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HDMI Forum Announces Ultra High Speed Cable Certification Program
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2020  | 
The HDMI Forum used CES 2020 as a springboard to announce a certification program for “ultra-high-speed” HDMI cables to ensure products marked under that banner are compliant with all HDMI 2.1 capabilities, including 4K and 8K video, high-dynamic range (HDR), variable refresh rate (VRR), and enhanced audio return channel (eARC).
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Hisense Touts Performance with Dual Cell LCD and Quantum Dots
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 07, 2020  | 
Chinese TV brand Hisense came to CES to burnish its technology and performance credentials with more premium offerings, including TVs with proprietary Dual Cell LCD technology that delivers pixel-level dimming, an expanded selection of 4K LCD TVs with wide-color-gamut quantum-dot panels, and demonstrations of 8K TVs that might launch in the second half depending on demand.
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Hogar Offers Smart Home Brains and Beauty
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2020  | 
There have been lots of developments over the years in the category of smart lighting control, but most of these smart controls don’t really look much different or nicer than a classic paddle switch you can pick up for a couple of bucks at your local Home Depot. Hogar Controls feels that the modern smart home deserves something that looks better than just an ordinary light switch, and the company’s new Prima Touch Switch line offers a sleek designer finish that makes your modern home actually look modern!
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IMAX Enhanced Ready for Primetime
John Sciacca  |  Jan 10, 2020  | 
Since it was initially teased at CEDIA in 2018, IMAX has been parsing out information s-l-o-w-l-y about its new Enhanced program. There have been occasional partner announcements, a random IMAX Enhanced 4K Blu-ray documentary, and promises of streaming providers to come. Well, it seems we are finally at a point where IMAX Enhanced is a thing, and you can start watching movies in some of the best quality available now!
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Integra DTR-8.8 A/V receiver
Daniel Kumin  |  Jul 08, 2008  | 
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JBL L82 Classic Makes Old New Again
John Sciacca  |  Jan 09, 2020  | 
Who doesn’t remember the iconic Maxell tape ad with the guy sitting in the chair and his martini being blown away by great audio? The speakers in that ad were JBL L100s, an all-time best seller for JBL, and a 3-way model originally released in 1970. A couple of years ago the company resurrected this design by introducing the L100 Classic, a retro-styled design with updated technology that quickly became a surprise hit. This year JBL is introducing a new model to this retro-styled line, the L82 Classic Bookshelf.
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JBL Offers Truly Wireless Atmos 9.1 Bar
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2020  | 
JBL launched a new suite of soundbars at CES, but by far the most exciting for Sound & Vision readers will be the company’s new Bar 9.1, JBL’s first soundbar with Dolby Atmos built-in. The bar not only delivers full 5.1.4 Atmos and DTS:X immersive audio playback, but does it with true wireless operation of the surround speakers.
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Klipsch Enters Automotive Audio In Partnership with Panasonic
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2020  | 
Klipsch has been a powerhouse in home audio for 74 years but the iconic brand has never ventured into the new-car automotive audio space — until now.
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Klipsch Stresses Audio Performance in New Soundbars
John Sciacca  |  Jan 09, 2020  | 
Speaker manufacturers are catching on to the fact that just because someone is buying a soundbar doesn’t mean that they want to sacrifice a quality audio experience. Klipsch released three new bars at CES, with all models crafted from wood and utilizing horn-loaded technology to look and sound like the brand’s acclaimed Reference speakers and deliver a premium soundbar experience.
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Klipsch Teams with McLaren on Performance Headphones
John Sciacca  |  Jan 09, 2020  | 
There are hundreds (thousands?) of different headphone models floating around Las Vegas at CES this week, but only Klipsch Audio is the official headphone partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Racing team, and the two brands have teamed up to produce three new headphones that not only have unparalleled quality, but also excellent design crafted from the finest materials for serious performance. And all models are accentuated with McLaren’s signature color: Papaya Orange.
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Konka Prepares to Conquer the Western TV World
Al Griffin  |  Jan 09, 2020  | 
Chinese manufacturer Konka has been a regular exhibitor at CES for years. What’s different about the company’s presence at this particular CES is they are showing a number of new TVs destined for sale in the U.S. and Canada in 2020.
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Lamborghini Offers Ultimate Alexa Experience
John Sciacca  |  Jan 10, 2020  | 
If your only reason for holding off on purchasing a new Lamborghini Huracan EVO to this point was that you were worried it wouldn’t integrate well with your new smart home, good news! At CES this week Amazon and Lamborghini announced that the 2020 EVO will be the first car to feature Alexa in-car integration!
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LG Doubles Down on 8K with Huge Screens, Thin OLED
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 06, 2020  | 
New 4K and 8K TVs got plenty of play at LG’s news conference on the eve of CES 2020.

LG is doubling down on 8K Ultra HD, “ultra-large” screen sizes of 70 to 88 inches, and thin OLED TVs in its 2020 lineup, which also includes the brand’s first models with Next Gen ATSC 3.0 TV tuners and the UHD Alliance’s Filmmaker Mode.

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LG’s New 48-Inch OLED TV’s Got Game
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2020  | 
LG’s massive OLED TV rollout at CES 2020 includes the company’s smallest OLED yet: the 48-inch CX series model. And while the new baby OLED is packed with all the other features found in other models from the company, including 4K resolution, a9 Gen 3 AI processor, Dolby Vision HDR, and HDMI 2.1 connectivity, its gaming features are what the company chose to highlight in its CES booth.
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Mark Levinson Makes Audiophile Ownership Less Expensive
John Sciacca  |  Jan 08, 2020  | 
There are those marquee brands in the high-end world that carry instant name cachet and immediately call to mind cost-no-object designs that most mortals can only aspire to owning. Dropping names like Krell, McIntosh, Trinnov, and Wilson Audio lets fellow AV aficionados know you’re familiar with truly high-end. Mark Levinson is a company that definitely belongs on that list of names, and with the company’s 5000 Series of products, they are trying to make membership in the audiophile owners’ club a bit less daunting, and also attract the next generation of music loving audiophiles.
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