Samsung Takes the Home Entertainment Experience Outdoors with the Latest Lifestyle TV and Soundbar, The Terrace

The Terrace expands Samsung’s lifestyle TV portfolio and takes QLED 4K viewing outside with brilliant picture quality, a robust smart TV experience and rugged durability

Samsung Electronics Canada announced today the expansion of its award-winning lifestyle Home Entertainment portfolio with the addition of The Terrace, its first outdoor 4K QLED TV and accompanying soundbar. Available now for purchase at select retailers in Canada, The Terrace is a Samsung Smart TV that is specifically designed to bring the full indoor entertainment experience outside.

Available in 55-, 65- and 75-inch models, The Terrace fits well with any outdoor living space and delivers Samsung’s leading QLED 4K display technology and Smart TV features. Designed with weather in mind – with an IP55[1] rating, the Terrace’s display boasts weather-resistant durability against water and dust, and comes fitted for easy installation outdoors across a variety of settings.

“With new lifestyle habits continuing to evolve, Canadians are using screens to work from home, exercise using online platforms, and connect with friends and family. We believe screens should also be evolving in line with these lifestyle changes,” said Pat Bugos, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Home Entertainment, Samsung Canada. “As the latest addition to our Lifestyle TV portfolio, The Terrace transcends the connected living room to the outdoors by delivering on incredible innovation and immersive viewing experiences.”

The Ultimate Outdoor Entertainment Experience with Ultra Bright Picture Quality

The Terrace offers a crystal-clear display to increase visibility in all sorts of outdoor conditions. It provides a brightness level of 2,000 nits, ensuring that users will be able to enjoy content in vivid picture quality, even in broad daylight. Its QLED 4K display is perfect for sports fans: with a high motion rate[2], it provides clear, lifelike picture quality, ideal for motion-intensive content. Also, the display is coated with anti-reflection and adaptive picture technology, which optimizes content by analyzing its surroundings to minimize unwanted glare.

Moreover, The Terrace also has acquired high standards in water and dust resistance (IP551) so it performs well in various environments. The product boasts durability, while offering a slim and sleek design at a mere 59.8mm.

Outdoor Smart TV Built-in Experience

The Terrace offers various content and browsing experiences that deliver seamless entertainment even outdoors. The Terrace comes equipped with Tizen, Samsung’s Smart TV platform, which powers features such as Samsung TV Plus, a free linear TV video service with over 120 channels, Samsung Health, a comprehensive fitness and wellness platform as well as the leading subscription streaming services.

In addition to supporting mobile viewing capabilities like Multi View and Tap View, the Terrace also supports multiple voice services including Bixby, Amazon Alexa and the soon to launch Google Assistant, helping it fit naturally into the smart home ecosystem.

The Terrace Soundbar is in ideal harmony with the TV

Finally, The Terrace Soundbar offers dynamic sound that matches the amazing picture quality The Terrace offers for the ultimate outdoor TV viewing experience. Right out of the box, The Terrace Soundbar delivers high-quality sound and a deep and clear bass sound from its built-in woofers and distortion cancelling technology. The Terrace Soundbar has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing it to be paired with The Terrace TV and other devices. The Terrace Soundbar features adaptive sound mode to offer clear, rich sound, regardless of the content being played. Featuring IP 551 level durability, The Terrace Soundbar is designed to withstand the elements and it can be mounted to a wall, or directly to The Terrace TV, making this the ideal companion to The Terrace TV.

The Samsung 2020 Lifestyle TV Line

The Terrace is the latest evolution of Samsung’s award-winning Lifestyle TV portfolio first introduced in 2016 with the debut of The Serif. Samsung’s Lifestyle TV portfolio combines impressive technical performance including picture quality with personalized experiences for today’s consumers.

The 2020 Samsung Lifestyle TV line includes:

• The Frame: For consumers who want their TV to be part of and enhance their décor, The Frame is a high-performance TV when it’s on, and a dazzling art display when it’s off. It features a growing library of over 1,200 pieces of artwork from world-renowned artists and galleries, including the Museo del Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, The Albertina, Saatchi Art, Artspace, Sedition, Magnum Photos, LUMAS and more. From beloved masterpieces to stunning photography, the Samsung Art Store^[3] helps users turn their space into an art gallery. Additionally, users have free access to the #StayAtHome collection until June 14, 2020. This special collection of 30 renowned works of art is available even without an Art Store subscription, and easily accessible under the Art Store’s Spotlight tab. Lastly, Samsung debuted new 32 and 75-inch sizes this year to add to the Frame’s line of 43-, 50-, 55- and 65- inch models, providing more options to enhance the look and feel of any home.

• The Sero: The Sero, which means “vertical” in Korean, brings what people love about smartphones to the TV. It gives users the ability to rotate between horizontal and vertical orientations with their television – just like a smartphone or tablet. The Sero connects with users’ mobile devices to seamlessly display content in portrait or landscape, and it features a modern design that stands out in any living space. Available at 43-inch model, The Sero displays an optimized aspect ratio so users can enjoy their favorite content, apps, and social media on a bigger screen.

• The Serif: The Serif was developed as an aesthetic-focused collaboration with world-famous industrial designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. With a 360-degree design perched on a floor stand, the Serif is a stunning centrepiece created for home decor aficionados who want to make a bold statement with their television. This year, it is available in 43-, 49- and 55- inch models.

For more information on Samsung’s The Terrace, please visit: https://www.samsung.com/ca/tvs/

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[1]Protection from water and dust based on IP55 (International Protection Rating) standard and operating smoothly at temperatures between -30 to 50℃. Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against enclosure from any direction. * IP55 (Ingress Protection Rating): Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IEC 60529).

[2]High motion rate may vary by country.

^[3]Art Store available with subscription at $7.99 per month. Art can also be purchased a la carte. Visit https://www.samsung.com/ca/lifestyle-tvs/the-frame/highlights/ for more details. Art pieces in the Art Store are subject to change without prior notice.