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…
TCL 8 Series Mini-LED 4K TVs Go On Sale Through Best Buy
TCL’s amazing new mini-LED-based Series 8 4K Roku TVs are on sale for pre-orders in the U.S. now exclusively through Best Buy stores, the company announced. As we previously reported, the models include two new TCL Roku TV 8-Series 4K UHD Mini-LED LCD TVs including…
OnePlus Launches TVs In India With Eyes To U.S.
Following on the recent successes of China-based television manufacturing brands TCL and Hisense, additional contenders are lining up to take their shots at markets around the world. The latest challenger is a Chinese electronics brand called “OnePlus.” The heretofore maker of smartphones just announced in…
Samsung Kicks Off Sweet Summer TV Promotions
Samsung has kicked off a mid-summer promotion offering savings of up to $1,500 on many of its 2019 QLED-LED LCD 4K, 8K and Frame TV series and models. We include below a list of the qualifying units, along with links, where available, to purchase one…
Getting The Most Audio Out Of 2017-19 Premium LG TVs
We frequently get questions from readers with LG 4K OLED or NanoCell/Super UHD TVs asking why they can’t get Dolby Atmos or Dolby TrueHD surround sound from their supporting television. So, in the interest of updating and clarifying the issue here we offer a few…
Onkyo Adds IMAX Enhanced AV Receiver
Onkyo USA introduced Wednesday a pair THX Certified Select network A/V receivers including Onkyo’s first IMAX Enhanced Certified 9.2-channel model, the TX-NR797. The Onkyo TX-NR797 ($699 suggested retail) and Onkyo TX-NR696 ($599) both support the Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object-based surround sound formats, 3D sound…
Netflix Streams Higher-Quality Surround Sound
Netflix revealed through a Tech Blog on its web site today that it has started improving the quality of audio delivered via its streamed programming. The over-the-top content provider announced the availability of what it calls “high-quality audio,” defined as sound delivered at a higher…
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