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TiVo: 1 in 4 Consumers Ready to Cut or Reduce Pay TV
SV Staff  |  Sep 13, 2017  | 
One in four consumers who have subscribed to pay TV for less than 12 months are “extremely likely” to cut or shave the cord in the next six months, according to a survey released today by DVR pioneer TiVo.
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Apple Gets Ready to Bow Airplay2
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 12, 2017  | 
917applebow.jpgApple will take the wraps off a new version of AirPlay in December as part of the forthcoming iOS 11. AirPlay 2 goes multi-room by including a multiple-speaker function that enables you to pick speakers throughout the home. You might send different songs to different rooms. Multiple users can contribute songs to a playlist. AirPlay 2 can also reach Apple TV devices, thanks to the tvOS 11 update, and it integrates with Apple HomeKit smart home devices.
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Installation Pros Gear Up for Smart Tech Surge
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2017  | 
Homeowner requests for smart home installation and service are on the rise, according a new survey of 1,450 smart home installation and maintenance professionals.
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RadioShack Hangs On, Looks to Save a Few Stores
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2017  | 
RadioShack, the once powerful electronics retailer that has been beset with life-threatening financial problems in recent years, is still working to preserve part of the company.
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Remembering 9/11
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 11, 2017  | 
Sixteen years ago today I was sitting in my office in midtown at the north end of Times Square working on my editorial for the November 2001 issue...
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Pirates May Target HDR
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 06, 2017  | 
HDR improves picture quality but also makes content more tempting to steal. Writes a Fox studio executive in Multichannel News: “Fox’s experience is that the moment a high-quality pirate source becomes available, it immediately becomes much more popular than lower-quality sources such as theater camcorders or ‘ordinary’ HD sources, and is therefore a bigger threat to our legitimate business.”
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TV Size Rules Eyed
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 06, 2017  | 
The Federal Trade Commission may reconsider its rules on how TV screen size must be specified in ads. It is now seeking comment on whether to ax the Picture Tube Rule—or in its full bureaucratic splendor, the Deceptive Advertising as to Sizes of Viewable Pictures Shown by Television Receiving Sets Rule. It dates back to 1966, the heart of the direct-view TV era, and requires screen sizes to be quoted by viewable area unless clearly and conspicuously stated otherwise.
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Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits September 2017
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2017  | 
The Yamaha YAS-207 ($299) is the first soundbar with DTS Virtual:X, which simulates a 7.1.4 configuration with height effects but without using height speakers. It sounded better than we’d expected. Look for our review in an upcoming issue...
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MQA-Enabled Smartphone, Sony Walkmans on the Way
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2017  | 
MQA announced yesterday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin that LG’s new V30 will be the first smartphone to support high-resolution Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) audio encoding when it becomes available in the coming weeks and that the technology has been integrated into Sony’s latest Walkman music players.
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Dirac Announces 'Friendly' Room Correction Tool
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2017  | 
Dirac Research, the Swedish developer of the digital sound optimization technology, has announced a mobile app for optimizing home theater audio.
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DTS Play-Fi-enabled Speakers Get Alexa Voice Control
SV Staff  |  Aug 31, 2017  | 
DTS today announced that the first DTS Play-Fi-enabled multiroom wireless speakers to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service are slated to hit the market in the coming weeks.
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Parasound Reprises Popular 5-Ch Amp, Boosts Power
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2017  | 
Parasound will unveil a revamped version of its popular five-channel A 52 amplifier next week in San Diego at CEDIA 2017.
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Bang & Olufsen Teams with LG on OLED TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 30, 2017  | 
LG and Bang & Olufsen today unveiled an OLED TV at IFA in Berlin that is the result of a new collaborative effort between the companies.
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Smart Speakers: The Next Smartphone?
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2017  | 
Smart speakers, the product category Amazon created a couple years ago with its voice-enabled Echo, is abuzz on Wall Street.
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Near Introduces In-Ground Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2017  | 
Near, the Maine-based company known for its indestructible outdoor speakers, has introduced a weatherproof subwoofer designed to be installed in or on the ground.
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