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There was no shortage of cool stuff being pitched by TV makers at this year’s CES. While 55-inch OLED sets around 4 millimeters thick nabbed the spotlight (rightly so, since they weren’t prototypes but actual products scheduled to come out in 2012), we were also surprised by the number of 4K models — some of which were also real products on target for a 2012 release. Sharp even had an 8K prototype in its booth, which was shown displaying actual 8K source material!
Beyond the cutting-edge stuff, major companies as usual unveiled their regular line-ups of TVs for the year to come, some of which you’ll see reviewed in upcoming issues of Sound+Vision. Here’s a peek at the best and brightest, the sharpest, skinniest, and smartest.
I think TVs and many other electronics are becoming increasingly obsolete in today’s world. Don’t get me wrong – the screens on display are really cool, and they very often come with a hefty price tag due to the amount of innovation that has gone into them. But consumers are more concerned with content rather than the actual screen they view it on, many choosing to make do with just their iPads or even smartphones.