Entertainment 2.0 is your weekly guide to the latest consumer entertainment technology news. Hosted by Josh Pollard and Richard Gunther, and streamed live each Tuesday night at 8:30 pm Eastern. Entertainment 2.0 covers audio, video, gaming, and more with a slight slant toward Microsoft products and services.
We’re expecting Google to announce a successor to the Chromecast 4k with Google TV in a couple of weeks, but Walmart’s new Onn Pro Google TV may be an even more compelling streaming device. Peacock is raising its prices right before the service starts airing the summer Olympic Games. Sonos is about to launch a completely redesigned app.
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Disney+ has integrated Hulu into its platform, offering a combined content library with new subscription plans. Peacock is gRoku’s new Pro Series TVs, which are available now. EA is increasing the price of the EA Play game subscription service. Gamers are spending most of their time playing older games.
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Disney+ has integrated Hulu into its platform, offering a combined content library with new subscription plans. Peacock is gearing up to provide extensive and interactive coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, promising over 5,000 hours of live action with enhanced viewing options. Meanwhile, Xbox Cloud Gaming is expanding its accessibility by introducing mouse and keyboard support for select games.
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YouTube is making a divisive change to the playback experience on TV devices. Spotify is trying its hand at music videos. Sony’s bet at virtual reality with the PS VR2 doesn’t appear to be working out.
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Apple TV+ is adding movies to the video streaming service for no additional cost. Tidal is simplifying its hi-fi audio streaming service and actually reducing the cost! Spotify announces a new audiobook-focused plan. Microsoft announces a new tool to make it easier for game developers to implement super resolution.
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The LG C4 and G4 OLED TVs will be available next month, and now we know how much they’ll cost. Changes have been announced to how DRM in ATSC 3.0 can be handled by DVR manufacturers, which could finally bring the 4k OTA TV to your home network. Nvidia GeForce Now is showing ads on the free tier. Xbox Cloud Gaming may soon support cloud-based streaming of your entire library of games.
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Walmart is buying Vizio, and it’s not about TV hardware. Amazon Prime Video hid that they are now charging for Dolby Vision and Atmos. Disney Movie Club is ending. Auracast is coming to more devices, and Xbox is clarifying their strategy.
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ESPN, Warner, and Fox Sports are combining efforts to make a sports streaming powerhouse. You can now rent movies from Plex. YouTube TV finally allows you to choose which sports events to watch in Multiview. Microsoft may put AAA exclusives on PlayStation. Is the internet justified in freaking out?
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The Apple Vision Pro won’t have native apps for Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify. Netflix will air Monday Night Raw live. Plex aims to offer paid movies and TV. RTX 4070 Ti Super reviewed.
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This week, the guys talk about all the biggest news from CES. They start with the latest TVs from LG, Samsung, Hisense, and TCL. Amazon is investing in Diamond Sports Group to save the Bally sports networks. Google is making it faster to pair Bluetooth headphones with Google TV while also making it easier to switch audio devices. After covering those, Josh digs into the rest of the gaming news from CES 2024. NVIDIA and AMD have new GPUs. There are more amazing gaming monitors. The ROG Zepherus G14 rose above the other gaming laptops. NVIDIA adds G-Sync and day passes to GeForce Now.
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The post Entertainment 2.0 #637 – CES 2024 Gaming appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
This week, the guys talk about all the biggest news from CES. They start with the latest TVs from LG, Samsung, Hisense, and TCL. Before covering traditional headphones from Sennheiser and JLab, they discuss a device that could be a game changer for people with hearing loss. Samsung also announced the Music Frame. MSI jumps into portable gaming with the MSI Claw. And Apple tried to steal the spotlight by announcing shipping details for the Apple Vision Pro.
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