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Over-the-Air NEXTGEN TV Broadcasts Featuring HDR Now Available to 70 Million Homes
SV Staff  |  Jun 13, 2024  |  0 comments
The rollout of NEXTGEN TV broadcasting continues to make headway with industry officials today reporting that over-the-air service featuring high dynamic range (HDR) programming is now available in 57 TV markets across the U.S., meaning more than 70 million homes are now able to receive these broadcasts, which include internet-based “broadcast IP” sources.
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McIntosh Announces Upgraded aptX HD Bluetooth Transmitter/Receiver
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 13, 2024  |  1 comments
McIntosh today unveiled a compact aptX HD-enabled Bluetooth transmitter/receiver that makes it easy to add high-quality wireless streaming to any legacy audio system that lacks this capability.
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Hisense 98" 98UX 4K Mini-LED TV Review
Greg Tarr  |  Jun 13, 2024  |  0 comments

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $8,000

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Highly bright
Premium level color accuracy
Wide viewing angels
Massive screen size
Competitive price
Built-in NextGen TV tuner
Minus
$8,000 price tag
Shadow detail crushing in dark scenes (pending firmware update)
Distracting (at times) visible screen reflections
Hollow, boxy sounding 4.2.2-channel onboard surround sound

THE VERDICT
Offering an excellent, very bright, large-screen flat-panel display, the Hisense 98UX simulates a movie theater experience at home with advanced features and one of the brightest pictures we’ve ever tested, though we noted some distracting screen reflections. Despite not being cheap, it is a relative bargain compared to other large-screen models, with a 110-inch version also available later this year.

The Hisense 98UX is an excellent, very bright, large-screen flat-panel display capable of simulating a movie theater experience at home in a way that few other LCD-based televisions can.

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Apple Harnesses AI to Take 2024 Features and Refinements to the Next Level
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jun 12, 2024  |  1 comments
Apple previewed a number of compelling new features and capabilities at its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), including some of the most significant changes we’ve seen in years with Apple’s version of AI figuring prominently into 2024 updates and features. With our usual focus on all things audio and video, here’s a summary of the key announcements.
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Got Tech Questions? Ask S&V!
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2024  |  1 comments
Got tech questions? Looking for advice on how to get the most out of your A/V gear? The experts at Sound & Vision have answers! Email your questions to AskSandV@gmail.com.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Severtson Introduces Projection Screens with Built-In Masking System
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 11, 2024  |  1 comments
Severtson Screens, the family-owned Arizona-based company specializing in professional and consumer projection screens since 1986, is unveiling a new series of projection screens with built-in masking at the InfoComm 2024 exhibition, which opens tomorrow in Las Vegas.
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A/V Veteran
Tales of Flying with Noise-Canceling Headphones
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 11, 2024  |  0 comments
Sometime in late 2019, as I was waiting at an airport for a connecting flight, I removed my Bose noise-canceling headphones and set them down on the empty seat beside me. A little later I got up to find my departure gate and in the rush left the headphones on the seat! I remembered a couple of minutes later, but when I returned the headphones were gone. Some lucky traveler is probably still using them...
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Shows
AXPONA Flashback: Dynaudio Focus 30 Active Speaker System
Dennis Young  |  Jun 11, 2024  |  0 comments
One of the forward-thinking rooms in the April AXPONA 2024 show contained a system that is not a new idea per se, but a good idea for sure. The technology used exists, implemented in various forms in other products. But now we have an (almost) complete package with the Dynaudio Focus series: A self-contained streamer, active crossover, and amplifier is found in each unit within the Focus lineup.
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Audio Video News
Cambridge Audio Software Update Adds Retro VU Meters to CXN100 Streamer
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 10, 2024  |  0 comments
Software updates are great for fixing technical glitches and adding new features to all kinds of AV gear, but VU meters?
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Signals
A Mission to Mars, Artificial Intelligence, and the End of Civilization as We Know It
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 10, 2024  |  1 comments
Congratulations! Welcome home! That five-year mission to Mars (and back!) must have really been something. While you were gone, honestly, nothing much happened. There was a flu bug of unknown origins, but that’s about it. Well, you might want to look into something called AI. I think it’s going to really shake things up.
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