The Music Streaming and Download Service has launched its app first for Smart TV, now available on Samsung's most recent Smart TVs powered by the OS opera -technician system in the 18 markets where Qobuz is currently available, including Italy.In addition, the App Store on Samsung smart TVs will highlight the Qobuz app as app "chosen by the publisher" this month in order to be visible to all users who will access the store.
Qobuz proposes a catalog of over 70 million songs of all musical genre, editorial contents and players with recommendations from musical experts, exclusive content including biographies of artists and album reviews, cover notes, digital booklets and more.For those who do not like the use of music on subscription, Qobuz allows you to buy individual songs or entire albums and download them.Qobuz focuses a lot on quality, coming to offer music from mp3 format to 320 kbps to hi-res 24-nbit up to 192 kHz passing through the CD quality in Flac at 16-bit 44.1 KHz - The quality varies according to the availability of the single song, of the possible subscription subscribed or the format chosen during the purchase/download phase.
Rolling Stone said that finding new music on Qobuz is "How to visit a record shop".
"Samsung undertakes to redefine domestic entertainment and push the boundaries of what customers can expect from smart TVs," said Maya Harris, SR.Director of company development and strategic partnerships for Samsung Electronics."The launch of Qobuz on Samsung Smart TV illustrates how dynamic the experience of Smart TV has become, both as a single platform and as a hub for the entire home connected".
Georges Fornay, Deputy Ceo of Qobuz, observes that "apps for smart TVs are often requested by our subscribers, so it makes sense to develop them.It is exciting to know that our service will be faced with so many fans of music and all potential customers in the Samsung ecosystem ".
For new Qobuz users, you can get a free trial of a service subscription.For existing users of Qobuz, accessing the new Samsung Smart TV app is very simple: just frame the QR code displayed on the TV screen with the camera of your smartphone and proceed with the login on the phone (in this way you have to insert usernameand password using the television remote control).