Yamada Denki launches "Fire TV Smart TV" on March 5, starting at 54,780 yen (tax included)
notebook-laptopOn February 17, Amazon (Amazon Japan) and Yamada Holdings announced that Funai Denki's "FUNAI Fire TV Smart TV" will be sold at Yamada Holdings affiliated electronics retailers (Yamada Denki, etc.). . From the same day, pre-order sales will start at the Yamada Denki official store on "Amazon.co.jp", and shipping will start sequentially from March 5 (* 1). Home appliance mass retailers under Yamada Holdings and Yamada Webcom (Yamada Denki's web shopping site) are also scheduled to start selling sequentially from March 5 (* 1).
(*1) The 32-inch model is scheduled to be sold/shipped from the end of April.
FUNAI Fire TV Smart TV Check out the "FUNAI Fire TV Smart TV (F340 Series)" on Amazon!Overview of FUNAI Fire TV smart TV
The FUNAI Fire TV smart TV is a smart TV that runs on the "Fire OS" developed by Amazon based on Android, and integrates the functions of Fire TV. It is characterized by Some smart TVs equipped with Fire OS have appeared overseas, but this product is the first in Japan.
The lineup includes two systems: the "F140 series" equipped with an HD (1366 x 768 pixels) liquid crystal display and the "F340 series" equipped with an HDR compatible 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) liquid crystal display. The lineup of screen sizes and sales prices (including tax) are as follows.
If you reserve the F340 series on Amazon.co.jp by March 4th, you can purchase it at the following special price (including tax).
On the top screen, you can seamlessly switch between various digital TV broadcasts and video distribution services (apps) that can be used with the Fire TV seriesEach model has terrestrial digital / BS digital / 110 degree CS Equipped with two tuners for digital broadcasting, the F340 series also has two tuners for 4K broadcasting (BS / CS). The breakdown of "2 units" is a configuration of "1 unit for viewing + 1 unit for recording", and if a separate USB-connected HDD is prepared, TV programs can be recorded by itself (*2).
(*2) Contents of video distribution services cannot be recorded.
Ports include HDMI input terminal x 3 (one of which supports ARC), video input terminal, optical audio output terminal, USB terminal x 2, LAN terminal x 1. Wireless communication supports Wi-Fi 5 (IEEE 802.11ac) and Bluetooth. Audio output to Bluetooth audio devices is also possible.
The remote control comes with a microphone, and voice control using Amazon's voice agent service "Alexa" can also be used. Among the video distribution services, shortcut buttons for "Amazon Prime Video" and "Netflix" are also installed.
The remote control with a microphone is designed to look like a larger Fire TV series remote control with buttons added for convenient viewing of various TV broadcastsMajor supported videos Distribution service
With the FUNAI Fire TV smart TV, you can use a video distribution service compatible with the Fire TV series. The main services available are as follows (some require app installation):
In addition, applications for Fire OS running on Fire TV can also be used. A keyboard and mouse can also be connected via a USB port or Bluetooth.
The user interface (UI) is largely the same as the current Fire TV series. If you are already using the Fire TV series, you will soon get used to it Check out the "FUNAI Fire TV Smart TV (F340 series)" on Amazon!
