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LED-LCD technology in TVs is still the most common and affordable type, and Xiaomi smartly chose to focus its products around it during its early years of selling televisions in India. The company still pushes large volumes of its affordable LED televisions, but has also experimented with premium TVs such as the Mi QLED TV 4K range which is available in a massive 75-inch screen size, priced at Rs. 1,39,999. This adventurous approach to the premium price segments has now led to the launch of Xiaomi's first OLED TV in…

Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/YouTubeIn 1993, telecom giant AT&T launched an advertising campaign that somehow predicted quite a lot of aspects of how we work and live today. The “You Will” ad series, directed by now-famed thrill-master David Fincher, was an eerily accurate look at what life in the mid to late 2000s would look like. The ads, narrated by former Magnum P.I. star and professional mustache-haver Tom Selleck, imagined a series of scenarios involving gadgets and technology that didn’t yet exist. “Have you ever…

Contrary to the quality of the display, which was few years back an anchor differentiation for Smart TVs, users are now finding the audio experience as the key differentiator. The users now understand the significance of audio in delivering the overall immersive experience while consuming their favourite content over Smart TVs. An analysis of over 40,000 questions and reviews by the Techarc put across by users of smart TVs on key ecommerce platforms reveals that the quality of audio…

It's possible to get a decent 55-inch Ultra-HD television for under Rs. 40,000 today, from popular brands such as Xiaomi, Hisense, AmazonBasics, and Vu, to name a few. On the other hand, premium options from brands such as Sony, LG, and Samsung cost well over Rs. 1,00,000 for the same size, and there are still plenty of takers for them. Obviously, picture quality and performance are the key differences, but the price difference is vast, and you might not want to go to either extreme.Fortunately, there are plenty of…

Blaupunkt 50-inch CyberSound Ultra-HD Android TV (50CSA7007) with Dolby Digital Plus has debuted in India on Thursday, August 5. The smart TV is being pitched as the latest bezel-less display offering from the German tech giant. The 50-inch smart TV is made in collaboration with Super Plastronics (SPPL), an Indian TV manufacturing company. The Blaupunkt smart TV will be available to purchase from August 6. Powered by Android 10, it comes with DTS TruSurround, Dolby MS12, and Dolby Atmos audio technologies. It also comes…

Most new budget televisions boast of popular features and specifications related to visuals, such as Ultra-HD resolution, support for HDR formats, and also smart connectivity to enable easy streaming of content from numerous online sources. However, few tout their sound capabilities; affordable options often have only basic speaker systems, and as a result, fairly basic sound quality. The latest range of TVs from Blaupunkt hopes to change that. In India, the Blaupunkt brand has been licensed by local manufacturer Super…

Sony Bravia XR Master Series 85Z9J 8K LED TV has been launched in India, priced at Rs. 12,99,990. The large-screen LED television has a resolution of 7,680x4,320 pixels, runs on Android TV software, and is powered by the Sony XR Cognitive processor, which is said to adapt the viewing experience to the TV's surroundings. The TV, among the most expensive in the company's product range in India, is now on sale in India through Sony retail stores, its online store, major electronics stores, and select e-commerce portals.The…

While there are a lot of new launches in the budget and mid-range television segments all the time, the premium space tends to see a handful of big launches every year from major brands such as Samsung, Sony, and LG, to name a few. Specifications and types of screens might be different across the major brands, and I've typically found that OLED and quantum dot televisions offer the most impressive performance, with each excelling in its own specific ways. Samsung, in particular, has placed its focus on its top-of-the-line…

Ultra-HD or 4K is still the most popular mainstream display resolution, and there is a lot of content across major streaming platforms and media formats to take advantage of it. Combined with HDR formats such as Dolby Vision and HDR10+, this makes for an excellent home viewing experience. Our latest recommendations include our current top pick among premium Ultra-HD TVs, the Samsung Neo QLED TV 55QN90A, along with a new entry in the value-for-money segment from Xiaomi. The rest of our television recommendations remain…

Vu Televisions has launched its own online store in India where select models will be available to buy directly from the company. The new online store vustore.com was launched today (December 1), and will initially have two of the company's successful television models in the Vu Premium TV range on sale. Vu says that its customers will not only have greater reliability and trust of buying a new television directly from the brand, but also get better pricing and service.The company continues to sell many of its TV models…