Yamada HD Chairman Noboru Yamada (right) and Amazon Japan President Jasper Chan talk about the collaboration at the press conference on the 7th (Fire TV in the center)
Amazon and Yamada Holdings (HD) released 4 TV models (Hi-Vision LCD = 32V type, 4K LCD = 43V/50V/55V type) equipped with the first "Fire TV" in Japan from March 5th. do. You can enjoy not only terrestrial and satellite broadcasting, but also Internet video content that can be viewed on Fire TV. It will be developed as a smart TV under Funai Electric's "FUNAI" brand, which is exclusively sold by Yamada HD. The new product is Funai Electric's latest high-definition, high-quality TV equipped with Fire TV, and you can enjoy over 450,000 contents, including Amazon Prime Video. It can be linked with smart terminals such as the smart speaker "Amazon Echo", and various operations can be performed by voice using the artificial intelligence (AI) voice service "Alexa". It aims to be like the center of a smart home. The remote control follows the shape of the "Fire TV stick" and can be operated intuitively. The price for the 32V model is 54,780 yen. The high-definition 4K LCD model starts at 109,780 yen (43V type, both including tax). It can be purchased at Yamada Denki, Best Denki, Matsuya Denki, IDC Otsuka, Yamada HD Group stores, Yamada Webcom, and Amazon's Yamada Denki Store. Yamada has been collaborating with Funai Electric since 2017 to exclusively sell TVs under the "FUNAI" brand. The idea is to expand the range of options for users whose viewing styles are diversifying with the introduction of new products. At the new product launch on the 17th, Yamada HD Chairman and CEO Noboru Yamada said, "It will be a long-awaited product that will realize the whole life. Hardware alone cannot find sufficient value, so Amazon and I would like to further advance our collaboration." Amazon Japan President Jasper Chan said, "Yamada HD has a sales network (about 1,000 stores). We can make new proposals through collaboration between the two."
Dempa Newspaper Press Department, Media Business Headquarters