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  • Gigantic 110-Inch TV Now Sold by Samsung

    Gigantic 110-Inch TV Now Sold by Samsung

    Samsung this week announced that it has begun selling a massive 110-inch TV.

    The TV, dubbed the 110S9, features an ultra high definition (UHD), 800MP display that measures a 110 inches (nearly 9.2 feet) diagonally. The display itself sits in a frame that is similar to Samsung’s smaller UHD TV sets, though obviously much larger.

    According to Samsung, the 110S9 will be targeted at high-end consumers in China, Europe, and the Middle East who evidently thought that the Korean manufacturer’s 85-inch S9 TV wasn’t quite large enough. The 110S9 will also be customizable in some ways to fit with individual consumer needs.

    According to an Associated Press report, the 110S9 currently costs over $150,000, converted from a price quoted in South Korean won. According to Samsung, it has already received ten orders for the gigantic device from the Middle Eastern region. The company expects that companies, governments, and other enterprise customers will be more common for the 110S9 than individual customers.

    “The 110-inch TV has already been attracting attention from VVIP customers around the world.” said Simon Sung, VP of Visual Display at Samsung. “With the existing 55, 65, and 85-inch UHD TVs, the brand new 110-inch product will solidify Samsung’s dominance in global UHD TV markets.”

    Despite manufacturers’ eagerness to move TVs with a new standard, the ultra HD TV market is currently off to a slow start. The market is being hindered by prohibitively high prices, as well as a dearth of content. This could all begin to change next year, however, as analyst predictions show greater market penetration in 2014. This shift will be led by lower-priced components for manufacturers, as well as new 4K content such as the second season of House of Cards.

  • Ultra HD TV Market to Improve Next Year

    Ultra HD TV Market to Improve Next Year

    After the revolution of high-definition television, TV manufacturers began searching for the next big feature that will raise the TV market. 3D-enabled TVs have failed to catch on in a big way, held back by the annoying requirement of glasses and the simple fact that 3D doesn’t add much to a home viewing experience. The smart TV is a newer initiative, with TV manufacturers providing Netflix directly through TVs. Though smart TV features are popular with consumers they are largely viewed as value add-ons, rather than revolutionary features.

    That brings us to 4K TV. Ultra-high definition TV holds the promise of raising visual quality over standard HD in a way HD raised quality over standard-definition televisions. Though sales of the 4K devices are beginning to pick up among enthusiasts, high prices and a dearth of 4K content mean the TVs are seeing slow adoption rates. That could change starting next year, according to market research firm TrendForce.

    TrendForce is predicting that market penetration for ultra-high-definition (UHD) TVs could hit 2% in 2014. That would be more than double the penetration rate of 0.8% predicted for this year. The firm predicts that smaller panel sizes and lower costs could drive adoption in the coming years. It stated that low-priced UHD TVs will need to have lower refresh rates and low-cost components to bring them to the greater TV-buying public.

    If manufacturers are able to hit lower price points, TrendForce is predicting that UHD market penetration could more than double again in 2015, possibly hitting 4.5% and buoying TV sales overall. According to the report, emerging markets such as China will be key to market share in the coming years.

    (Image courtesy Sony)