Sony Unveils HT-A3000 Soundbar With 360 Spatial Audio Surround Capability
Sony announced Tuesday that it is adding a new soundbar supporting the company’s 360 Spatial Audio immersive 3D surround sound format in the model HT-A3000. The Sony HT-A3000 ($699.99 suggested retail price) features 3.1 channels, three front speakers including a dedicated center speaker, and a…
Sony Unveils Trio Of Wide-Angle APS-C E-Mount Lenses
Sony Electronics unveiled Wednesday an expansion to its E-mount lens lineup with three new wide-angle APS-C lens family options. The E-mount trio will be available starting in July and includes the power zoom G lens E PZ 10-20mm F4 G (model SELP1020G) carrying a $749.99…
Sony TV Shipments Fell, As Sales Dollars Increased In Its Fiscal 2021
Sony’s Entertainment Technology & Services business segment saw its global unit shipments of TV sets decline -8.6% from 9.3 million in the company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 to 8.5 million in FY 2021, according to the company’s supplemental financial reporting. However, the benefit…
Sony Formally Releases Pricing, Availability On 2022 Premium TV Lineup
Sony Electronics formally released pricing and availability on its 2022 TV lineup for North America Monday, highlighted by new 4K OLED televisions and the company’s first Mini LED backlit LCD TV models. The highly anticipated TV lineup will be powered by Sony’s latest Cognitive XR…
Samsung Display Reportedly Tells Employees Its QD-OLED Panel Yield Rate Has Hit 75%
Samsung Display reportedly announced to employees this month that the yield rate for its new QD-OLED panel technology has reached 75%. Technology trade news resource Business Korea recently reported that Samsung’s display panel manufacturing company made the unusual announcement on a recent internal employee bulletin…
Firmware Update To Bring 360 Reality Audio Enhancements To Sony Soundbar Pair
Starting at 6 p.m. tonight (April 14) Sony is releasing an over-the-air firmware update for its premium HT-A7000 and HT-A5000 soundbars, enhancing their 360 Spatial Sound Mapping capabilities. Sony said the update to the HT-A7000 and HT-A5000 soundbars will enable accessing the expanded 360 Spatial…
Sony: Cheaper 4K OLED TV Series Will Not Be Available In The U.S.
A new Sony A75K entry 4K OLED TV series announced this week by CE tech enthusiast sites in Europe and other global markets, will not be coming to the U.S., a representative of Sony Electronics’ U.S. told HD Guru. News of the new A75K 4K…
TrendForce: Global TV Shipments To Grow 3.4% To 217M Units In 2022
Driven by more advanced new TV features/technologies, and predicted lower average prices on more mainstream models, global TV set shipments should reach 217 million units for full-year 2022, up 3.4% over 2021, market analyst TrendForce forecast this week. The market research firm estimated full-year 2021…
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