TV Articles

Samsung's latest potential TV feature is an app that allows users to automatically calibrate the screen using their mobile phone.  

OLED+935 – Adding extra intelligence to create a new flagship TV by Danny Tack, Director Product Strategy & Planning, TP Vision  

The Filmmaker Mode is an initiative involving the Ultra HD Alliance, Hollywood studios and TV manufacturers that lets consumers watch content as the director intended using one simple picture setting.  

Dolby Vision IQ is the latest feature added to the company's dynamic metadata HDR format that now works in conjunction with a sensor in the TV, adjusting the tone mapping for the ambient light in the room.  

Mini LED is a display development based on existing LED LCD TVs, but instead of hundreds of LEDs and dimming zones in the backlight behind the panel, there are tens of thousands of small (or mini) LEDs and thousands of local dimming zones.  

For over five years OLED has been the display technology of choice for TV enthusiasts but, as video delivery continues to evolve, has it reached the limit of its capabilities?  

There has been a great deal of controversy recently about what actually constitutes 8K resolution, but is there more to a TV than just the number of pixels?  

TV manufacturers are all talking about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and are adding it to everything from image processing and sound quality to smart features and viewing recommendations, but what is it?  

There has been a lot of talk recently about Micro LED and how it could change not just picture quality but also the very nature of what constitutes a TV. That sounds exciting, but what is Micro LED?  

What is 8K Ultra HD, do we really need it, and will we ever get it here in the UK?  

We pick the top 10 TVs in 2018. There's no such thing as a perfect TV, but we pick the best in certain specific categories.  

While the rule of thumb is to switch off unnecessary, fancy sounding video processing options some of the recent TVs merit some gentle experimentation. Read our thoughts on noise reduction and edge enhancement.  

Panasonic used their 100th anniversary European Convention to expand their TV line beyond OLED, adding four new LED LCD ranges with IPS panels and HDR10+ support.  

We speak to Philips's picture guru Danny Tack about the new features on their latest OLED and LCD TVs, talk HDR10+ and take a closer look at their new line-up.  

We had water leaks, the flu, chest infections and Ed's drinking habits to contend with this year, but we also produced a lot of TV content and saw some nice shiny things, so here are our thoughts of CES 2018.  

Dolby Vision has gained significant momentum against the competing HDR10+ format, with extensive manufacturer and studio support, so we ask them what are the other areas into which they can expand.  

We spoke to LG about their AutoCal feature for CalMAN that was developed in conjunction with Portrait Display and offers an unprecedented level of control for their OLED and SUPER UHD TVs.  

We round-up all the TVs at CES 2018, highlighting the latest technology and the best models from all the major manufacturers.