Roku Claims Top Smart TV OS Market Share In Q1 2019
Roku released the results of its first quarter 2019 financials this week, indicating that its Roku TV smart TV OS had taken the top market share position among operating systems in TVs sold in the United States. The Roku TV platform is carried by a…
IHS: Voice-Control Popularity Growing For TV, Video
The number of people who use voice control features on their smart TVs and set-top media streamers continues to grow around the world, although the usage percentage remains below 25% of all households, according to a new consumer survey released by IHS Markit this week….
LG Releases Official NanoCell TV Prices
LG officially released pricing on its upcoming 2019 4K Ultra HD “NanoCell” TVs Tuesday, confirming UPP prices we previously gathered from HD Guru sources and reported here. LG also clarified expected availability dates, which we are listing here, to give you an road map of…
Vizio, Media Interests `Address’ Ad Standard
Vizio, the controversial TV manufacturer that since 2017 has settled two separate legal challenges against data-mining practices through its smart TVs, said Tuesday that it has formed a partnership with nine media and advertising companies to develop an industry standard for smart TVs that target…
Vizio TV-Spying Settlement Payout Begins Soon
If you purchased a Vizio smart TV in the past several years, you might be entitled to a cash payment from the settlement of a class action lawsuit against the “value” TV brand for allegedly spying on users without proper authorization. The class action portion…
Samsung Lists Pricing On New 8K Q900R QLED TV Models
Samsung released pricing for its new 8K Q900R QLED TV lineup through its direct-to-consumer web store and app showing nearly the full range of models and pricing for the U.S. market. The company revealed at CES 2019 that it was adding to the previously released…
LG Launches 8K TV In 2 Technology Flavors
LG Electronics announced at CES 2019 its new television lines, highlighted by the first consumer 88-inch 8K Ultra HD OLED TV and a 75-inch 8K “Nano Cell” full-array LED-LCD TV. The 8K sets will join expanded lines of large-screen 4K LED-LCD TVs and 4K OLEDs,…
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…
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