Blow Up The Coronavirus With July 4th TV Specials
The coronavirus might have put a damper on most of life in 2020, but during this Independence Day weekend it’s helped to present a few good opportunities to pick up a top-performing 4K Ultra HDTV or two for a song. Many of the leading TV…
Samsung Reveals 2020 Soundbar Pricing, Availability
In tandem with Thursday’s announcement of Samsung’s first 4K QLED outdoor TV line (The Terrace) and corresponding all-weather Terrace soundbar, the manufacturer officially revealed pricing, availability and specifications on its full 2020 soundbar offerings. Much of the details on these soundbars was previously announced at…
Samsung Unveils Its First Outdoor 4K QLED TV Line Called `The Terrace’
Samsung introduced Thursday its first line of 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs designed for use outdoors, called The Terrace. Samsung’s The Terrace outdoor TVs will be available in the 55-, ($3,499 unilateral pricing policy) 65- ($4,999.99 UPP) and 75-inch ($6,499.99 UPP) screen sizes and are…
Samsung, Qualcomm, Huawei Promote MPEG-5 Coding Standard
Huawei Technologies, Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics issued a joint statement Friday promoting the release of the MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) standard as a new efficient video compression tool from the Moving Picture Experts Group to support the latest video resolution formats including 4K and…
Analysts Now See TV Sales Growth For ‘Advanced’ Sets
Despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, global sales of television sets have seen a significant up tick in demand, according to recent forecasts and sales tracking data services. Texas-based market research firm DSCC recently issued its “Quarterly Advanced TV Shipment and Forecast Report” that…
Samsung 2020 QLED TVs Earn `Eye Safety’ Affirmations
Despite their high brightness and full-array LED blue backlight technology, Samsung QLED 8K and 4K TVs received verification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the United States that they present “no photobiological LED hazard” and similarly earned an “eye safety” certification from German-based Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker…
Samsung Smart TVs From 2018-2020 Get Apple Music App
Samsung said that starting today, it will be the first major TV brand to integrate the Apple Music app into its Tizen Smart TV platform, bringing those sheltering at home from the COVID-19 pandemic another entertainment alternative to help pass the time. Samsung said it…
Samsung Health Apps Come Early To 2018, 2019 Smart TVs
In a bit of convenient timing during the COVID-19 crisis, Samsung announced this morning that the new channels planned to be added to the Samsung Heath app on 2020 Samsung smart TVs this summer, are available now as individual fitness apps on 2018 and 2019…
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