There are plenty of new and confusing terms facing TV shoppers today, but when it comes down to the screen technology itself, there are only two: Nearly every TV sold today is either LCD or OLED.  LCD TVs, also called “LED TVs,” have been prevalent on the market since the early 2000s. The best ones …

Reflections from the sun, or lights in your room, can be a distraction from an otherwise excellent 4K TV picture. Most modern TVs have a glossy screen that just loves to reflect even the tiniest amount of light. Between sunlight during the day, and any lamps or ceiling lights in your room at night, you could be faced with annoying …

There’s a new TV tech on the horizon, and it promises incredible picture quality and even more incredible sizes. You can buy one right now if you’ve got deep pockets. It’s called MicroLED, and it combines the best features of the current TV technologies into something new — and huge. Using millions of tiny individually addressable LEDs, MicroLED promises to …

Pass on that Aston Martin Valhalla. Swipe left on that diamond-encrusted iPhone. Don’t bother with that, um, modest two-bedroom tract home that’s optimistically within commuting distance of San Francisco. What’s really worth your next million dollars? A television. And not just any television, but a 325-inch, 8K resolution, direct-view LED from LG. It’s similar in concept to Samsung’s The Wall …

Here’s an inexpensive trick to keep all your gear relevant and useful. It can open up space to plug in your new gaming console, run the same signal to multiple TVs and help minimize the number of times you swap HDMI cables. If that sounds handy, you may need a HDMI switch or HDMI splitter, but which one?  HDMI connections are found on every …

TV calibration is the process of adjusting a TV’s settings, often beyond what’s in the user menus, so a TV looks its best. This is done with specialized equipment by trained professionals. Because of the variations in mass production, two TVs with the same model number can look slightly different. Figuring out the exact settings so that exact TV can …

Battery-powered portable projectors have come a long way in recent years. These tiny PJs can fit in a backpack yet create TV-sized images on any flat surface. Prices have dropped, yet battery life and brightness have both increased. Many even have built-in streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus.  We’ve reviewed a bunch of these little light-throwers recently and while they’re …

One of the best and yet least-understood HDMI features is ARC, or Audio Return Channel. It’s a feature that enables you to simplify your system and is compatible with most TVs, receivers and soundbars. In its most basic form, ARC uses an HDMI cable to send audio from a TV back to a receiver or soundbar. That means you can …

For the biggest screen possible in your home, the best projectors can create truly massive images. In many cases they cost less than the biggest TVs. From movies to TV, PlayStation 5 to Xbox Series X, there’s just something more compelling and engrossing about big-screen entertainment.  The catch is that projectors require more setup and hassle than TVs. You’ll need to …

NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0, is rolling out all over the US. Already available in dozens of cities, it holds the promise of 4K resolution, HDR, and more. The best part is that it’s available for free, over the air, using a standard antenna. The catch? You’ll need to have a new TV, or a new external tuner box, to watch …