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Microsoft slaps higher price tag on Xbox consoles and accessories

1 week ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Microsoft has said it’s bumping up prices for its Xbox consoles, in addition to accessories such as controllers and headsets, and also some games. The price increases will come into effect across the U.K., Europe, North America and Australia to begin with, and will probably roll out to other regions later. In terms of the Xbox consoles, the more affordable Xbox Series S, which currently costs around £250, will have its recommended retail price hiked up to around £300, Microsoft said.
Wiz's HDMI Sync Box provides another way to get Ambilight on any TV

1 week ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Wiz, the smart lighting company that’s not to be confused with the Google-owned cybersecurity firm of the same name, says it’s enabling an on any smart TV with its newest product. It has announced the imminent availability of a new HDMI Sync Box which can be plugged into any compatible TV to create an atmospheric mood lighting system that’s similar to Philips Ambilight.
LG Display says it has finally won the race to create Blue PHOLED

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

LG Display says it has completed a major milestone in its push to develop fully phosphorescent OLED panels, paving the way for OLED displays with much greater energy efficiency. The company has just verified the commercialisation of a new prototype panel that uses blue phosphorescent PHOLED material, making it the first OLED display in the world to utilise PHOLED materials for all three primary colours - blue, red and green.
Samsung verifies its claims of OLED's much higher perceived brightness

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Samsung Display says that the human eye perceives its OLED displays to be much brighter than an LCD display rated to the same brightness, and its claims are backed by an authoritative voice in the shape of the global safety science company UL Solutions. In a press release this week, Samsung Display said it’s possible to quantify “perceived brightness” in displays using a metric known as “Perceptual Contrast Length”, and the results are often quite different from their measured brightness.
Thomson debuts a new Chromecast-like streaming dongle

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

If you’re having trouble tracking down one of Google’s recently discontinued Chromecast devices, which are still being sold while stocks last, you might want to consider snapping up an alternative in the shape of Thomson’s new “Cast 150” dongle instead.
Report: Google TV to get Android 16 update later this year

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Google has reportedly confirmed that it has no plans to upgrade its smart TV operating system software to Android 15. Instead, it will skip directly to Android 16 when that platform is released later this year, which means Google TV could be in line for a major update soon. The Android operating system is the foundation on which Google TV is built, and it generally gets a major facelift every year.
Anker's Nebula X1 delivers blazing brightness in a liquid-cooled box

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Anker is taking aim at the high-end portable projector market with the launch of a new liquid-cooled model that it says will deliver “cinema-grade” big screen 4K pictures with intense brightness, punchy sound and simplified set up, all for around $3,000. The Anker Nebula X1 is said to be powered by a triple-laser system paired with a 14-element glass lens that puts out an impressive 3,500 ANSI lumens brightness and is good for up to 30,000 hours of use.
Samsung demos 8K gaming at 120Hz for the first time

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

Samsung Electronics teamed up with Maingear, AMD and the 8K Association on what they claim was the world’s first-ever demonstration of 8K 120Hz gaming on a native 8K television. The demo occurred at last week’s NAB 2025 event in Las Vegas using a modified Samsung television, and it suggests that the push for 8K resolution is finally beginning to accelerate after years of misfiring.
Demand for OLED TVs to accelerate in China

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

China is the world’s largest market for televisions but until recently many consumers there have shunned OLED TVs, instead preferring LCD models, even when buying premium products. However, that’s changing this year in a very dramatic way, as OLED TVs have suddenly become very much in demand, even as Chinese TV brands continue to push Mini-LED as an alternative in the premium segment.
Warner Bros. says it's thinking about releasing 8K movies

2 weeks ago | hdtvtest.co.uk | Mike Wheatley

If you’re one of the few people who has actually bought an 8K TV set in the last few years, you’re probably aware that there’s not a whole lot of content available to watch on it. Or at least, not 8K content anyway, because no streaming provider supports it, Blu-ray discs don’t exist, and there are very few other ways to get it.