TV & Home Theatre

Had that 4K TV for what seems like ages now, just itching for some more great content to fully enjoy its capabilities and picture quality? Samsung’s UHD Blu-ray player is almost here, which will allow you to play back a ton of UHD Blu-ray discs when available, and plenty of other content. 

  Vizio, the latest newcomer to Canada, at least as far as TV home entertainment goes, has a great lineup of Smart TVs. I recently got to test out the their top of the line M Series 42” LED HDTV. Vizio’s price point for their TVs is lower than their competitors for the same feature set, so I wondered how they really compare. I was very favourably impressed…

If you're a film buff who likes going out to the movies but wants to bring that experience to your house, let me show you how to get the most from owning 4K movies at home.

With a rapidly growing selection of content 4K content, it may be time to upgrade one the most used items in your home. This Samsung SUHD TV aims to provide the best possible picture quality for now and in the future. Is it worth it to upgrade?

    When was the last time you cleaned your TV screen?  How did you do it? For something that you probably spend so much time looking at, you really should clean it every now and then – every HDTV needs it at some point. The screen is electrostatic so it will attract dust and dirt, plus the occasional beer or other spray won’t help you see a clear picture. Cleaning it seems like a simple thing to do, but you really need to be careful as you could ruin the screen.

I have a confession to make. I don’t own a Blu-ray disc player. In fact, I don’t think I’ve even powered on my DVD player in well over two years. It’s not that I don’t love movies. It’s just that I’ve become far too reliant on good ol’ Netflix and its overabundance of chick flicks and ocean-related documentaries to bother with anything else. Needless to say, I was a little concerned when I was sent two new Sony Blu-ray Disc players to review. Was I the right person for the job? I don’t even own a Blu-ray disc! Turns out I had no reason to worry. It also turns out that I want one of these little guys for myself.

        I was pretty excited to review this Audio Technica turntable, as it was a good opportunity to digitize some of my older classic vinyl records. This turntable is also a higher quality machine that is full of the features that I was looking for. It has a lot of flexibility since you can digitize LPs, play them through a receiver, a computer or directly through speakers. It also has DJ capabilities to create a lot of special effects, whether you are a DJ or not.

What's OLED TV, and how does it differ from LCD? What's better and more reliable and how different will it make your TV look? Read our primer here.

With the release of the new, 4th generation Apple TV, Apple now has two different media streamers in the series (three if you count the two different storage options on the new model). What is the difference between the Apple TV 4 and the 3rd generation model?

The BenQ GP500 is a powerful 4K digital projector that packs a surprising audio punch! Let's take a look at how it performs.