東芝銷售国内最小型４Ｋ電視機

Yesterday the Asahi News on-line reported the following:

４Ｋテレビ、家庭で手軽に　東芝が国内最小４０型

2014年4月14日22時02分

　東芝は１４日、４Ｋテレビでは国内で最も小さい４０型を７月中旬に発売すると発表した。液晶テレビの「レグザ」シリーズに加える。家庭でも買いやすいように想定価格を税別で２３万円前後に抑えた。

　４Ｋテレビは国内で２０１１年１２月に販売が始まった。画素数がこれまでのフルハイビジョンの４倍あり、よりきめ細かい画像が映る。７月から国内で４Ｋテレビに対応した映像の試験放送が始まるため、家電各社は販売に力を入れている。

　東芝は１年前にいまのモデルを発売した時、最も小さい５８型の想定価格が５０万円前後だった。売り場では３０万円台でも売られ始めたが、今回の小型化でさらに買いやすくする。また、赤色がより自然で鮮やかに映るようにバックライトなども改良した。

(試譯文)

   On the 14th Toshiba announced that regarding the 4K television it would put the smallest type, the Model 40 on the market in mid-July. It would add to the "Regza" series of liquid crystal televisions. The anticipated regular price was held down to around 230,000 yen excluding tax so that families could also buy it easily.

   The sale of 4K television was started in the country in December 2011. As the pixel count was 4 times more than the full hi-vision now in existence, a finer picture was reflected. Because test broadcasting with images corresponding to 4K televisions would start in July in the country, all household appliance companies were putting effort into the sale.

   When Toshiba put the present model on the market a year ago, the regular price of the smallest type, the Model 58 was around 500,000 yen. Although selling also began at the level of 300,000 yen at the sales counter, with this miniaturization, it was further made easy to buy. Moreover, as the red color was more natural, the reflection was vivid; also the back light etc. had been improved.

I would like to buy a 4K television when the price becomes more affordable.