Al Griffin

Sort By: Post Date | Title | Publish Date
CES 2019
LG’s Rollup OLED TVs Take Center Stage at CES
Al Griffin  |  Jan 09, 2019  |  1 comments
A highlight of LG’s massive CES booth is an array rollup OLED TVs that raise and lower in synchronized formation.
Continue Reading >
CES 2019
LG’s Ultra-Short-Throw Projector Is Big on Style
Al Griffin  |  Jan 09, 2019  |  0 comments
LG’s new 8K and rollup OLED TVs may be getting the bulk of the attention at CES, but the company is also demonstrating its next-generation CineBeam Laser 4K ultra-short-throw projector.
Continue Reading >
Light Years Ahead
Al Griffin  |  May 15, 2002  |  0 comments

My first brush with home theater was in a large, dedicated room equipped with a top-shelf cathode-ray-tube (CRT) front projector, a Faroudja video processor, a 100-inch (diagonal) screen, and a killer sound system. Subsequently, I've measured every home theater experience against that one, making me a tough customer to please.

Continue Reading >
CES 2015
Linksys' Wi-Fi Range Extender Streams Audio
Al Griffin  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  0 comments
Wi-Fi dead spots can be a problem, especially if you have a sizeable home. To get wireless Internet connectivity to a bedroom at the opposite end from where your Wi-Fi router is set up very well might require a range extender—Linksys’ N600 PRO, for instance.
Continue Reading >
CES 2014
Live From Las Vegas: UHDTV Broadcasts
Al Griffin  |  Jan 10, 2014  |  0 comments
When high-definition TVs first showed up in the late 1990s, the arrival of the new sets was preceded by the establishment of a digital high-definition TV broadcast format. In other words, the horse was leading the cart. With UHDTV, however, there isn’t a new higher-rez broadcast format to go with the new displays. What gives?
Continue Reading >
Loewe Aconda 38-inch HDTV Monitor
Al Griffin  |  May 15, 2002  |  0 comments

You know your life is out of balance when the best looking thing around you is the TV - and it's not even turned on! That was the predicament I found myself in when reviewing the Loewe (pronounced "Loo-va") Aconda widescreen HDTV monitor. Maybe the set looks so good because Europeans (Loewe is based in Germany) have an evolved design sense.

Continue Reading >
Ask S&V
Looking for a Receiver to Accommodate Old and New Gear
Al Griffin  |  Sep 10, 2015  |  3 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I’m planning to replace my 20-year-old receiver and would like to hook up older components including a laserdisc player, cassette deck, VCR, and turntable. I like Yamaha and Denon receivers, but I’m confused about the connection options. My newer gear consists of a Samsung HDTV, Oppo Blu-ray player, Roku 3 media streamer, and Verizon Fios HD set-top box. —Dan White / via e-mail

Continue Reading >
Ask S&V
Looking for a TV-Worthy Interface for Streaming Music
Al Griffin  |  Dec 17, 2020  |  2 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I have over 9,000 songs on a hard drive hooked to my computer. When I listen, I stream it over my home network to a Samsung TV connected to a Denon receiver. The audio is fine but the visual effect of browsing through folders on a 70-inch screen leaves much to be desired. Is there an inexpensive way to browse and play your stored digital music library in a home theater using a visual interface like Microsoft Groove Music? —Jay Sklaroff, via email

Continue Reading >
Ask S&V
Looking for an AVR with Flexible Input Assignment
Al Griffin  |  Dec 29, 2016  |  5 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q I plan to upgrade my 2010 Pioneer AVR to one capable of switching 4K signals. I would also like the ability to watch one source while listening to the audio of another source in the same room—to, for example, play video games while listening to internet radio. I am not having any luck in my search, however. Do you have suggestions? —Darren Phillips / via email

Continue Reading >
Audio Video News
Luxman Introduces New Digital Audio Player
Al Griffin  |  Apr 29, 2020  |  5 comments
Who says they no longer make Compact Disc players? Exhibit A: Japanese audio component maker Luxman just announced the availability of its new D-03X, a fully loaded digital player that handles CD playback along with MQA CDs, MQA files, and up to 11.28 MHz DSD and 32-bit/384 kHz PCM files via USB input.
Continue Reading >

Pages

X