While the Chromecast Ultra isn't perfect, and certainly not for everyone, it's a solid choice
for videophiles who don't truck with Amazon, and who want top - notch performance for relatively little money.
Full - HD
videophiles who already have a library of content from iTunes should check out the Apple TV, with its intuitive interface and breezy Siri controls.
Thanks to their superior black level performance, and excellent near - black detail, OLED has become the screen technology of choice for
discerning videophiles.
Takeaway: Lighter, thinner, crisper, OLED TVs are the holy grail for
true videophiles willing to pay dearly for it.
Speaking of color, if you really want to go full -
videophile with your bias light, you should look for one that promises a color rendering index (CRI) of at least 90.
While both styles have their pros and cons, full array displays with local dimming (i.e. the ability to turn off specific zones of backlights at a time) are often preferred
by videophiles for their ability to render richer contrast between the lightest and darkest images on screen.
With the Q9F, Samsung manages to satiate
videophiles while also appealing to the average Joe who, ultimately, will take gorgeous design and ease of use over incremental picture quality differences every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
It's a choice that resonates with me, an
avowed videophile who's nonetheless gradually abandoned physical media.
Video: Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 in 1080p high definition, Gladiator looks good, though not nearly as good as
many videophiles had hoped.
This utterly filmlike presentation has been unfairly maligned by bratty,
ignorant videophiles demanding status quo HD.
Which is good news if you love movies, but is not of much use to you
if videophile is not on your social resume.
Though this may only be the kind of thing true
videophiles will care about, in order to get the most from bias lighting, it needs to be in the neighborhood of 6,500 degrees Kelvin.
4K TVs have been on the market for a few years, but they have mostly been aimed at early -
adopter videophiles, who marvelled at their sharper pictures.
While it may be hard for
proud videophiles to admit it, this Disney disc is both comprehensive and intuitive, and the more we use it, the more we like it.
Every year since that sad day Pioneer announced its exodus from the plasma TV
market videophiles ha...
While
serious videophiles may want to get more granular with the calibration, we made only a small tweak to the color setting, raising it by a few points, to get things locked in.
Simply put, there is no other TV on this planet that can get you so close to
videophile nirvana for so little investment.
The TV does exhibit a couple of issues which might get caught by especially
observant videophiles, but shouldn't be a problem for the overwhelming majority of viewers.
The physical product is small and unobtrusive; the interface is snappy and functional; the channel selection is unparalleled, and the extra features have real utility for
videophiles of both the casual and hardcore persuasions.
Oppo Digital is best known to most as a purveyor of high - end Blu - ray players — the kind loaded with premium components that are revered by audiophiles and
videophiles alike.
His affinity with the
average videophile / home theater hobbyist inspired him to develop and market a pre-assembled video bias light that was simple, accurate and affordable.
Using your Google account, you can instantly purchase and watch anything on the Play Store (think movies and TV shows from recently released blockbusters to
videophile classics) without needing to download the content on your mobile device.
The back and sides of the device are well - adorned, too, with enough ports to please even the most
discerning videophile.
As mentioned, the TV's LED panel uses a full array backlighting system, often preferred
by videophiles, thanks to a reputation for better screen uniformity and less backlight bleed than edge - lit displays.
This is a huge deal
for videophiles, and for those who can not afford to stream 4K content.
Videophiles will still pick plasma every time, but the proliferation of cheaper LCDs, particularly in popular 26 - to 36 - inch sizes plasma's technology didn't allow, caused plasma sales to plummet.
Although the excessive edge enhancement and DNR will annoy
some videophiles, most viewers should be happy enough with this Blu - ray release which collects both the theatrical cut and extended cut of the film together with a myriad of extras.
Antoine Fuqua's remake of the classic western The Magnificent Seven is coming to home video and
videophiles will pleased to see that the home video release will include a 4K Ultra HD package.
I'm not
a videophile, cutting edge tech, top end performance means less and little.
Astounding special effects is the real show here, with convincing bone - crunching sound, it's
a videophile's wet dream.
Though casual viewers won't notice,
videophiles may be bothered.
This film was definitely shot with a big ole ode to
the videophiles out there.
I doubt anyone from purists to
videophiles has an unkind word for Peter Pan's stunning Blu - ray transfer.
I'm not
a videophile but I think every tablet would benefit from a display of this quality.
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1's capacitive multi-touchscreen delivers 1024 x 600 pixel resolution with 170 ppi (pixels per inch) which, when compared against the Kindle Fire's 169 ppi, make it worthy of eliciting spasms of joy from among
the videophiles in the audience, until you consider that the new iPad features a 264 ppi.
Sure, I have a 72» 1080P TV to enjoy my media that's on my PC, and I really genuinely do enjoy watching blu - ray movies with HD picture and sound, it's a real joy considering I'm a real audio /
videophile.
Thanks to their superior black level performance, and excellent near - black detail, OLED has become the screen technology of choice for discerning
videophiles.
But you really need to be
a videophile with a Dolby Vision - enabled TV to discern the improvement, which mainly involves adjustments to color and brightness on a per - scene basis.
This is not meant to be
a videophile's TV the way Samsung's own JS9500 or JS8500 were designed to be.
The Vizio P - Series is not
a videophile's TV, but then again, it wasn't developed to be.
For
videophiles, this can be frustrating.
Arcam has announced an audiophile,
videophile and musical soundbar with optional wireless subwoofer called the Solo bar...