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Sony announces EU/UK pricing & pre-order for AF8 OLED

09 Apr 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Sony’s 2018 OLED TV will be priced at Ł2499 / Ł3299 in the UK and around €2799 / €3799 in Europe

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Sony X900F / XF90 LCD TVs are now shipping

05 Apr 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

These are Sony’s 2018 LCD TVs with upgraded panels, 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, and Android TV

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Sony adds new XF83 & XF70 4K models to line-up

04 Apr 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

XF83 (X83F) is an Android TV in large formats whereas XF70 (X70F) is a more affordable option with 4K resolution

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Sony cuts price on PlayStation VR

04 Apr 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Sony has reduced the price by 100 USD / Euro to make PlayStation VR considerably cheaper than competing headsets

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Sony's Dolby Vision update is finally rolling out in Europe

29 Mar 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

It enables Dolby Vision on the Sony A1 OLED as well as ZD9, XE94, and XE93 LCDs

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Sony A8F OLED goes up for pre-order starting at $2800

26 Mar 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Sony's A8F OLED will be available in 55 and 65 inch sizes starting at $2800 dollars in the US

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Sony Europe finally releases Android 7.0 for 2015 & 2016 TVs

19 Mar 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Android Nought includes Chromecast 4K, picture-in-picture, support for multiple Google accounts, HLG HDR support, and more

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Sony announces EU/UK pricing for XF90 LCD range

05 Mar 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

XF90 is the successor to last year’s XE90 and the good news is that it will be even more affordable.

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Google Assistant will speak more than 30 languages this year

27 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

It will expand to Danish, Dutch, Hindi, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish and Thai in the “next few months”. It will also gain support for "routines"

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Sony unveils new mid-range LCD TVs for 2018

15 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

XF80 and XF75 will come with Android TVs where as WF6 and RF4 will represent the low-end.

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Sony launches X700 UHD BD player - Dolby Vision coming later

14 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

It will be the first Dolby Vision compatible player from Sony following a firmware update this summer.

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Sony reveals 2018 A8F OLED TV pricing

09 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Sony’s new A8F OLED will start at $2800 for a 55-inch model, making it more expensive than the A1 OLED

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Sony announces pricing for X900F and X850F 2018 LCDs

09 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

X900F with full array local dimming will start at $1100 for a 49" model, whereas the edge-lit X850F will start at $2000 for a 65" model

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Guide: How to turn off Smart TV tracking (ACR)

08 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Here is how to turn off ACR and other types of tracking systems.

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Samsung & Roku TVs have security vulnerabilities, Consumer Reports finds

08 Feb 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

It also found that all of the TVs collect very detailed user information through "automatic content recognition".

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Dolby Vision gains momentum but problems loom

31 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Dolby now has 12 TV makers, 8 distribution partners, and 8 studios on board. But problems are looming in the background.

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tvOS 11.3: Match frame rate on Apple TV4, fixes Sony's Dolby Vision

25 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Automatic frame rate switching is coming to Apple TV4. tvOS 11.3 also makes Apple TV 4K compatible with Sony's Dolby Vision implementation

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Hands-on with Sony's 2018 OLED & LCD TVs

23 Jan 2018 | Torben Rasmussen |

At CES 2018, FlatpanelsHD attended a private demonstration of the A8F OLED (AF8 in Europe) and X90F LCD (XF90 in Europe) TVs. Here are our first impressions

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Sony responds to Dolby Vision controversy

22 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

The company explains that Dolby Vision-capable playback devices connected via HDMI to Sony’s TVs must be updated.

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Dolby, LG vow to fix Dolby Vision bug causing raised blacks

19 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

The nasty bug that has caused elevated blacks during Dolby Vision playback will require a fix via a firmware update, says Dolby

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Next-gen SoC for Android TV supports 4 HDR formats, 120Hz

17 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

MediaTek’s SoC designs are used in Android TVs from Sony, Philips, TCL, and others

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Sony finally releases Dolby Vision update but something is wrong

17 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

Owners are reporting that Dolby Vision works only via streaming apps – not via HDMI.

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Best of CES 2018

12 Jan 2018 | Torben R, Rasmus L |

Our ’Best of CES 2018’ goes to Samsung’s The Wall. We also loved LG’s 8K & rollable OLEDs, Sony’s 8K HDR prototype & Samsungs MFA-based TV

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Sony expands line-up with 2 Dolby Atmos soundbars

11 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

This year, Sony will expand the line-up with two additional Dolby Atmos soundbars. One of them matches the design of the X90F TV

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Sony showcases 8K HDR TV prototype capable of 10000 nits

10 Jan 2018 | Rasmus Larsen |

A prototype 8K TV capable of reproducing HDR pictures with up to 10000 nits peak brightness. It is driven by a next-generation ’X1 Ultimate’ processor.

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