Building on a content deal first announced at CES 2014, Samsung and 20th Century Fox today revealed what the companies are calling a “New UHD Content Ecosystem.” Said to deliver a variety of 4K (aka UHD) content using the Smart Hub platform built into Samsung’s 2014 4K TVs, the partnership “will also explore additional collaboration …

Today Samsung announced official pricing on its vast array of new 2014 TVs, including numerous curved and 4K/UHD sets first introduced at CES 2014 last January. They ain’t cheap. Samsung’s 4K models start at $2,499 for a 50-inch size. Compare that to Vizio, for example, which is charging $999 for its cheapest 4K 50-incher. On paper, the Vizio even has …

Now playing: Watch this: Best HDTVs for gamers 4:02 If you’re a serious enough gamer to be thinking about buying a new TV along with a new Xbox One or PlayStation 4, or even if you’re waiting, you should know about TV input lag. That’s the term for the delay, in milliseconds, between a TV receiving a signal and the …

3D may be all but dead, at least on TV, but plenty of 3D films are still coming out in theaters and on Blu-ray. “The Hobbit.” “Pacific Rim.” “Man of Steel.” “Thor: The Dark World.” “The Wolverine.” “Cars.” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.” “Gravity.” And numerous TVs are available with 3D capability — and include the requisite glasses …

The TV industry moves in a predictable yearly price cycle. New TVs, first announced in January at CES, hit the market in February and throughout the spring, for prices close to the manufacturer’s suggested retail price — but not so close that Amazon et al can’t still claim “20% off.” As the year progresses those prices typically fall a little, …

Now that the teams for that certain super-sized sporting event have been determined, you might want a new TV for the occasion. Or maybe you’d like to take advantage of some of the lowest prices of the year. Just about every HDTV looks great displaying football and other sports in high def, but there’s one key ingredient that separates “great” …

LAS VEGAS — Samsung is usually ahead of the curve. The company enjoys a comfortable domination of worldwide TV market share and profitability, powered by its trendsetting designs and futuristic technologies. It popularized the first really thin LED LCDs, pushed TV app stores before anyone else, brought hairline bezels into the mainstream, and was first with voice and gesture control …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET’s TV reviewers talk the most notable screens of… 14:37 LAS VEGAS — Will it bend? If the answer is “no,” then it’s probably not a TV weird enough to catch the attention of the mainstream media at CES 2014. Samsung’s brilliantly bizarre bendable TV, followed closely and predictably by LG’s, made the biggest splash by …

LAS VEGAS — In the wake of Panasonic’s decision to abandon plasma, CNET along with the rest of the videophile world was eagerly anticipating word of Samsung’s plans for our favorite non-OLED display technology. Unfortunately, we don’t have any official announcements yet. Unlike LG, Samsung said it will not reveal any new plasma TVs at CES 2014. On the other …

LAS VEGAS — Samsung is the 800-pound gorilla of many markets, but especially HDTVs. In a CES presentation, the company spelled out just how top its banana is. It has spent eight straight years with the No. 1 worldwide market share among TV brands, which as of August 2013 was 30 percent, with 32 percent in North America. Vizio, at …