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Game On: LG Shows Ultra-Wide Computer Monitor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
How wide? It's so wide that...
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LG's W7 OLED: As Thin As Wallpaper (Well, Almost)
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Can you guess how thick it is?
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LG Highlights HDR with Four On the Floor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Well, more precisely, on the wall...
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Thiel Steps Up
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Thiel Audio normally displays at the Venetian Hotel, the venue for specialty audio. But this year they elected to have a booth on the main floor of the Convention center. It was obviously not a spot for an effective, active demo, but the new, 4-way Thiel 40.3, at $35,000/pair, is a big step up in price for the company...
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Sony Quiets the Noise
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Sony brought along part of an airplane interior to the show. Well, not really, but they used this mock up to demonstrate the effectiveness of their MDR-1000X noise canceling headphones...
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China's Changhong Shows HDR-Ready OLED TV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
Chinese manufacturer Changhong has appeared at recent CESs without making much of a dent in the U.S. market. But give them credit for trying...
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A Harman Sign of the Times
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  | 
In case you haven’t already heard, some weeks back Samsung announced that it was buying Harman Industries...
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LG Bows 5 OLED TV Series, New Super Thin Models
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2017  | 
Amid the appliances and robots, LG unveils a flood of TVs, including five new OLED series, two impossibly thin models, and many new Super UHDTVs
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CES 2017: Audio/Video Dreamin'
Tom Norton  |  Dec 27, 2016  | 
In just a bit over a week Sound & Vision contributors will be traveling en masse to sleepy, laid-back Las Vegas for CES 2017, hoping to be wowed by all the new audio and video products headed our way in the coming year. Our show blogs will begin on Wednesday January 4th, the most significant (for us) of two days of formal press conferences before the show floor opens on January 5th.
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CES Is Coming to Town
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 13, 2016  | 
“The press-heads were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of CES danced in their heads.”

It’s the same every year. With the festivities of the season keeping everyone furiously running around making preparations for holiday celebrations, those of us involved in the consumer electronics industry—manufacturers, public relations folks, distributors, dealers, trade press, and consumer press (note the hierarchy!)—have something else on our minds—the annual January CES. ...

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Sneak Peek: Oppo's First Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 29, 2016  | 
Oppo has (finally) released details on its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Here's what we know...
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Why A/B Testing Is Harder Than You Think
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 15, 2016  | 
While popular among readers, direct A/B tests comparing one audio or video component with a competing model are far more difficult to do properly than you might imagine. I’ve conducted or participated in numerous such tests over the years, going back to speaker shootouts when I wrote exclusively for Stereophile back in the ‘90s. I also set up or participated in several shootouts of video displays for Home Theater.
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Which HDMI Cable Do You REALLY Need?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 25, 2016  | 
HDMI is a boon to videophiles. It can carry both audio and video using one cable, in contrast to the 9 (!) required for a totally analog A/V connection (R, G, B, and 5.1 audio). It can also pass all the features offered by current HD and Ultra HD formats.

HDMI is a nightmare. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it works but limits the information it transports from the source to the display. And sometimes it doesn’t work at all.

Take your pick, but the truth sits somewhere between these two statements.

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Reveling in Oblivion on Ultra HD Blu-ray / HDR
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 11, 2016  | 
I’m a huge fan of the movie Oblivion. But is it a Guilty Pleasure or a Hidden Treasure? It received a mixed critical reception when it hit theaters in 2013, and many sci-fi fans and film critics found it derivative.

But who is really surprised when a film borrows ideas and plot tropes from past films and literature...

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CEDIA 2016: Cutting-Edge Projectors Steal the Show
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 20, 2016  | 
CEDIA stands for the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association. Unlike CES in January, which covers virtually everything in consumer electronics from cameras, to flat screen televisions. to audio, and to wearables (body décor with chips in them!), CEDIA caters to the large group of professionals who custom install and service electronics, mostly for the home. If you want a high-end home theater like the one shown above, but haven’t a clue as to how to do it, they’re there for you...
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