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Chris Welch

Chris Welch

Former Senior Reviewer

Former Senior Reviewer

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    Sony’s small but mighty XB100 speaker is cheerful and very cheap

    There are smarter and much bigger speakers to choose from, but this tiny little thing offers surprisingly crisp sound for its low price.

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    Walmart’s 4K Google TV box is the best $20 deal in streaming

    Most big-name competitors can’t match this new Onn box when it comes to value and what you’re getting for the money. But Dolby Vision might be missed by some.

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    Max makes a mediocre first impression on Apple TV.

    Warner Bros. Discovery is repeating past mistakes with the Max app that rolled out for Apple’s tvOS today. It’s using a custom video player, which means you lose out on some features and a convenient method of quickly scrubbing through content with the remote.

    HDR and Dolby Vision aren’t working right for some people, and Max has seemingly ditched support for Apple’s “Up Next” watchlist. Bugs are to be expected on launch day, but hopefully WBD will be receptive to feedback and fix some of this ASAP.

    HBO Max officially now ‘Max,’ abandons native tvOS video player and Apple TV ‘Up Next’

    [9to5Mac]

    Max has arrived, and it’ll feel very familiar to HBO Max customersMax has arrived, and it’ll feel very familiar to HBO Max customers

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