Although many people have fought to get smartphone videographers to shoot everything in landscape mode (horizontally), it appears that the battle has been lost. The proof? Samsung has unveiled a QLED TV designed for Millennials, that has a vertical screen.
That said, the Sero’s 43-inch screen can be rotated sideways for viewing of more traditional landscape-format content. There’s no word on video resolution, although the TV does incorporate a 4.1-channel, 60-watt “high-end” speaker, which can be used to play streamed or downloaded music transmitted from the phone.
When not in use, the Sero displays images such as a clock face, photos, or other nice-to-look-at pictures. Once it’s go-time, users can control it using either an included remote, or by using voice commands that are interpreted by the TV’s Samsung-specific Bixby AI system.
If you’re interested in getting a Sero, you’ll have to go to South Korea to get one. It will be released there at the end of May, priced at 1.9 million won (about US$1,630).
Samsung, incidentally, is no stranger to the world of unusual TV technology. Previous examples have included the piece-of-art-like Serif TV, along with Ambient Mode, which allows the company’s wall-mounted QLED TVs to blend in with their background.