When I reviewed the $180 Apple TV 4K I liked plenty of things about it, but there was one big thing I didn’t. It automatically converted everything to high dynamic range (HDR), including Dolby Vision. Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV 4K review: Sleek 4K HDR streaming for a premium… 2:45 Since HDR delivers the …
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It was once the most high-tech and futuristic feature you could find: Transmit sound — with light! Lasers! A cable not of copper, but glass! Except, it was almost never glass, and was usually expensive. And while the optical cable was the digital audio transfer method of choice for decades, it has started to disappear. More and more products are …
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Nvidia wants to help you afford an impressive gaming PC this holiday season. The company debuted the GeForce GTX1070 Ti on Thursday, a graphics card with high-end specs at a more affordable price than the company’s top-of-the-line 1080 cards. Calling it an “overclocked monster,” Nvidia says the 1070 Ti features 2,432 cores and 8GB of memory running at 8Gbps for …
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If Telstra has its way, you’ll never have to go anywhere else for entertainment ever again. The telco announced Monday the launch of Telstra TV2, also dubbed “the new Telstra TV,” building on the first generation, Roku-powered set-top box it first released in 2015. The second-gen device has a lot of the same features as the original Telstra TV — …
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Google says the camera on its Pixel 2 can beat the iPhone 8 Plus. Yet again (and thanks to some tech refinements). Last year’s comparison proved the single lens on the Pixel was capable of producing better shots than the two lenses on the iPhone 7 Plus in most categories. Camera Specs Pixel 2 iPhone 8 Plus Recording resolutions 4K (30fps) …
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The iPhone 7 Plus takes great photos and video. But now it has a new younger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus, with larger camera sensors, a faster processor and new software tricks including Portrait Lighting Mode. But just how much better is the 8 Plus at shooting pchotos and videos? Can you even really tell the difference between them? To …
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We’ve been busy putting the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL’s new camera to the test, and now it’s time we explain how you can use these features yourself. There’s a new portrait mode, a motion feature, and Google thinks the phone is now smart enough to handle HDR on its own. Now playing: Watch this: Pixel 2 vs. iPhone …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Thankfully, there’s no watermark on the real thing. Just scary animated eyes suitable for viewing or projection. Awesome! …
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High dynamic range (HDR) is the latest in a long line of “new things you need to know about before you buy a TV.” In this article, I’ll try to make acquiring that knowledge as painless as possible. HDR for TVs, which is different from HDR for cameras and phones, can deliver the best home video image quality yet. It …
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Roku announced it will bring its Roku Express and Streaming Stick+ devices to the UK from the 19th of October. The Roku Express is the budget entry into the Roku family, costing £30. It comes with a remote control and HDMI cable, so everything you need to get started is already in the box. Roku boasts this newest model will …
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