LATEST ADDITIONS

Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2023
In television, as in all things, you can't fully appreciate where you are, and where you're headed, without knowing where you've been. Not all that long ago plasma was king but that was only one step in an ongoing parade of TV designs...
John Sciacca  |  Oct 16, 2023
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Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 16, 2023
As if we needed more evidence that the end of physical media is coming, Best Buy has confirmed that it will stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray Discs both in-store and online in early 2024.
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 16, 2023
In what could be a potential setback to the progress being made in the NextGen TV rollout, LG has informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will not include ATSC 3.0-compatible tuners in its 2024 TVs due to a recent patent dispute and court ruling.
Daniel Kumin  |  Oct 12, 2023

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PRICE $7,000/pair

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Reference-grade sound quality, dynamics
Virtually full-range extension
Simple-as-possible app for setup, control
Subwoofer output

Minus
No easy path to multichannel integration
No music-data or volume display
No phono input

THE VERDICT
The ultimate streaming standalone system.

KEF's LS60 is not just a speaker; it's an acoustic revolution packed into a sleek tower of sound. From its state-of-the-art technology to its jaw-dropping design, prepare to meet the future of high-end audio.

Chris Chiarella  |  Oct 12, 2023  |  First Published: Oct 13, 2023
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Privately, many of us have surely dreamed of being Ferris Bueller, although I’d wager that even more of us would simply love to have him for a best friend. In a career-defining performance from Matthew Broderick, no doubt aided by his stage background and with charisma to spare, the good-spirited Mr. Bueller plans one perfect day for himself, his girlfriend Sloane and his BFF Cameron before their next chapter begins.

Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 12, 2023
Soundboks, a young company specializing in Bluetooth speakers with offices in Denmark and Santa Monica, promises to rock your world with an industrial-grade speaker designed to keep the tunes cranking all day and all night, whether you’re partying in your backyard or hanging at an outdoor festival.
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 12, 2023
If you hate opening multiple apps to search for something to watch, you’re not alone. According to TiVo’s latest Video Trends Report, finding TV shows and movies to watch remains a major thorn in the side of Americans and Canadians who simply want to sit down to watch TV without the hullabaloo.
Barb Gonzalez  |  Oct 11, 2023
The Roku OS 12.5 update that will start rolling out in the coming weeks and months will bring more sports and music in addition to making easier to find what to you want to watch.
Bob Ankosko  |  Oct 11, 2023
Scarsdale, NY-based AV retailer Value Electronics has been rounding up flagship TVs from the top brands and pitting them against one another for two decades running in an effort to isolate the best of the best. The recent 2023 TV Shootout pegged OLED as the clear-cut winner over mini-LED LCD models in both the 4K and 8K categories.

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