I was at IFA 2026 in Berlin last week and stopped by the Sylvox booth — the outdoor TV brand known for waterproof, full-sun-readable televisions. This year they were showing off the Frameless Pro, a 75-inch outdoor TV with a much thinner bezel than their earlier models, plus a prototype called the Emergency TV: a hand-crank, battery-powered device built for when the power and internet both go out. Here’s a closer look at both, along with the full video.

A 75-inch outdoor TV with a much thinner bezel

The centerpiece of the booth was the 75″ Frameless Pro 4K Outdoor TV, mounted into a mock brick patio wall. Sylvox trimmed the bezel down by roughly 90% compared to its standard outdoor TVs, for a claimed 95% screen-to-body ratio and a chassis just 3.41 inches deep.

The unit on display was the 2,000-nit Pro panel, with on-screen badges for IP56 water resistance, a 120Hz refresh rate, a low-latency gaming mode, and Dolby Atmos sound. Sylvox rates the Frameless line to operate from -22°F to 122°F.

The Frameless Pro Series comes in four sizes, with pricing split across two brightness tiers:

  • Frameless (1,000 nits): 43″ – $1,599 · 55″ – $2,199 · 65″ – $2,999 · 75″ – $4,299
  • Frameless Pro (2,000 nits): 43″ – $2,299 · 55″ – $2,999 · 65″ – $3,999 · 75″ – $5,299

Both lines run Google TV 5.0 with Google Assistant built in, so you still get Chromecast, the standard Google TV app grid, and voice search — the same kind of smart-TV experience we’ve covered on Roku’s streaming devices, just inside a waterproof, sun-readable shell.

About that “frameless” name

The bezel doesn’t fully disappear — Sylvox tucks the frame back into the TV’s structure rather than removing it, so up close you can still see an edge. Yanko Design’s hands-on summed it up well: “the border didn’t disappear, it just moved somewhere less obvious.” It’s still noticeably thinner than a standard outdoor TV — just not literally frameless.

An “Emergency TV” prototype for power outages

Off to the side, Sylvox had a couple of prototype units on a shelf under a placard that just said Emergency TV. It’s a rugged, handheld device — built-in screen, physical buttons, a flip-out antenna, and a fold-out hand crank on the back — built to keep working when the power grid and your internet connection both go down.

The feature card next to the units listed:

  • IP66 water resistant housing
  • SOS alarm
  • Walkie-talkie two-way radio
  • Built-in table lamp
  • Hand-crank power generation plus a rechargeable battery
  • Flip-up TV antenna for broadcast reception
  • AM/FM/SW radio tuner
  • USB playback

It’s essentially a radio, a flashlight, a two-way radio, and a small TV combined into one crank-powered unit that doesn’t need Wi-Fi, cell service, or a wall outlet. Sylvox describes it as built for when “power or communications are disrupted,” and the team said they’re targeting a 2027 release while they keep refining it. It’s still a prototype, so details like battery life and final pricing aren’t locked in yet.

“We design for the whole year, not just the good days.”

Tracy Lee, SVP at Sylvox

It’s a fitting summary of both products on display — TVs built to handle extreme weather, and now a device built for the day the power actually goes out.

Final thoughts

The Frameless Pro is a real step up if chunky bezels have kept you away from outdoor TVs before, even if “frameless” oversells it a bit. The Emergency TV is still just a prototype, with no confirmed price and only a 2027 target for release, but it’s a genuinely different kind of product for a TV brand to be working on. Watch the full video above for a closer look at both.

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