Review: Kaleidescape Strato The Best 4K Player We’ve Tested
If you are a videophile looking for the best Ultra HD Blu-ray player the industry has to offer, you might not want an optical disc player at all, but, rather, a movie player based on hard drive storage. We say this after recently testing…
Paramount To Release Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Ultra HD Blu-ray Titles
Paramount Home Media Distribution will start mastering and releasing movies with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and, in some cases, with Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound on Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs and video streaming, Dolby revealed Thursday. Paramount joins a list of top…
Review: Sony HT-ST5000 Dolby Atmos Soundbar Offers Wide Sound Stage
Sony’s HT-ST5000 Dolby Atmos soundbar was quite a surprise. For only a 2-piece system, this attractively styled unit delivered big sound with a widely dispersed soundstage and clear dialog. What’s more, [amazon_textlink asin=’B06ZYXH1ML’ text=’this $1,498 system’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’54bb5c54-65aa-11e7-abf0-535003c61d78′], reproduces music as well or…
Amazon Prime Day Sale Kicks Off Today
The national shopping holiday — that Amazon, at least, would like us all to start celebrating – known as Amazon Prime Day begins tonight with thousands of bargains running throughout the day on Tuesday, July 11th. Anxious bargain hunters can begin scouring the e-commerce…
Gunn: `GotG2′ To Be 1st Disney Release In 4K/HDR
Hollywood director James Gunn announced on his official Facebook page Wednesday that Walt Disney Studios will release his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 for home video in 4K Ultra HD resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut. Gunn’s post…
Samsung Adds DTS 5.1 Firmware Update To Atmos Soundbars
Samsung confirmed that a recent firmware update (version 3113.5) was released last week for its Dolby Atmos soundbars, models HW-K850 and HW-K950, bringing support for DTS 5.1 surround. Previously, when fed a DTS 5.1 channel signal, the soundbars had to down mix the format…
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One X High-Powered 4K Gaming Console
Microsoft used the video gaming industry’s E3 Show in Los Angeles this week to unveil its long-awaited Xbox One X gaming console, which the company is calling the most powerful of its kind. The console will hit store shelves worldwide on November 7th and…
Blackfire RED Wi-Fi Protocol To Improve Wireless Home Integration
Home entertainment network startup, Blackfire Research, introduced Monday its Blackfire RED real-time entertainment distribution framework, billed as the industry’s only wireless entertainment-centric infrastructure software framework designed to overcome the limitations of using in-home Wi-Fi media applications. Blackfire designed Blackfire RED wireless applications and products…
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