Edifier Adds Alexa-Enabled Soundbar, Bluetooth Speakers
Edifier, the manufacturer of high quality, high value speakers, home theater systems and headphones, recently used CES 2019 to unveil a forthcoming lineup of new models highlighted by the company’s “first smart home theater system,” featuring a wireless soundbar. The company also presented it first…
Sony Super Bowl TV Promo Offers Two Choices
Fans of Sony televisions looking to get ready for Super Bowl LIII between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots have the two big-screen promotional options to consider, each offering hundreds of dollars in savings at a special price of $1,798. Those who…
Review: Yamaha RX-V685 Offers Big Bang For The Bucks
Yamaha has long earned high accolades for the natural sound quality it gets from its highly engineered audio video receivers, and over the years this distinctive high-level of natural sound has filtered down into lower price ranges. The Yamaha RX-V685 is an example of a…
LG Launches 8K TV In 2 Technology Flavors
LG Electronics announced at CES 2019 its new television lines, highlighted by the first consumer 88-inch 8K Ultra HD OLED TV and a 75-inch 8K “Nano Cell” full-array LED-LCD TV. The 8K sets will join expanded lines of large-screen 4K LED-LCD TVs and 4K OLEDs,…
Funai 4K Android TVs Add Google Assistant AI
Funai introduced Wednesday its first Philips-branded 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV series incorporating both the Android TV smart TV platform and built-in Google Assistant AI voice control The Philips 4K Android TVs, which will be presented at next week’s CES 2019 in its Renaissance Hotel…
Viotek Unveils Widescreen Gaming Monitors
Viotek introduced Friday three new high-resolution curved-screen gaming optimized LED-LCD monitors, highlighted by the 49-inch SUW49C Ultrawide HDR gaming monitor offering a wide 32:9 aspect ratio. Other models coming to market include the 35-inch GN35DR Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor and GN32DR 32-inch WQHD-resolution Curved Gaming…
HDMI 2.1 Slowly Moves Into The Market
Slowly the next-generation HDMI digital connector interface known as HDMI 2.1 is advancing toward the consumer marketplace, but implementations supporting all of the numerous features the next-generation specification covers are probably at lease a year away, experts say. As a result, some of these features…
Firmware Updates For `eARC’ Begin To Arrive
If you recently purchased a better-performing AV receiver, soundbar and 4K television, there is a good chance a significant boost in performance and convenience is heading your way soon. That’s because manufacturers including Sony, Denon and others have either recently pushed to select step-up products…
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