RT America To Cease Operations In Wake Of Crisis In Ukraine
Faced with cascading removals of Russian Today channels from distribution services and platforms around the world in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, RT America, the U.S.-facing news/opinion channel backed with Russian-government funding, announced it will cease operations and lay off staff in coming…
Netflix Adds Support For xHE-AAC Audio Codec In Its Android Apps
Netflix has added support for the advanced xHE-AAC audio codec for content streamed via its Android apps to allow consistent loudness and fidelity of dialog and music between TVs and mobile devices. The information affirming that the Fraunhofer-licensed codec is now a part of the…
Denon Unveils Compact Roku TV Ready Soundbar 550
Sound United’s Denon audio brand unveiled Thursday the Home Soundbar 550 compact soundbar with Atmos and DTS:X surround sound. The Soundbar is also compatible with a range of supported platforms including HEOS multi-room wireless music streaming and is Roku TV Ready ensuring simple use and…
Review: Samsung HW-Q950T Raises The Sound Bar
Samsung has been churning out impressively high quality soundbars for the past few years now, but with the release of the 2020 flagship HW-Q950T the company has raised the bar to high quality multi-channel surround sound considerably higher. First, anyone who happens to own one…
Review: Roku Streambar Offers Great 2-For-1 Value Performance
Roku this week officially released the Roku Streambar as the latest addition to the company’s growing line of affordably priced sound-for-video components with built-in Roku media streaming. Think of the Roku Streambar ($129.99 suggested retail) as a more compact alternative to the company’s longer Roku…
Review: Roku Ultra 2020 Gets Snappier, Brings Dolby Vision
Today, Roku is making available the 2020 version of its flagship premium Roku Ultra HDMI-connected set-top media streamer, and we believe many people dissatisfied with the way they get streaming apps and content will find this a good add-on solution. The good news is that…
LG Smart TVs Get Amazon Music App Plus Special Features, Offers
LG OLED, NanoCell and other LG smart TVs in the United States dating back to 2016 are being updated this month with an integrated Amazon Music App. The Amazon Music App brings Prime members access to more than 2 million pre-selected songs and over 1,000…
Xiaomi Unveils Android TV 1080p Mi TV Streaming Stick
Xiaomi, one of China’s largest and fastest-growing mobile and home entertainment electronics companies, launched for the U.S. market Wednesday a new Android TV-based Mi TV Stick that is billed as a value-priced pocket-sized 1080p streaming media player for use at home and on the road….
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