Audio
High-Res, Wireless Key To Sony Home-Audio Launch
Wireless multiroom audio, high-resolution audio, and high dynamic range (HDR)-capable HDMI 2.0a connections are the anchors in Sony’s 2016 home-audio lineup. New products include...
HDMI
Audio
Emotiva Prepares For Big Year With BasX, Other Audio Products
It’s turning out to be a big product year for Emotiva Audio, the high-performance component-audio supplier that sells direct to consumers and through retailers....
Audio
Low-Price Denon AVRs Ready For 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Denon continues to offer a full suite of capabilities to integrate its latest two S-series audio/video receivers with current and next-generation 4K Ultra HD...
Accessories
What You Need To Know About USB Type-C Connectors
TWICE sister publication Residential Systems breaks down the who, why and what you need to know about this new connector standard. See the full...
Audio
CEDIA Expo: AudioControl AVRs Ready For Latest 4K Sources, Object-Based Audio
AudioControl will go to the CEDIA Expo next week with nine new products, including its first two AVRs equipped with Dolby Atmos, HDCP 2.2,...
Accessories
Premium High-Speed HDMI Cables To Get Certification Testing
The HDMI Licensing organization launched a voluntary testing program for HDMI cables. The program intends to certify that cables designated as Premium High-Speed HDMI...
Audio
Pioneer Jumps On DTS:X Bandwagon
Pioneer launched its first three audio/video receivers that can be upgraded to decode DTS:X object-based surround soundtracks. Their predecessors featured Dolby Atmos object-based surround...
Blu-ray/DVD
Samsung 4K TVs Get Ready For 4K HDR Blu-ray Players
Samsung said it is first to market with TVs supporting HDMI 2.0a, the HDMI connector technology that accepts high-dynamic-range (HDR) metadata from external devices...
Audio
Integra: No Objections To Object-Based Surround
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Integra is expanding its selection of audio components equipped with Dolby Atmos surround and ready to deliver DTS:X surround...
news
SuperMHL Chips Arrive on the Scene
When superMHL was first unveiled back in January at CES, one of the main unanswered questions was, “When will we see this in actual...
news
Lenovo Readies Computer On A Stick
Beijing –Lenovo plans October U.S. availability of its first stick computer, a pocket-size Windows computer that plugs into a TV’s HDMI port to turn...
Car Electronics
Rosen Adds HDMI To Headrest DVD System
Corona, Calif. – Aftermarket car electronics supplier Rosen Electronics added an HDMI port to a headrest entertainment system to display smartphone content on multiple...
Industry
HDMI 2.0a Spec Released, HDR Capability Added
Sunnyvale, Calif. — The HDMI Forum has released version 2.0a of the HDMI specification. The spec, which is available to current HDMI 2.0...
Audio
Retail Soundbar Sales Jump 31% to $1.5 Billion In ‘14
San Diego — Factory-level soundbar shipments in the U.S. grew 37 percent in 2014, with retail-level dollar volume rising 31 percent to $1.5 billion...
Audio
HDCP 2.2: What’s Here, What’s Coming
Here is what some A/C receiver suppliers offer in the way of HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 and what they plan: Anthem: No current...
Audio
AVRs Navigate HDCP 2.2 Transition
HDCP. Have there ever been four letters that have caused such a collective shudder from custom integrators and specialty retailers everywhere? It works; it...
Accessories
THX Launches HDMI-Cable Certification
San Francisco – THX developed a certification program for HDMI 2.0 and up cables to ensure the cables pass through 4K content without affecting...
Blogs
Is DisplayPort 1.3 Better For UHD TV Than HDMI?
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) issued this week a new version of the DisplayPort audio/video interface, currently used primarily in the IT industry...
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