Just when we thought hybrid soundbar-streamers couldn’t get any cheaper than the $180 Roku Smart Soundbar, the company says, “hold my beer.” The new Roku Streambar lowers the price of entry to $130 (£129 or about AU$230) and still manages to pack in some sophisticated features for the money. See it at Amazon As its name …
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Amazon on Thursday is holding a virtual event where the retail giant is expected to show off new hardware and services. We may be getting an early peek at one of those devices: a new Fire TV Stick Lite. The Fire TV Stick Lite will replace Amazon’s $40 TV streaming dongle, which came out in 2019 and is currently unavailable, and include …
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For the last two years TCL’s 6-Series Roku TV has been the best TV for the money and the new 2020 version performs better than ever. It adds mini-LED technology for improved brightness and contrast quality as well gaming-friendly extras such as 120Hz, variable refresh rate and THX game mode. Unlike last year’s model, this one also comes in a 75-inch size. These improvements combined with an affordable …
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Should I go with 24 or 27 inches? Full HD or 4K? If questions like that are spinning around your head, chances are you’ve just begun to search for a new monitor to make your work-at-home (or play-at-home) setup more productive. We’ll try to slow down your spinning head with this guide. In this article The too long, don’t read …
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It goes without saying that we all want the best picture quality we can afford. The problem is that the best picture is often outright unaffordable. OLED screens rule the roost right now, and the LG OLED CX TV is currently the best display that CNET has ever tested. But priced at $5,000, it’s beyond most people’s reach. It’s descending, …
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Looking for a remote-learning setup for a student? You’re probably thinking “laptop,” but there’s another option: A PC on a stick. Yep, you can run Windows from a dongle that’s barely larger than a flash drive. Simply plug it into just about any monitor, TV or even projector. You’ll need a couple accessories, but let’s start with the guts: For …
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If you’re a Fortnite fan you’re probably using a set of headphones or multimedia speakers, especially if you’re playing on a PC. Soundbars are usually something you associate with TVs, not gaming, but Panasonic‘s latest bar is aimed squarely at the space below your big gaming monitor. At $300 the SoundSlayer SC-HTB01 — yes, that’s its real name — totes …
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Projectors are better than TVs. There, I said it. I mean, the picture quality on a projector isn’t as great as a TV at the same price. And you need a dark room. And they’re kinda loud. But how else are you supposed to get a 100-inch image for under $1,000? Home theater projectors range in price from a few …
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A/V Receivers have a tradition of being ugly. Great, yes, but ugly nonetheless. Only in once in a while does a manufacturer change things up with something that’s a little more stylish. Yamaha’s brand new RX-V range joins the Denon HEOS AVR in offering something of a conversation piece. Yamaha has dispensed with the “hearse”-like appearance of yesteryear, and its new …
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Yamaha has added two sub-$200 soundbars to its range, the SR-C20A and SR-B20A, which offer an all-in-one design and HDMI connectivity. The models also include Bluetooth. The $180 C20A is the compact option at 23 inches long and 2.5 inches, and it includes a “built-in subwoofer” and dual passive radiators. It offers four different sound modes (standard, stereo, game, movie), …
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