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Bill Maher Comedy Special Slated for Digital Release
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2018
HBO has announced that the stand-up comedy special Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma that aired July 7 will be available for digital download August 6.
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Vanco Introduces HDMI Wireless Extender, Bluetooth Adapter
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2018
Vanco, an Illinois-based distributor of electronic accessories, has announced an HDMI extender that wirelessly extends signals up to 131 feet and a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver kit that brings wireless connectivity to components that lack it.
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1More Updates Gaming Headphones with 3D Sound Technology
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2018
China-based headphone specialist 1More, maker of the Quad Driver earphones that made our 2017 Top Picks list, has announced an updated version of its Spearhead VR gaming headphones that uses processing developed by pro-sound company Waves Audio to “eliminate the ‘head effect’ and enhance the sense of space and position.”
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Amazon Prime Video to Support Dolby Atmos
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2018
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will be the first Amazon video release to carry a Dolby Atmos soundtrack when it becomes available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video August 31.
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Audirvana Plus Music Player Comes to Windows 10
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2018
Audirvana, maker of the Audirvana Plus audiophile music player for Mac users, has introduced a Windows 10 version of the software.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1999: World’s Biggest TV!
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2018
Nineteen years ago this month, Sound & Vision had just published its fifth issue. The cover featured the “world’s biggest TV” — an 80-inch Mitsubishi rear-projection TV that was positively huge by today’s skinny-TV standards.
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AudioQuest ‘Optical HDMI’ Cable Good for 100 Feet
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2018
AudioQuest has announced a hybrid optical/HDMI cable that uses an electro-optical conversion module and four glass-fiber optical conductors to carry 18Gbps of data — including HDR-enabled 4K video — up to 100 feet.
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DTS Adds New Features to Play-Fi Streaming App
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2018
DTS has announced a software update for its DTS Play-Fi streaming app that integrates features from the recently introduced Play-Fi Headphones app and adds several other capabilities, including a previous-sessions memory.
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Revolv Introduces ‘Archival Quality’ Record Cleaner
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2018
Here’s a product you don’t come across every day. Vana, the Lake George, NY-based distributor of audio products and accessories, today introduced a solution designed specifically for cleaning vinyl records.
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Philips Ships First HDR1000-Certified Video Monitor
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2018
EPI, licensee of Philips-brand video monitors in North America, has announced that the DisplayHDR1000-certified monitor introduced in April is now available at Best Buy and Amazon for $1,000.
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