Bit-Rauschen: the c't processor podcast live
Bit-Rauschen: the c't processor podcast live
TV-Expertin und c’t-Redakteurin Ulrike Kuhlmann spricht mit ihrem Kollegen Christof Windeck über TV-Trends.
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TV screens are becoming brighter, more colourful, with higher contrast and larger in size. The software is changing too: episode 2026/18 of the ‘Bit-Rauschen’ podcast from IFA.
Established LCD screens continue to lead the way by a wide margin in the TV market: only a fraction of the sets sold use OLED panels. Thanks to deeper blacks, the latter offer higher contrast and faster response times. But they are still more expensive. And modern LCDs with Mini-LED backlights also produce superb images and can even outperform OLEDs in some respects: with very high luminance, they are better suited to bright rooms.
TV manufacturers are continuing to develop both LCD and OLED technology. However, they are also working on new processes such as electroluminescent quantum dots (EL-QD).
But it’s not just the TV panels that are changing. Enormous cost pressures are transforming the market, and Chinese firms are growing rapidly. TCL has acquired a majority stake in Sony’s home entertainment division, whilst Skyworth is acquiring a stake in Panasonic. And TV brands are looking for new sources of revenue, such as ad-supported streaming – known as Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST).
At the IFA in Berlin, TV expert and c’t editor Ulrike Kuhlmann discusses TV trends with her colleague Christof Windeck. Episode 2026/18 of “Bit-Rauschen, the processor podcast from c’t”.
Established LCD screens continue to lead the way by a wide margin in the TV market: only a fraction of the sets sold use OLED panels. Thanks to deeper blacks, the latter offer higher contrast and faster response times. But they are still more expensive. And modern LCDs with Mini-LED backlights also produce superb images and can even outperform OLEDs in some respects: with very high luminance, they are better suited to bright rooms.
TV manufacturers are continuing to develop both LCD and OLED technology. However, they are also working on new processes such as electroluminescent quantum dots (EL-QD).
But it’s not just the TV panels that are changing. Enormous cost pressures are transforming the market, and Chinese firms are growing rapidly. TCL has acquired a majority stake in Sony’s home entertainment division, whilst Skyworth is acquiring a stake in Panasonic. And TV brands are looking for new sources of revenue, such as ad-supported streaming – known as Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST).
At the IFA in Berlin, TV expert and c’t editor Ulrike Kuhlmann discusses TV trends with her colleague Christof Windeck. Episode 2026/18 of “Bit-Rauschen, the processor podcast from c’t”.
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