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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Roman Holiday
Ralph Potts  |  Nov 17, 2023  |  4 comments
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Ranked as the fourth greatest love story of all time by the American Film Institute, Roman Holiday — director William Wyler’s 1953 fairy tale — memorably captures the bustling streets and iconic sites of Rome. The story is set against the backdrop of post-war Europe, expressing the exhilaration of not only embracing long-awaited peace but joyously breaking free as young Princess Ann retreats from her royal obligations and finds adventure. This movie put Audrey Hepburn on the map, and I thoroughly enjoy the story’s unapologetically schmaltzy romance blended with light humor.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Hisense Previews Flagship 110” Mini-LED TV Ahead of CES 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 16, 2023  |  2 comments
Nothing like getting a jump on things. Hisense today offered a sneak peek at the flagship ULED X mini-LED TV it plans to formally unveil in January at CES 2024.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
KEF Expands THX-Certified Extreme Series with Entry-Level In-Wall Models
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 16, 2023  |  1 comments
KEF today added new entry-level models to its THX-certified line of in-wall speakers that live under the Extreme Home Theatre banner.
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Projector Reviews
Optoma UHD35STx Short-Throw UHD Gaming Projector Review
Michael Hamilton  |  Nov 15, 2023  |  0 comments
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,749

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Bright image with proper screen pairing
Low gaming lag
Portability
Quiet Operation

Minus
Placement woes with short-throw lens
Throw-away audio
Manual Focus
HDMI 2.0 only
Ineffective CMS

THE VERDICT
It may be difficult to wrestle it away from the kids when they are gaming, however, for serious movie watching, that may not bother you. Big and bright for gaming, there are better options from Optoma for cinema-centric viewers.

Optoma boasts of being both the top 4K UHD projector brand globally and the number one Digital Light Processing (DLP) brand in the United States for 2022, citing the PMA Research Worldwide Projector Census, making the company no stranger to the world of projected light.

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SmartStream
How to Reduce Your Monthly Streaming Costs
Barb Gonzalez  |  Nov 15, 2023  |  3 comments
With the cost of streaming subscriptions on the rise, now is the time to make some cuts. But where? And how?
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Audio Video News
JVC Releases Firmware Update for D-ILA Projectors
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2023  |  0 comments
JVC today announced the release of a new firmware update for its current D-ILA projectors.
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Audio Video News
AI Is Forever Changing How We Interact with Our Devices
SV Staff  |  Nov 15, 2023  |  4 comments
The world is abuzz with excitement — plus a healthy dose of skepticism and anxiety — over the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape just everything, including how we interact with our phones and other electronics devices. Qualcomm’s CEO provides some insight.
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Audio Video News
xMEMS: New Breed of ‘Ultrasonic’ Microspeakers Will Fundamentally Change Earbuds
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 14, 2023  |  2 comments
xMEMS Labs, the Santa Clara-based company that has set out to replace century-old speaker technology with silicon-based microspeakers, has announced a radically different kind of solid-state driver for wireless earbuds that uses ultrasonic technology to accurately reproduce music.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
iFi Unleashes 'Best-Ever' Portable DAC/Headphone Amp
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 13, 2023  |  0 comments
iFi, the U.K.-based company specializing in digital-to-analog converter/amplifiers for use at home and on the go, today introduced a portable battery-powered DAC/headphone amp aimed at audio purists.
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Signals
Remembering the Time When that Radio Station Bricked Your Car’s Radio
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 13, 2023  |  4 comments
Has this ever happened to you? You’re cruising down the boulevard, listening to your favorite music on your favorite radio station, then suddenly your infotainment system goes dead. WTH? If you were driving a Mazda, this might sound all too familiar.
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