I didn’t expect to cry when I stepped into a demo suite in a hotel mid-afternoon on a Thursday to try a new VR/AR headset. I rarely get emotional in demos anymore. But then I was invited to look at what appeared to be a massive 4K TV in the room I was sitting in. …
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If one LCD is good, two is better, right? I’m not talking about two TVs in one room, though that’s cool too. In the ongoing effort to improve picture quality of LCDs, companies like Hisense and Panasonic are working on dual-LCD, or what could probably be more accurately called dual-layer LCD. No, that’s still not quite right. LCDs have lots …
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Most new TVs have high dynamic range capability, which can improve picture quality. Unfortunately there are multiple HDR formats and your TV likely can’t decode them all. Companies like Dolby, Technicolor, Samsung, Philips and others each have different ways to create HDR video. In theory, they can all coexist inside your TV, though that’s rarely the case. Streaming services like Netflix and …
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Hope you’re ready to start or expand your streaming library, because CNET and TV Guide are giving away three awesome bundles that’ll be sure to have you binge-watching all summer! Our grand-prize bundle includes an Apple TV 4K, a $25 gift Card to CBS All Access and a $100 gift card to a streaming service of choice (HBO Now, Hulu or Netflix). The grand …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. If you’ve been thinking about making a TV upgrade, now is a good time to put those wishful thoughts into action. Whether shopping for yourself or looking to go big at the last minute for Father’s Day, there are some tempting TV …
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With Oppo bowing out of the race in 2018, Sony is one of the only manufacturers still catering to the high end when it comes to 4K Blu-ray players. With the new X800M2, announced at CES, it also fixes something the company left out of the original X800: Dolby Vision. While the cheaper X700 offered it (and hence earned our …
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The consumer electronics industry has cycles. CES, the annual tech jamboree held in Las Vegas each January, reveals where we are in this cycle. Some years there are revolutions, like 4K TVs, quantum dots or OLED. Other years there are evolutions: a bigger TV or a thinner one. Sometimes it’s a new TV operating system. Certainly not flashy, but they’re …
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So you’ve gotten yourself a new Ultra HD 4K TV. Awesome! With any luck it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Before you sit down for that first-of-many Netflix binge-watching marathon, there are a few simple tweaks, adjustments and additions that can help your TV perform even better than it does now. Better performance equals an even …
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We’ve seen some amazing TV prices on Black Friday. Big 4K TVs, probably HDR, for lower prices than ever. Walmart is selling a 40-inch TV for $100. Target has a 55-incher for $200. Best Buy is selling a massive 70-inch TV for $700. And that’s just the beginning. The prices sure are impressive, but that doesn’t mean the TVs will …
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Sony basically wrote the book on true 4K projectors, and with three new units that pack in all 8.8 million pixels of that standard, the book just got longer, if not any cheaper. Here they are: Model Lamp Light output (lumens) Price VPL-VW295ES Standard (UHP) 1,500 $5,000 VPL-VW695ES Standard (UHP) 1,800 $10,000 VPL-VW995ES Laser 2,200 $35,000 All have native 4K …
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