High dynamic range

Screenshot: Eureka Entertainment/XPhysical media is the best. Maybe it’s the fact that the internet has taken over our lives and is now swiftly being enshittified. Maybe it’s the nostalgia factor. Maybe it’s the fact that streaming offers reduced quality and no actual ownership. Maybe it’s the fun and the community that comes with collecting. Or, maybe it’s just nice to have a beautifully packaged product sitting on your shelf. Whatever it is, one thing’s for sure: Whether you’re into Blu-rays, vinyl records, VHS…

I’m pretty much always using a new laptop as my daily driver — whichever one that I’m testing for review. And in 2023 alone, I’ve reviewed almost 40 machines, ranging from near-budget machines with solid performance and impressive features all the way up to innovative devices like the HP Spectre Foldable PC. But occasionally, there’s a lull in new releases, which gives me a chance to do a gut check. Which laptop do I return to as my primary work machine? To my own surprise, it’s none of the flashy new releases from…

TVs can be expensive or affordable, and if you're shopping in the latter category, you'll likely give Xiaomi a look. Of course, it might sound a bit strange to call a television that costs over Rs. 60,000 ‘affordable', but everything is relative, and there's a huge market for big-screen, feature-rich televisions that don't cost too much. The latest in that list is the Xiaomi X Series (2023) television range, which now comes in a 65-inch size option, which is priced at Rs. 61,999 in India.With a 65-inch Ultra-HD…

Image: Warner Bros.It’s been a pretty good anniversary year for Babylon 5 already even if we were only getting the brand new animated movie this summer. But there’s icing on the cake: for the first time ever, the legendary sci-fi series will be making its way to Blu-ray in its entirety.You Should Really Watch The Last of UsWarner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that all 110 episodes of the series will be available as part of a complete series collection releasing this December. Including the full five seasons of…

Tracking down the best gaming monitors is no simple task. As you can see from how we test gaming monitors, it involves a lot more than throwing a display on a desk and playing a couple of games. And even after years of reviewing them, I still see some common mistakes buyers make when shopping for a new gaming monitor. I’ve tested dozens of gaming monitors, and although a spec sheet might sway you in one direction, I can tell you with certainty that all gaming monitors aren’t built equally. Here are the biggest…

New gaming laptops are arriving with Intel’s latest 13th-gen CPUs and Nvidia’s latest 4000 series GPUs. The Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 and Lenovo Legion Pro 7i are two such machines, each bringing their strengths. The Lenovo has a much faster CPU, for example, while the Asus sports the latest in gaming display technology, mini-LED. Both are excellent gaming laptops that can keep up with modern titles at 1440p with all features turned on. But which is the best for you? Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Specs and…

Photo: Liane Hentscher/HBOWhat’s the point of buying a Blu-ray for a streaming series? Two big reasons: even for a hit HBO show like The Last of Us, there’s no guarantee it’ll always be easily accessible (see: Westworld). And once you get a load of all the extras included in the home release, you’ll have a lot of trouble resisting the purchase.Quoting the official press release—perfectly timed, as emotions among fans are still running high after Sunday night’s devastating season one finale—Comics Beat and other sites…

For now, there’s really only one way to capture an HDR image when lighting conditions vary wildly across the frame: you take multiple shots with different exposures, and then assemble a final composite using the properly exposed areas from the various images. But that could soon be on the way out, with a new Canon sensor allowing for multiple exposure settings across different regions of the sensor.The cameras in most modern smartphones now completely automate the process of creating a high dynamic range—or HDR—image,…

Screenshot: Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentYou may have just finished packing away all your holiday decorations, but here’s a good reason to inject a little bonus Christmas spirit into your January: Violent Night—David Harbour’s excellent Santa-goes-Die Hard tale—is arriving soon on digital, Blu-ray, and DVD. io9 has an exclusive deleted scene from the ho-ho-home release to share today!The clip is titled “Bad Dad” and, well, it’s a fantastic demonstration of why you should endeavor to stay off the naughty list.…