Irbis Smart TVs

2025: Production Shutdown

The Voronezh Kvant plant, the only manufacturer of TVs in Russia included in the register of domestic radio electronic products of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, has stopped assembling this equipment. The company has suspended production of the entire line of TVs of the Russian brand Irbis. This became known on April 9, 2025.

According to Kommersant, the decision to stop production was announced in a letter from the general director of Kvant LLC Mikhail Etonov to market participants dated March 17, 2025. The document indicates that the company stopped the production of Irbis TVs of all diagonals (from 32 to 65 inches), and the resumption of production in the second and third quarters of 2025 is not planned.

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According to sources close to the company, the main reasons for the shutdown of production were low demand for registered products and lengthy procedures for issuing documents for being in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the same time, the Kvant plant until recently was the only manufacturer of TVs in Russia included in this register.

Larisa Senina, director of the Marvel Distribution department of KBT, confirmed the information about the termination of the release of registered TVs by the Quantum plant. According to her, the products produced at this enterprise occupy about 10-15% of the Russian TV market. She also noted that other manufacturers will not be able to fulfill the conditions for receiving preferences on public procurement for televisions, and state-owned companies consider the products of Chinese vendors that are gaining popularity as an alternative.

electronic engineers OCS Vladislav Borodin, director of the household department, pointed out that Irbis brand TVs are not suitable for a retail buyer due to their high price compared to competitors. The volume of sales in the business segment was not enough to make production economically feasible.^[1]

2022: Inclusion in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

An international manufacturer electronic engineers IRBIS has released smart models TVs that have received certificates. Register of Industrial Products Produced in the Russian Federation The company LANIT announced this on May 25, 2022.

IRBIS smart TVs are equipped with screens with a diagonal of 50, 55 or 65 inches. The TVs are based on the IPS matrix, which provides a 178-degree viewing angle. All three models support UHD resolution - 3840x2160 pixels. The brightness is 300 kd/m₂, the contrast level is 5000:1. The refresh rate is basic - 60 Hz, LED backlight (DLED). Equipped with a quad-core processor, it is possible to connect to the Internet. The kit includes a remote control with a voice control function.

All TVs support DVB-C and DVB-T2 (T2) digital cable and terrestrial television, DVB-S2 digital satellite television. They have a media player that supports the main formats. Two speakers with a total power of 20 W are responsible for the output of sound in any of the presented smart TVs. There is support for Dolby Digital Plus technology.

The latest models run on the domestic operating system SalyutTV and Yandex.

For IRBIS, this is not the first experience in the production of devices that meet the requirements of Russian companies. We are confident that the model range of our TVs included in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade will be in demand for organizations that prefer to use domestic equipment, in particular for schools, medical institutions, multifunctional centers. Our task is to produce products that meet all user requests. said Dmitry Chivin, head of IRBIS.

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