NEWS – On Tuesday Vizio announced pricing and availability on its 2018 Dolby Atmos soundbars. The 36-inch 5.1.2 model is the first to hit the market with a price tag of $499.99. The sound system features a total of eight speakers. Five in the soundbar itself (3-front firing and 2-up-firing), two rear satellite speakers, and a wireless …
Vizio debuts three new Dolby Atmos soundbars starting at $499 Read More
NEWS – At IFA 2018, LG introduced the world’s first 8K (7680 x 4320) OLED TV. The 88-inch class 8K model demonstrates the unmatched contrast ratio and true blacks that have made OLED TV’s sought after in lower resolutions. LG was the first to mass produce large-screen OLED TVs and is committed to supporting the market for these …
The new LG 8K OLED TV is 33,177,600 pixels beautiful Read More
REVIEW – I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a couch potato and next to my smartphone and MacBook, my wall-mounted TV is my most used “gadget”. Jeanne and I enjoy keeping up with our favorite TV shows and every weekend it’s our habit to make popcorn and watch several movies. Since we spend a …
REVIEW – With all the internet streaming available online, it’s nice to be able to have a place to aggregate all of your favorite media that you might still own. This can include home videos taken by your parents or grandparents, old DVDs, or those CDs you’ve been wanting to rip for ages. Plex Media …
REVIEW – There seems to be a big movement across the United States by many folks that want to cut the cord and get the programming they need for an affordable cost. I am one of those folks, especially since in recent times, my cable bill has ballooned to a cost that I can only …
Given that we’re all probably carrying around more video and photo data than graced the entire planet 20 years ago, I’m sure we’ve all been somewhere and wanted to show a group of more than 2 people a great shot. Perhaps you’ve wanted to actually present to a group, and you only had a phone …
A few days ago, I wrote a couple of news stories and a review of the Mohu Blade Over-the-Air HD antenna, which is used by folks like me when regular cable service fails, or by some folks who decide to cut the cable cord completely. My experience with the channels I received was quite good, …
The Tablo – DUAL LITE OTA DVR with WiFi makes it easier to cut the cord to cable service Read More
This is an exciting time of the year if you’re looking to buy a new TV. The new models showcased at CES in January are starting to hit the shelves. One of the year’s most intriguing offerings comes from TCL. They made a splash last year with their popular and highly rated 55-inch P Series 4K HDR …
TCL’s new 65-inch 6 Series might just be the best TV value of 2018 Read More
At the IFA ’18 Global Press conference today in Rome, Sharp announced that they will be bringing the first 8K TV in Europe. The Sharp Aquos LC-70X500E is a 70-inch TV, but Sharp says that larger Sharp 8K TVs aren’t far off in the future. And by large, they mean wallpaper sized up to 150 …
On Tuesday Vizio unveiled their new 2018 flagship TV, the P-Series Quantum. The 65″ P-Series Quantum 4K HDR Smart TV is billed as Vizio’s brightest TV so far, with 2,000 nits of peak brightness. Quantum Dot technology makes this display capable of producing over one billion colors with “cinematic color intensity”. Purest black levels Vizio’s Active Full Array Max backlight …
Vizio’s new P-Series Quantum TV produces the purest blacks and brightest brights Read More
When purchasing Audio Video equipment, almost as important as the gear you buy is the cabinet you store it in. BDI has come up with the perfect solution to hide your AV gear away in style. Heard, not seen The Olis 9650 is an AV cabinet with louvered doors that conceal both component compartments and …
BDI’s Olis media cabinet allows your soundbar be heard, not seen Read More
If you grew up in the 80’s, chances are that you had a Commodore computer in your home. The Commodore 64 is one of the main reasons why I became interested in computers, programming, BBSes, and ultimately gadgets. So you can all thank the Commodore 64 for bringing you The Gadgeteer for the last 20 …
Have you seen those HGTV home-decorating shows where one person in the couple refuses to have a TV in the living room or even in the family room? I’ve never understood that mentality. I love my TV, and I want to have it in the room with comfy chairs so I can be comfortable watching …
Samsung’s The Frame smartTV is an art installation for your home Read More
When we moved into our house back in 1999, we put up a 30 foot TV antenna tower so we could get the Indianapolis network TV stations for CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX 50 miles away. That was when we had a 65″ RPTV (rear projection TV) that took up a whole corner of our …
Winegard’s new Elite 7550 antenna brings in stations from more than 70 miles away Read More
Don’t tell my better half, but I have a secret dream to sell everything we own, buy an RV, and travel around the country like nomads. It will probably never happen, but if it did, we would need a way to watch TV while we travel because we love watching all of our favorite shows. …