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Technicolor HDR Coming to Philips TVs in 2019
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2018
Funai Electric, exclusive licensee for Philips televisions and video products in North America, announced at CES 2018 last week that Technicolor HDR will be integrated into Philips TVs in 2019 and demonstrated a prototype TV with the capability.
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Survey: Consumers Who Understand Net Neutrality More Likely to Support It
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2018
A new survey from global research firm GfK has shed some light on one of the hot topics at last week’s CES — net neutrality — as controversy continued to swirl over the FCC’s recent decision to give Internet service providers greater control over the Internet “pipe,” setting up a marketplace that many fear could come to resemble that of traditional pay-TV services.
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CES 2018's Ultimate Tech Playground Opens Tomorrow
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2018
CES has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the summer of 1967 as a TV/audio show staged at New York City’s Hilton and Americana hotels. The inaugural show featured 250 exhibitors and attracted 17,500 attendees, eager to check out the latest color TVs from the likes of RCA and Sylvania, pocket transistor radios, and hi-fi gear from Fisher, Marantz, Acoustic Research, KLH, and many other now-iconic brands.
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Sound United Acquires Classé Audio
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2018
On the eve of CES 2018, Sound United today announced that it has acquired Classé Audio, the Canadian maker of high-performance AV components.
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Fibbr to Launch 8K/HDR-Ready Optical HDMI Cable
SV Staff  |  Jan 05, 2018
“Here for today and ready for tomorrow” is how China-based Fibbr is positioning the imminent launch of Ultra 8K, a “plug-and-play” 8K/HDR-ready fiber-optic HDMI cable said to support transmission speeds up to 56 gigabits per second (Gbps) over distances up to 164 feet (50 meters).
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Netflix Catches Up to Cable TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2018
The number of Americans who subscribe to cable TV is now the same as the number who subscribe to Netflix, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
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LG Previews 2018 TV Technology
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2018
LG has announced details of the ThinQ artificial intelligence (AI) and image processing at the heart of the 2018 OLED and “Super UHD” LCD smart TVs it will showcase at CES 2018, which opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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AV Industry Mourns the Passing of Audio Veteran Joe Richter
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the passing of audio champion, Kenwood veteran, and former CTA board member Joe Richter.
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Smart Home Heavyweight Control4 Acquires Ihiji
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
Control4, a leader in smart home controls systems, today announced its acquisition of Ihiji, a company specializing in technology that enables home tech integrators to service connected homes remotely over the internet.
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LG Turns to China to Secure OLED Future
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2018
LG is turning to the world’s factory — China — to help secure its future as the standard bearer of OLED.
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