5 Stations Join ATSC 3.0 Phoenix Test Project
The next generation of over-the-air TV broadcasting continues its slow transition to the ATSC 3.0 standard with five stations joining the experimental Phoenix Model Market project. The FCC this week announced that it has granted requests from five commercial and public U.S. TV broadcasters in…
Xiaomi Mi Box 3 Brings 4K, HDR10, New Android OS
Xiaomi this week introduced its next-generation Android TV-based Mi Box S, offering a library of more than 3,000 apps. With Android TV, the Xiaomi Mi Box 3 is a contender of the Nvidia Shield, Google Chromecast dongles, Amazon’s Fire TV adapters and Roku’s popular streaming…
Review: Samsung 8K QLED TV Dazzles With Brightness
Ladies and gentlemen, we have now officially moved into the realm of 8K resolution television, and based on our review of the new 85-inch Samsung QN85Q900 8K full-array QLED model, it is going to be a very bright and colorful video world to behold. The…
Review: Hisense 55H8E 4K LED-LCD TV Adds Alexa
For the past two years, Hisense has offered an H8 series of 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TVs that we have found to be among the best values on the market for consumers on budget. We are reviewing here 2018’s 55-inch model in the H8E series…
TV Shoot Out Experts: Don’t Fret Over Missing HDMI 2.1
A commonly asked question from anyone looking to buy a premium 4K Ultra HDTV today is “will it be compatible with the new HDMI 2.1 input standard.” Experts in the field of home theater installation, and AV testing and calibration technologies who attended last Sunday’s…
CEDIA Brings Out High-End Surround Sound Solutions
Sound United’s Denon and Marantz brands used CEDIA Expo to unveil the first audio video receivers and a new preamp processor that will carry IMAX Enhanced certification, assuring compatibility with and the ability to match the high-performance standards established for forthcoming IMAX Enhanced content from…
Pioneer Unveils Elite-Brand Universal Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Helping to fill the void left by the departure of Oppo, Pioneer & Onkyo U.S.A. Corp. used CEDIA Expo last week to unveil a new universal disc player supporting Ultra HD Blu-ray playback under the company’s Elite brand. The high-end Elite UDP-LX500 ($1,099 suggested retail)…
Sonnenfeld: Not Everything Needs To Be Shot In 4K, HDR
Director and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld delivered an unexpected message Wednesday to home theater product reviewers attending a CEDIA Expo-eve symposium for Sony’s 2018 4K SXRD projectors — 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) are great, but not everything looks better using them. Sony brought the…
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