Samsung Reveals Super Bowl TV, Soundbar Bundle Deals
For the upcoming Super Bowl LIV and 2020 Oscar celebrations, the competition isn’t limited to the action between the lines or on the stage — it’s already started on retail floors and ecommerce sites. Samsung has announced a national promotion tied to these upcoming viewing…
Roku Launches ‘Roku TV Ready’ Certification
Roku announced at CES 2020 the expansion of its home audio initiative for Roku TVs through a new “Roku TV Ready” certification program that will enable third-party manufacturers of sound bars, audio video receivers and other audio gear that can connect to Roku TVs to…
Hulu Adds Roku To List Of 4K, 5.1-ch Supporting Devices
Hulu quietly revealed on its web site Thursday that it is adding certain Roku digital media streamers to the list of devices supporting 4K Ultra HD and Dolby 5.1 surround sound enhancements streamed through its app. Website Cord Cutters News recently reported that a reader…
Enclave Adds 2 WiSA Certified Speaker Systems
Enclave Audio introduced this week a pair of wireless 5.1-channel home theater speaker systems conforming to the WiSA high-performance wireless speaker technology standard, including the first THX-Certified WiSA system. The Woodland Hills, Calif.–based company announced the two new wireless multi-channel speaker systems, CineHome II ($999.99…
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…
Apple TV+ Goes Live
Apple’s long-awaited Apple TV+ subscription video on demand (SVoD) streaming service launched Friday marking the start of the company’s foray into original content production to complement its growing direct-to-consumer streaming entertainment business. The service fee runs $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial period…
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…
Sony Launches `360 Reality Audio’ Streaming Ecosystem
Fans of multi-channel surround sound music have a new option following the official launch of Sony’s spin on the 360 Reality Audio ecosystem it first demonstrated at CES 2019 last January. Sony kicked off the new format’s launch Tuesday at a press conference in the…
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