Television

As part of its sizable presence at the K-Display 2022 expo this week, LG Display has revealed a 97-inch OLED TV panel that not only promises a brighter big-screen viewing experience, but also uses the surface of the display as a huge sound system.

With Netflix losing subscribers for the first time in a decade we now move to phase 2 of the streaming wars, and dozens of services clamoring for your attention. But curiously, the future of television is starting to look a lot like old-fashioned broadcast TV.

Last year, C Seed unveiled a MicroLED 4K television that was housed under the floor until needed, when it was raised and folded out. Now the company has launched a similar big-screen model, but this time the folding TV lives permanently above ground.

With Milan Design Week about to kick off, LG has teamed up with Dutch lifestyle brand Moooi to unveil a range of high-style TVs. The OLED Objet Collection comprises two models designed to be arty centerpieces in the living room.

A pair of recent studies have upended the common belief that watching screens before going to sleep disturbs the quality or duration of your slumber. The research indicates some people may actually get more rest by watching something before going to sleep.

TP Vision has announced that the latest version of its OLED televisions will be the company's first to feature the new OLED EX panel developed by LG Display, which benefits from a 30 percent brightness boost compared to standard OLED displays.

Consumer electronics company TCL has announced the upcoming release of a new 6-Series Roku TV in the US, which will be available from August in 65-inch and 75-inch flavors – both rocking 8K miniLED quantum dot screens.

A study from the University of Oxford has analyzed 30 years of data tracking the relationship between young peoples’ technology engagement and mental health, from television watching to smartphone social media use, and found little to no association.

If you like your living space light and airy, big-screen TVs can present a bit of an aesthetics problem. The M1 from Austrian luxury brand C Seed lives in the floor until needed, then rises up and unfolds for 165 inches of MicroLED 4K visuals.

When viewing sports coverage from other countries, it's common to see advertising boards promoting products you've never heard of, but a new TV system is capable of digitally replacing that advertising content with region-specific products.

Usually when we talk about "cutting the cord," it means cancelling cable TV. But Russian startup Reasonance has bigger plans for TV cord cutting, showing a prototype that leaves the electrical cord behind in favor of wireless power.

To get the best from HDR10+ on a living room TV, you may have to dim the lights. But Samsung's next batch of QLED televisions will support a new optimization feature that will adjust the viewing experience to cater for varying lighting conditions.