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8K Association Sets Out Format ‘Key Performance Attributes’
Consumers are currently, slowly but surely, making the transition over to 4K displays. Be it for gaming monitors or for TVs, however, the transition will take some time. We’re actually in something of an unusual position that the technology is ahead of the practicality curve. For example, to just run…
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Hellraiser TV Series May Be in Development
Hellraiser I think many would agree that in terms of iconic horror films, Hellraiser has to be up there with the best of them. If not, then certainly Pinhead has to be one of the greatest ‘bad guy’ characters ever created. Sadly, however, the franchise has mostly been suffering in…
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Watch the Final Trailer for Season 3 of Netflix’ Stranger Things
The Whole Gang is Back Stranger Things has undoubtedly become Netflix‘ most popular original TV series ever since its debut back in 2016. Now entering its third season, the show has an even bigger budget and more ambitious story line. To celebrate its upcoming release, a new trailer that is…
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US Christian Group Launches Netflix Petition to Cancel Amazon Show
Christian Group Denounces Good Omens as “Blasphemous” Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens has garnered quite a bit of critical reception from US Christian groups recently. The show is about an angel (Aziraphale played by Michael Sheen) and a demon (Crowley played by David Tennant) who team-up to prevent…
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Black Mirror Season 5 is Arriving in June – New Trailer Released
Fewer Episodes, Bigger Budget Netflix has released a new trailer for season five of Black Mirror. The dark sci-fi anthology series will continue next month after releasing a movie special in December. These new episodes will be in “regular” format unlike the interactive choose-your-own-adventure style of the previous Black Mirror…
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4K TV Sales Booming, But Many Aren’t Being Used for 4K Content
4K TV Sales It’s true that most people are investing in a new 4K TV these days. However, how many of you are really using them to watch 4K content? Recent figures show that while there are more 4K TVs than ever before (hardly a surprise), many consumers are not…
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Sony’s 98-Inch 8K HDR TV Will be Available in June for $69,999 USD
Surprisingly Cheaper than Samsung’s 98-Inch Q900 8K TV Sony has finally announced the pricing for their 2019 TV line-up. This even includes the massive 98-inch Master Series Z9G 8K HDR TV they showed off at CES 2019. These Z9G 8K HDR TVs feature Sony’s X1 Ultimate processor inside. This has…
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Netflix’ Live-Action The Witcher Arriving Sooner Than Expected
Will the Monster Hunter Arrive on Halloween? Netflix‘ much anticipated live-action adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy novel series will be available to stream this year. Playing the titular ‘Witcher’ is of course, Henry Cavill, formerly of DC’s Superman. Contrary to what most fans think, the TV series is actually adapting…
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New Patent Reveals Samsung’s Completely Wireless TV Design
The Ultimate in Cord-Cutting Samsung actually already has a pretty good cable management design for their current crop of Quantum Dot TVs. However, they are taking home theater cable management to an entirely new level with their latest patent filing (uncovered by LetsGoDigital). In fact, they are ditching cables altogether,…
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Here’s What Resident Evil Looks Like If It Was An 80’s Sitcom
Resident Evil Live Action Intro Remix Needless to say, CAPCOM‘s Resident Evil video game series is enjoying quite a resurgence in popularity. Especially with the recent launch of the RE2 remake. While many fans are just glad to relive the classic game with all the high-definition niceties, some are modding…
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Black Mirror Director Signs On for ‘Halo’ Live-Action TV Series
Halo Series Finally Moving Forward (Again) Talks of a live-action Halo TV series has been going on for more than half a decade now. In fact, it has been six years since Microsoft announced the idea back in 2013. A year after, Showtime announced that they will be airing the…
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Rocket League Championship eSports Series Will Air on TV
Psyonix and Turner Sports Sign Broadcasting Deal Joining the ranks of CS: Go and Overwatch, Rocket League has secured further TV broadcasts. Developer Psyonix and Turner Sports ELEAGUE have signed a multi-faceted deal around the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) and collegiate esports. Although initially maligned by traditional broadcast media,…
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VIZIO Focuses on Improving TV Features Instead of 8K for 2019
No 8K Televisions from VIZIO Yet VIZIO is well-known for providing more affordable television and home entertainment options for many years now. Those who are hoping for them to announce an affordable 8K TV in 2019 however, will just have to wait longer. Instead of focusing on higher resolution and…
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LG’s 2019 TV Lineup Includes 88-inch 8K OLED with HDMI 2.1
Featuring LG ThinQ Powered OLED TVs LG first showcased their 88-inch OLED 8K television at CES 2018 last year. Now it will finally be part of their official 2019 TV lineup. 8K resolution means four times the 4K resolution. So that means 7680 x 4320 versus 3840 x 2160. That…
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