Spears & Munsil Introduce New UHD Benchmark Test Disc Set
Display technology testing resource Spears & Munsil introduced Thursday an updated version of its popular “Ultra HD Benchmark” test discs. The three-disc S&M Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc set, which is available now for $59.94 (currently on special for $47.95) offers an expanded set of unique…
THX Reveals TCL’s 2020 6 Series TVs Will Offer Its New `Game Mode’
THX formally announced Monday that TCL will be the first manufacturer to offer televisions supporting its new THX Game Mode Certification in new 6 Series models due to hit stores soon. THX, which now offers audio and video certification and consultation services in addition to…
Friedrich Makes 8K Viewing Calculators Available Online
For those early 8K video enthusiasts who already have an 8K Ultra HD television or may be planning to get one soon, renowned video expert and industry consultant Florian Friedrich has posted a series of informative articles and native 8K streaming videos to feed your…
LG OLED TV Panels Certified For Eye Comfort
LG Display (LGD), the world’s primary manufacturer of WOLED panels used in almost all of today’s 4K OLED TVs, has received an “Eye Comfort Display certification” from independent testing specialists TÜV Rheinland, for its large-sized OLED TV panels. TÜV Rheinland is a German-based, globally recognized…
15th Annual `TV Shootout’ Begins June 12th In NYC
The 15th Annual Value Electronics’ “TV Shootout Evaluation” event will take place tomorrow, June 12, 2019 between 9am-5pm as part of the CE Week consumer electronics show held in New York City’s Javitz Center. This year, the event will give attendees and invited judges the…
Sony 65A9F Master Series 4K OLED Wins 2018 ‘TV Shoot Out’
Sony’s new Master Series 65A9F 4K Ultra HD OLED TV narrowly beat out a field of the four top-performing 4K flat-panel televisions for 2018 in voting by a panel of “expert” judges to win the annual “TV Shoot Out” presented by Scarsdale, N.Y. high-end electronics…
Calibration Expert: `Is 10,000 Nits Of Brightness Enough?’
Although some experts have warned against going too far with peak luminance in next-generation televisions designs, Tyler Pruitt, technical evangelist with display calibration specialist Portrait Displays/SpectraCal and a SMPTE member, said existing standards aren’t nearly high enough. Speaking at the Insight Media/Samsung-sponsored QLED and other…
Review: Hisense 50R7 Roku TV Offers 4K/HDR At A Value
For the past several years, televisions based on the Roku TV platform have offered some of the best values for big-screen LED-LCD TVs at affordable price points, and the 2018 Hisense R7 Roku TV series is no exception. Like most Roku TVs, this series offers…
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