OK, so you’ve got your spankin’ new 4K TV. Do you also need a spankin’ new Blu-ray player and/or an AV receiver that upconverts high-definition sources to 4K? The truth is, no, you don’t. Your TV will convert every signal you send it to 4K resolution. That means all your current gear will play on …
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Ultra HD 4K Blu-rays have the best picture quality possible for your 4K TV, even better than streaming 4K from Netflix or Amazon. Even better, many discs have high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) content, which provide a much more noticeable improvement than 4K resolution, provided your TV can deliver it. “But I hate physical discs,” you …
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Just when you thought you could take a breather and buy a new 4K TV, it seems like 8K is just around the corner. Already Japanese broadcaster NHK, along with Sharp, Sony, Samsung, LG and others, has shown or announced plans for 8K TV and/or 8K broadcasts. New 8K compatible video standards are being rolled out now. And every year …
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The more realistic a TV looks, the better, right? Most of the hype surrounding new TV technology in the last few years revolves around 4K resolution and how it compares to good, old high-definition. But now that 4K TVs are dirt cheap, TV makers have taken to flogging High Dynamic Range for all it’s worth. HDR is great, but it’s …
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OLED TVs create some of the best-looking images of any TV on the market. They’re also really expensive. The LG B6, which CNET called the best TV it ever tested, costs $2300 for the 55-inch and $3500 for the 65-inch at Amazon right now. And its the cheapest 2016 OLED you can buy. At least if you stick to authorized …
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The next Apple TV could finally get a feature that’s been available on competing devices for almost two years. That feature is 4K resolution output, also known as Ultra High Definition, which would likely allow the device to stream the highest-quality video available from services like Netflix and YouTube to compatible 4K TVs. A new Apple TV box with 4K …
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For a week in early January, televisions run Vegas. Sure there’s other stuff announced at the massive Consumer Electronics Show there: audio/video gear, phones, tablets, computers, streaming media devices, car tech, drones, action cameras, wearables, appliances and a whole pavilion worth of accessories. But TVs always seem to draw a big chunk of the buzz, and dominate the booths of …
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The best picture quality we’ve ever tested now costs less than ever, but it still ain’t cheap. In anticipation of the Black Friday TV buying frenzy, the two OLED-based TVs in LG’s B6 series have fallen to their lowest prices of the year. Starting Sunday, November 20, and running through Cyber Monday, November 28, the 55-inch OLED55B6P will cost $1,800, …
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If you’re happy with your TV, keep it. But if your TV is getting old and you’re curious how much better modern TVs are, this guide should be able to help you out. What we’ve done is break it down by type and age of the TV, and given a recommendation about whether you should consider upgrading. Should you upgrade …
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Without high-dynamic-range (HDR) content to watch, your brand-new HDR-capable TV is just a regular TV. It might be a huge 4K TV teeming with buzzword features and more smarts than a computer, but without a real HDR source, it’s not going to look its best. Actual HDR TV shows and movies are required to unlock the brighter highlights and wider …
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