Philips 24″ Kitchen TV With Google Assistant Hits Retail
Funai Corp., which licenses the Philips TV brand for North America, said today that its 2019 Philips 24-inch Android TV optimized for hands-free use in the kitchen is now available at retail partners across the country. The Philips 24-inch Kitchen Android TV ($299.99 suggested retail)…
Does Samsung’s Blu-ray Withdrawl Doom Discs?
Despite the recently announced decision by Samsung to end further introductions of Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the U.S. market, companies still supporting the formats tell HD Guru that physical media, and specifically 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, isn’t dead yet. Conversely, more pessimistic…
Funai 4K Android TVs Add Google Assistant AI
Funai introduced Wednesday its first Philips-branded 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV series incorporating both the Android TV smart TV platform and built-in Google Assistant AI voice control The Philips 4K Android TVs, which will be presented at next week’s CES 2019 in its Renaissance Hotel…
Funai Renews License To The Philips TV, Blu-ray Player Brand In North America
Fans of Philips-branded televisions in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be glad to know that Japan’s Funai Corp. reached a “multi-year” agreement last week to continue producing and marketing Philips-branded televisions, Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD players in North America. Since Royal…
2 Philips 4K UHD Blu-ray Players Get Dolby Vision Firmware Updates
P&F USA, which markets TVs a,nd Blu-ray and home theater products under the Philips brand in the United States, this week announced the release of a firmware update bringing support for the Dolby Vision flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) its current 4K Ultra HD…
Technicolor HDR Looks For Recognition As Viable HDR Standard
Frédéric Guillanneuf, Head of HDR Business Development at Royal Philips Electronics N.V., demonstrates Technicolor HDR on Philips TV screens in the Funai booth at CES 2018. Although Dolby Vision, HLG and HDR10+ were vigorously championed as the latest and greatest platforms for high dynamic range…
Funai To Add Technicolor HDR To 2019 Philips 4K TVs
Funai Electric, which makes and markets Philips, Magnavox and Sanyo branded (among others) television and video products in United States, said at CES 2018 Monday that it will integrate support for the Technicolor HDR profile into 2019 4K Ultra HDTVs for the U.S. market…
P&F USA Launches Philips-Branded Roku TV Line For North America
For those looking for a more traditional and affordable Full HD 1080p TV with a simple yet robust smart TV system built-in, P&F USA, which licenses the Philips brand for AV products in North America, just introduced a line of Full HD LED-LCD TVs based…
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