This morning I received the sad news: email notifications from B&H Photo breaking that Nikon was discontinuing its DL series of enthusiast-targeted fixed-lens cameras — actually, discontinuing efforts to produce them at all. This is almost a year since the company announced them at CP+ 2016. Then came the terse press release from Nikon USA …
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Now playing: Watch this: You can earn $10 if you had a DVD drive a decade ago 1:44 Do you remember the computer you owned a decade ago? Did it have an DVD drive? That little trip down memory lane may have just earned you $10. This past December, Sony, NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi-LG settled a class-action lawsuit that’s been …
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Thinking about buying a camera but don’t have a clue where to start? We’re here to help. And even if you know it all, you may find some alternatives you hadn’t considered. If you’re standing in the middle of a store wondering what to buy, start with our current top picks: Cheap dSLR camera: Nikon D3300 General purpose compact camera: …
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High dynamic range (HDR) is quite the buzzword. There’s been an explosion of “4K HDR” TV sets to choose from, along with HDR TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon and others. Meanwhile there’s “another” HDR with which most people are much more familiar. It’s a photography process that’s been around for years, in particular on phone cameras. And now …
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Update 1/2017: There’s been an update that supersedes this one, it’s called HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.0a is the latest version of the beloved/despised spec that regulates those ubiquitous cables, inputs and outputs that connect pretty much everything in your home entertainment center. It’s a minor update, but a potentially important one for this year and beyond. The most important part …
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If you’re in the market for a flat-screen television, then you probably have one big question you want answered: plasma vs. LCD; which one is right for you? Index Plasma and LCD technology — what’s the difference? Is there a difference in picture quality between plasma and LCD screens? What advantages does plasma have over LCD? What advantages does LCD …
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If you’re buying a new television, you have probably heard of something called a “smart TV”. Smart TVs feature a home screen that gives you access to apps, video and more! (Credit: CBS Interactive) Given the popularity of smartphones, such as the iPhone, it’s entirely possible that the concept of a “connected device” could easily translate to a television. But …
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If a doctor were to inspect the world of televisions right now, she’d give it a nice big lollipop and a perfect bill of health. We can’t remember the last flat-screen TV that we’d actively discourage people from buying — they’ve all been spiffing. The problem is that every TV these days is HD Ready, affordable, and even likely to have …
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