TVs were once just little square boxes. Now these are big rectangles, probably flat, but maybe even curved, but what next? The biggest TV shows of the year are always filled with prototypes seeking to define what the future holds, yet very few (often eccentric) pieces make it to the production line. So how might TVs change in appearance or function over the next decade? We've spoken with several leading industry analysts, and gone back to trade shows of years past, to assess what tomorrow's next-generation TVs might look like and what they'll do differently from today's TV screens "I guess television as furniture is becoming more important: if you really want to move to even bigger screens, they have to be less obtrusive," says Paul Gray, the firm's director of consumer device research. Omdia independent analysts and consultants. Gray's own vision for a future type of television is a plastic screen that can be unfolded and placed on a wall like wallpaper. "I think if it was cheap enough, a screen that would only last two years would be possible, like replacing a light bulb over time, but it's a complete overhaul of our situation," he said. Deloitte predicts that by 2030, it will be possible to get a third of the price of a TV in exchange for permission to share viewers' viewing habits, and that the TVs will be impressive. "In a decade, people will still be looking for high-value content and will still want to watch it on large screens, up to 100 inches," said Paul Lee, global director of technology, media and telecommunications research at Deloitte. "The halls will be designed to accommodate larger screens, and more households will be able to afford larger TVs, as manufacturers will offer a cheaper price for permission to share user viewing habits with advertisers Many will have agreed to compromise their data to get a larger screen. better quality." Thinking about what a TV should do, look and behave is still on the agenda if the latest CES 2020 is going to happen, the big TV brands reveal everything from rolling and swiveling sets to modular and super screens. massive . What remains and what is forgotten is never known too far in advance, but in any case, we are entering an era of "personalized viewing" in general. For now, here are six next-gen TV designs that could pave the way for the future of TV.
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1. LG rollable OLED TV
Likely wanting to cost $60,000 in the US and go on sale in 2020, LG Display has long touted its rollable OLED TV. The big new thing about this 2020 version is that it deploys from the ceiling, which means that everyone really wants a big screen home theater… but not a projector. "It's the heated gimmick of 2019," said Omdia analyst Paul Gray, who rightly suggests you could buy a Porsche Cayman at around the same price. Read our LG Signature Series OLED R series hands-on test
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2.Samsung SeroTV
Everyone embraces vertical video, so why not rotate a TV like a smartphone? We can think of dozens of reasons, but Samsung TV engineers still think people might want a TV that turns on. Cue the Samsung Sero - the name translates to "portrait" in Korean" - a TV concept unveiled at CES 2020. Its ability to switch orientation from landscape to portrait at the touch of a button (or by redirecting a synced Samsung Note 10 ) is Sero's special ability."Vertical video is, by definition, portable, fast, and a snack," says Gray, referring to the usual use of vertical video for very short videos.Aiming for $1,600/€1,230/ The AU$2,300, TikTok-obsessed Generation Z TV might sound a bit strange, but Sero has at least a 60W surround sound system built in. Read our hands on Samsung Sero TV review
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3. Sony Crystal Super-Size LED TV
Everyone wants a bigger TV, but 790 inches? Resolutely in video wall territory, here's a TV you can buy just like you would for a laptop, specifying size and resolution according to room size and budget... but you'll need a lot of two. Packing ultra-thin micro-LEDs within 100 times smaller than your average LED TV, Sony's glass LED display requires a lot of space. It's being sold in the form of a 110-inch display in Full HD resolution, a 4K version in 220-inches, a 8-in 440K resolution, and an ultra-monstrous 790-in big screen in 16K resolution. As a bonus, Crystal LED TVs achieve 100 cd/m2 brightness, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, refresh at 120 frames per second, and have a 180-degree viewing angle. Unfortunately, they cost more than €5 million. Learn more about 2020 Sony TVs
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4. Looking Glass Factory Holographic TV
Holograms, yes. Like you always wanted. The problem with holograms is that you have to have something to project the light; Thin air is not good. Extra Special 32 Inch Holographic TV from Cue Looking Glass Factory. Unveiled at CES 2020, it produces volumetric and stereoscopic 3D holograms at 8K resolution by placing a second glass screen in front of the first. In addition to 33,2 million pixels, it also has a 45-element light field display, so a group of people can get a 3D image of virtually anywhere in front of it, and even get a different view from 45 positions. separated. It displays these images at 60 frames per second.
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5. TCL Vidrian 8K mini LED TV
This is all about picture quality, but have you ever heard of mini-LED TV technology? Everyone in the tech world knows that LED and QLED aren't nearly as impressive in terms of picture quality as LG's OLED technology, so TV manufacturers (not LG) are forced to offer something similar, but more. affordable. Cue Mini-LED – A technology that replaces clusters of LEDs on a display with thousands of tiny backlights on the panel's glass substrate, each of which can be individually controlled. The end result is a wider contrast ratio and deeper blacks. For now, everything revolves around the Chinese television manufacturer TCL. At CES 2020, TCL introduced an 8K resolution mini-LED TV concept called Vidrian that combines Quantum Dot technology with LCD technology and is 25,000 micrometers with LED backlighting.
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6. LG folding video walls
If we all want bigger, flatter TVs, and ultra-detailed 16K resolution is already possible, then maybe video walls are the future of TV. At CES 2020, LG Displays, already promoting its standard video walls, launched a flexible OLED TV concept designed to enhance the in-flight experiences of first-class airline passengers. These OLED video walls, made up of a series of 65-inch folding OLED screens mounted on the wall of an aircraft, were accompanied by transparent plastic "POLED" screens to be used as cabin dividers. Tiled TVs, each tile serving different content to different viewers, could be the future of TV in a busy home... but we might not want it either. "I don't really like the tiled screen concept - it's a huge distraction, so what do you do with the audio?" Gray said. "Personalized visualization is certainly the trend, but it's not the right way to do it." LG Display says its airplane cabin concept is to create more openness in the tight space of an enclosed space, but if you're looking for that sort of thing, Airbus Concept's transparent cabin is just as amazing. Learn more about 2020 LG TVs