B&O has added a new version of its BeoVision Eclipse TV with a brass look sound bar, smoked oak speaker grille and black base. Pricing starts at €11,000 for the 55″ with the speaker from €1,000.
Hangar18 of Croatia has added to its range of TVs and will show a 55″ UltraHD version of its NOA Vision SmartTV at the forthcoming CeBIT show.
IAdea in Germany has a new 13″ all-in-one display intended for small signage applications. It has a 13.3″ IPS display with FullHD resolution and 250 cd/m² of output. The system includes an Android 4.4 system for media playback and there is from 8GB to 32GB of local storage, with more available via MicroSD. The system can also accept HDMI or VGA inputs and has audio input and output connections. There are built-in and cased versions with or without 10 point PCap touch.
The back of the IAdea ‘built-in’ system.
Samsung has now started shipping its premium TVs in Europe (Samsung Fills in More Details on 2018 QLED TVs). The QF7 is only available in a flat version (although the curved one is being offered in the US). The Q8 range in Europe will use edge-lighting, while the US versions uses an FALD backlight, although it is less sophisticated than the version in the flagship Q9FN. The Q9FN and Q7FN ranges are out now with the Q8 rage rolling out over the next few weeks (we spotted a couple of versions online already in the UK).
Analyst Comment
The use of different backlighting for a TV model with with same model designation is bound to cause some confusion – these days, the world is dominated by global communication channels and video reviews. How many of the US reviewers will know that there is a different model in Europe? (BR)
