DreamScreen follows on its self-titled home theatre lighting product with an upgraded  kit claiming to offer "HD, 4K, DIY and a surround lighting feature."

The DreamScreen system places LED lights behind TVs and PC monitors able to react to the colour on the screen. The HD and 4K hubs use HDMI video and audio, with HDCP support, and turn TV shows, movies and games into an "immersive experience." The lighting reacts to on-screen colours at 60fps, retrofits to any size TV and connects to any device with an HDMI port.

The HD and 4K hubs allow up to 3 HDMI inputs, and feature CEC technology to allow users to easily toggle between viewing devices without missing on the lighting actions. Users can also customise their setup with several video and colour settings. Each hub supports two reels of FLEX LEDs to cover screens up to 130-inch in size, while the DIY option allows one to use own LEDs. An additional SideKick device adds small high brightness LEDs to further boost the surround reactive lighting.

Samsung and Amazon join forces to add yet another HDR standard in the video mix-- HDR10+, an option the two giants say is better than the rest through a free and open nature.

As the name might suggest, HDR10+ is similar to the current HDR10 standard, but it does have a few differences. The chief addition is Dynamic Tone Mapping, a means for HDR-capable TVs to adjust brightness on a scene-by-scene or even frame-by-frame basis, producing "images that are much closer to the director's intent."

Dolby Vision already has such a dynamic metadata setup, unlike HDR10 which is stuck with static metadata. One has to point out Dolby Vision supports HDMI 1.4a and upwards, while HDR10 requires HDMI 2.0, but HDR10+ does not require TV makers to pay licensing fees.

Panasonic keeps the 3DTV dream alive with the EX780-- a 4K LED TV flagship featuring a Super Bright panel with "Supreme Contrast" powered by the Studio Colour HCX2 processor.

Compatible with all 3D Blu-ray players, the EX780 comes in 75-, 65-, 58- and 50-inch sizes, and offers optimised digitally enhanced local dimming of LED backlighting for better black level detail and HDR. An HDR Brightness Enhancer further optimises HDR quality when viewed in brightly lit rooms, while peak brightness clocks at around 500 nits.

A Switch Design incorporating cable management within the stand's central pole allows customers to fix the 50- and 58-inch versions in any of four vertical positions for a freestanding or cabinet-mounted design solution. The 50-, 58- and 65-inch models can also be installed with a swivel option for more viewing angle flexibility.

The Samsung 2017 TV lineup has a curious addition reminiscent of a relic from the (relatively recent) past-- The Frame is a TV doubling as a picture frame, much like the digital photo frames from the pre-iPad era.

The result of a collaboration with famed industrial designer Yves Behar, The Frame even has an Art Mode where it displays over 100 pieces of art when not in use as a regular TV. It is designed to be hanged flush against walls, and for such purposes Samsung supplies a new gapless wall mount and an "Invisible Connection," single optical cable handling all connectivity.

Further details on The Frame, including size, are not available as yet. What Samsung does detail is its upcoming selection of QLED TVs, with options ranging from the 55-inch Q7 to the 75-inch Q8. All offer quantum dot technology, the OLED alternative Samsung insists offers a wider colour range (100% colour volume according to Verband Deutscher Elektrotechnieker) as well as higher brightness levels and deeper blacks.

Netflix releases its list of recommended TVs for 2017-- a program highlighting TVs offering seamless integration with the video streaming service.

Sets making the list include LG 4K UHD TVs with Web OS 3.5 (namely models UJ6300, UJ6500, SJ8000, SJ8500, SJ9500, UJ7700, B7, C7, E7, G7 and W7 4K), Samsung 7-, 8-, 9- and Q-series smart TVs, and Sony X850E, X900E, X930E, X940E Android TVs. All models promise "better usability," faster performance and features making getting to Netflix and other online TV services as easy as getting to live TV.

Following the announcement of the Playbase is the Sanus WSTV1-- a swiveling TV base recreating the look and feel of a mounted TV designed for use with the Sonos TV speaker.

The WSTV1 fits a Sonos Playbase or Playbare beneath the TV, with up to 8 inches of TV height adjustability. It works on all surfaces and promises a substantial improvement over the stands traditionally supplied with TVs. It provides 40 degrees of left-to-right swivel, fits TVs ranging from 32- to 60-inch in size and includes cable management.