Best film with Frank Harvey Hi-Fi equipment: CES 2014: Chinese TV Manufacturers Round-up We look at an emerging new order and what it means for the Japanese manufacturers When you consider where the current dominant forces of the TV market were eight to ten years ago, it’s not difficult to envisage that a new wave of Far Eastern manufacturers will soon be vying for supremacy, in the not too distant future. Certainly, on the evidence of the International CES 2014, many of the Chinese manufacturers we saw in Las Vegas look more than ready for a full-scale assault on the Western markets. It seems the timing couldn’t be better for a new order to emerge as we come to a technological crossroads, with 4K set to skyrocket and OLED waiting in the wings. There’s an opportunity to squeeze into a cut-throat market and make their mark. For the first time ever, Hisense delivered an event on Press Day and the exhibition stands we saw from them and most of the other lesser known Chinese manufacturers were at least the equal of those from the more mainstream brands. They arent lagging behind on product ranges Hisense, themselves, had a product portfolio to match virtually any, including an 85-inch Ultra HD TV, a 65-inch curved Ultra HD TV and, to the shame of some brands, a 55 Full HD OLED TV. Whilst pricing has yet to be confirmed, it’s sure to be very keen. They weren’t the only ones with OLED either and we saw another 55-inch model from fellow company TCL, who have also been shaking up the US 4K market with TVs starting at under $600. And when it comes to Smart TV features, the Chinese have taken sensible shortcuts to ensure parity by including ready-made solutions in their ranges. TCL had both Android TVs – much as we saw from Philips – and ones with the Roku TV platform built-in. Built-in Roku TV and an Android platform is Smart thinking avforums/article/ces-2014-chinese-tv-manufacturers-round-up.9800
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:05:00 +0000
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