Projectors have been lagging far behind their TV cousins when it comes to the two latest TV technologies: 4K resolution and high dynamic range HDR. While seemingly every new mid- and high-end TV has 4K and HDR, the few 4K projectors available to consumers have been exceptionally expensive until just this year. Sony was the first …
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Hybrid log gamma, or HLG, is another kind of high dynamic range (HDR), similar to HDR10 and Dolby Vision. All three promise better picture quality for compatible TVs than standard dynamic range material — aka the TV shows and movies you’re probably watching now. HDR images on good HDR TVs have brighter highlights, more impact and improved color. So how …
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Samsung may have just hosted a major event in New York, but there’s no way it was going to sit out the biggest tech show in Europe. That’s IFA, held each year in Berlin. And Samsung did have plenty of news (even if it all was pretty minor compared with its new flagship Note 8 smartphone). Samsung’s now best known …
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Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Periscope Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 95 Your browser does not support the audio element. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 8, 7S and 7S Plus release is reportedly on …
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There’s something your favorite old TV shows have in common. “Star Trek,” “Dallas,” even “M*A*S*H” were all shot on film. This may seem old-fashioned, but film was actually a great way to record content. In fact, even in the 21st century, film still has better resolution and dynamic range than 1080p HD. Today, with high dynamic range (HDR), it’s possible …
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Vizio is the second-best selling TV brand in the US after Samsung, and Amazon Video is the second most popular TV and movie streaming service after Netflix. But it took until today for Amazon to be available on Vizio’s best TVs. The TV maker has rolled out a software upgrade for its 2017 SmartCast TVs that allows direct access to …
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Did Samsung just leak the Galaxy Note 8 camera? The Samsung Electro-Mechanics division took to its website to give an in-depth look at its new dual-camera module. The module is intended for smartphones and tablets and could end up on the Note 8. Samsung’s Note brand is reserved for its most premium devices, but the line was thrown into turmoil …
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I’ve long been an advocate of stereo home theater, but there was one stumbling block: stereo receivers and integrated amplifiers lacked video switching of any kind. For years I’ve asked manufacturers about that and all I got was a lot of blank stares. So, I’m especially happy to report Onkyo’s TX-8270 stereo receiver sports four HDMI inputs and a boatload …
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Director James Gunn has confirmed that his Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” will be the first 4K Blu-ray released by Disney. The director indicated in April that he was lobbying Disney to release the film with the extended color and contrast that the format allows. “LIGHT and COLOR are such important elements of ‘Vol. 2’s’ story, and …
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Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5 vs. iPhone 7 Plus: Dual-camera shootout 3:34 Dual rear cameras on phones are officially a thing. Like the iPhone 7 Plus, the OnePlus 5 uses dual cameras to make zoomed-in pictures look great and create photos with bokeh (gorgeous, out-of-focus backgrounds). But unlike the iPhone, the OnePlus has higher-resolution cameras with slightly wider apertures …
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