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The 2019 TCL 6

There’s no other way to say it: The bigger the TV, the better the football. (Come to think of it, that’s true for baseball as well. Also basketball. And movies. TV shows. Pretty much everything.) So with some exciting sports events just around the corner, the time is right for an upgrade — especially when …

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LG’s portable 4K UHD CineBeam home theater projector is $400 off

I had a projector in my home theater for about a decade, and I loved it. A projector elevates any content to a cinematic experience and displays an enormous picture — often larger than what you might be able to fit with a traditional flat screen TV. Most home theater projectors are meant to be mounted on the ceiling, but …

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Chinese TV giant Skyworth goes big into US market with OLED, 8K

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Don’t look now, but TV shoppers in the US are about to get some new choices from China. While TCL and Hisense continue to grow their presence here, lesser-known brands like Konka and now Skyworth are making a splash at CES 2020. And they’re …

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Konka brings OLED TV to the US to take on LG and Sony

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Chinese TV manufacturer Konka will join LG, Sony and maybe more TV makers soon in selling OLED TVs to US customers. The new 4K OLED TV, the X11 Series, will be available in 55- and 65-inch sizes this spring. TV that use OLED, …

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Klipsch to bring three new soundbars in 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Klipsch will release three soundbars in 2020, two of which will include Dolby Atmos capability. Two of the soundbars — the  Klipsch Bar 54 and the Klipsch Bar 48 — were announced last year, but their release slipped into 2020, while …

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Got a new Amazon Fire TV stick? Here’s how to set it up for the first time

If you’re one of the bazillion people who just got an Amazon Fire TV Stick media device, you may have some questions about how to set up and start using Amazon’s tiny streaming stick. With the Fire TV Stick ($23 at Amazon) attached to your smart TV, you can access streaming video from Netflix, Hulu and YouTube TV ($65 at YouTube TV).  …

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What to expect from the TVs of CES 2020: Bigger, brighter and 8K

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Ground zero for new TVs is CES 2020 this January in Las Vegas. It has scads of gadgets from PCs to phones to smart doorbells to robots, but TVs always steal the show. No matter how big and gaudy those new …

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Get this 50

You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s Super Bowl weekend, given some of the great prices we’re seeing on TVs right now. If you’re looking to get 50 inches of LED 4K goodness on your living room wall at one of the lowest prices of the season, the Sceptre 50 inch 4K Ultra HD LED TV costs a mere $190 at Walmart. …

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Early Black Friday deal: This 70

Black Friday is two weeks from today — but with deals like this, why wait? Best Buy now has a solid 65-inch Samsung 4k HDR TV on sale for $550 — down from its yesterday price of $900. It’s the latest “daily doorbuster” from Best Buy, as it counts down the days to its own Black Friday sale. The Samsung joins the …

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LG drops 65

Black Friday is starting earlier than ever in 2019 and now LG is getting into the discount game. The TV-maker has just dropped the prices on its newest OLED televisions to their lowest levels yet. They’re not cheap by any means, but they’re less expensive than any other new OLED TV. Here’s how the pricing stacks up. 2019 LG OLED …

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