LG Think today’s TVs are cut too thick? Here’s another way to thin-slice the market. LG Display has announced a new “Art Slim” series of LED LCD TVs, featuring reduced depth and weight. At CES 2015 it will show 55- and 65-inch versions, which measure 7.5mm (0.3 inch) and 8.2mm (0.32 inch) deep respectively. With …
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David Katzmaier Fans of “Suits,” “Chicago Fire” and “Covert Affairs” who happen to subscribe to Comcast and own a 2014 Samsung 4K TV: today is your lucky day. All three of you. As promised before the end of the year, the nation’s largest cable provider has made a new “Xfinity in UHD” app available via Samsung’s Smart Hub, allowing 4K …
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Dish subscribers can now jump over to Netflix without having to switch inputs or fire up a second device. The satellite provider launched the Netflix app on its second-generation Hopper DVRs today, allowing subscribers to both services to easier intermingle their viewing pleasures. Customers can access the app directly by pressing the blue button on the Dish remote, or via …
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John Falcone/CNET “You know, Fox turned into a hard-core sex channel so gradually, I didn’t even notice.” Marge Simpson’s observation isn’t true quite yet, but today FXNow has turned into a streaming channel on Roku. Roku owners who cried “D’oh!” when the app appeared first on Apple TV (gaining Bart, Lisa and family a month or so later) can now …
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Beautiful screen: 2014 was the last time you could buy the last great plasma TV. Sarah Tew Out with the old, in with the OLED. In 2014, I called the LG 55EC9300 OLED TV the best picture I’d ever seen, but I told everyone to run out and buy the much more affordable Samsung F8500 before it disappeared. Both are …
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Well, it’s about to happen. 2015 is the year 4K replaces 1080p. I don’t mean TVs with 4K resolution will surpass those with 1080p resolution in total sales. That won’t happen for another few years, according to most industry analysts. What I mean is that in 2015, 4K TV will replace 1080p TVs as our top recommendations at CNET. Like …
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John Falcone Amazon’s Fire TV platform just got a lot more competitive with Roku and Apple TV . The $100 Fire TV box now has the HBO Go app. Amazon says the wildly popular $40 Fire TV stick will get the app in Spring 2015. Amazon promised to add HBO Go by the end of 2015, and it has delivered. …
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Roku, our favorite streaming platform, just got even better. Sarah Tew Welcome to the 21st century, Comcast subscribers. The nation’s largest cable company announced that it will finally allow its customers to activate their HBO Go and Showtime Anytime apps via the Roku platform. The Xfinity authentication page is now live on HBO Go’s activation site (see screenshot below). HBO …
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LG You’ll hear a lot about the awesomeness of “quantum dot” TVs at CES 2015, but don’t leap to any conclusions. In fact, LG just announced its first QD-equipped TV, with 4K resolution, natch, three weeks before the start of the Las Vegas tech show on January 6, jumping the gun against rival Samsung. Related Stories Samsung says no OLED …
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David Katzmaier/CNET The number of big-name 4K video services just doubled, from one to two. Amazon announced the inception of its 4K streaming service today, joining Netflix in allowing owners of many 2014 4K TVs to watch a selection of 4K/Ultra High Definition movies and TV shows. Prime members as usual get the best selection, gaining access to numerous 4K …
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