Nearly everything has a screen today, so a TV isn’t necessarily the living room centrepiece it once was. Phones, tablets, laptops, and even smart glasses provide more viewing options than ever, providing more ways to watch videos than a fixed screen. In response to this growing trend, Samsung wants to meet people halfway with its recently launched ‘Movingstyle’, a smart TV on wheels.
At 27 inches with a 2560 x 1440 resolution, the $1,999 Movingstyle is like a computer monitor. Standing at around 1.2m tall when mounted to its stand, the display can also be used as a standalone touchscreen, propped up by a built-in kickstand. There’s also the option of battery-powered operation (via its included 69.3Wh battery) or mains power.
Samsung previously showed the Movingstyle at IFA last year before launching it in recent months. If it looks a bit familiar, it’s because LG has its own variant, called the ‘StanByME’.
This experimentation with portable screens stems from TVs becoming a less prominent medium for watching videos. According to Samsung’s research, 26 per cent of Aussies watch “major broadcast events” on either a laptop, tablet or phone. Samsung’s interpretation is that more people want screens that follow them, rather than going to a dedicated viewing room.
In the same breath, Samsung asserted that traditional TVs still have a place in Australian homes. The company claimed that 24 per cent of Australians listen to podcasts and music on TVs, while 16 per cent turn on TVs for workout sessions.
Whether more people gravitate towards portable screens, like the Movingstyle, remains to be seen. It’s an interesting approach to an ever-changing media consumption environment, one where some people watch movies in piecemeal clips uploaded to TikTok.
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