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Netflix Ends Support for Old Roku Streamers
SV Staff  |  Oct 23, 2023
In his new post, “Breaking Up Is Easy to Do,” Ken Pohlmann decries Netflix’s recent decision to dust out the cobwebs and render older TVs, Blu-ray players and other streaming devices useless — at least when it comes to watching movies and shows on Netflix. The list includes Roku, which has 73.5 million active accounts worldwide and commands an amazing 43% share of smart TVs sold in the U.S.
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Industry Group Says New Plug-In for Developers Will Expand the Reach of HDR10+ Gaming
SV Staff  |  Oct 19, 2023
HDR10+ Technologies LLC, the industry group that supports the HDR10+ high dynamic range (HDR) standard with over 150 adopters and more than 8,000 supported devices, today announced a new HDR10+ Gaming plug-in for game developers who use Epic Games’ Unreal Engine (a.k.a. UE).
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Why Wait for Holiday Discounts?
SV Staff  |  Oct 19, 2023
At least that appears to be the thinking at Atlantic Technology and Zvox, two New England-based companies that announced pre-holiday-season discounts this week.
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AudioQuest Expands PowerQuest Lineup
SV Staff  |  Sep 20, 2023
AudioQuest has expanded its PowerQuest line of power conditioners with three new models that borrow “critical DNA” from the brand’s much higher priced flagship Niagara line.
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China’s XGIMI Corrects Misleading Projector Specs in Settlement with Epson
SV Staff  |  Sep 18, 2023
In the latest chapter of Epson’s crusade against deceptive advertising practices in the video projection industry, Chinese portable projection specialist XGIMI today agreed to correct inaccurate brightness specs it had published for four of its projectors.
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TCL Ships 4K TVs Featuring Fire TV at Budget Prices
SV Staff  |  Sep 18, 2023
TCL has announced that its first 4K QLED TVs to feature Amazon’s Fire TV streaming platform are now available at budget prices ranging from $250 for a 43-inch S4 series model to $800 for a 75-inch Q6 series set.
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ShowsCEDIA 2023
Efforts to Revitalize Integra Start with Flagship AVR
SV Staff  |  Sep 13, 2023
In the Integra booth at last week’s CEDIA Expo 2023, all eyes were on the recently introduced DRX-8.4 AV receiver, the lynchpin in the brand’s highly regarded AVR lineup.
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ShowsCEDIA 2023
CEDIA Expo 2023 Video Roundup: Epson, LG, MadVR
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2023
Video projection and the various ways to achieve a near perfect image were touchstones of last week’s CEDIA Expo 2023 in Denver. Check out our booth visits with Epson, LG, and the video purists at MadVR Labs.
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CEDIA Expo 2023 Speaker Roundup: JL Audio, DALI, PSB, Bang & Olufsen
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2023
Good speakers are the cornerstone of any music or home theater system and they were plentiful at last week’s CEDIA Expo 2023 in Denver. But instead of traditional freestanding speakers, the focus was on speakers designed for mounting in or on the wall, indoors and outdoors, with a few notable exceptions. Check out our booth visits with JL Audio, DALI, PSB, and the king of lifestyle speakers, Bang & Olufsen.
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ShowsCEDIA 2023
Hisense Hits Price/Performance Sweet Spot with New 100” 4K TV
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2023
Doug Kern, group marketing director for Hisense USA, walked S&V’s Mark Henninger through the highlights of the company’s new 100-inch 4K TV at CEDIA Expo 2023, which wrapped up over the weekend.
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