

Of course, all of these broadcast TV shortcomings can be fixed by making ATSC 3.0 widely available, as well as cheaply implemented in sets that lack a next-gen TV tuner. While Sony has brought NextGen TV tuners all its televisions, LG and Samsung reserve it for their premium OLED and Neo QLED TVs. Les modèles Z3 et G3 seront en outre équipés dun tuner ATSC 3. Richard Peterson/CNET The next version of broadcast TV, called NextGen TV or ATSC 3.0, is rolling out. Sports are a huge draw for broadcast TV, so as more streamers make interactive features available – and they most certainly will – broadcasters will start to appear well out of step. LGs G2 OLED TV, seen here in a 97-inch size, features an ATSC 3.0 tuner. Immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos are also available on streaming services, and owners of the best soundbars expect to experience soundtracks in the new, object-based format when watching movies and shows on their TVs.Īs for the interactive component of ATSC 3.0, the benefits there are still to be explored, but services like Amazon Prime have started to make interactive features available with its Thursday Night Football streams that show extended stats and other fan-servicing extra content. Both have been readily available to viewers going back to 2016, and are now seen as commonplace. The main ones are 4K and HDR, both of which work to greatly expand the detail level, color gamut, and visual dynamic range of video images. But 20-plus years have passed, and there have been a wide range of technical advancements in TV technology over that time. Yes, when digital high-definition TV first arrived back in the late 1990s, it was an exciting and very welcome advancement over analog broadcasting with its low resolution and reception challenges. With most streaming services now offering shows and movies in 4K/HDR, regular broadcast TV is starting to look long in the tooth.
LG TV WITH ATSC 3.0 TUNER UPGRADE
(Image credit: Pearl TV) Analysis: Free TV gets a much-needed upgrade with ATSC 3.0 US map showing cities with existing and planned ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast stations as of October 2022.
