LG, after having some moderate success with its range of Google TV-based HDTVs also called “Smart TVs”, has decided to launch two more models at the upcoming CES event. These new Google TVs will be made available in a variety of screen sizes ranging from 42 – 60 inches in diagonal. They will have the Google TV software pre installed, and will be running on a dual core processor.
Google and LG have worked together on something called the LG Magic remote Qwerty that helps in easy keyboard input as well as voice search with an inbuilt mic. LG also have skinned the Google TV UI to make it more useful. They have added a card-style layout which they call “Smart Home”, which more or less resembles the metro UI on the Xbox 360. The user interface has some useful features though, like “My interests” which is like a live update of whatever you choose for it to display, including weather, social feeds etc.
These new LG TVs come with OnLive pre-installed, but since their services is almost wound down, we cannot expect much, in terms of gaming. Also, thanks to the new Google TV software, you can now send videos from your Android phone or tablet to the TV, using the in-built Google TV YouTube app.
The new LG TVs come with a minimal bezel, so they give the borderless look. “Extremely sleek design” would be an appropriate description, and LG call it the “Cinema” design. There are two new models, as we mentioned earlier -
- GA6400 series will be available in 42-, 47-, 50-, 55- and 60-inch class screen sizes.
- GA7900 series (47- and 55-inch class screen sizes) – with CINEMA screen design.
All the above TVs come with LG’s Cinema3D FPR technology that offers flicker free 3D viewing of all the content that is displayed on screen.
We will be keeping a close eye on it at CES and will let you know the details as they come.
Source PRNewsWire
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