A traveler’s new best friend. Sarah Tew/CNET At home you have access to umpteen streaming video choices, but in a hotel you’re a captive audience, and subject to the often archaic or wildly overpriced offerings of the hotel’s system. Your favorite streaming device might be small enough to bring anywhere on the road, but that …
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LG Smart TVs have been dumb about updates for years, but LG’s Web OS looks to change that reputation a little. The company has confirmed to CNET that its 2014 Web OS 1.0-equipped TVs, including sets like the 55EC9300 OLED, will be updated to version 2.0 of the operating system. The new version “will include all the significant 2015 features …
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The X900C is billed as the world’s thinnest big-screen TV. Sarah Tew/CNET Addendum, June 21 at 9 a.m. ET: Sony has announced the X900C is now available for pre-sale and shipping from July 2015 while the X910C will be available later in Summer 2015 with both models now given official pricing. We’ve known about Sony’s 4K-heavy 2015 lineup of TVs …
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Now playing: Watch this: Vizio Reference series: Its best TV ever is coming soon? 1:12 Thanks to the combination of rock-bottom prices and very good picture quality, Vizio has held down the top spot in our best TVs lists ever since the departure of Panasonic’s plasmas. Now the company has confirmed pricing on the M series and they’re some of …
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LG The mainstream TV tech with the best picture is dead. RIP plasma. If you’re a screen quality purist, LED LCD won’t cut it. Though they dominate the TV market, LED LCDs come with picture quality flaws, like uneven screens and poor contrast. That leaves OLED — organic light-emitting diode — television as your only hope. It eliminates the need …
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Now playing: Watch this: Roku adds voice search and feeds 1:08 Roku’s mildly updated new boxes and software won’t satisfy tech enthusiasts who wanted a Roku 4K or an interface worthy of Minority Report, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Today the company makes officially available in the United States its first new Roku box hardware in two years, …
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David Katzmaier/CNET Customers in the US finally know how much they’ll be paying for a new Samsung TV. The Korean electronics giant officially unveiled pricing and specific model details for the 2015 TV lineup that it first revealed back in January . At the high end, the line is dominated by Samsung’s premium “SUHD” label, mostly curved, all 4K models …
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Cord cutters who want to watch “Game of Thrones” can do so on Sling TV too. HBO The going rate for HBO without a cable subscription seems to be 15 bucks. Sling TV is the latest provider to announce the availability of HBO without requiring a cable subscription. For $15 per month, Sling TV subscribers can access the live HBO …
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TCL Our favorite Smart TV platform, Roku TV , isn’t found on TVs made by Samsung, LG, Sony Vizio or any of the other major-brand TVs sold in the US. It’s on TVs by TCL, the number one domestic TV brand in China and one that’s fast making inroads in other countries. Today TCL announced pricing and availability on its …
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Sarah Tew Editors’ Note: The original version of this story mistakenly reported that the Fire TV Stick would get Bluetooth headphone support and USB storage expansion capability. Those updates will be reserved for the Fire TV box only. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has always been a great bargain, but a free software update coming over the next couple of weeks …
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