Working from home looks different to different people. Much of my work is probably just like yours during coronavirus lockdown: sitting in front of a computer, taking Zoom meetings, juggling childcare and homeschooling with my spouse while the kids slowly drive us insane. But a big part of my job is reviewing TVs. In normal times …
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Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re streaming more TV and movies than ever, while financial uncertainty has millions of Americans looking to cut spending. A cheap streamer balances those desires, and it doesn’t get much cheaper than the Roku Express and Amazon Fire TV Stick. These are among the most popular streamers for good reason: They’re dirt-cheap, easy to use …
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Spring is normally a terrible time to buy a new TV, but 2020 is hardly a typical spring. The millions of Americans sitting at home to slow the spread of coronavirus are watching more TV than ever, and Vizio is dropping prices to tempt them to upgrade. The company makes some of CNET’s favorite televisions for the money, and the …
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Amid all the bad news about the coronavirus pandemic, TV tech nerds can take solace in one constant: TV makers have mostly told me new sets will ship on schedule this spring. And that includes my favorite high-end TV over the last few years, LG’s OLED-based models. The newest versions, first announced at CES in January, range widely in size and price …
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I’m not a Yankees fan (#LFGM) but I am a cord-cutter and YouTube TV subscriber, so Thursday’s news that YouTube’s live TV streaming service would stop carrying a trio of sports stations — including YES Network, home of the Yankees — didn’t hit me personally. But I know plenty of Yankees fans, some of them wonderful people, and as one …
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Despite the rise of TCL and the OLED-powered image quality dominance of LG, Samsung still sells more TVs than anyone, especially expensive ones. Its latest crop of QLED models, first announced at CES in January, now available for preorder and shipping soon, tries to maintain that popularity with an array of new features, designs, sizes, series and prices — many …
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One of the coolest-sounding features of Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 line of phones is the ability to capture video in 8K resolution. That’s four times the capture resolution of the Galaxy S10 and the Apple iPhone 11 for example, which both max out 4K video, and 16 times as much as HD. Sounds like a lot, right? Maybe you’re thinking …
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A carriage dispute between Roku and Fox ended Friday evening as the two companies reached an agreement that kept Fox’s apps on Roku streamers and Roku TVs. Those apps include the Fox Sports app, which will allow free streaming of the Super Bowl, in both standard and 4K resolution, this weekend. We are delighted that we reached an agreement with FOX to distribute FOX …
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Update, Feb. 1, 11:58 a.m. PT: Fox and Roku have reached an agreement, and Fox apps will continue to appear on Roku devices. The original story, published Jan. 31, continues below. If you depend on a Roku streamer or Roku TV and plan to use it to watch Super Bowl 2020 this Sunday, you might be worried. Maybe you received an email from Roku warning you …
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Hey TV shoppers, there’s a certain important NFL football game coming up this Sunday, Feb. 2. That’s just a few days away and it creates a deadline of sorts: It’s your last chance to get a great deal on a 2019 TV. Big TVs and NFL football go together like chips and dip, and the timing is perfect. Every year, TV …
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