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The new Samsung Movingstyle LSM7F is a portable TV that’s also basically a big tablet. It has a 27 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel, 120 Hz display and Samsung’s Tizen-based smart TV operating system.
Unlike most TVs though, this model has a touchscreen display and a built-in 69.3 Wh battery that provides up to 3 hours of run time while unplugged. And in addition to streaming apps, the Tizen-based software includes a web browser and support for Alexa, Google Assistant, and Bixby voice assistant software.
The TV weighs 11.5 pounds without a stand, so you’re not likely to use the MovingStyle like a real tablet by holding it in your hands or propping it up on your lap. But it’s still a lot more portable than most modern TVs.
The MovingStyle TV comes with a rollable floor stand that lets you move the display from room to room without the need to find a dedicated space for it. The screen can also be rotated for use in landscape or portrait orientation when it’s attached to the stand.
But you can also detach the device from its stand and use an integrated handle to carry it… and then flip that handle down so it becomes a kickstand.
Other features include stereo speakers with 10W output, integrated microphones with far-field voice detection, an HDMI port and two USB Type-C ports, and support for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.3.
If the Movingstyle seems familiar, that’s because LG launched a nearly identical model four years ago – the LG StanbyME is also a 27 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel touchscreen TV on a rolling stand, although it has a 60 Hz refresh rate and comes with webOS software rather than Tizen.
LG’s model has a list price of $1300, but it’s currently on sale for $900.
The new Samsung Movingstyle, meanwhile, is available now for $1200.
Samsung has also introduced a lower-cost Movingstyle M7 that sells for $700. That version is a 32 inch 4K monitor with Tizen-based software. But it lacks a touchscreen and battery and features a 60 Hz display.
via Samsung Newsroom
Not that I don’t see a market for something like that… but basically it’s the last thing that I’d want with integrated hardware/software.
This is one of those things that I can see why it’s expensive. Touchscreen panels past a certain size can be very expensive, specially if it’s high-res and high refresh rate.
Which is just more reason for you NOT to want to tie it in with mystery hardware/software that will become obsolete way faster than the panel itself, is very likely underpowered (or else they’d simply say what SoC, RAM and whatnot this is running with instead of dancing around the subject), plus obviously all the worries about spyware and adware that comes with “Smart” TVs.
I’m currently thinking about a project that involves a bigger touchscreen, but I’d never consider buying something like this. I’d rather spend more, or take a smaller panel, if it means I’m under control on what PC hardware and software is paired with it. Form factor might not end up being as portable or slim, but TV manufacturers lost whatever goodwill and trust they had with all the anti-consumer ensh*ttification stuff they shoved against their costumers in the past decade or so.
“now you too can look like you stole the self-serve kiosk from a fast food restaurant”
To me it is outrageous that they don’t show the charging cable plugged in. And I would only buy it if the charging cable plugged in at the base of the stand like a lamp. Of course, that is unlikely
The form factor definitely makes sense if everything including the stand packs into a good portable and protective box, it would be the perfect tv for ppl that move around a lot from apartment to apartment, or whatever. $900 is still a bit steep though.