High dynamic range (HDR) is the TV industry’s hottest buzzword this year, and Netflix is getting involved in a big way with over 100 movies and TV shows boasting the standard coming in the next few months. The content will be available in both Dolby Vision and HDR, and so will be compatible with Sony …
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Denon has announced it’s refreshing its line of HEOS wireless audio products, differentiated by the Series 2 (HS2) specification, and which now includes features such as Bluetooth and hi-res audio support. HEOS is Denon’s proprietary wireless system that will play streaming services or networked music in a multiroom environment, in a similar way to Sonos or Bluesound. The new HS2 …
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Yamaha has revealed its new entry-level RX-V series of receivers for 2016 — and one of the biggest changes over last year is the inclusion of the surround-sound standard Dolby Atmos in three of the models. Having unveiled the RX-V381 last week, the company has now added the 5.1-channel RX-V481 ($450), and three 7.2-channel units, the RX-V581 ($550), RX-V681 ($650) …
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Despite announcing the company would close tomorrow, music subscription service Drip has been saved at the eleventh hour by crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Drip announced in February that after five years it was due to close its doors on March 18. However, Kickstarter announced today on its blog that Drip cofounder Miguel Senquiz would continue operations as part of Kickstarter. Unusually …
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It’s been a long time since jukeboxes have taken dimes as the machines went digital a long time ago. But now, thanks to an app by jukebox manufacturer TouchTunes, they not only accept PayPal but can also sync with your Spotify library. The TouchTunes app is now in its third major iteration, after being launched in 2010, and boasts a …
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If you preordered your 4K Blu-ray discs at Amazon you might want to look away now: electronics retailer Best Buy has started selling discs two weeks before the official date. CNET spotted titles including “Hitman: Agent 47”, “Fantastic Four” and Academy Award hopeful “The Martian” at the 14th St Manhattan outlet of Best Buy today. Meanwhile online retailer Amazon lists …
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Sony says it will release a next-generation 4K Blu-ray player by March 2017 at the latest, as the company waits for compatible software. Sunil Nayyar, Sony’s director of US TV business, said the company plans to focus on a 4K streaming service before launching a physical 4K disc player. The statement first appeared in the trade publication TWICE. Although Panasonic, …
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Despite a somewhat muted introduction at CES 2016, 4K Blu-ray is coming in 2016. While the industry has been shy about when to expect the new discs, it was up to Amazon to bring us the details — including the all-important pricing. 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray is the next (and possibly last) physical disc format, promising a better picture than …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. After some initial excitement it’s easy to become emotionally hardened by CES. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s confusing, and also confused at times. Yet sometimes it can bring you little audio gems that …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Satellite TV provider Dish is working on a DTS Play-Fi multiroom music app to use on its networked Hopper DVR . At Dish’s booth at CES 2016, the company was demonstrating streaming music …
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