Barb Gonzalez

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SmartStream
Roku: 10 Million Players Sold Since 2008
Barb Gonzalez  |  Sep 17, 2014
Roku's success is a tale of how streaming media players have progressed in the past 6 years.
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CES 2014
Samsung Adds Automatic Relevant Search to Smart TVs
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 10, 2014
Samsung's Multi-Link automatically knows to search for videos and information related to what you are watching.
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SmartStream
Samsung Buys Boxee
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jul 10, 2013
Samsung has acquired the Boxee Box hardware as well as its entire team. What can we expect from the pairing of the two companies?
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CES 2017
Samsung Redesigns Smart Hub and App Store
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 05, 2017
Samsung continues to redesign and refine its smart TV experience. Last year the company released TVs with the Tizen powered smart TV hub and one remote with voice control. In 2017 Samsung has three goals for their streaming and entertainment experience—a unified experience across all devices, improved personal discovery of content, and expanded 4K UHD HDR content availability.
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Streaming Device Reviews
Samsung Smart Hub Streaming Platform
Barb Gonzalez  |  Dec 31, 2012
Barb Gonzalez uses and abuses the Smart Hub streaming platform Samsung builds into many of its TVs and Blu-ray players. Just how smart is this hub and is it all that it's cracked up to be?
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SmartStream
Samsung Stops Selling Blu-ray Players in U.S.
Barb Gonzalez  |  Feb 21, 2019
Samsung has stopped selling Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the U.S. Could this be one more sign that physical media will ultimately disappear, only to be replaced by streaming movies and TV?
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CES 2012
Samsung Ultraviolet Digital Copy Blu-Ray Disc Player
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 15, 2012
Samsung announced a Blu-ray Disc player that let’s you get digital copies of your movies. This does not mean that the Blu-ray Disc is making digital copies of your movies. Instead, you put a DVD or Blu-ray Disc into the Blu-ray Disc player, and it will access Ultraviolet where you can purchase a digital copy of the movie and save it to your Ultraviolet cloud locker.
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Soundbar Reviews
Samsung's "Dolby Atmos 11.4.1 in a Box" HW-Q990F Soundbar is Wireless and Immersive
Barb Gonzalez  |  May 12, 2025

Performance
Build Quality
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $2,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Superb vocal clarity
Excellent object placement in surround sound
Music is supported in surround sound as instruments play around the room
Direct wireless connectivity
Minus
No on-screen settings or home screen
Difficult to change settings on the scrolling front LED—must use phone app.
Music is acceptable, but highs are occasionally shrill.

THE VERDICT
The home theater experience created by the HW-Q990F system is surprising—a true alternative to an AV receiver and individual speakers. The AI controls create a clear, immersive experience with excellent dialog for movies and clear vocals for music that automatically calibrates to your room. It's an excellent home theater sound choice.

The HW-Q990F is the next-generation Samsung flagship soundbar following the HW-Q990D. Like its predecessor, it comes with a front soundbar, two rear speakers, and a subwoofer. This year's model is smaller than the Q990D, yet it's designed to increase power and efficiency with dual opposing eight-inch woofers that use AI Dynamic Bass Control to optimize the lower frequencies.

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CES 2009
Samsung's Stylish Red Blu-ray
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 09, 2009
The Samsung BD-P4600 full-featured player has been designed with more than a “touch” of the red color to go along with their TVs. The whole unit is a deep red. Designed to hang on the wall, or sit angled to show off its good looks on a shelf, Samsung simply added good looks to its best Blu-ray Disc player. Featuring Netflix and Pandora for streaming media, this player can use Samsung’s $39 wireless dongle so the user doesn’t have to find other solutions (like powerline adaptors or running long lengths of Ethernet cables) to connect online. Sleek enough to keep your interior designer happy.
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CES 2013
Satellite & Cable Companies Announce Set-Top Box Streaming
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jan 11, 2013
DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, and Comcast discuss plans to implement the DLNA Premium Video standard for streaming video from set-top boxes to other Smart TVs, tablets and devices.
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