B&W Introduces Panorama 3 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
Legendary high-end speaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkens (B&W) stretched its soundbar portfolio a little closer toward mainstream audiences today with the introduction of its new self-contained soundbar model Panorama 3, now supporting Dolby Atmos. The one-piece 3.0.2 surround sound B&W Panorama 3 is being released…
Testing Begins For Sending NextGen TV Channels Over Cable Systems
Good news for those who can’t (or won’t) use over-the-air TV antennas and aren’t ready to cut the cord — tests have begun for transmitting NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) signals over cable TV platforms. Broadcasters supporting the ATSC 3.0 Phoenix, Arizona Model Market project for…
Ultra HD Forum Updates HDR, Next Gen Audio Guidelines
The television industry’s Ultra HD Forum released this week Version 2.4 of its guidelines offering updated recommendations and specifications for over-the-top (OTT) distribution of Ultra HD content. At the same time, The Forum said it has upgraded its UHD service tracker giving more attention online…
Samsung Reveals 2020 Soundbar Pricing, Availability
In tandem with Thursday’s announcement of Samsung’s first 4K QLED outdoor TV line (The Terrace) and corresponding all-weather Terrace soundbar, the manufacturer officially revealed pricing, availability and specifications on its full 2020 soundbar offerings. Much of the details on these soundbars was previously announced at…
Review: Nvidia Shield TV Streams Brilliant 4K/HDR
Last week we received the new standard (tubular design) Nvidia Shield TV streaming media player based on the Android TV OS and what we found was a slick, speedy performer with lots of apps supporting native 4K/HDR content, a fantastic remote, great gaming responsiveness and…
Nvidia Unveils 2019 Shield TV Pair With Dolby Vision
Nvidia officially launched Monday a pair of next-generation Shield TV streaming media adapters that provide more power to keep the focus on online video gaming as well as movie and TV program streaming. Available now with prices starting at $149 for a standard version and…
dCS Award Honors Ludwig As Advanced Audio Pioneer
Acclaimed audio mastering engineer Bob Ludwig last week was honored by Data Conversion Systems (dCS) as the first recipient of its Legends Award presented in conjunction with the 147th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention in New York City. Ludwig, who was dubbed “a mastering engineer’s…
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