Circuit House was co-founded by Raghu Reddy, former Chief Business Officer at Xiaomi India and Kailash Sankaranarayanan, formerly with Flipkart. The Makers of Lumio brand of televisions told Moneycontrol that the startup is focusing on the premium segment, which continues to expand as consumers upgrade from smaller, non-smart TVs to larger, high-end models.
Industry watchers said that several other smaller brands, currently grappling with market challenges stemming from a slowdown in demand and increasing margin pressure, are also contemplating price hikes to avoid losses. They may take a decision by next month.
JVC’s partner SPPL is known for licensing agreements with global brands such as Thomson, Kodak, Blaupunkt and Westinghouse. A Rs 1,000-crore company, Noida-based SPPL will support the venture through its Hapur unit
E6N, the 55-inch UHD 4K Google TV from Hisense, has been launched for an introductory price of Rs 39,999. At that price, let’s find out if the smart TV is able to check all the right boxes.
The executive noted that the audio market is only getting competitive in the True Wireless Stereo space, which domestic brands currently dominate with their affordable products in the sub-Rs 3,000 category.
The Korean company launched its ultra-premium Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, and OLED TVs powered by artificial intelligence on April 17
Analysts and industry executives cautioned that prices of open cells will continue to rise, pushing up average TV prices, and potentially impacting demand. Open cells are one of the main components in television sets and account for 60-65 percent of the manufacturing cost.
The TV combines transparent OLED panels with wireless audio and video transmission technology.
The series includes Samsung's flagship 8K TVs and 4K with display sizes ranging from 50-inches to 98-inches.
The premium edition 4K smart TVs feature bright IPS panels and Google's TV OS
The Redmi Smart Fire TV 32 price in India is set at Rs 13,999 for the sole 32-inch model.
OnePlus unveiled seven new products at the event including the OnePlus Pad, OnePlus 11 5G, OnePlus 11R, OnePlus Buds Pro 2, OnePlus Keyboard, OnePlus 5G Router, and OnePlus TV 65 Q2 Pro.
AIWA India affirmed that despite being a Japanese brand with premium offerings, its TVs will be priced 20-30 percent lower than those sold by Sony
The Samsung Crystal 4K Neo TV is priced at Rs 35,990 for the sole 43-inch model
But is that enough to make it the best 4K Smart TV under Rs 40,000?
The latest Redmi TV will debuting alongside the Redmi Note 11, Note 11S.
LG introduced smart TVs under the LG A2, B2, C2 and G2 series at CES 2022.
Infinix will also launch a new smart TV series in India sometime in the first half of January.
The Realme Buds Q2’s price in India is set at Rs 2,499, while the Realme Smart TV Full-HD 32 costs Rs 18,999.
After assessing a complaint, the watchdog has reached the prima-facie view that Google is dominant in the relevant market for licensable smart TV device operating systems in India.
The commission has also directed the Director General to complete and submit the investigation report in 60 days in the order dated June 22, 2021.
Apple updated the Apple TV at the 'Spring-loaded' event but took out the accelerometer and gyroscope from the new remote.
Xiaomi's Mi 11 Ultra is priced at Rs 69,999 and the Mi 11X series starts at Rs. 29,999 while the Mi QLED TV 75" will cost Rs. 1,19,999
LG has begun licencing webOS to other TV companies
Pressure comes in the form of agreements that TV manufacturers have to sign off on, if they intend to use Google’s Android operating system