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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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• Apple TV Plus adds over 50 movies, including some in 4K and 3D – The Verge
• Tidal cuts $9 from the price of its hi-fi audio streaming plan
• Spotify rolls out an audiobook-only subscription
• Microsoft plans to streamline game upscaling across different graphics cards
• Jia’s Movie Trailer – School of Shadows

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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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• LG’s New 2024 OLED TVs Arrive Next Month Starting at $1,500 – CNET
• A3SA Announces Changes to ATSC 3.0 DRM Rules
• Nvidia GeForce Now will start showing ads to free users
• Xbox Gamers May Finally Get to Stream the Games They Own This Year

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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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• Walmart to acquire smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in bid to boost its advertising business | AP News
• Amazon Removes Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos From Prime Video’s Basic Tier
• It’s about to get even harder to buy some of Disney’s weirdest movies on Blu-ray
• Samsung is upgrading a bunch of audio capabilities on its phones, tablets and earbuds
• Everything Announced In The Big Xbox Podcast
• Sea of Thieves Coming to PlayStation 5 in April as Xbox Confirms the Four Exclusives Headed to Other Platforms – IGN
• Sony is Working on PC Support for its PS VR2 Headset

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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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• Warner Bros. are putting together a juggernaut sports streaming app – The Verge
• Welcome to Rental Land on Plex
• YouTube TV adding ‘Build a Multiview’ to let you pick which four games to watch at once
• Microsoft may bring Bethesda’s Starfield and Indiana Jones games to the PS5 after all

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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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• Netflix Confirms it Won’t Have an App for the Apple Vision Pro
• YouTube and Spotify Also Won’t Have an Apple Vision Pro App
• Netflix will be the new home of WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night Raw, in 2025
• Plex will launch paid movies, TV shows next month 
• Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super review: not very super – The Verge

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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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• Breaking: Amazon Invests in Diamond Sports Group; Prime Video to Become Home of Bally Sports+ – The Streamable
• Fast Pair rolling out to Chromecast with Google TV next month
• Google TV is adding a faster way to switch to and from Bluetooth headphones
• Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Super arrives on January 31st at a more reasonable $999 – The Verge
• Nvidia RTX 4070 Super review: a super performance bump for $599 – The Verge
• AMD Announces 1440p-Ready 7600 XT Desktop GPU – IGN
• The 5 best monitors at CES 2024 | Tom’s Guide
• I saw many gaming laptops at CES 2024 but the redesigned Zephyrus G14 is my pick of the bunch | PC Gamer
• NVIDIA is bringing streaming day passes and G-Sync to GeForce Now

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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. 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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• Best TVs of CES 2024 – CNET
• OrCam Hear hands-on: A surprisingly effective voice isolation platform for people with hearing loss
• Sennheiser Momentum 4 and Momentum Sport hands-on: Excellent sound in two very different earbuds
• JLab’s first premium ANC headphones will cost just $80
• Samsung Music Frame hands-on: A speaker to match your Frame TV
• MSI Claw hands-on: the Steam Deck rival with Intel inside – The Verge
• Original Xbox’s Controller S Remade as a Modern Gamepad Called the DuchesS – IGN
• Apple Vision Pro Available February 2

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Companies are releasing more and more news ahead of CES this year. Roku is debuting new premium televisions. LG dropped details about their 2024 OLED TVs. Samsung announced three new OLED gaming monitors. Josh and Richard also give some of their predictions for this space in 2024.

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• Roku’s ‘high-end’ Pro Series TVs feature Mini LED screens
• LG OLED TVs Promise Better Picture Thanks to AI Processing – CNET
• Samsung’s OLED gaming monitors now come in more shapes, sizes, and up to 360Hz – The Verge

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This week, we look back at our favorites of 2023. We discuss our favorite TV shows, movies, albums, and video games. We also talk about the news highlights and trends from the year.

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YouTube is going to reduce the frequency of ads, but it’s going to make them longer. YouTube TV is finally adding a shortcut to viewing the last channel you viewed. Google Podcasts has a migration tool. Xbox Cloud Gaming is on Meta Quest VR headsets.

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• YouTube will have fewer ad breaks on TV — but the ads are getting longer – The Verge
• YouTube TV adding a button shortcut to switch between last-viewed channels
• Google Podcasts Migration Tool is Now Available in the U.S. – Thurrott.com
• Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on Meta’s Quest VR headsets

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