Category: TV

Transition to DVB-T2: The End of DVB-T Expected By Late 2018

As of February this year, the future of terrestrial television in Germany has been a done deal. Since the German government is planning to reserve the previously used for the DVB-T transmission 700 MHz frequency band for the expansion of mobile broadband Internet, giving way to the digital terrestrial television in the range between 470 MHz and 690 MHz this means that an update is on the way. We've summarized what the new DVB-T2 standard will bring and what to look out for...

LG 4K OLED TV at Hifi im Hinterhof

27Taking a look at the development of the TV market in recent years, you'll quickly discover that all the big names in the industry have done some flirting with the OLED technology and are eventually tiring of the old, tried and tested combination of LCD display and LED backlight. The breaking-exception though is the Korean giant LG Electronics, which has always pursued the alternative panel technology and this time has made it hard for the skeptics with its 4K OLED models: 55EG9609, 65EG9609 and 77EC980V. We explain the specifics of OLED technology and take a look at the new LG TVs.

Our Television Studios: An Update

We thought that it time to give you an updated peek into our ever-expanding television showrooms with a few pictures. Enjoy browsing, or better yet, pay us a visit in Großbeerenstraße in Kreuzberg, Berlin!

Ultra HD Blu-ray Announced

After several leaks of semi-official information in recent months, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) the speculation now put an end to speculation on the topic of the liscensing of an Ultra HD Blu-ray which is prospectively being released later this summer. Here are some of the already published details in a nutshell.

Moovia – Individual & Stylish Home Cinema Seats

The iconic deep-red, lush chairs at the cinema are just as inherent to the movie-goers experience as the trailers or the popcorn. So no wonder many home theatre owners are on the hunt for an equivalent for their own film paradise. This wish has been fulfilled by Moovia with its home theatre chairs now providing quality seating for the private movie theatre - not only in red.

How Do the Current Soundbars Perform? Putting Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2 and Focal Dimension to The Test

To narrow down the field of compact equipment with a healthy degree of skepticism, there's no need for a degree in physics. While so much can be said for speaker design and the sound intervention from the with more sophisticated digital signal processors (DSP) but miniaturization has comes at a price. Knowing this, it seems almost megalomaniac for manufacturers to claim that their sound bars with their master both stereo and surround reproduction whilst trying to keep their regular hi-fi systems and surround systems in the picture. We're taking on the topic focusing the potential of the two top models: Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2 and Focal dimension.

Now in Our Showrooms: The New Panasonic TX-55CXW704

 
After our initial set-up we've got the Panasonic TX-55CXW704 from the current 2015 4K series assembled in store. Panasonic is already making way into the competition at the user interface against WebOS (LG) and Tizen (Samsung) now in line with its with the other Firefox OS-based homescreen devices among in their CXW704 and CXW754 series. As always, you can find further information about the TX-55CXW704 in our online shop. In addition, we're here to advise you any time personally in our on site TV studio. (German language video below)

Twenty from Spectral in-store from May onwards

Every now and then we see it fit to remind you that our carefully selected HiFi, TV and home theatre components range also comes alongside considered accessories for a range of needs, such as housing your entertainment systems. The recently presented in Cologne and soon to arrive at our furniture range Twenty from Spectral supplies the perfect kick start to completing your electronic collections.