In this installing of You postulate : Panasonic idiot box , Apple TV with Dolby FlexConnect , and the TV spies among us .
Premium Panasonic
Paul Fillingham need : Which Panasonic almost matches the Sony?And @indibassi4817 write : Why do n’t you ever speak about Panasonic ?
I ’m assuming you mean Panasonic TVs . If you mean Panasonic Blu - ray players , the solution is that I ’ve not been doing many Blu - irradiation role player brush up lately , though it ’s lead to be a bit different this yr because I ’ve set out a Magnetar and need to compare it to a Panasonic player .
But assume you meant why I do n’t speak about Panasonic TVs , the simple response is because I ca n’t get them in to see them myself . Panasonic does n’t have a dispersion web for idiot box in North America anymore , which cook me very sad . And that means that the majority of my spectator ca n’t buy them — at least not easily .
But Digital Trends being a global operation , I would like to draw in notable TVs , like Panasonic ’s organic light-emitting diode , and I ’ll seek to make that go on . But it ’s tricky . The only way for me to get them is from a retail merchant and we do n’t bribe television set for reviews . ( I havea whole video recording talking about that . )
It ’s not like I ’m ignoring that Panasonic exist or pretending it does n’t make some of the good TVs you may buy . I just ca n’t get my workforce — or , more of import , my eyes — on them . At least not very well . I ’ll see what I can do , and this wo n’t be the first twelvemonth I ’ve tried to make it chance . But we can always hope for well this year !
Apple TV and FlexConnect?
DoctorVadarWho writes : Do you think the Apple TV will get Dolby Atmos FlexConnect ?
This is just my intestine talking , but no , I do n’t think so .
I do n’t see Apple adding to the price of theApple TVunless it lead to selling more Apple ware . If Apple addedDolby Atmos FlexConnect , it would do so out of the goodness of its heart to let folks practice FlexConnect - open speakers . But those verbalizer would compete with the HomePod andHomePod mini . FlexConnect will likely get pen up into idiot box hardware , possibly other streaming boxes , maybesoundbars , and evenAV receivers .
I think it is far more likely that Apple would create a tuning algorithm that works similarly to FlexConnect in that it would allow more randomized placement of HomePod and HomePod mini speaker to fork over spatial sound recording and Dolby Atmos .
Apple has the chops to do that . I think Sony , Apple , and Dolby will reign this kind of technology . And I depend Dolby is the only one that will license it for use by any nursing home entertainment steel uncoerced to pay for it .
Spy where?
Dadsproj07 writes : What are your thoughts about the issue of “ snoop ” for TCL TVs and Hisense TVs ?
I ’m go to be true : I ’ve been avoiding this one for a while . Not because I do n’t require to suffice it , but because answering it is going to be a whole thing and in all probability deserves a dedicated clause .
So , what are my thoughts about the ” spying ” issue for TCL video and Hisense TVs ? Well , first , let ’s just call out that the query observe two very specific brands , and I suspect I know why , but countenance ’s get back to that .
Let ’s depart with the opinion of detection . What is “ spy ” in the circumstance of a video ? Would it be gathering data about your reckon habits — like that you wish fixed storage - coms and brassy horror flicks ? Or that you pass a good deal more time find out Disney+ instead of Netflix ? Because if that ’s spying , well , all smart tv set and cyclosis twist do that .
peradventure it ’s something more specific ? Like , using the mike or , if your TV has one , the camera to listen and look in on your home ? That ’s somewhat invasive . That fathom spoiled and sense stinking .
What other spying could there be ? Use your imagination .
spotting has a very negative intension to it . Conceptually , it ’s a violation of our concealment . But what is the real definition of undercover work ? Is it gathering information without our consent ? assemble info without our awareness ? Is it both at the same time ?
I bring this up because I think it is interesting how common people pick out to target sure devices as spying risks while other devices are just accepted . Maybe they ’re accepted as low - risk or maybe you ’ve just pass on up the engagement with those twist .
But let ’s bring it back to saucy telecasting . They are all “ spying ” by some definition of that condition . And you say that ’s OK . You may not have realized it because you just press the “ Accept ” box when setting up your TV , but you did say yes to it , unless you inspect everything in the apparatus process and deliberately suppose no . Regardless , all smart TVs can and most do “ spy ” by some definition of the term .
But , the question single out TCL and Hisense . Lots of folks do that . But why ?
It ’s because they are companies free-base in China . In the U.S. , at the very least , we see China a big security threat , andfor safe reason . I mean , the U.S. has a ostracize troupe list and a cast out devices list , correct ? Huawei and ZTE are the big - name telecom companies that the U.S. has banned , and that ’s a big reason why we were and are so behind in deploy 5 K wireless substructure . Less conversant gens on the banned list are Hikvision , Dahua , and Hytera , which make video recording security measure equipment and two - means radio set .
So , knowing there is a banned list . Knowing it is establish on a security threat that was discover and analyse . Knowing that some companies have been caught with certificate hole that had to be fix for those equipment to be sold in the U.S. Knowing that , clearly , there are total organisation dedicated to assess risk around these telecommunication devices and taking fleet action when needed . Knowing all of this …
How in the public would it make sense to anyone that TCL and Hisense have somehow ship millions upon millions of idiot box units loaded with spyware into the U.S. that have somehow gone undetected ? How is it that thousands of hotshot hackers , who , by the way , forthwith put Samsung on flack as presently as they visualize out how to hijack a TV ’s built - in camera , have somehow slept on Hisense and TCL ? How do we think they are so advanced at making spyware that ’s insensible to the burnished minds in the earthly concern , and yet they sputter to get their HBO Max app to act good ? How ?
Also , why is Lenovo off the claw ? How about Oppo ? Xiaomi ? Anker ? And should Taiwan be in the crosshairs ? Because that would ask Acer , Asus , Gigabyte , MSI .
But what if just a few got through ? What if Hisense or TCL managed to institute just a few spy boob tube in the U.S. , betting that they would be covered by the millions of clear products come into the U.S. ?
I still think it would be discovered . And , let ’s be honest , how often would precious data point be exposed ? Yeah , I ’d be concerned about my credit card number being show aloud where something could hear it , and AI figuring that out , connecting some Department of Transportation , and putting it in front of someone in some database with millions and trillion of other entries . But truthfully , most of the time , they will get your fry agitate over the remote or the Switch controller , your aunty ’s Texas Hash recipe , and maybe the knowledge that you get pretty gassy after eating more than three chalupas in one sitting .
To be clear and for legal ground , I should point out that I have no hard evidence or inner noesis supporting or refuting this distrust . This is opinion and view only — just observations .
So that ’s what I recollect about the exit . Itisn’tan issue . And I give thanks the phratry who work hard to ensure it is n’t an issuance .
