David Katzmaier

Use These TV Picture Settings for ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 5

Calling all Game of Thrones fans watching House of The Dragon on HBO: Your TV might benefit from a tune-up. The prequel series is streaming now in glorious 4K HDR, with the fifth episode available starting tonight. So far the show has looked visually stunning, although you may have found certain scenes too dark on your TV. …

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Best TV for 2022: Top 10 Smart TVs From Budget to High

Fall is the time for new TVs to shine. Between sports like NFL football and MLB baseball and new streaming TV shows like House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power, you have lots of excuses to invest in a new screen. Fall is also the time when TV prices start coming down, like so many autumn leaves, in …

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Roku Update Adds Continue Watching, Save List, Bluetooth Private Listening

Roku owners, get ready to check out some new features. The company’s newest free software upgrade, version 11.5, is rolling out to Roku TVs and Roku streaming players “in the coming months,” according to Roku. It brings a few new extras without upsetting the company’s familiar, app-based menus. The company makes some of CNET’s favorite streaming devices and TVs, which …

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Vizio M

I’ve long considered Vizio’s M-Series one of the best TV values thanks to its excellent picture for the money, and the new 2022 M-Series Quantum X is even better. This mid-priced set has the best image quality of any M-Series yet. It’s bright with great contrast, a particular boon with high dynamic range video, and it also supports the best …

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Best Smart TV for 2022: Top Picks in Every Budget From Samsung, Roku, TCL, LG and More

Smart TVs have improved a lot since they first hit shelves, with partners like Roku, Amazon and Google snapping up all the major brands. You can transform just about any TV with an HDMI port into a “smart TV” by adding a streaming device, but it’s tough to beat the convenience of flipping your TV on and having all your favorite shows, movies and apps …

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Best 75

TV shoppers often wonder how big they should go. At CNET, our advice is to go as big as you can afford. If you have the space for it, a 75-inch TV is truly impressive. You are likely to be surprised that the cheapest ones cost less than $700. Several of the best 75-inch TVs for the money are featured …

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Best 65

If you’ve got room for a big TV, you should make use of it. Here at CNET we recommend getting the biggest model you can, and for many people this turns out to be a 65-inch TV. These days, consumers and manufacturers are both defaulting to it in equal measure. A 65-inch TV has a spot in just about every brand’s …

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Best Universal Remote for 2022

If you have a home-theater system, you need a universal remote that can control everything in your living room. No one wants to drown in remotes, and it can get confusing which remote controls what device, especially if someone other than yourself wants to watch something. Whether you have a TV, Blu-ray player, gaming console, soundbar, streaming box or anything …

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Best 55

Here at CNET, we strive to give you the best advice when TV shopping, and the cardinal rule that bigger is almost always better. Not everyone has the space for an 85-inch TV, so sometimes it’s more practical to go for a smaller model. We think 55-inch TVs are a great option, as they offer a good balance of size …

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QLED vs. OLED TVs: Which TV Technology Is Better in 2022?

What’s happening Two fundamentally different TV technologies, QLED and OLED, have similar names. Why it matters If you’re buying a new TV, you’ll want to know the differences between each one. What it means for you In our side-by-side reviews, OLED has beaten QLED every time. But that’s not the whole story. In 2022, buying a new TV is just as confusing …

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