IRVINE, Calif.—Vizio has rolled out the 2019 models of its 4K TVs, which feature a range of new and upgraded technology features.

Vizio now offers 10 TV models that feature wide-color-gamut quantum-dot displays; they previously only offered one. This quantum-dot technology will appear in the company’s M Series Quantum, P Series Quantum and P Series Quantum X series and will deliver up to 84% of the Rec. 2020 color-gamut standard.

Other new features for Vizio’s 4K TVs include a boost of peak brightness up to 3,000 nits in a pair of models; an increase in the number of full-array LED back-lit local-dimming zones to 480; and the incorporation of the new SmartCast 3.0 OS, which will make Vizio’s smart TVs compatible with the Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and—following a summer firmware upgrade—Apple Siri voice assistants.

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LOS ANGELES—There’s no place like home; based on the Digital Entertainment Group’s Home Entertainment Report for 2016, consumers are finding some more truth to that statement. DEG’s annual year-end report saw an increase in home entertainment spending, including a strong showing for 4KTVs, players and discs in what the company says was its first year of launch.

The report found that roughly 10 million 4K/UHD TVs shipped in 2016 and expects that number to increase to 30 million by the end of 2017. 4KTV makes up about 16 million of the 112 million households for HD/UHD penetration. In addition, UHD Blu-ray players and 4K disc content also saw strong showings; approximately 300,000 Blu-ray players shipped, per CTA, while 4K discs on TV shows and movies outpaced HD discs in its first year of release. Those numbers can be expected to increase going forward, as more titles are available in 4K/UHD; 110 are currently available, the report says, with a projected 250 available in 2017.

In total, DEG reports that U.S. home entertainment exceeded $18 billion in 2016. Overall electronic sell-through spending rose 5 percent; theatrical content grew 17 percent year-over-year. After a dip in 2015, video-on-demand saw an increase over the past year of 6 percent, totaling $2.1 billion. Subscription VOD was up 26 percent in the fourth quarter compared to 2015, 22 percent for the full year.

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TOKYO—Looks like 4KTVs will be high on people’s Christmas lists for the next couple of years, according to a report from IHS Inc. According to the analytics company’s TV Sets Intelligence Service, thanks to the steep price declines consumer adoption and household penetration are on the rise, with an expected 34 percent of U.S. homes to have a 4KTV in 2019.

Switzerland and the U.K. are the next largest countries expected to adopt 4KTVs, with 32 percent and 31 percent of homes respectively expected to own a 4KTV in 2019. Overall, 25 percent of the European Union is expected to move to the new TV sets. China comes in next at 24 percent.

While Japan has a developed premium TV market, it is only expecting 14 percent of homes to own a 4KTV, primarily because of the domestic TV demand in between 2009 and 2011. As for other countries, 11 percent in Russia, 8 percent in Brazil and 2 percent in India are expected to make the move to 4K TVs, according to IHS.