China Beats Rivals to 1st 110-Inch Curved UHD TV

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September 11, 2014

China Beats Rivals to 1st 110-Inch Curved UHD TV

Chinese firm TCL wrongfooted the global TV industry by rolling out the world's first 110-inch curved UHD TV at the IFA 2014 in Berlin on Friday.

The biggest so far were Samsung's and LG's 105-inch models.

TCL and fellow Chinese firm Hisense also unveiled TVs using quantum dot technology, which improves picture clarity.

The new releases suggest that Chinese manufacturers are graduating from low- to mid-priced products and chasing of industry leaders Samsung and LG.

Chinese TV maker TCL's 110-inch curved UHD TV is on display at the IFA in Berlin on Friday.

A Samsung spokesman admitted that the company's own quantum-dot TV technology is not yet ready to unveil.

"Just two years ago, Chinese manufacturers were about one year behind industry leaders in terms of technology, but last year the gap narrowed to six months and at the IFA it looked as though the gap has almost disappeared," an industry insider said.

Samsung, LG and Japan's Sony until now had the lead in image clarity. Sony pioneered UHD TVs and Samsung and LG lead the OLED and UHD TV markets. Samsung ranks first and LG second in global market share.

englishnews@chosun.com / Sep. 11, 2014 12:19 KST

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - China Beats Rivals to 1st 110-Inch Curved UHD TV

 

[C130]

not sure if should be impressed or not.
so china has patents on such technology like a curve t.v or what not.

 

[cirr]

China’s challenge for TV and changes in the strategies of global top 2 (Samsung and LG)

2014/09/11 By Kim Joon-bae

“We are preparing for both quantum dot and OLED TVs. We will focus on quantum dot TV first and then release OLED TV.” – Hisense Japan CEO Vivienne Li

“Chinese companies have caught up with us considerably. It is surprising to see that some are even attempting to release products ahead of us.” – A researcher for LG Electronics TV division

These remarks were from exhibition booths at the ‘IFA 2014.’ Chinese TV industry is displaying a rapid growth. Their technology level is so advanced that it is no longer valid to regard Chinese companies as ‘copycats.’ As one of the reasons for not releasing new products at the IFA 2014, an executive in charge of Samsung Electronics’ TV division pointed out Chinese companies’ attempt at imitating their products. According to him, once a product is exhibited at the IFA, Chinese companies copy the product and release their imitations at the ‘CES’ held in Las Vegas, U.S. four months later. The industry places a greater importance on CES than IFA.

In the past, it was a simple imitation, and thus it was disparaged as being shoddy. However, the standard has increased considerably. It is no longer said that Chinese companies fall behind in technology level by two – three years, either. “They are still copying Korean products a lot,” said a researcher from LG Electronics’ TV division about Chinese TV makers. He expressed concern, “The problem is that they release their products at significantly lower prices.”

In fact, at the IFA 2014, Korean companies did not put on a surprise show for TV. On the other hand, while the product lineups are similar to those of Korea, China’s TCL Hisense exhibited LCD TVs and quantum dot TVs that are more evolved from the Korean models. They also have a strong sense of pride. They seemed convinced that they had almost caught up with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the first and the second ranking companies in the global market. “We will release a quantum dot TV in China in December and in Europe in the first quarter of next year,” said Product Manager Feng Zhang of TCL’s Overseas Product Planning Division. “Although the price has not been decided, it will be lower than that of OLED TV.” A Hisense insider also said, “We plan to release quantum dot TV starting from China in the second quarter of next year.” It appears that the product lineups are not considerably different between Korean and Chinese companies. As for organic limit emitting diode (OLED) TV, which is led by LG Electronics, most Chinese companies including TCL and Hisense have released products.

It was not difficult to find curved LCD TVs in the booths of Chinese companies. There were even bendable TVs that transform between flat and curved screens. TCL showed off its technical superiority by showcasing the world’s largest curved UHD TV. Although the picture quality appeared to be inferior to Korean TVs, Korean experts evaluate that TCL must be given credit for demonstrating a 110” product.

As for Japanese TV makers, the opinions vary slightly. The curved UHD TV from Sony’s TV division, which was downsized drastically in line with the company’s spinoff in July, was evaluated that it had been significantly improved in terms of picture quality, sound quality and design. A high-ranking official from Samsung Electronics forecast, “The company will enjoy considerable improvement in terms of profit-making as it almost halved the human resources during the course of spinoff.” Sony’s TV division is recording deficits for ten years in a row. For Panasonic and Toshiba, there were voices of concern, however. It is forecast that they will have to fight a hard battle to survive in the competition against Chinese companies that are geared up with low price policy.

While Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics suggested a curved (bendable) UHD TV and an UHD OLED TV as their strategic products respectively, a 98” 8K UHD TV drew attention. Samsung Electronics did not disclose their official schedule of product release and LG Electronics plans to release the product next year. The UHD TVs currently available in the market are a 4K (3480×2160) model. A 8K (7680×4320) UHD TV produces resolution four times greater than a 4K TV.

At China’s aggressive pursuit, Korean companies are adjusting their speed of new product release. Expressing the company’s intention not to be tied down by formalities to be the ‘world’s first,’ Samsung Electronics’ President Yun Bu-geun said, “What is important is not to be the first, but to release products at an appropriate time for consumers to purchase them.” An LG Electronics insider also said, “Competition over the title of being the first not only provokes our competitors, but also may result in the development of technologies that are not even needed by our customers.” He added, “We plan to place our focus on products that are to substantially satisfy our customers.”

Berlin (Germany)=
Kim Joon-bae | joon@etnews.com

 

[xunzi]

I hope we continue to break world ground and offer at low price to shut these foreign firms up.

 

[OrionHunter]

I hope we continue to break world ground and offer at low price to shut these foreign firms up.

I wonder what it would cost in India?

 

[Kyle Sun]

I do not have a house to keep so giant TV

 

[sms]

I wonder what it would cost in India?

TCL selling it @ 1.3 Million RMB / unit in China i.e approx 1.28 Crore/ unit

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

not sure if should be impressed or not.
so china has patents on such technology like a curve t.v or what not.

the point is the quantum dot display which is pretty badass technology.

 

[OrionHunter]

TCL selling it @ 1.3 Million RMB / unit in China i.e approx 1.28 Crore/ unit

Crap man! I'd rather buy a Bugatti Veyron for that price!

 

[sms]

Crap man! I'd rather buy a Bugatti Veyron for that price!

Aiming too high Bugatti cost more than 12.8 Crore not 1.28 crore ... pls buy Porcshe

 

[BoQ77]

If you want to use TV in 3 month, buy it.
If you want to use TV in 3 years, buy Sony.

 

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BOE 98-Inch 8K*4K november 26 2013

6-Inch 2560*1440 500PPI

 

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AMOLED

China Royole Corporation

 

[jkroo]

Technology changes our life too fast！ Guys could you please post more new toys?
I need a flying car badly.

 

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Technology changes our life too fast？ Guys could you please post more new toys?
I need a flying car badly.

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