Jan 5, 2017

CES 2017: Samsung and LG TVs battle to blend in

South Korean tech giants LG and Samsung have launched TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms. LG showed off a set that can be fitted almost flat against a wall while Samsung teased a new kind of TV - designed to look like a painting - that displays art when not in use. Samsung has decided to stick with a curved display for its high-end models - despite criticism from some experts that viewing angles suffer with such designs. Quantum dot TVs might not be able to display the deepest blacks possible with OLED, but they are generally brighter. LG also announced its latest TVs would support four HDR formats - including Hybrid Log-Gamma jointly developed by the BBC and the Japanese broadcaster NHK. This will allow sport and other live broadcasts to be shown in the format.

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