Xfinity To Offer Olympics Coverage In 4K Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
Giant U.S. cable multisystem operator Comcast confirmed that it will be offering its Xfinity cable TV subscribers with X1 boxes coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics for the first time live in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and Dolby Atmos surround…
Tokyo Olympics To Be Offered Live In 4K, Dolby Atmos
NBCUniversal announced Thursday that it will offer live coverage of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (July 23-Aug. 8, 2021) in 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos surround sound for the first time to carriage partners, although it will be up to individual service distributors and…
Apple To Launch Lossless, Dolby Atmos On Apple Music
Apple revealed Monday that it is stepping up its audio quality for Apple Music subscribers with the addition of lossless streaming music and Dolby Atmos spatial audio when played back over certain devices including: Apple TV, HomePods and earphones. Apple said “spatial audio gives artists…
LG Launches 2021 U.S. Sound Bars
LG Electronics USA announced Friday availability and pricing as it begins the rollout of its 2021 Sound Bar lineup. The five-model lineup, once again, has been engineered for the best combination of premium audio experience, design, control convenience and value, the company said The new…
Samsung Reveals Prices On 2021 Soundbar Trio
Samsung announced this week that pricing and pre-orders are now available on select 2021 Q-Series and A-Series Soundbars. The 2021 Samsung soundbar models revealed so far include: the HW-A450 2.1ch Soundbar with Dolby Audio ($199.99 suggested retail); the HW-Q700A 3.1.2ch Soundbar w/ Dolby Atmos/DTS:X ($699.99);…
Polk Launches Reserve Series Loudspeaker Lineup
Sound United’s Polk Audio speaker brand introduced Tuesday its latest high-performance Reserve Series loudspeaker series for music, movie and gaming applications. Polk said the 9-model Reserve Series was designed for high-performance at value prices, using advanced materials and acoustic engineering. The series is certified for…
Review: Panasonic SC-HTB01 Soundbar Aids Hearing For Games
Panasonic isn’t exactly known for its gaming expertise, but it has been known for decades as an expert at developing excellent sounding audio equipment, often at a very good value. In that tradition, the company’s recently introduced the SoundSlayer Gaming Speaker (SC-HTB01), which impressed us…
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…
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