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Unveil Hidden Features, Secret Menus and Codes for an Enhanced Streaming Experience
Barb Gonzalez  |  Aug 07, 2024
Discover how to elevate your streaming experience with hidden features on your favorite platforms. Netflix's secret codes reveal niche genres, Apple TV tips customize your viewing, and Roku's secret screens offer advanced settings.
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Formovie Launches 120” ‘Floor Rising’ ALR Screen with $400 Discount
SV Staff  |  Aug 07, 2024
The Chinese video projection brand Formovie has introduced a motorized 120-inch (diagonal) ambient-light rejecting (ALR) screen that rises up from a slender enclosure that sits on the floor.
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Audio Video News
TI’s Next-Gen DLP Controller Will Enable Super-Compact, Energy Efficient 4K Projectors
SV Staff  |  Aug 06, 2024
Texas Instruments (TI) today announced a new, super-compact display controller that will make it possible to build the “smallest, fastest, and lowest-power 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) projectors ever.”
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TCL’s New All-In-One Lifestyle TV Displays Digital Art
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 06, 2024
TCL has joined Samsung in offering a lifestyle TV designed to showcase digital art when it’s not in use.
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Audio Advice Live
Scenes from Audio Advice Live 2024
SV Staff  |  Aug 05, 2024
Audio Advice Live 2024 called it a wrap on Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel in Raleigh, NC where upwards of a hundred companies showed off the latest and greatest AV gear. Here’s a taste of what we saw and heard…
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Signals
Is This Fast Enough For You?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 05, 2024
Except for astronauts, fighter pilots, and former Concorde passengers, most of us live subsonic lives. And that's okay. I like the fact that I can use the speed of sound to estimate the price of ballpark seating.

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Ultra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Chinatown
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 02, 2024
Picture
Sound
Extras

Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson as a world-weary private investigator, is an entertaining and brilliantly constructed period fiction about the very real history of Los Angeles. Paramount’s new 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition offers up a generous complement of bonus content that teaches us plenty about the true events on which the story is based as well as behind-the-scenes drama.

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Audio Video News
TCL Offers Unique Incentives to Buyers of its 115” QD Mini-LED Mega TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2024
If you’ve been thinking about moving to a substantially bigger TV screen, TCL just announced a super promotion to help push you over the edge and into the bold new world of mega TV screens.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Coastal Source’s Stylish Outdoor Sub Built to “Defy the Elements”
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 01, 2024
Coastal Source, the NJ-based company specializing in outdoor speakers and lighting, is offering a sneak peek at the outdoor subwoofer they will unveil at Audio Advice Live home entertainment show that kicks off tomorrow in Raleigh, NC.
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JBL L42ms Integrated Music System Review
Mark Henninger  |  Jul 31, 2024

Performance
Build Quality
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $1,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Rich, detailed sound for an all-in-one
Excellent build quality
High-resolution audio support
Subwoofer output
Minus
No visual display
App is very basic
No S/PDIF input

THE VERDICT
The JBL L42ms is a music-focused integrated system that blends retro aesthetics with modern audio technology. Its simple design offers high-quality sound, ease of use, and useful features. It is a well-crafted, high-performance speaker that delivers audio satisfaction.

The JBL L42ms speaker system is a testament to JBL's ability to blend the charm of classic design with cutting-edge audio technology. Inspired by the iconic JBL L100 speakers from the 1970s, the L42ms is part of the company’s Classic Series and features an attractive wood veneer finish and JBL’s signature Quadrex foam grille.

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