Television

In short: A television (TV) is a screen with a receiver for broadcast, streaming and connected devices.

In more detail: Today’s devices are smart TVs with apps, Wi-Fi and voice control.

In Depth

Display technology

• LED/LCD: backlighting with LEDs (LED).
• OLED: self-emitting pixels (OLED), perfect black.
• QLED/Mini-LED: LCD with quantum dots or very many dimming zones.

Connections

HDMI, USB, LAN, antenna (DVB-T2), satellite. Resolution mostly 4K; refresh rate 60 or 120 Hz.

Privacy

Smart TVs sometimes transmit usage data; check the settings. See monitor, game consoles.

See also: OLED, LED, HDMI, Monitor