Samsung's unreleased TV preview: finally able to play happily with mobile phones

After learning that Samsung's heavyweight SUHD smart TV will be released in the second half of the year, I couldn't wait to find Samsung to experience it first, but was ruthlessly told that this demand could not be met before it was launched. Currently, there is only a prototype that has just flown from South Korea and has the same appearance and functions for viewing. So, we said indignantly that we would test it.

Now, I have decided to betray the spirit of the contract, tear up the confidentiality agreement, and publish this review of Samsung's unreleased TV to talk about what the new SUHD that will be launched in China at the end of the month is.

Let's talk about SUHD first. This is a new TV category launched by Samsung at CES2015. In Chinese, it basically means "ultra-high-definition Tizen system smart TV using nanocrystal technology". Isn't it a bit difficult to pronounce? Let's break it down. Nanocrystal technology can be understood as Samsung's optimized version of quantum dot technology, ultra-high definition is not limited to 4K but may be higher, and Tizen system is a smart system created by integrating BADA and MeeGo.

Enough of the nonsense, let’s look at the goods.

View: Returning to full metal frame looks expensive

After being taken to the "small black room" by the staff, I finally saw the TV that I had just gotten off the plane. What's gratifying is that it has returned to the metal frame that the people love to see, which reminds me of Samsung's classic D series TV a few years ago, and my favorability has increased a bit.

Metallic color, narrow frame, triangular stand, nothing fancy, this is just a TV. When the TV is turned off, the screen becomes black. The simple design of this TV is suitable for various home decoration styles; when the TV is turned on, the screen lights up. What you want to watch is TV programs, and the TV is invisible.

The rear interface includes HDMI, USB, AV interface, MHL interface, network port, and optical fiber interface. The 4 HDMI interfaces are enough to connect to a high-definition TV set-top box, a Blu-ray player, a PS4, and an XBox 360 at the same time. The side interface is convenient for plugging and unplugging. However, it is also found that the LAN network port is designed on the back. If the TV is wall-mounted and the distance between it and the wall is short, it is difficult to plug and unplug the network cable.

Play· From "Hello, TV" to dual-screen sharing

I remember when I reviewed the first Samsung smart TV, I kept saying "Hello, TV, turn on" and "Hello, TV, turn off" to the TV, and then my colleagues laughed at me for a week, saying "this person is crazy". Today, I experienced Samsung smart TV again and finally I don't have to say "hello" anymore.

The new product I experienced today continued the voice control and gesture control. The front camera of the TV can automatically recognize my presence and play the role of "air mouse" by determining the position and movement of my palm. Fortunately, smart TVs have finally become smarter. I no longer need to politely say hello to the TV. As long as I tell the TV what I need, the TV will automatically recognize it. This review will finally not be considered sick.

Compared with voice and body sensing, sharing between mobile phones and TVs is more practical. This is also the generally accepted better control method and content expansion method for smart TVs after long-term exploration.

This unreleased TV has a "Screen Mirroring" function. With this function, mobile phones can directly share screens with TVs, and all the contents on the mobile phone, including pictures, videos, games, applications, etc., can be displayed on the large TV screen. This function is very similar to Apple's AirDrop. In addition, you can choose to transfer from the TV to the mobile phone or from the mobile phone to the TV. After adopting this technology, the content of both the TV and the mobile phone will be expanded, and the TV will no longer be limited by the small amount of application content.

Moreover, the mobile phone can also be turned into a TV remote control, which can directly select TV channels with numbers, switch channels, adjust volume, choose signal sources, use direction keys, etc. These can all be done through the mobile phone, and TV remote controls will be dispensable in the future.

Use Tizen system. Those who are used to Android should adapt

This unreleased SUHD uses Samsung's unique Tizen smart operating system. The biggest feature of the Tizen system is that the menu is simpler and the operation steps are reduced. When I first used this system, I found that it was completely different from the construction concept of smart TVs using the Android system. It does not distinguish between the main interface, application App menu, etc., and there are not so many menu levels. In daily use, they are all laid under the wallpaper. (As shown below)

The menu is divided into featured apps on the left and recent apps on the right, and the positions of the two can be swapped according to user needs. The apps you just used can be directly selected below without having to enter the application menu to select.

The biggest advantage of using the Tizen system is that no matter you are watching TV programs from the HMDI source, playing PS4, or using an App, you can directly call up this menu bar in any interface, and you can make the next selection without exiting the current program, reducing the operation steps and improving efficiency.

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However, since the Tizen system was independently developed by Samsung, its applications are not currently compatible with Android. Most of them need to be ported from Android, so the number of applications is still small.

From the current actual situation, there is only one Internet video application, Mango Internet TV, and there are many news and information apps, such as Sina News and Sohu Sports, which can be downloaded. Surprisingly, there are many puzzle games, and of course there are many English-language applications. The localization development of the Tizen system needs to be accelerated.

Color· Quantum dots bring a new experience, black display is significantly improved

No matter how fun a TV is or how good the marketing is, if the core of the product does not meet the standards, it will not become a classic and will be abandoned.

Samsung's SUHD, which is being promoted this year, has a core point in addition to intelligence and system, the nano crystal display technology, which is the hottest quantum dot technology this year. This technology improves the backlight technology of LCD TVs, and the NTSC color gamut coverage can be increased by about 20%. These data are generally recognized by the industry in a series of quantum dot TVs released by Sony, LG, and TCL.

In addition, the ultra-high-definition local light control can achieve independent control of the backlight source, dividing the backlight source into several blocks, and controlling the partitions according to the bright and dark fields of the picture, so that the bright areas can be brighter and the dark areas can be darker. Previously, LCD TVs could not display pure black, but these technologies have also improved it.

Let’s stop here for the technical topics. It’s more intuitive to just look at the screenshots.

As can be seen from the screen shots, the colors of this TV are very bright, and the three RGB colors can be displayed purely. Especially in the picture of the harbor fireworks at night, the black processing ability is very good.

Of course, SUHD is a 4K resolution TV with a physical resolution of 3840×2160. How is the 4K quality? Just look at the test picture.

If the resolution does not meet the requirements, the vertical lines in the test image will stick together and cannot be distinguished. Of course, the text will also be unclear. From the test image, we can see that this new product is well made and clearly visible.

It would be best to include a 4K beauty photo. Do you think she used a beauty camera?

In conclusion:

Having worked as a TV editor for many years, the question I am most often asked is "What is a good TV?"

Personally, I think that first of all, it should be suitable for the living room. The TV is the face of the living room and represents the owner's taste. The appearance of the TV has nothing to do with the performance, but it is closely related to "face". Secondly, it should be suitable for the kitchen. After all, the TV is to be watched and used. Clear picture quality, true colors and easy operation are enough, which basically meets the criteria for choosing a wife. Of course, another important point is that it must be "affordable".

However, it is rumored that this Samsung SUHD, which has not yet been launched, will give up its inherited "high-end style", and its basic positioning will be 7 series (the highest is 9 series), and it will soon be available in ordinary people's homes.

P.S. The opening mention of tearing up the confidentiality agreement was just a joke. As a serious media, how could Sina Technology not have a sense of contract? The reason why this article was successfully published is that we did not sign it at all, did not sign it...

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.