cjcoops

Odd not to mention Ikea.

Not just stand alone Qi chargers ( including triple versions) but tables, lamps with them built in - think there's one kit so you can drill a hole in your table and fit one also.


http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/wireless-charging/

tshapi said:

melgross said:

Avieshek said:

No generation of LCD can support 12-bit Rec.2100 Colour Gamuts while 14-bit, 16-bit are higher. Instead of using their patents yet existing on all the OLED, Quantum-Dots, microLED ..i.e Emmisive displays, they switch back to LCD, I would be considering a Samsung Galaxy. Why even make a move if things were still half-baked?

No matter what anybody says, OLEDs can not support HDR. In fact, Sony told me that their top $9,500 OLED Tv couldn’t support HDR, and that I would need one of their top LCD models, or one of several of their front projectors with an HDR screen.

the same thing is true of phones.

Sounds like someone was trying to sell you something. 

... and someone was gullible enough to believe a salesman....

Sony A1 model is of course an LG sourced OLED screen, and just as obviosuly supports hdr

http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/sony-a1-oled

"The Sony A1 has been my most anticipated TV of 2017. Aside from the 4K resolution and HDR capabilities....

the Sony A1 supports the Dolby Vision variant of high dynamic range alongside the more common HDR10."

entropys said:

Yes on a scale of evil, Facebook tops just about any advertising agency known for sheer bad cookie behaviour.

As a grumpy old man, I find Freedom From Facebook liberating, even if I miss out on hearing about all the cool parties.

Yup... but i use 1blocker - gets rid fo ads and facebook widgets that track you amongst other cruft....

"Facebook knows just about everything you do on the Internet. Any site that has a “Like” or “Share” button on it is sending your browsing behavior back to Facebook. They’ve been doing this since 2010."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-hanson/how-to-stop-facebook-from_b_8160400.html

eolsson said:

 is configure whatever remote you're using to control the volume of the Sonos Playbar without also controlling the volume of the TV. Here's how to do that:

https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4043/kw/apple tv 4th gen remote

 most TVs DO NOT pass a Dolby 5.1 signal coming into an HDMI port on the TV back out through toslink. The exceptions are TVs made by Sony and Vizio, and maybe a few other very recent models from other companies:

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/How-to-Get-5-1-Dolby-Surround-Sound-from-a-SONOS-PlayBar.shtml

If you're not in the market for a new TV you can also work around this issue with a number of inexpensive third-party switches.



Cjcoops - regarding lack of DTS support, one way to work around this is to get a blu-ray player that automatically converts DTS to Dolby 5.1. I know Samsung makes these and other companies may as well. Note that you still have to have a TV that passes Dolby 5.1 from an HDMI port to the toslink port as I mentioned above, or a switch. 

Dreadful.

I got my original Sonos system with the Sonos bridge wireless transmitter and a Sonos Connect - because of its separate wireless signal, there was never any issue with dropouts, and setup was and is ridiculously easy - wether adding the app to your phone/iPad or connecting to the old Sonos remote - superb.

The above list of appalling workaround and fixes for a badly designed sound bar is embarrassing.
A  modern design worth 700 dollars would use hdmi inputs, support dts, and the latest atmos and the rest ( like Yamaha sound bars and others) - it would  then  be brilliant..  wireless subwoofer and all.

 As it is, it is out of date and an insult - see the Sonos forum for the discussion about dts support and how little Sonos gives a damn...

You could spend a bit more and get an Arcam Solo sound bar with great sound and clue about modern surround sound tv requirements.

I ama great fan of Sonos - have had a Sonos system feeding various speakers over the years, and it still works fine...

BUT this play bar is HOPELESS.

Optical input was the way many, many years ago... but is totally out of date now.
Any and every even half decent play bar now takes IN all hdmi inputs and OUTPUTS one hdmi ( with ARC ) to your Tv.

There's all sorts of issues with what Tv can output proper surround sound channels over spdif/optical... and that is before the unmentioned complete lack of support for DTS audio... never mind the newer formats coming out. ( Why isn't this egregious omission mentioned in this 'review'?). 

AVOID.