It may come off like a buzzword, or even a short-term fad, but VR, or virtual reality, looks like it’s going to stick around for some time. The idea, and even implementation, is not new, given [...]
Promotional issue of Toronto HiFi (August 2003), the first issue of CANADA HiFi (Nov/Dec 2005) and prototype NOVO cover. A Brief Story About Toronto HiFi, CANADA HiFi and the Evolution To NOVO My love for music [...]
When Ultra High Definition TVs began hitting store shelves a few years ago, manufacturers referred to them as 4K TVs. More recently however there has been a shift to market them as UHD TVs. Today, every [...]
If you are old enough to remember the days when anything over 21 inches was considered to be a big screen TV, then you will also most likely remember that even those 21-inch Cathode Ray Tube [...]
Let’s assume that you have been a good little boy or girl over most of your history. And we are not talking just good, we’re talking serious good! We’re talking major philanthropy. We’re talking helping elderly [...]
Buying a new television, despite the myriad of specifications, technologies, resolutions, and other factors, doesn’t have to be a bewildering quest. With the shuttering of plasma technology by Pioneer, Samsung, and others, the only remaining mainstream [...]
Editor's note: this article was originally published in the June/July 2014 print edition of CANADA HiFi. Hundreds of millions of people around the world have heard the brand name IMAX. IMAX research shows that consumers generally [...]
On March 25th, 1925, when Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion at Selfridge’s Department Store in London, England, little did he know that his rudimentary contraption [...]
HDTVs are an integral part of many consumers’ homes and with the recent switch to digital over-the-air broadcasting in Canada, back in September of 2011, many consumers now have access to free, high definition content (1080i) [...]
The home theatre is a focal point in many homes. It’s a place where friends and family congregate to watch the latest blockbuster movies, catch up on the day’s events with a local newscast or listen [...]