MediaTek Expects 4K Smart TVs With New SoC to Arrive in Q4

Smart TVs incorporating MediaTek’s Pentonic 700 SoC are expected to be released in Q4, said the chipmaker Thursday. The Pentonic 700 supports resolution up to 4K at 120Hz and is capable of variable refresh rates up to 4K at 144Hz for gaming applications, it said. HDR support in the Pentonic 700 includes Dolby Vision IQ with precision detail and HDR10+ Adaptive technology for optimal viewing experiences based on a room's lighting conditions, said MediaTek. Its built-in hardware video decoding engine supports the H.265, H.266, AV1 and AVS3 codecs, it said.