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TP Vision, the parent company of Philips, is also considering adding TV models with QD technology to its lineup. However, the company would first have to buy the corresponding technology from Samsung Display. If this path is actually taken, Philips would be the third manufacturer to enter the market with such panels, alongside Samsung and Sony. Danny Tack, Head of Product Strategy, recently announced this possibility in an interview.

At the beginning of this year, the South Korean electronics manufacturer released the so-called Gaming Hub for its 2022 TVs and thus paved the way for cloud gaming directly via the TV without a console. Owners of devices from the 2021 lineup will be also provided with this feature and can download the respective apps from the App Store in the next few weeks. However, the Gaming Hub interface will initially continue to be available exclusively on 2022 models.

Smart TVs that will also feature game streaming in the future: QN700A, QN800A, QN850A, QN900A, WS1A, LS03A, AU7000, AU8000, AU9000, Q50A, Q60A, Q70A, Q80A, QN85A, QN90A and QN95A

More services such as Antstream and Blacknut are expected to follow next year and then be available for TVs starting with the 2021 model year.

Introduced in August, the top models from the series 9 are now available in Germany and the UK. Alongside the new miniLED TV PML9507 in 55″, 65“ and a 75″ version, you can now also buy the two OLEDs 907 and 937. The former is available in 48″, 55″ and 65 inches. Philips also offers the latter in 77 inches in addition to a 65-inch variant.

All three models support Dolby Vision and come with the Android TV 11 OS. The two OLED TVs also have a heat sink that is supposed to boost the OLED EX panel up to 1300 nits of peak brightness and a sound system from Bowers and Wilkins in each case.. In terms of pricing, the new TVs are also on the expected high level.

Compared to the previous year, almost 20 percent less televisions were sold in Germany between July and September, according to the gfu. A total of one million new sets changed hands during this period, generating sales revenues of EUR 668 million. However, this is also a decline of almost 25 percent. With a unit volume of over 130,000 and a market share of 13 percent, OLED models continue to become steadily more popular. LED TVs have lost much more ground in relation to them.

The reasons remain the same: Due to the Corona situation, many consumers stocked up on new models earlier than planned. Added to this is the geopolitical situation and the associated price increases for energy costs and food.

Game streaming is no longer a novelty, and it is now even possible to play directly on a compatible TV without a console or pc. Some time ago, Netflix already announced that it would jump on this Cloud Gaming bandwagon. Now it became known that the streaming giant has no less than 55 games in development. At least 14 of them come from the company itself and are being worked on by internal studios.

Whether the plan will actually work in the now highly competitive market is something that only the coming years will show. Google recently announced that it would discontinue its Stadia service because the streaming platform for games was no longer profitable.

Due to the global economic slowdown, inflation and geopolitical uncertainties, analyst firm TrendForce does not expect demand for LCD panels to increase into the coming year. Due to the covid pandemic, demand for consumer electronics rose at that time and thus also the prices until the first half of last year. The subsequent drop in demand led to sharply falling prices, which even fell below pre-Corona levels. By 2023, supply could rise even further and increasingly push prices down.