A new report by TV industry tracker NPD DisplaySearch says Ultra HD resolution LCD TV panels, the principal component in new UHD/4K TVs, will increase significantly in 2013. The firm says the number will top out at 2.6 million by the end of the year, up from a paltry 63 thousand in 2012. A summary …

No room for more devices? No problem! I love my Harmony 650 universal remote, but it has one major flaw. As the first line of The Bad from our review says, it can only control up to five different devices. I hit that limit last year when I wanted to add a Roku to my system to access HBO Go. …

You know how big a TV you want, but you just can’t decide which one. Here are a few suggestions. The list below collects the highest-rated TVs we’ve reviewed so far this year, starting at 32 inches and going up to 70. CNET’s TV ratings incorporate Value, so these aren’t necessarily the hands-down best in picture quality–click here if you …

One undeniable trend in TVs is bigger screens for less money, and 2012’s crop of LCD and plasma models goes bigger than ever. For example, I reviewed a 60-inch Smart LED TV from Vizio that clocked in right beneath the magic $1,000 barrier, and its picture was better than that of many spendier LED sets. Even better is the same-size, …

I can’t tell you how many times last year I told people, “Just get the Panasonic ST50 plasma.” A lot. More times than I shaved, surely. Turns out I’ll be saying it a lot at the beginning of this year, too, at least until the TV sells out. One of the most important products announced at CES 2013, at least …

Ever-higher subscription fees for satellite and cable are a fact of life, and DirecTV confirmed as much by announcing rate increases yesterday that will take effect in February 2013. The average subscriber’s bill will go up about 4.5 percent, although the individual increases vary quite a bit. The entry-level Choice package goes up a buck from $63.99 to $64.99, while …

New Line Cinema If you’re one of the many, many people who saw “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” over the weekend, chances are you didn’t see the film exactly as the director, Peter Jackson, intended. But if you were, please let us know whether you liked it by voting in the poll. “The Hobbit” is the first major film to …

Rear-projection TV is dead, and there’s little reason to think the technology will pull a Lazarus anytime soon. On Monday Mitsubishi confirmed it has already ceased production of its last RPTVs, and told Twice.com that inventory is almost gone. “The decision to exit the category was based on lack of profitability in the big-screen TV business,” according to Max Wasinger, …

I recently posted a list of the best TVs at every screen size. By “best” I also considered value, so some expensive models didn’t make the cut. The list below only considers picture quality and ignores value. It represents the best TVs regardless of cost, and incidentally, regardless of design and features, that we’ve reviewed this year. I already listed …

CNET’s phone screen measurement setup involves a high-end spectroradiometer and industry-standard software. The mondo Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now provides another reason for Android geeks and image quality purists to let their phablet phanboy phreak phlags phly. The Note 2 is capable of color accuracy that, when combined with the superior contrast of the OLED screen technology, puts it on …