Category: TV’s
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HDR Settings & Tips – TV, XBOX1 & PS4 PRO
To truly unlock your new TV, a look at the HDR settings may be worthwhile. HDR can be a dream to look at but a nightmare to setup, depending on the devices involved. We thought it would be useful to explain what to do and what not to do with regards to HDR. ‘HDR compatible’ …
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Stream Steam To Your Samsung TV
If you have a Steam account and want to stream Steam to a TV this is now possible thanks to the new Steam Link app. There is one caveat though; streaming via the app will require a Samsung Smart TV. The app is in Beta at present and can be found in the Samsung app…
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Sony Android Marshmallow Update
The new Android Marshmallow update for Sony Bravia 2015 and spring 2016 TVs is on the horizon for release launch in the UK (Sony TVs sold after this date are pre-installed with Android version 6.0) . At the time of writing the earlier UK Sony Bravia TVs with Android TV embedded are running on Android 5.1.1.…
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BBC iPlayer V2 Closure: Will Your Freeview / Freesat TV or Set Top Box Be Affected?
The BBC has announced that it will be ending support for its older iPlayer software on certain Freeview and Freesat Smart/Connected TVs and Set Top Boxes from September 2016. This might mean that the service will no longer work on your device if it’s running the iPlayer version 2 (or MHEG). The only way around this…
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LG Adds TVs to its Mosquito Repelling Arsenal
In 2009 LG elected to join the war against the mosquito. It did this by releasing an air conditioner with inbuilt ultrasonic wave technology, the concept being that without using toxic substances it could help drive mosquitoes out of the home. The device went on sale in Indonesia in 2009 and India in 2014 and…
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BBC iPlayer Viewers Will No Longer Be Exempt From TV Licence
Television owners who use their set only for streaming live BBC iPlayer will soon face the same licensing fee as full time Freeview and subscription TV viewers. In a new plan unveiled by the government yesterday, it’s about to become illegal for anyone to use the Beeb’s popular internet-based on-demand service for live broadcasts without…
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Kids Watching More Online TV Than Traditional TV
The internet and on-demand viewing has finally overtaken traditional TV as youngsters’ favourite tech pastime. UK kid research organisation Childwise did a study of 2,000 subjects between the ages of five and sixteen years old and has found that average web use on smart devices for this demographic has raised to 3 hours a day,…
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LG Reveals Roll-up OLED Display at CES 2016
The Consumer Electronics Show is now well under way in Las Vegas and this annual event can often be a good indicator of the ones to watch and the directions tech will take throughout the next 12 months. LG has started the show on a roll – literally, by unveiling its promised 18-inch OLED display…
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Chromecast 2 and Chromecast Audio Announced
This Tuesday Google announced two new versions of Chromecast. The internet giant’s CEO, Sundar Pichai claimed on stage yesterday, that one will be for streaming videos and photos to your tv and the other for streaming music to any audio system or standard speakers. The new generation of Chromecast has undergone a transformation and now…
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LG Debuts New Flexible TV Screen
LG are fast becoming the one to watch in what appears to be a pioneering flexible screen market. Already the manufacturer has shown off these freeform screens and flexible displays capable of being bent and rolled into shape. Now the company has shown off their next generation screens, which expand and improve on the concept. The…
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Mind Control for BBC iPlayer in the Works
If you are anything like me, then you have been through the long hunt of finding that lost remote control, and we all know that sofas are secretly remote control black holes. Now, instead of reaching for the remote or fingers stabbing wildly at your smartphone, the BBC have taken user-to-TV interaction one step further…
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Apple Tv Could Be Getting A New Touchpad Remote
Apple’s next Apple TV is rumoured to be revealed in a few weeks at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the rumour everywhere is that it will come with a brand new redesigned remote control. The remote redesign will include a touch pad, which would allow people to scroll and navigate. Something the…