The M1 Ultra chip, Apple’s latest high-speed processor, arrived at the company’s first event of the year today. With it came the Mac Studio, a new desktop computer that’s designed to work with the also-new Studio Display monitor. The company bills the new monitor, which starts at $1,599 (£1,499, AU$2,499), as part of what it calls the “Ultimate …
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Best 32
Not everyone has the space or budget for an enormous TV, but most of the TVs I review are 55 inches and up — and for good reason. So you shouldn’t be shocked that there are only two picks in my quest to find the best 32-inch TV. I typically start with a 55-inch display for a number of reasons: I always recommend getting a …
Read More »Best 43
Let me get this out of the way first: If you can afford it and have the space, you should get a bigger TV than one that’s 43 inches. A 55-inch model isn’t that much more expensive, and in the long run the bigger picture it’s absolutely worth it. On the other hand, if you’re limited by size and budget, …
Read More »Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV: Which streamer is best in 2022?
Lots of people want a cheap, easy way to get streaming video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube and Apple TV Plus on their TV, and two companies make the most popular gadgets for doing just that: Roku and Amazon. In one corner is Roku, the most popular name in streaming devices. In the other corner …
Read More »TVs in 2022 look pretty exciting: A buyers guide
This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. CES 2022 has come to a close, and the important news about new TVs is out of the bag. Most major TV-makers have introduced their biggest and best screens, talked up improved picture quality and dropped buzzwords like …
Read More »With its new QD
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Get ready for a new OLED TV player. Samsung is the top-selling TV brand worldwide, but its QLED televisions have never performed as well as OLED TVs made by rivals like LG. At CES 2022, Samsung tackled those rivals head on …
Read More »TCL slims mini
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2022 wouldn’t be an electronics show without massive, expensive TVs packed with the latest jargon — er, technology. And TCL, the No. 2 TV-maker worldwide after Samsung, has filled its flagship model with impressive specifications and numbers, with a price …
Read More »Take a look at LG’s biggest (and smallest) OLED TVs ever: Yep, it’s 97 inches
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OLED TVs have better picture quality than the more common and less-expensive LCD-based TVs, but they’re also available in fewer different sizes. But at CES 2022, LG is closing the size gap and hoping to broaden OLED’s appeal: The massive 97-inch and relatively diminutive …
Read More »Samsung gaming hub adds Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce Now to TVs at CES 2022
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The most popular way to game on a nice TV is with a dedicated console like a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, but cloud gaming services — which stream playable games over the internet, no console required — are getting …
Read More »Samsung The Frame art TV gets matte, anti
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s The Frame TV has always offered a unique proposition. It’s made to display not only your favorite TV shows and movies but also — for some buyers, primarily — to show off art. It has a built-in art store that …
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