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SpectraCal Updates Auto-Calibration for Samsung QLED TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2018
Video-calibration software leader SpectraCal has extended its partnership with Samsung and expanded the CalMAN color-calibration control options in Samsung’s 2018 QLED TVs.
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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1999: New Mag Met (Mostly) with Praise
SV Staff  |  Mar 08, 2018
Nineteen years ago this week, the second issue of Stereo Review’s Sound & Vision hit newsstands. Stunning cover (and content) notwithstanding, the 152-page second act of the magazine that replaced Stereo Review (which enjoyed a prosperous 40-year run) and Video (which was the videophile’s go-to magazine for 21 years) was met with much praise…but not everyone was happy.
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Samsung Unveils New Features for QLED TVs & More
SV Staff  |  Mar 08, 2018
Samsung staged a First Look event at the American Stock Exchange building in New York City yesterday to introduce new, forward-looking features for its flagship QLED 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) TVs and showcase its 2018 lineup of home entertainment products, most of which will be available this month.
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Vizio Announces ‘Slam Dunk’ Deals
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2018
Not one to let a perfectly good event pass by without a sale, Vizio has put together a Slam Dunk Deals page to help kick off March Madness, which starts with Selection Sunday this weekend and ends with the Championship game on April 2.
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Elliptic Labs Uses Virtual Sensors to Make Smart Speakers Even Smarter
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2018
Who needs voice control when you can start music playback from your spiffy smart speaker by simply walking into the room? Suddenly, that smart speaker is looking more like a genius.
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Elite’s New 4K Screen Makes In-Walls Disappear
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2018
Elite Screens has introduced an acoustically transparent, fixed-frame 4K screen featuring an edge-free design that creates the impression of a giant flat-panel TV.
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RIP: Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2018
Russ Solomon, founder and leader of the legendary Tower Records — arguably the most influential chain of music stores in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s — died Sunday at his home near Sacramento, California. He was 92.
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Klipsch Museum of Audio History Now Offering Memberships
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2018
The Klipsch Heritage Museum Association (KHMA) today announced that it is now offering to the public memberships to the Klipsch Museum of Audio History in Hope, Arkansas.
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LG Announces Pricing for 2018 4K OLED and LCD TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2018
LG today announced pricing and availability for the 2018 TV lineup of 4K OLED and 4K LCD TVs it previewed at CES 2018 in January.
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Smart Camera Translates Gestures into Commands
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2018
If the popularity of voice-enabled smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home has taught us anything, it’s that the tech world has fully embraced voice as the control interface of choice through the likes of Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, and other virtual assistants.
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