Now that you’re seeing Black Friday ads for dirt-cheap televisions and hearing about the best prices yet on the best TVs, you might finally be tempted to upgrade that old set. After all, TVs have gotten really, really good. Performance we could have only dreamed about just a few years ago is now commonplace. Cheap …
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Black Friday is packed with deep discounts on TVs, and I predicted sweet sale prices on the best-performing televisions of all: LG’s OLED TVs. I was wrong. The good news is that LG’s official Black Friday sale is going on now, and its 2018 OLED TVs are at their lowest prices yet. That includes the best TV I’ve ever tested, the OLEDC8P …
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It’s hard to beat the convenience of buying a TV online. A few taps on your tablet from your sofa and a few days later, a shiny new TV delivered to your door. But there are still advantages to buying a TV at a store. With more and more brands insisting online pricing match store MSRPs, that once-major advantage is …
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Black Friday shopping in person at big box stores is the stuff of hilarious memes about being thrown into combat, getting trampled to death or simply being guilty of gross consumerism the day after one was theoretically supposed to be thankful for what they’ve got. There’s a lot of sane reasons big and small to want to avoid a real-life …
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In an early rehearsal for Black Friday this year, Target has posted a bunch of deals online for one day only. And that day is today: Thursday, Nov. 1. All of the deals posted today are available at Target.com, though some may also be found at retail locations. Here are the best deals we’ve spotted so far: Disclaimer: CNET may get …
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Get ready for some sweet bargains on TVs. No, I’m not talking about no-name 32-inch junkers for $99 that require 5 a.m. fisticuffs at Wal-Mart. I’m talking about TVs that are actually good. On sale for the best prices of the year. No matter how much you’re looking to spend on a new TV — and whether you prefer going …
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AT&T’s transformation into a media company isn’t going to be easy. The telecom provider, which has placed big bets in media with its acquisition of DirecTV and Time Warner, posted a mixed bag in its third-quarter results, with a strong showing from its rebranded WarnerMedia segment but also a loss of traditional television customers. WarnerMedia saw revenue rise 6.5 percent …
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It’s Apple software update season, and along with iOS 12 for iPhones ($899 at Amazon) and iPads ($170 at Amazon), the latest update for Apple TV ($99 at eBay) and Apple TV 4K is ripe and ready to pluck. The new version of Apple’s operating system, TVOS 12, brings mostly minor improvements — unless you’re lucky enough to have a …
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Apple’s latest WatchOS 5 update is now available for download, and it brings a ton of great new features for the Apple Watch like a walkie-talkie app, Siri shortcuts and Podcast support. But as someone who uses her Apple Watch mostly for its fitness and workout features, those are the improvements I’m most excited about. Here are the key fitness upgrades in …
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Sony has announced final pricing for its flagship series of 4K TVs, the A9F (OLED) and Z9F (LCD) Master Series, and it’s a grand cheaper than first thought. The Master series is designed be as close to “reference quality” as possible in a consumer flatscreen. The pricing is as follows: Sony Master Series XBR-55A9F 55-inch OLED, $3,500 (originally $4,500) Sony Master …
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