When you promise 100 channels, not all of them will be must-see TV. And two of them are going to be Comedy.TV and JusticeCentral.TV. According to Multichannel News, both will join the stable of upcoming internet TV service DirecTV Now, which touts 100-plus live TV channels and a starting price of $35 per month. The …
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Despite recent challenges from Google Cast, Samsung and others, Sonos is still the gold standard for multiroom music. And its speakers almost never go on sale. “Almost never” comes this Black Friday, however. The company’s entry-level speaker, the Play:1, normally goes for $200, but Best Buy, Target and Sonos’s own site will have it for just $150 starting on Thanksgiving. …
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Black Friday is synonymous with doorbusters at big-box department stores and, more recently, with waiting for Amazon’s next deal to appear. Now, individual manufacturers are getting in on the act too. Unlike arch-rival Apple, which teased its sale but didn’t mention any specific deals yet, Samsung has a full website already packed with discounts on its vast array of electronics. …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Roku Streaming Stick vs. Google Chromecast 3:10 “The new Roku Streaming Stick is the best value in streaming-video hardware, period.” That’s what I said in my review of the Roku Streaming Stick, where I awarded it five stars and a CNET Editors’ Choice award. When I wrote that review, the Roku stick, which gives you …
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The best picture quality we’ve ever tested now costs less than ever, but it still ain’t cheap. In anticipation of the Black Friday TV buying frenzy, the two OLED-based TVs in LG’s B6 series have fallen to their lowest prices of the year. Starting Sunday, November 20, and running through Cyber Monday, November 28, the 55-inch OLED55B6P will cost $1,800, …
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Sure there are plenty of crazy doorbuster prices on TVs this Black Friday, but they’re typically bargain-basement models we can’t vouch for. If you’re actually looking for a well-reviewed TV, however, many of those are on sale too. The Vizio M series is a great example. It’s our highest-rated TV of the year when you consider the price-to-picture ratio, earning …
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Want a TV thin and light enough to stick to the wall like a poster? You might not have to wait long. A leak seems to indicate that LG could begin selling its futuristic “wallpaper” OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV next year. As reported by flatpanelshd, the website of the WiFi Alliance has revealed what appear be all of LG’s …
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While other smart TV systems rarely receive substantial upgrades, especially after year one, Roku TVs just keep getting better. Today our favorite smart TV system will begin sending out its latest free software update to every Roku TV model, even the first generation sets from 2014. It brings two major new features, one that will appeal to cord cutters who …
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“A unified TV experience that’s one place to access all of your TV shows and movies, one place to discover great new content to watch.” That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook described a new app called TV. Sounds great, but what’s the catch? I spent an hour this morning meeting with Apple’s TV team, who gave me a walkthrough of …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple TV gets… TV app 1:39 The future of TV is apps, says Apple. And its latest app for the Apple TV box is called “TV.” The app showcases TV shows and movies from apps that a customer subscribes to, shows content you’ve purchased from iTunes, and surfaces new apps that offer video content. “It will …
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