Vizio Moves To Settle TV Privacy Class Action Case
The on-going consumer privacy class action lawsuit against TV maker Vizio is a nearing a $17 million settlement that could earn disgruntled customers a modest payout. The deal is still subject to final approval from the court, but if upheld it will be the second…
Review: Hisense 55H8E 4K LED-LCD TV Adds Alexa
For the past two years, Hisense has offered an H8 series of 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TVs that we have found to be among the best values on the market for consumers on budget. We are reviewing here 2018’s 55-inch model in the H8E series…
TV Shoot Out Experts: Don’t Fret Over Missing HDMI 2.1
A commonly asked question from anyone looking to buy a premium 4K Ultra HDTV today is “will it be compatible with the new HDMI 2.1 input standard.” Experts in the field of home theater installation, and AV testing and calibration technologies who attended last Sunday’s…
Sony 65A9F Master Series 4K OLED Wins 2018 ‘TV Shoot Out’
Sony’s new Master Series 65A9F 4K Ultra HD OLED TV narrowly beat out a field of the four top-performing 4K flat-panel televisions for 2018 in voting by a panel of “expert” judges to win the annual “TV Shoot Out” presented by Scarsdale, N.Y. high-end electronics…
Trump Tariff Exemptions Save Jobs Of Element TV Workers
The Trump administration this week gave a reprieve to the jobs of some 126 South Carolina TV factory workers by making an exemption for certain LCD TV component parts from a list of tariffs issued last July. According to a report Tuesday by The Greenville News,…
Hisense Prepares To Launch Dual-Laser 4K ‘Laser TV’
Hisense traveled to CEDIA Expo last week to take the wraps off its new dual-laser ultra short throw 4K projector and 2018 H9E series 4K Ultra HD flat-panel LCD TVs for the custom market. Although the company is steadily growing its share of the mainstream…
IMAX Enhanced Certification Coming To Your Home Theater
The folks at that giant-screen movie company known as IMAX, used the recent custom electronics “CEDIA” Expo to unveil a new certification program designed to bring the IMAX experience home. Dubbed IMAX Enhanced, the new certification program focuses not only on delivering the big-screen high-resolution…
Sonnenfeld: Not Everything Needs To Be Shot In 4K, HDR
Director and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld delivered an unexpected message Wednesday to home theater product reviewers attending a CEDIA Expo-eve symposium for Sony’s 2018 4K SXRD projectors — 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) are great, but not everything looks better using them. Sony brought the…
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