Moves Suggest Samsung Ending Domestic LCD Production
According to a report out of Korea last week, Samsung Display, the display panel maker for the giant conglomerate, has halted production of some of its Gen-8 LCD panel operations in South Korea, as it turns to its new Gen 11 LCD fab in China…
Dirac Unveils Live Bass Management System
Swedish sound technology developer Dirac introduced today Dirac Live Bass Management for the residential AV market. Dirac Live Bass Management is a unique room acoustics solution that optimizes a system’s subwoofers and speakers to deliver consistent, accurate bass throughout an entire room. The company plans…
Media Titans Square Off With Streaming Services
The over-the-top streaming space got a lot more interesting this week with further announcements of plans for forthcoming and newly launched streaming services that have their sights set on rival Netflix’s crown for digital market supremacy. Among the recent streaming news makers were Apple which…
Study: Wireless Carriers Throttle Video Continually
If you stream a lot of movies or video entertainment via one of the four major U.S. wireless carriers, we’ve got some research you might find interesting. A new study conducted by research teams at Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst at a…
TCL Unveils 1st Mini-LED 4K UHD QLED LCD TVs
Signaling its plans to move up market in the U.S. television business, TCL introduced Thursday the world’s first full-array micro-LED backlit 4K Ultra HD LCD TV. The 75- and 65-inch “8 Series” sets, which like all TCL North American televisions, will feature The Roku TV…
Roku Channel Adds 5 Free Live TV Services
Roku is adding five new free live channels to The Roku Channel, the streaming company’s ad-supported content app. Users of Roku TVs and streaming devices will now be able to watch the Fubo Sports Network to see live sports-related news coverage; USA Today; Now This;…
Roku, Walmart Agree To Audio Product Deal
It looks like anyone interested in picking up a pair of smart speakers optimized for Roku smart TVs, soon will be able to find them at Walmart under the discount store chain’s “onn” private label brand. The announcement was made somewhat cryptically as part of…
Review: Hisense 65H9F 4K TV Takes A Quantum Leap
Hisense recently launched its H9F 2019 premium 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TV series which ups the picture quality game with quantum dot color expanding technology. The two-model series (so far) is the next step up from the H8F series in Hisense’s ULED Premium 4K…
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