Audio Video News

Earlier this year, shortly after the release of the first Ultra HD (UHD) Blu-ray Disc player from Samsung, I wrote about the challenges of getting the player's full-bandwidth video signals to travel over longer distances in “UHD Blu-ray vs. HDMI: Let the Battle Begin”. Unfortunately, nearly 8 months later, consumers whose displays are more than 15 feet away from the Samsung UBD-K8500 are still in a pickle when it comes to choosing the proper HDMI cable to get the menu screen to properly come up on screen.

Spending on home entertainment products is up about 4 percent over the same period in 2015, according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG).

Kushion, the “world’s first” padded Bluetooth Speaker, gives new meaning to pillow talk.

DTS announced that China-based LeEco is integrating DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD into its line of 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) TVs and one of its smartphones.

Boombotix, San Francisco-based maker of headphones and stylish voice-controlled Bluetooth speakers, has launched a Wi-Fi-based smart speaker on Kickstarter designed to “totally revolutionize the way you listen to music.”

RetailNext predicts that Black Friday will not be the biggest shopping day of the rapidly approaching 2016 holiday season.