INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2019, Toshiba's TV ranges will have Amazon Alexa built-in
super-thin edges, the TV offers completely distraction-free viewing away from any intrusive borders as well as making a cool, futuristic
looking focal point for your living area
Colors were vivid, with brilliant contrast and picture clarity, making it an absolute joy to watch.Although we saw the TV mounted on a wall,
it does have a slim, silver stand, which looks really sleek and stylish
However the stand is quite narrow compared to the rest of the monitor, making it appear precariously balanced - we imagine most people would
like to play it safe and have it fixed to the wall, as much for safety as for the aesthetic and space-saving benefits.But that's enough
about the TV, what about the voiceWhen using the integrated Alexa feature for things like news and weather updates, the information comes up
Alexa has generated, you may find yourself having to ask for it multiple times just so you can finish reading, and this could be
and found the far-field microphone was pretty adept at picking up our voices from across the room, although we did sometimes need to repeat
This was probably because of the Messe IFA is based in being so large
side of the screen, which is pretty handy if you ever need to settle couch side arguments about the age/marital status/nationality of
Toshiba's Alexa-enabled OLED TV has really given us a glimpse into what the future of home entertainment will likely look like in a few
Although Alexa appears to understand a number of different accents and languages, you still need to have a degree of specificity when making
remote control, there is something to be said for the tactile nature of skipping through channels and feeling the buttons as you change the
volume on your monitor - whether the general public will completely forgo the remote control in the near future is questionable, but it does
seem to be the way televisions are heading.We also felt that onscreen answers to commands should have remained onscreen for for longer - it
users to adjust how long information appears at the side of the screen, making it adaptable for anyone who needs a little longer to
read.However, we loved the novelty of asking your TV a question and having it respond via image and text, and could see how helpful this
could be - how many times have you watched the news or a documentary and had to pause to look at your phone, frantically searching for
information on the subjectIf Toshiba originally set out to make the TV the center of the home once more, it feels like they have succeeded
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