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Silicon Valley Startup Acquires Bowers & Wilkins
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2016  | 
Bowers & Wilkins, the venerable British speaker brand also known as B&W, has been acquired by EVA Automation, a two-year-old Silicon Valley-based technology company founded by Gideon Yu, a Korean-born high-tech investor and former president and current co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team.
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New Outdoor TVs Good Between –24° and 122° F
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2016  | 
Peerless-AV has announced the UltraView line of outdoor TVs designed to withstand temperature fluctuations from –24 to 122° F.
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Focal Introduces High-End Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2016  | 
Focal, the French speaker manufacturer, has introduced a line of high-end outdoor speakers ranging in price from $349 to $665 apiece.
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Digital Side Channels Bring More Off-Air Choices
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 02, 2016  | 
Attention, cord cutters: Broadband isn’t the only alternative to cable and satellite operators.
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DEG Reports Strong Sales of 4K/UHD TVs & Discs
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2016  | 
Consumers have purchased more than 7 million 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TVs since they first hit the market in 2013, according to a new report from the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG).
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Reporter’s Notebook: Deadpool Unmasked
Corey Gunnestad  |  May 02, 2016  | 
Actor Ryan Reynolds, director Tim Miller and actor Ed Skrein at the Deadpool press event in Beverly Hills. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision.)

What Can You Get for 47 Dollars and a Bag of Skittles?

On Monday, April 11, 2016, the good folks at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment were kind enough to invite a select few of us to a special global media event at the ever-so posh Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California to herald the video release of one of its biggest box office successes, Deadpool on May 10. And I was lucky enough to attend...

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April 2016 Top Picks at a Glance
SV Staff  |  Apr 29, 2016  | 
Looking back over our Top Pick posts in April, we find a small, eclectic collection of AV gear that we can recommend without reservation. Most intriguing is a super compact projector that delivers shocking value—and brightness—for considerably less than a grand.
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Sony Announces HDR Update for VPL-VW365ES Projector
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2016  | 
Sony announced that it is bringing high dynamic range (HDR) capability to the $10,000 VPL-VW365ES home theater projector it introduced last fall. Current owners will be able to add the feature with a firmware update.
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Yamaha Intros $180 Receiver with Bluetooth
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2016  | 
Yamaha today unveiled an entry-level stereo receiver that puts a new spin on a classic audio theme with the inclusion of Bluetooth connectivity.
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Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits April
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2016  | 
LG webOS 3.0 has a unified Channel Plus list that integrates streaming with broadcast channels including free and premium content. You can even control other LG smart appliances through the home network...
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Iconic Brands Hafler and Dynaco Make a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2016  | 
Two iconic amplifier brands from decades past are coming together under the aegis of Canadian distributor-turned-manufacturer Radial Engineering Ltd., which is staging a global launch of the brands at the High End 2016 show in Munich, Germany, May 5-8.
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Try-Before-You-Buy Service Adds Audio
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2016  | 
San Francisco-based startup Lumoid has added headphones and portable Bluetooth speakers to its try-before-you-buy service, which lets you effectively rent photography and video gear, drones, and wearable fitness trackers for two weeks before making a purchase.
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Cord Trimming Accelerates
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 26, 2016  | 
Seventy-nine percent of U.S. consumers still subscribe to pay TV, but that number is dwindling as cord-trimmers, cord-cutters, and cord-nevers cut into the base. That’s the news from PricewaterhouseCoopers in its report “Videoquake 3.0: The Evolution of TV’s Revolution.”
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Onkyo Unveils Atmos-Ready Home Theater in a Box
SV Staff  |  Apr 26, 2016  | 
And you thought home theater in a box was dead… Not only is HTiB not dead, Onkyo has announced plans to introduce a Dolby Atmos-equipped 5.1.2-channel home theater box system in May.
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Marantz Announces Low-Profile Atmos AV Receiver
SV Staff  |  Apr 26, 2016  | 
Marantz is kicking off its 2016 home theater line-up with an affordable, low-profile 7.2-channel network AV receiver aimed at design- and space-conscious enthusiasts who don’t want to compromise on performance.
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