A/V Veteran

Sort By: Post DateTitle Publish Date
A/V Veteran
Hisense Makes High Sense
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 10, 2017  |  0 comments
In addition to its Laser Cast short throw projectors (shown further down in the blogs), Hisense brought along a wide range of flat screen LCD sets. The flagship H10 range consists of the 70H10D 70-incher ($6000) and an upcoming 75H10D ($TBD)...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
A Harman Sign of the Times
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
In case you haven’t already heard, some weeks back Samsung announced that it was buying Harman Industries...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
China's Changhong Shows HDR-Ready OLED TV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Chinese manufacturer Changhong has appeared at recent CESs without making much of a dent in the U.S. market. But give them credit for trying...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Sony Quiets the Noise
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Sony brought along part of an airplane interior to the show. Well, not really, but they used this mock up to demonstrate the effectiveness of their MDR-1000X noise canceling headphones...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Thiel Steps Up
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Thiel Audio normally displays at the Venetian Hotel, the venue for specialty audio. But this year they elected to have a booth on the main floor of the Convention center. It was obviously not a spot for an effective, active demo, but the new, 4-way Thiel 40.3, at $35,000/pair, is a big step up in price for the company...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
LG Highlights HDR with Four On the Floor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Well, more precisely, on the wall...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
LG's W7 OLED: As Thin As Wallpaper (Well, Almost)
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  1 comments
Can you guess how thick it is?
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Game On: LG Shows Ultra-Wide Computer Monitor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
How wide? It's so wide that...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Tiny Robot
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
From a company called ibabylabs (ibabylabs.com) comes this tiny iBaby robot.
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Drones Create Big Buzz at CES
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
In a spare few minutes while waiting for yet another video demo I wandered into the surprisingly extensive space at the Convention Center reserved for drones of all sizes and shapes, each of them demonstrated inside barred cages that were actually, thin, heavy strings that looked like they could be easily breached by a rabid, runaway drone...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Drones and Robots and Crowds, Oh My
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
While they might have little application to our audio- and video-centric coverage, robots and drones drew large crowds...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Hisense Takes on the Majors with Laser Projection
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Chinese HDTV manufacturer Hisense showed a range of new UHD HDTVs. The company claims that it can offer performance that equals or exceeds what you can get from more well-established brands, and at much more competitive prices. But their most interesting demos were of a pair of their “Laser Cast” short-throw projectors...
Continue Reading »
A/V Veteran
Sony Wows Showgoers with Crystal LED
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2017  |  0 comments
When Sony showed something they called Crystal LED at a CES few years ago, we all thought it looked intriguing. But then it disappeared. Apparently, however, Sony has continued work on this technology...
Continue Reading »
CES 2017A/V Veteran
LG Bows 5 OLED TV Series, New Super Thin Models
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2017  |  0 comments
Amid the appliances and robots, LG unveils a flood of TVs, including five new OLED series, two impossibly thin models, and many new Super UHDTVs
Continue Reading »
CES 2017A/V Veteran
CES 2017: Audio/Video Dreamin'
Tom Norton  |  Dec 27, 2016  |  3 comments
In just a bit over a week Sound & Vision contributors will be traveling en masse to sleepy, laid-back Las Vegas for CES 2017, hoping to be wowed by all the new audio and video products headed our way in the coming year. Our show blogs will begin on Wednesday January 4th, the most significant (for us) of two days of formal press conferences before the show floor opens on January 5th.
Continue Reading »

Pages

X