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      Flying coach? At least you’ll be able to watch movies on an in-seat OLED TV soon

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · 4 days ago - 20:45 · 1 minute

    Flying on commercial airlines today might be a lot more of a pain than it used to be, but new tech is going to bring some improvement to one part of the experience—in-flight entertainment. Panasonic Avionics' brand Astrova in-flight entertainment systems are starting to roll out on commercial flights on certain airlines, promising 4K HDR TVs and other features to the backs of seats that should be a huge upgrade over the abysmal screens we normally watch in-flight movies on.

    Look at most commercial airlines today, and you'll find a tiny, terrible LCD TV embedded in the seat in front of you. These HD, standard dynamic range screens have terrible contrast and poor viewing angles, and they aren't bright enough to achieve a good viewing experience when the overhead lights are on.

    They're bad enough that I always bring my own hardware for flights—most recently, I took three flights with Apple's Vision Pro headset, which I plan to write about later this week. But most people just bring a tablet.

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      For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 10 April, 2023 - 20:06 · 1 minute

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    Enlarge / The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E—the ship at the center of most of the Next Generation Star Trek films. (credit: Paramount)

    For the first time, you can now buy or rent every single Star Trek movie in the latest 4K and HDR standards. That includes all six movies based on the original series cast, all four featuring The Next Generation 's cast, and the more recent J.J. Abrams films.

    On April 4, Paramount released an UltraHD Blu-ray set that included Star Trek: Generations , Star Trek: First Contact , Star Trek: Insurrection , and Star Trek: Nemesis along with several special features. The set marks the first time these films have been available in a 4K and HDR home video release. Alongside the Blu-rays, the films also became available on on-demand storefronts like Apple's TV app.

    Last year, the original series films ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ) received the same treatment . The reboot films (Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness , and Star Trek Beyond ) have long been available in modern formats.

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      2022 Apple TV 4K review: HDR10+ rounds out an already excellent streaming box

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Saturday, 12 November, 2022 - 12:00

    The new Apple TV 4K is pretty much just like the last one for most people, and that means it’s still the best streaming box you can buy if money is no object—doubly so if you already live in Apple’s ecosystem.

    More importantly, a substantial price cut helps make it more appealing. That cut’s still not big enough to make it the best deal in town, though.

    When it was first introduced in 2017, the Apple TV 4K was positioned as a rethinking of how we approach TV. As I wrote then , it fell far short of those ambitions as Apple ran up against the entrenched and disparate interests of the various players in the television business. Nonetheless, the Apple TV 4K has a killer interface, outstanding picture quality, a strong stack of features, and impeccable app support.

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      Projet Caviar : Google veut chasser sur les terres de Dolby

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Sunday, 2 October, 2022 - 09:00

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    Google veut s'attaquer au château-fort Dolby ! Avec le projet Caviar, le moteur de recherche aurait l'intention de concurrencer les formats Dolby Vision et Dolby Atmos avec une proposition gratuite.

    Projet Caviar : Google veut chasser sur les terres de Dolby