nScreenNoise - TV OEMs embrace HDR, shun smart TV

At CES 2016, TV OEMs were rushing to embrace high dynamic range. In particular, many announced TVs certified as Ultra HD Premium, which includes HDR as a requirement. HDR will make a TV of any size look much better, whereas ultra HD on its own only improves the picture of large screen TVs. 

Smart TVs were mostly ignored by manufacturers during their press conferences, with the exception of Samsung. Many OEMs are turning to third parties, like Roku and Google, to shoulder the burden of building and maintaining the smart TV software and portal. Is allowing a third party to handle smart TV the right course for manufacturers, or should they redouble their efforts as Samsung is doing?