{"id":68078,"date":"2013-01-08T00:09:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T22:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=68078"},"modified":"2013-01-08T11:14:38","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T09:14:38","slug":"samsung-tv-evolution-kit-availability-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/68078-samsung-tv-evolution-kit-availability-announced.html","title":{"rendered":"Samsung TV Evolution Kit availability announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Samsung\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/333656-Samsung\">Samsung<\/a> announced during a press conference at <a title=\"CES 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/495466-International-CES\">CES 2013<\/a> in Las Vegas that the upgrade kits for its previous generation of high-end TVs would start shipping in the US during March 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing will be announced closer to launch, Samsung said.<\/p>\n<p>These \u201cEvolution Kits\u201d bypass the existing processors and memory installed in the TVs, Samsung explained, upgrading the core hardware of the TV.<\/p>\n<p>The Korean electronics giant explained that Evolution Kits have the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High-end Samsung ES-series TVs from 2012 have a slot for an Evolution Kit;<\/li>\n<li>Future high-end Samsung TVs will also be upgradeable by Evolution Kit;<\/li>\n<li>Supported TVs can expect around 4 years worth of ongoing upgrades via Evolution Kits;<\/li>\n<li>The central processor (CPU), memory (RAM), and graphics processor (GPU) are upgraded by the 2012\u20132013 Evolution Kit;<\/li>\n<li>2012 Samsung TVs also get access the new Smart Hub that ships with 2013 TVs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_68074\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68074\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68074\" title=\"Samsung Smart TV Evolution Kit\" 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