Onkyo Unveils TX-RZ20 AV Receiver Series Trio
Onkyo USA introduced this week three new 7.2-channel audio/video receivers in its premium RZ series, due to hit retail stores in June. The new models are targeted at discerning home theater aficionados looking for a multifunctional network AV receiver that is easy to use…
Is The CIA Bugging Your Samsung Smart TV?
Samsung UN65ES8000; group photo ©iStockphoto.com/Jennifer Byron As the HD Guru first warned you back in 2012: your TV can be hacked to spy on you. WikiLeaks Tuesday exposed the hidden dangers that might lurk in your smart TV with the…
Vizio Adds Google Home Control To SmartCast Products
One week after announcing it had updated the SmartCast platform powered by Google’s Chromecast, TV/video display maker Vizio said that its SmartCast enabled products are now compatible with Google Home, Google’s new voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Vizio SmartCast TVs have Chromecast…
Westinghouse, Element, Seiki Introduce First Integrated Fire TVs With Alexa
The Westinghouse, Element and Seiki TV brands, all from Asian-manufacturer Tong Fang Global, will use CES 2017 to unveil the first 4K Ultra HDTVs to integrate Amazon’s Fire TV OS for smart TV streaming. The arrangement makes Amazon the latest vendor of streaming adapters…
CTA: Holidays To Spark 4.5M 4K Ultra HDTV Shipments
CTA Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac It should be another good holiday season for television purchasing and gift giving, although the category that once spurred on Black Friday shopping mania with fistfights over door-buster specials, will be somewhat more subdued as more and more holiday…
Google Unveils 4K Chromecast Ultra With HDR-10, Dolby Vision
Google used its hardware press conference in San Francisco Tuesday to unveil the latest iteration in its family of Chromecast digital media adapters. The new Chromecast Ultra, which is billed as offering the most premium Chromecast streaming video experience to date, is designed to…
Samsung Customer Experience Lab Puts TV Users To The Test
Samsung Customer Experience Lab Team: Jonathan Gaiser, Mike Darnell and Richard Titus. Samsung Electronics wants you to know that it’s hard at work figuring out what you are going to want to do with your TV and how you want to interact with it today…
2016 AV Receivers Adding HDR Friendly Features
It’s starting to become a great time to buy an A/V receiver. The first 2016 TV displays are starting to ship to retail now and that means the latest and greatest home theater systems are right behind them. Unlike last year’s entries, most of this…
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