Tag: televisions
I tested a cheap Dolby Atmos 5.1 soundbar system with real speakers — here’s where it impressed me, and where it fell short of the competition
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Ultimea Poseidon D60 review Looking to unleash the power of surround sound on your living room without breaking the…
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‘There’s no realistic chance all of that content will get remastered from scratch’: Dolby Vision 2 will come to more titles than you might expect, thanks to an automated process — but there will be two key creative-led features that aren’t automated
Dolby says that Dolby Vision HDR movies can be upgraded to Dolby Vision 2 using an automated process based on the existing mastering information This means support may be more widespread than expected, since apparently it will be relatively low-effort for streamers to achieve The Authentic Motion and Precision Black…
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Good news, 4K Blu-ray fans: Dolby confirms that Dolby Vision 2 HDR can work on existing players and disc tech — bad news: it’s up to the manufacturers, and Sony already said ‘we do not plan to provide an update’
Dolby confirms that Dolby Vision 2 HDR can come to existing 4K Blu-ray hardware, including both discs and players However, it will require the player manufacturers to work with Dolby on updates, and Sony says it has no plans to update, with no comment from Panasonic or Magnetar Dolby says…
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Is the Sky Glass Gen 2 worth the money? I’ve used it at home for more than a year — here are my thoughts on it compared to rivals from LG, Samsung and Sony
I’ve had the Sky Glass Gen 2 TV setup in my living room since April of last year. To begin with, I wasn’t quite sure whether I was going to get on with Sky’s flagship TV. It was quite different from a lot of TVs in its price range, boasting…
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Roku’s new AI channel is top of the slops: is this an important AI milestone or just “the cutting edge of AI slop”?
Channel 300 brings you Fairground AI, 24/7 AI video Critics have been harsh, calling the channel “slop” Could this be a lawsuit waiting to happen? Roku has added four new channels to its Roku Channel collection: Mad TV, Retro Black Laughs, Whose Line Is It Anyway, and Fairground AI. That…
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‘It’s not an OLED-killer yet’: I tested Hisense’s affordable RGB TV, and while I like its picture quality and performance, it surprisingly falls short in the area I had the highest hopes for
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Hisense UR8 review: Two-minute review The Hisense UR8 is the first ‘affordable’ RGB TV on the market, and while…
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