blu-ray, Smart TV, and Multiroom. The difference is the HDD capacity

Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast or Roku? We compare them hardware, content, and other feature. We have also created a comparison table

The Fire TV is a small media box for Amazon’s streaming service as well as Netflix, Hulu & YouTube. It's also a game console. Ships now for $99

Because of the overwhelming response the wireless HDMI dongle will be delayed. The plan was May, but the launch is delayed to October

3 new Blu-ray players will launch, the BD-H6500 being the most interesting addition. Last year’s flagship player will carry over in 2014

Philips presents 2 new 8000 series TVs with Full HD & Ultra HD. These are the first TVs based on Philips’ new Android Smart TV platform

Apple is working full-steam on a new Apple TV box that will replace current cable TV boxes. It will also have a big emphasis on gaming

We bring you a full overview of Samsung’s 2014 TV line-up. Samsung has a range of new curved & flat Ultra HD & Full HD TVs - no new OLEDs

Philips' cheaper 6000 TV ranges will launch in April with Ambilight and new TV apps such as Cloud TV, Cloud Explorer and a World Cup app

The 7100 and 7500 models come with Full HD resolution, but the 7800 has 4K Ultra HD resolution. All of them include Ambilight and Smart TV apps

Chromecast is now available in 11 new countries in much of Europe and Canada. More local apps will become available in the near future

Vonetize wants to stream Hollywood content in 4K to Samsung's Ultra HD TVs.The 4K service will launch next week - before Netflix

The new Logitech Smart Keyboard can control your Smart TV, media boxes such as Apple TV, and much more. It is available now for $150

The new Roku Stremaing Stick connects to TVs with HDMI and costs just $50. It offers access to streaming services such as Netflix via apps

Microsoft was in a rush to push out the Xbox One and forgot that most countries actually broadcast TV in 50 Hz – not 60 Hz. An update is coming

The idea is to curate videos from different sources, including YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, & potentially services such as Netflix and Hulu

Amazon is planning to enter the TV arena with a TV box similar to Apple TV. Sources say that the TV box will launch this March

Two formats battle to take over from MPEG4. HEVC is developed by several parties, VP9 is made by Google. But can Google win this war?

Here is what we know about Samsung's new curved U9000 and flat U8550 Ultra HD TVs so far. They will launch in March/April

Samsung will start offering its European customers a UHD Starter Kit with 50 movies in 4K resolution this March for 299 Euro

Panasonic has a range of new Blu-ray players coming out in the US & Europe. They have also unveiled new soundbars for various TV sizes

The Chromecast SDK is now open to all developers. As a result we can probably expect a flurry of new apps for the small TV dongle

A CDN is the groundwork for delivering data. It is believed to be tied to Apple’s plans for a move deeper into television

The Xbox One will expand to more countries in April and October 2014, according to sources. A white version of Xbox One is also coming

A German magazine were able to extract user names & passwords from Smart TVs. And Hbb-TV is sending extensive reports on your TV habits

The new Apple TV box is expected to launch in the first half of 2014 with a new operating system and possibly an App Store & Game Store

Airtame has raised more than $1.25 million for their wireless "HDMI" technology. The TV dongle product will be release this summer

The top-of-the-line model comes with 4K upscaling, and a dual-core processor for TV apps. All of the new players offer access to TV apps

LG unveiled new Smart TVs based on webOS; now redesigned to fit on a TV screen. We had some hands-on time with LG’s webOS

CES kicked off, and nothing was announced. But the BDA group says that a 4K Blu-ray standard will come - by year’s end. Is it too little too late?