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Samsung 77" S95D Quantum Dot OLED TV Review
Greg Tarr  |  Mar 28, 2024  |  1 comments

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $3,500

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Ultra bright picture for an OLED display Wide natural color gamut coverage Impressive matte anti-reflective screen Low input lag and high refresh rate for gaming
Minus
No ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV tuner
Slight blooming from anti-glare technology
No Dolby Vision HDR
No Google Assistant voice support

THE VERDICT
This series greatly improves Quantum-OLED tech's brightness game. It has an excellent reflection-reducing screen that sets it apart from other Quantum OLEDs we've seen. It's worth the extra cost over a 2023 S95C close-out. But you will likely find a better deal if you wait for key sales events later in the year.

Samsung's 77-inch QN77S95D TV is the third version of its OLED TVs, which combine quantum dots and blue OLED light. This technology is called "Quantum-OLED" by Samsung Electronics and "QD-OLED" by Samsung Display, the company that makes the screens. It uses quantum dots to change blue OLED light to red and green light for its RGB pixels.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Cambridge Audio’s M100 Wireless Earbuds Primed for Easy Listening
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 28, 2024  |  3 comments
Long-time U.K. audio specialist Cambridge Audio has introduced wireless earbuds that support high-quality listening for up to 10 hours even when active noise cancellation is turned on.
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Music Disc Reviews
Frank Zappa – Over-Nite Sensation: Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 27, 2024  |  0 comments
Performances
Sound

Frank Zappa was a master at creating musical Venn diagrams. What do I mean by that? Well, Zappa’s compositional talents stretched well beyond the rock music idiom, so many of his releases would offer a keen intersection of doo-wop, classical orchestration, avant-jazz, progressive jams, country funk, and pure pop sensibilities (for starters). Sometimes he would even incorporate all his artistic powers into all 20-plus minutes of an album side’s lone track.

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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Bowers & Wilkins Takes 700 Series Speakers Up a Notch with New Signature Models
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 27, 2024  |  0 comments
Bowers & Wilkins today introduced a new series of speakers that aims to push its already excellent 700 Series up a notch on the high-fidelity scale.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
SVS’s Momentous Ultra Evolution Series Is Here
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 26, 2024  |  0 comments
SVS, the Ohio-based company best known for its subwoofers and ever-expanding line of high value home theater speakers and accessories, today announced the launch of the Ultra Evolution Series it previewed at CES 2024.
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A/V Veteran
Taking a Closer Look at LG's 2024 TV Lineup
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 26, 2024  |  4 comments
I recently visited LG's New Jersey U.S. headquarters to get the scoop on its 2024 lineup of QNED and OLED TVs. Here's what I learned.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Atlantic Tech Improves its Best-Ever 8600 Tower Speaker without Raising the Price
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 25, 2024  |  0 comments
Atlantic Technology has introduced an updated version of the speaker it considers to be the finest effort in its 30-year history.
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Why Doesn’t My AVR Switch to ARC When I Open Netflix on My TV?
John Sciacca  |  Mar 25, 2024  |  5 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q When I switch to the Netflix app on my Sony TV, the receiver doesn’t switch to ARC; it stays on HDMI and I get TV audio instead of Netflix. Sometimes, powering down everything works to restore the connection, but the issue soon returns. Any thoughts on this? — Larry Hochstetler

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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 22, 2024  |  0 comments
Picture
Sound
Extras

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is about a boy with a dream and an accordion who makes it big swapping his own hilarious lyrics into other people’s songs. It’s also an unapologetic parody of the celebrity biography and its many clichés.

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Soundbar Reviews
Samsung HW-Q990D 11.1.4-Channel Atmos Soundbar Review
John Sciacca  |  Mar 21, 2024  |  1 comments

Performance
Build Quality
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $2,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Supports Dolby Atmos/DTS:X up to 11.1.4
Immersive surround sound
Impressive subwoofer performance
Lots of adjustment options
Minus
Limited front panel display
No on-screen display
No room correction/test tones
Adjustments with remote are cumbersome

THE VERDICT
The newest version of Samsung’s top-of-the-line Atmos soundbar maintains the exceptional sound quality, performance, and style of its predecessor. However, the new model comes with some added features, such as 4K/120 Hz HDMI support, making it an even more capable product. It’s an effortless recommendation for anyone seeking a high-performance soundbar solution.

Soundbars have advanced beyond their initial role of making TVs sound better. At the highest levels, the current generation of flagship soundbars includes virtually all the features of AVR-based multi-channel surround sound systems, often including higher channel counts, the ability to decode modern immersive audio systems, far easier installation and operation, and a lower cost.

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