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Pioneer Adds 3 AV Receivers to Elite Series
SV Staff  |  Sep 08, 2015  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2015  | 
Pioneer has added three Dolby Atmos-equipped, 9.2-channel receivers to its Elite Series: the SC-99 ($2,500), SC-97 ($2,000), and SC-95 ($1,600).
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How Big Data Drives Personalized Music Recommendations
SV Staff  |  Sep 08, 2015  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2015  | 
Ever wonder how music apps like Songza and Rdio figure out what music to recommend to listeners—especially listeners with unpredictably eclectic tastes that run from metal to Mozart?
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Poll Recap: Disc-Based Viewing Key for Half of Respondents
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2015  | 
Earlier this week we asked how much of your home entertainment viewing is disc-based as opposed to streaming from a subscription service such as Netflix, buying/renting digital content online, or video on demand via cable or satellite. Turns out that discs play an important role for about half of survey respondents...
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LG 4K OLED TVs Now Support HDR Streaming
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2015  | 
Owners of LG’s EG9600 and EF9500 series 4K OLED televisions will be able to stream high dynamic range (HDR)-encoded content via the Amazon Video app available through LG’s webOS Smart TV platform
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Def Tech Announces Super Slim Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2015  | 
Definitive Technology has taken a minimalist approach in the design of its new W Studio Micro soundbar/wireless streaming system, which squeezes seven drivers into an enclosure that’s 43 inches wide and only 1.75 inches tall.
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Samsung Announces Ultra HD Blu-ray Player at IFA
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2015  | 
Samsung announced at the IFA 2015 consumer electronics show in Berlin that it will launch a 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray player early next year at a price of less than $500, according to press reports.
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CBS to Live Stream Regular Season NFL Games for First Time
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2015  | 
CBS Sports announced plans to stream NFL games in October and November, marking the first time regular season games will be streamed live.
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Kuro, Redux? Panasonic Launches “4K Pro” OLED TV at European Show
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2015  | 
Panasonic may have a follow-up to the legendary Kuro plasma TV technology that it acquired from Pioneer in 2009. The company introduced a 65-inch “4K Pro” OLED TV at the IFA 2015 consumer electronics show in Berlin said to deliver its most accurate picture quality ever.
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New Bose SoundLink II Wireless Headphone Touts 15-Hour Battery Life
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2015  | 
Bose today introduced the SoundLink II full-size wireless headphone featuring 15 hours of battery life, NFC Bluetooth pairing, and a foldable, lightweight and impact-resistant design for use on-the-go.
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Polk Launches Entry-Level Home Theater Speakers
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2015  | 
Polk Audio has introduced the T Series, a mix and match collection of entry-level home theater speakers of modeled after the Monitor Series that launched the company 43 years ago.
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HDMI 2.0a: What, Again?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 01, 2015  | 
HDMI 2.0a is almost upon us. But why? Didn’t A/V manufacturers just assimilate HDMI 2.0?

The answer is that HDMI 2.0a will further improve picture quality, firming up 2.0’s Ultra HD support with complementary HDR (high dynamic range) technology. Does that mean 2.0a will transmit video in a new way?

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Discs Hold On in Our Streaming World
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2015  | 
It should come as no surprise that nearly three quarters (73%) of Americans age 12 and up are “actively consuming movies and TV shows for home viewing,” according to Nielsen statistics. What may surprise you is that only 12% of consumers are “digital-only consumers of entertainment.”
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Smartphones and Tablets Are Transforming Audio
SV Staff  |  Aug 31, 2015  | 
The global audio market is being profoundly reshaped by smartphones and tablets as they become go-to devices for wirelessly streaming music, according to a new study from IHS Technology.
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Pirates Crack 4K Copy Protection on Netflix
SV Staff  |  Aug 31, 2015  | 
Pirates have found a way around the High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection (HDCP) scheme used by Netflix and other content providers to prevent copyrighted 4K content from being copied, according to a post on Torrent Freak.
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Did FCC Cop Out on Cable Rates?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 28, 2015  | 
The average cable subscriber is staggering under constant rate hikes. But don’t expect any help from the Federal Communications Commission. It has just issued a ruling saying cable operators are presumed to face “effective competition.” That will make it harder for local governments to petition for regulation of skyrocketing cable rates.
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