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Dangbei Corrects Projector-Brightness Spec in Settlement with Epson
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 19, 2024
The latest chapter in Epson’s crusade to out projector companies that aren’t playing by the rules continues with China-based Danbei agreeing to correct a bogus brightness spec for one of its projectors rather than potentially face a court-imposed fine.
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Media Room Insider: Dream Theater
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 15, 2024
Imagine walking into a room with a colossal TV screen 7 feet wide by 4 feet tall, a surround-sound system you can hear but not see, smart lighting and shades, and a ceiling that mimics a beautiful star-lit sky. You plop into one of the six comfy leather recliners, kick back and say: “Alexa, turn on the theater.” Like magic, the lights dim, the shades draw, and a radiant night sky appears above. The popcorn machine turns on and the TV and sound system come alive.
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Britain’s Q Acoustics Unveils Mini-Tower Bluetooth Music System
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 15, 2024
British audio specialist Q Acoustics today introduced a décor-friendly, two-speaker wireless music system built around the convenience of high-quality Bluetooth streaming.
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Epson Launches Certified ReNew Program to Give Consumers a Price Break
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 14, 2024
Epson today announced the Epson Certified ReNew program that aims to give consumers besieged with ever-increasing prices in all product categories a break on video projectors, printers, and scanners.
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Audio Video News
Prime Video Drops Support for Dolby Vision and Atmos in Basic Tier
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 14, 2024
Following a year of across-the-board price hikes that have made streaming more expensive than ever before, the hits just keep coming.
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Last Call: 11th Hour Super Bowl TV Deals
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 08, 2024
It’s probably too late to buy a new mondo TV and set it up in time for the big game, but who cares? A great deal is a great deal and there’s still time to take advantage of compelling discounts from all of the major TV brands. But you have to act fast because those deals are about to disappear.
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JLab Taps Knowles to Step Up Earbud Sound Quality
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 07, 2024
JLab, the San Diego-based company known for inexpensive earbuds and headphones that mostly sell for less than $50 at Best Buy and on Amazon, has stepped out of its low-price comfort zone with a $200 set of noise-canceling wireless earbuds that are unique in the market.
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Free NEXTGEN TV Service Is Now Live in Chicago
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 06, 2024
Five television stations have launched NEXTGEN TV service in Chicago, bringing more programming options and other enhancements to viewers who have a NEXTGEN-compatible TV or set-top box and antenna to receive TV over the air.
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AuKing Ordered to Pay $500,000 for Making Deceptive Projector-Brightness Claims
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 05, 2024
For the past few years, Epson has been on a crusade to call out brands that grossly overstate brightness specs in the advertising and product literature they use to promote the projectors they sell. AuKing is the latest brand to receive a public shaming for making deceptive claims regarding the brightness of the cheap projectors it sells on Amazon.
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Best Gear of Late 2023/Early 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 01, 2024
In the waning weeks of 2023, our last few Top Picks included small and large sets of speakers from two well-known but very different brands and two superb TVs — a quantum-dot OLED and a mini-LED Google TV, both reasonably priced. As we kicked off the New Year, the hits kept coming with an audiophile-caliber streaming amp combo, a state-of-the-art AV preamp/processor that leaves little to the imagination, and a high-performing yet affordable streaming amp. Let’s take a closer look...
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