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CES 2019
Hisense Demos New WCG Technology, Unveils Bigger, Brighter TVs
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 07, 2019
Hisense announced today at its CES press conference that it will expand its selection of 75-inch 4K LCD TVs and unveil 4K sets that are brighter than last year’s models and use more than 1,000 back-lit local-dimming zones to enhance contrast.
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CES 2019
TCL Readies 8K, Quantum Dots, Ultra Contrast
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 07, 2019
In a news conference on the eve of CES 2019, TCL made a commitment to further improve TV image quality, announcing plans for 8K TVs and for color-gamut-widening quantum-dot display technology.
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CES 2019
8K, Roll-up OLED, Big Screens Top LG’s 2019 TV Lineup
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 07, 2019
LG came to CES to launch the industry’s first roll-up OLED TV (at 65 inches), introduce its first two 8K TV sets, and expand its selection of TVs with screen sizes of 70 inches or more to 11 models in all.
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CES 2019
Monoprice Turns Up the Volume with New AV Gear
SV Staff  |  Jan 07, 2019
Monoprice, the aggressive Brea, CA-based online retailer/manufacturer that sells thousands of electronics and tech products online at lower-than-average prices, is making its presence known on the eve of CES 2019 with the announcement of an audiophile-focused 16-channel home theater processor priced at “one-third of the cost of the industry standard.”
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CES 2019Editor's Eye
The Inescapable Temptations of CES
Al Griffin  |  Jan 07, 2019
Last year — oh, around the same time that I’m sitting down to write this — I penned an editorial lamenting changes to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that made it inhospitable to writers covering the high-end audio and home theater categories. The gist of my article was that for us CES had become mostly irrelevant, and that I would sit the 2018 show out and quite possibly future ones as well.
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CES 2019Audio Video News
CES 2019 Preview: Pioneer, Fibbr, Elite Screens & More
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2019
The press releases are flowing as companies gear up for the biggest trade exhibition of the year — CES 2019 — which opens Tuesday in Las Vegas. Here’s a preview of some of the introductions and demonstrations planned for the show, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
True Stories
Roger Kanno  |  Jan 04, 2019
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Fresh off the success of his band's appearance in Jonathan Demme's seminal concert film, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads front man David Byrne tried his hand at making his own feature film in 1986. A comedy styled as a documentary about the fictional town of Virgil, Texas, True Stories centers on the town's quirky residents, whose lives are reminiscent of tabloid newspaper stories. Written by Byrne, Beth Henley, and Stephen Tobolowsky (whom you might remember from memorable roles in Groundhog Day, Thelma and Louise, Californication and Glee), it is also directed by and stars Byrne as the narrator and main character. This enjoyable, offbeat film offers clever and sometimes even brilliant takes on Americana.
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Top Picks
2018 Top Picks of the Year
Al Griffin  |  Jan 03, 2019
The AV universe in 2018 saw a steady expansion of high-performance technologies into a wider range of products. Support for Ultra HD and high dynamic range formats in TVs and projectors has now become mainstream. Dolby Atmos and DTS:X immersive sound can be found not just in high-end processors and receivers, but in entry-level receivers and soundbars as well. In response to this development, Sound & Vision in 2018 added a new Top Value category to supplement the Top Picks awards we regularly hand out at this time to outstanding products reviewed in the magazine during the previous year.
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CES 2019Audio Video News
CES 2019 Preview: Samsung, Kanto, Klipsch & More
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2019
Companies across the AV landscape are gearing up for CES 2019, which opens Tuesday in Las Vegas. Here’s a quick peek at some of the announcements and demonstrations planned for big show, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.
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Bookshelf Speaker ReviewsWireless Multiroom Speaker Reviews
SVS Prime Wireless Speaker System Review
Rob Sabin  |  Jan 02, 2019

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Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $600

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Neutral, open sound
DTS Play-Fi high-res and multiroom options
Extensive wired and wireless connectivity
Dedicated subwoofer out
Minus
Limited bass output begs for a subwoofer

THE VERDICT
SVS breaks the mold with a surprisingly versatile and great-sounding wireless speaker package.

SVS, a company that made its name selling high-performance/high-value subwoofers direct to consumers via the web, has since gone on to build similarly gifted and affordable full-range speakers. Audiophile sound quality that doesn't break the bank is in the brand's guiding DNA. So, it should come as no surprise that SVS's debut wireless product makes an audiophile statement in both its design philosophy and sonic personality.

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