Within the consumer electronics industry, televisions still leading the way in sales. Last year were sold in Colombia about 2.1 million televisions, of which 98 percent were flat.
From that cake, 45 percent approximately were SmarTV-called, ‘intelligent’, whose main feature is the ability to behave like a computer or mobile: surfing the internet, provide access to social networks and downloading applications, among others. (Read: The unpublished novelón that threatens public television in the country)
The data of GFK and offered by LG, reveals the progress of these technologies .
However, users are not maximizing the potential of their devices. “ Users wasted features ; eg their TVs connectivity, both wired and wireless, to communicate with a mobile phone, game console or audio system, “said Angelo Marconi, LG.
Samsung, meanwhile, has a measurement of the most used applications on their TVs in Colombia.
In that list, Youtube is the most used per month with a million activations , followed distantly by others like Netflix, and Social TV Crackle (free movies), with between 100,000 and 300,000 monthly use. (Read: Voice over LTE, the next ‘battlefield’ in Colombia)
Indeed, applications of audiovisual content are a good start to leverage the use of your TV. “Accessing different services offered by public or subscription TV, as Netflix or channels displaying content via the Internet, such as HBO and Moviecity, is a way to leverage the functionality of the team.”
Brands like Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, among others, include proprietary applications for exercise; Children and educational, and interactive stories and some to share on social networks comments and tastes of programming.
Here are some features you can try to get more out his SmarTV.
1. A good rumba
Using external speakers or connected to your stereo, your TV may be the center of the party. You can download apps such as Deezer, Spotify Tune In Radio or (depending on the brand), all music, or use their lists of Youtube, app available on all brands SmarTV the market. In its version for smart TVs, Youtube generates an internet address special and custom which, insert it into the browser of your phone or tablet , lets you play the videos you choose. There are TV models that come equipped with good speaker systems.
2. Exercise
Samsung has an application called Fitness, which, with the aid of the camera lets you see a personal trainer in the middle of the screen and see yourself in the other half running exercise routines and yoga. LG offers virtual trainers for golf and yoga , while the Panasonic bring NetFit and HealthMe Up, apps free workouts and physical fitness. (Read: Ten unique applications for iOS)
3. Share contents
Your TV is connected to other devices such as cell phones, tablets and PCs. Depending on the brand will see this feature with names like SmartView (Samsung) SmartShare (LG) or Social Viewing Screen Mirroring and Sony. With them will put a ‘mirror’ of your mobile screen on the TV to enjoy photos, videos, games, movies and other content.
4. For children at home
It’s funny, but in his SmarTV may remove children from television. How Come? Using applications for children that most factory brings. Samsung comes with Kids, a platform with games and special videos including an album of stickers, animated stories, etc . Panasonic offers nine such applications, while LG and Sony may download games, rounds and educational stories. And the best: most of them are free
. 5. Use it with their social networks
All smart TVs on the market, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, etc., let you use their profiles networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, among other. Sony is the most advantaged with Social Viewing, with which you can use, for example, your Twitter while watching TV and share opinions about a game, novel, etc. TVs that bring camera (or you can connect an external or mobile) enable videoconferencing through the popular Skype application.
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