Category Archives: TV/4K/UHD/8K

QLED vs Mini-LED vs OLED: What’s the Difference?

Posted on 11 January 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

QLED, MicroLED, Mini-LED, OLED: Myriad TVs featuring one or more of these LED technologies are being unveiled this week at CES 2021. Even though they share an acronym, these LED TV technologies are as different from one another as Andrew Jackson, … Continue reading →

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NextGen TV To Deliver 4K TV For More Broadcasters, TVs, And STBs

Posted on 8 January 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

Slowly but surely, broadcasters are beginning to adopt 4K TV via the ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV standard, along with an expanded number of TVs at CES. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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Best Internet Providers in…

Posted on 9 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Here are a series of examinations of the available ISPs in a number of disparate cities across the U.S. from U.S. News & World Report: Best Internet Providers in Ann Arbor, Michigan Best Internet Providers in Atlanta, Georgia Best Internet … Continue reading →

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Samsung Now Selling Outdoor ‘Terrace’ 4K TVs and Soundbar

Posted on 21 May 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Samsung believes that sheltering-in-place does not necessarily mean sheltering indoors. Today, the company started selling its new Terrace TVs, 55- 65- and 75-inch QLED 4K HDR models that are IP55 water- and dust-resistant, making them suitable for outdoor use. Read the … Continue reading →

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My CES 2020 Coverage

Posted on 10 January 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

As I have for the last 35 years or so, I helped cover the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for the official CES Show Daily, published by TWICE. Here is a sampling some of my pre-show and on-the-spot reporting. FCC Chair … Continue reading →

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20 Awesome Things We Saw at the IFA Tech Show

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

IFA, Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show is always a hotbed of new products introductions. This year’s show was especially rich in innovative, unique, and even eye brow-raising new gear. After walkiing the two-dozen-plus buildings that house IFA on the Messe … Continue reading →

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Will 8K TV Follow 4K’s Quick Adoption Pattern?

Posted on 8 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Industry observers and executives alike remain stunned at how, in just five relatively short years, 4K UHD TVs transformed from a pricey curiosity to a race-to-the-bottom commodity. Based on this perhaps flawed phenomena, the industry is optimistic that 8K will follow the … Continue reading →

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GfK: Overall Consumer Tech Business Will Be Flat Or Down In 2019

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Political uncertainty, trade wars and regional economic worries are shaking consumer confidence, and TV prices continue a precipitous decline. These and other factors will combine to produce an overall slightly down year in overall consumer technology sales, according to market research company … Continue reading →

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Amazon Bows FireTV-Enabled Soundbar, 2d Gen Cube, 65-inch 4K TV

Posted on 5 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Amazon continues to expand its lineup of Fire TV-enabled devices with three new offerings, all of which are available for pre-sale immediately with availability later this fall: the Nebula Fire TV soundbar, a second-generation Fire TV Cube and a 65-inch Fire … Continue reading →

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New Viable Video Codecs on the Way? Maybe

Posted on 19 June 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Dissatisfaction with video codec royalty rates, lack of licensor transparency and complicated licensing terms have been perpetual complaints of many commercial video content purveyors. Not surprisingly, some would like to see a shake-up in the current system of how intellectual … Continue reading →

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