It’s not easy bringing a new brand name into the US TV market. Televisions are expensive and last a long time, and people tend to want a name they can trust. Hisense, one of the TV brands in domestic China, is a less-familiar name to Americans than even TCL, a fellow Chinese brand that has …
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TCLis joining LG and Samsung on the list of TV makers that will sell sets with 8K resolution this year. At CES 2019, the increasingly popular China-based TV maker said its 8K TV will be available in “late 2019,” and it will be the first 8K TV powered by Roku’s smart TV system. The best TVs of CES 2019 +58 more See …
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Hisense, one of the TV brands in domestic China, is a less-familiar name to Americans than even TCL, a fellow Chinese brand that has become increasingly successful in the US. For its 2019 lineup, Hisense is taking a page from TCL by improving the picture quality of some of the most popular kinds of TVs: those that use Roku’s operating system. It …
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So you have your eye on the best TV value of 2018, the TCL 6 series, but want something larger than a 65-inch screen? Here ya go. Today at CES 2019 TCL announced that it’s releasing a 75-inch version of the 6 series. It’s available for preorder at Best Buy starting today at $1,800, and coming to other retailers in …
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Smart speakers, such as like the Alexa-powered Amazon Echo and Google Assistant-packing Google Home, have been able to command numerous brands of TV — including LG, Sony and Vizio — for the last couple of years. Now Samsung is finally opening its own smart TV system up to the two biggest names in home voice control, it announced Sunday at …
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MicroLED is the first new TV display technology in over a decade, and if Samsung has its way, it will soon rival OLED and LCD for space in your living room. But first it has to get small enough to actually fit on your wall. Samsung’s new 75-inch MicroLED TV — on show here at CES — is the smallest …
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The current version of the ubiquitous HDMI audio video connection can handle pretty much every video format available today, but with 8K on the horizon, TV and other hardware makers could hit its limits in the next few years. That’s where HDMI 2.1 comes in. LG confirmed to CNET that its 2019 OLED and high-end LCD models will include full-spec …
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Ready or not, the 2019 International CES — aka Nerds in Vegas — is just around the corner. And for TV hardware nerds like me, it’s like a second Christmas. CES is the place where TV makers unveil their latest creations, both “stuff we’re going to sell this year” and “wacky concepts and new tech we may never sell, but …
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Hey Cheeps, Rick is off today, so I’m filling in. He’ll be back in the deals saddle Monday, don’t worry. Looking for a “real” laptop that’s super thin and light, touchscreen-equipped yet powerful enough to handle whatever you want to throw at it? Today’s deal on a tablet could be for you. The 2018 Microsoft Surface Pro 6 convertible tablet …
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Gift giving is a delicate balance. On one hand you want to get them something they’ll love. On the other hand you don’t want to get yourself a pain in the wallet. The latest tech gadgets, especially ones highly rated by the ace reviewers here at CNET, are sure-fire ways to make someone’s holiday season special. And as a gift …
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