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Bob Ankosko  |  May 17, 2024  | 
Whether you love watching movies on 4K Blu-ray or are just fed up with the ever-changing and ever-escalating cost of streaming, we have some good news: Movies on disc are making a comeback in a couple of unexpected places: Fred Meyer grocery stores and GameStop.
Bob Ankosko  |  May 10, 2024  | 
Disney+ began streaming a newly restored version of the 1970 Beatles documentary Let It Be on Wednesday, and today Apple Corps has released a new music video of the same name.
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2024  | 
LG today announced a software update that brings native support for Dolby Atmos music to the Apple Music app on its TVs.
Chris Chiarella  |  Apr 25, 2024  | 
When you have a hit, don't quit! Inspired in some measure by Dune: Part Two's recent smash success on the big screen, we thought, why not revisit our curated sampler of new and exciting gifts you can treat yourself or someone else to? After all, Mother’s and Father’s Days are right around the corner, and then there are all those birthdays and anniversaries that fall throughout the year. So we bring you this “sequel,” packed with more 4K and Blu-ray discs and some cool gear — 25 items in all.
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 18, 2024  | 
Along with warmer spring weather that couldn’t come soon enough for those of us who live in the Northeast, the early months of 2024 brought a treasure trove of new gear with a decided audio slant — all bona fide Sound & Vision Top Picks ranging in price from $200 to $7,200. Here we present a dozen great AV products, including one of the best and brightest OLED TVs we have ever reviewed, and a host of audio options ranging from a set of a killer studio monitors that can be had for 200 bucks (!) to an integrated amplifier that will get you into the hi-rez streaming game for $700 and an AV receiver guaranteed to make any audiophile drool. Capsules are organized by price, least to most expensive. Let’s take a closer look...
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 11, 2024  | 
Ads, ads, everywhere. Seems to be a trend that begs the question: Is ad-free viewing going the way of cable TV? Are we heading back to the days when ads were accepted? The rapid growth of free-ad-supported TV (FAST) seems to suggest so. And now comes word that Roku is exploring a novel (sinister?) way to serve up advertising on your idle HDMI inputs — one guaranteed to piss you off.
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 04, 2024  | 
It was bound to happen. Between the chaos of trying to figure out which streaming services offer the programs you want to watch and the escalating cost of subscribing to those services, more Americans are saying “we’ve had enough” and pulling pack on how much they spend a month on streaming, watching more free TV, and in some cases even reviving cable subscriptions.
Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 28, 2024  | 
Last October, S&V’s man about town and all-around tech expert Ken Pohlmann wrote about a government-sponsored cybersecurity labeling program designed to give consumers peace of mind that TVs and other smart products they buy are essentially hack-proof. On March 14th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve the program.
SV Staff  |  Mar 18, 2024  | 
Even though Samsung hasn’t shipped its 2024 model year TVs yet — pre-orders open on Thursday, March 21 — you can still sign up to get a $100 discount that you can apply when the new models become available.
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 26, 2024  | 
California-based value TV maker Vizio will soon be part of the $650 billion Walmart empire and become the mega-retailer’s official TV brand, once a $2.3 billion acquisition deal announced last week is finalized.
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 19, 2024  | 
The latest chapter in Epson’s crusade to out projector companies that aren’t playing by the rules continues with China-based Danbei agreeing to correct a bogus brightness spec for one of its projectors rather than potentially face a court-imposed fine.
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 14, 2024  | 
Following a year of across-the-board price hikes that have made streaming more expensive than ever before, the hits just keep coming.
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 14, 2024  | 
Epson today announced the Epson Certified ReNew program that aims to give consumers besieged with ever-increasing prices in all product categories a break on video projectors, printers, and scanners.
SV Staff  |  Feb 12, 2024  | 
The Florida International Audio Expo 2024 opens Friday (February 16) in Tampa at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore and runs through Sunday, February 18.
Bob Ankosko  |  Feb 08, 2024  | 
It’s probably too late to buy a new mondo TV and set it up in time for the big game, but who cares? A great deal is a great deal and there’s still time to take advantage of compelling discounts from all of the major TV brands. But you have to act fast because those deals are about to disappear.

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