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Flashback: CES 1986
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2016
The consumer electronics landscape was a very different place 30 years ago. There was no Internet. The marriage of audio and video had yet to be consummated. Brick-size cellphones were a curiosity/status symbol...
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LG: Our 2016 OLED TVs Exceed UHD Alliance Specs
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2016
In a pre-Press Day announcement released hours before its scheduled press conference, LG said the OLED 4K TVs it’s introducing this week at CES 2016 will exceed the “Ultra HD Premium” technical specifications announced last night by the Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA).
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CES 2016 Coverage Begins Tuesday, Jan. 5
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2016
CES, the mother of all consumer technology shows is upon us. The show officially opens Wednesday, January 6 and runs through Saturday, January 9 but our coverage begins tomorrow (Tuesday, January 5), a day packed with wall-to-wall press conferences. Expect news from a number of the majors, including Samsung, LG, Panasonic, and Sony.
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LG to Introduce HDR-Enabled ‘Super UHD’ TVs, Show 8K TV at CES 2016
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2016
Not to be outdone by Samsung’s “SUHD” TVs, LG announced that it will introduce a new line “Super UHD” TVs at CES 2016, which opens Wednesday in Las Vegas.
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Samsung to Unveil Atmos-Enabled Soundbar, New Smart TV Interface at CES 2016
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2016
Samsung announced plans to introduce a Dolby Atmos-enabled 5.1.4-channel soundbar system and a new smart TV interface at CES, which opens Wednesday in Las Vegas.
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Among Those We Lost in 2015…
SV Staff  |  Dec 31, 2015
A partial list of filmmakers, actors, musicians, and AV innovators we lost in 2015...
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Flashback 2005: A 61-Inch TV Only 18 Inches Deep!
SV Staff  |  Dec 31, 2015
A decade ago TVs were getting slimmer but they still had a ways to go by today’s standards. The Samsung HL-R6168W rear-projection DLP set we reviewed in December 2005 boasted 1080p resolution, weighed 99 pounds, and was “only” 18 inches deep...
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SVS to Unveil Multipurpose Height Speaker at CES
SV Staff  |  Dec 30, 2015
SVS announced plans to unveil a multipurpose speaker at CES designed to convey height information in Atmos and DTS:X “immersive surround sound” setups or serve as a surround-channel or center speaker in setups where conventional placement is not possible.
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Samsung to Unveil IoT-Compatible TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 30, 2015
The decade-long “battle for the living room” will enter a new phase next week at CES when Samsung previews a 2016 smart TV lineup featuring SmartThings sensors and an Internet of Things (IoT) hub for linking all connected devices in a home, according to a report in VentureBeat.
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1 in 4 Americans Shun Traditional Pay TV
SV Staff  |  Dec 29, 2015
One in seven American adults (15 percent) are “cord cutters” who have abandoned cable or satellite TV service, while another 9 percent have never subscribed to traditional pay TV, according to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center.
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