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…
Konka Unveils 2021 TVs With WebOS, Smart Home Devices
In advance of next week’s virtual CES 2021, China-based TV brand Konka, which made its North American debut last fall, announced a range of products for 2021 including an assortment of smart TVs based on a choice of Andriod TV or LG’s popular webOS smart…
Epson Ships EpiqVision LS-500 4K Short Throw Projector Bundles
Epson announced Wednesday that it is now shipping its EpiqVision Ultra LS-500 4K ultra-short-throw Laser TV bundled with a choice of either a 100-inch or 120-inch ambient light rejection screen for flat-panel TV-like performance. The Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS-500 Laser TV, which was first announced…
NVIDIA Releases Shield TV Experience 8.2 With Upscaler
Shield TV media streamers from NVIDIA began to receive this week a firmware update — known as “the Shield Software Experience Upgrade 8.2” — bringing a host of features and improvements to owners of Shield TV Android TV set top boxes from various release years….
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….
Hisense To Update Certain 2018-’19 Android TVs To v.9 Pie OS In July
Hisense will soon begin transitioning certain older Hisense Android smart TV models to the Android TV v.9 operating system, company executives have confirmed. Gradually, manufacturers of Android-based TVs from 2019 and in some cases earlier, are transitioning some of their legacy model series to the…
TCL Adds Line Of Value HD Android TVs As Best Buy Exclusives
TCL announced Friday that it has expanded its lineup of Roku-based smart TVs for North America with a pair of models featuring the Android TV operating system available now through Best Buy. In recent years, the China-based manufacturer has been climbing up the U.S. TV…
Sony Android TVs Get HBO Max App
AT&T/Warner Media’s new premium streaming service HBO Max is available now on a handful of smart TVs, gaming consoles and media streaming devices, but slowly this is starting to expand. On Friday Sony announced that the HBO Max app is now available to U.S. customers…
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