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Sony Z9F Master Series LED TV With X1 Ultimate SoC Announced

Sony Z9F Master Series LED TV

Sony has announced its flagship series TV line up called Master Series including new Z9F LED and A9F OLED TVs. So let’s talk about the Smart TV made to offer high performance in line with the professional displays used in production studios. The LED panel mounted on the Sony Z9F is the FALD type, ie Full LED with local dimming. …

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Google Assistant arrives on Sony Android TV 2018

Sony Android TV 2018

Google Assistant arrives on Sony Android TV 2018. The voice assistant is now integrated into televisions sold in the UK, and support will be added in other countries over the next few months. To use Google Assistant, simply use the built-in microphone in Android TV compatible remote controls. The features offered include quick access to movies, music and other multimedia …

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JBL Link Bar Soundbar with Android TV and Google Assistant: Video

jbl soundbar

JBL Link Bar is the new soundbar developed by Google and JBL (a brand of Harman, now part of Samsung). The first news and the promo video had come out just ahead of the Google I/O 2018. Link Bar is a product created to combine better sound quality and advanced features. The heart of the system consists of Android TV, …

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Philips SAPHI is New Smart TV Platform for 5000 and 6000 TV Series

Philips SAPHI

Last week Philips had introduced the OLED803 4K Ultra HD Android TV with HDR10+ and now the company also announced new Smart TV platform called SAPHI, which stands for Speed Agility Performance Heritage Integration. Philips SAPHI will replace Android TV on the Ultra HD and Full HD TVs of the company’s 5000 and 6000 series. The system is Linux-based and …

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Sony will update its 2015 and 2016 series Android TV to Nougat in Spring

Updated on March 15, 2018 Sony has launched the firmware 5.381 update, which includes Android 7.0 Nougat OS and the following features: Picture-in-Picture mode HDR Hybrid Log-Range (HLG) content for USB, DLNA, and satellite TV (except for W85C, W80C, W75C, X830C, X80C and S80C) Google Cast 4K content using built-in Chromecast technology (on Ultra HD TVs only) Voice search functionality …

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Google Assistant is Now Available on Sony Android TV

Google Assistant on Sony Android TV

Google Assistant has been landed on Sony Android TV 2017 and selected 2016 range smart 4K HDR TVs. New update is currently available in USA only. To use Google Assistant on your Android TV, simply press the microphone button on the remote that activates the virtual voice assistant. Added features allow you to request information such as weather forecasts, control …

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Philips Smart TV Starts Receiving Android 7.0 Nougat Update

Android 7.0 Nougat on Philips Smart TV

Philips announced the Android 7.0 Nougat update for its 2016 and 2017 Smart TVs. The update will roll out gradually,  and it will take many weeks – or months. Android 7.0 on Philips Smart TVs will bring many new features. First of all, there is an improved overall system and all general Android features will be implemented in it. It …

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Philips PUS8602: 55″ and 65″ Ultra HD Android TV with Quantum Dot

Philips PUS8602

Philips will unveil its first UHD television with Quantum Dot technology at IFA 2017 event in Berlin will take place on September 1 to 6. There will be two new models: 55-inch (55PUS8602) and 65-inch (65PUS8602) in Philips PUS8602 TV series. Philips UHD 4K TVs uses Edge LED backlight in combination with a Quantum Dot LC layer. The display with …

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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV Gets $20 Off With Exclusive Coupon

Mi Box Android TV

Xiaomi has been known to be involved in many product categories. From smartphones to wearables and power banks to headphones, even air purifiers, rice cookers and smart vacuum cleaners. Last year, the company also launched the 4K Android TV box as well. And what an entrance it was! With Xiaomi Mi Box MDZ-16-AB, one of the best and technically advanced …

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Sony Announces New BRAVIA Professional Displays with 4K HDR and Android

sony 4K HDR screens

Sony has announced the availability of three new series of BRAVIA Professional Displays with Ultra HD resolution and HDR. These new 4K HDR Displays series including XE90, XE85 and XE80 offers a total of nine different 4K HDR standalone displays. All displays are equipped with TV tuners and are different from the consumer version in two ways. The XE8 and …

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