Roku TVs are going outside. Roku has partnered with the TV manufacturer Element to produce the first-ever Roku TV made for outdoor use. The 55-inch 4K set features HDR 10 compatibility and, according to the company, reaches up to 700 nits of brightness. It sports tempered glass with an anti-glare coating and comes with an IP 55 rating, …
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Hisense now makes a Fire TV. Today the manufacturer announced a partnership with Amazon to produce Hisense’s first television featuring the Fire TV platform. The 50-inch, 4K LED TV has better picture quality specifications than many current Fire TVs made by Toshiba, Insignia and Amazon itself. It will include quantum dot technology and, according to the company, reach up to …
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The M1 Ultra chip, Apple’s latest high-speed processor, arrived at the company’s first event of the year today. With it came the Mac Studio, a new desktop computer that’s designed to work with the also-new Studio Display monitor. The company bills the new monitor, which starts at $1,599 (£1,499, AU$2,499), as part of what it calls the “Ultimate Studio Experience.” The aluminum design …
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Getting a new TV can be confusing, especially when it comes to figuring out what size TV you want in your space. Generally speaking, bigger really is better. There are very few fancy TV “features” that tend to beat a larger screen in overall satisfaction, which means that spending more for a huge screen is usually going to be the …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. CES 2022 has come to a close, and the important news about new TVs is out of the bag. Most major TV-makers have introduced their biggest and best screens, talked up improved picture quality and dropped buzzwords like …
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TVs get a bit better every year, and in 2022 the improvement with the biggest impact might be mini-LED. It’s an evolution of traditional LCD TV tech that uses thousands of tiny light emitting diodes to improve picture quality, and at CES 2022 more TV makers than ever are using it. TCL, Samsung and LG all introduced new mini-LED TVs …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Hisense unveiled its 2022 range of televisions, which include models equipped with mini-LED backlights and a pair of so-called Laser TVs — short-throw projectors with screens included. Some sets include new technologies such as NextGen ATSC 3.0 tuners and gaming-friendly HDMI 2.1 …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung has long made the most popular TVs in the world, and while the company dabbles in unique models like The Frame art TV and massive, expensive Micro-LED TVs, its bread and butter is basic QLED models. At CES 2022, the …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s The Frame TV has always offered a unique proposition. It’s made to display not only your favorite TV shows and movies but also — for some buyers, primarily — to show off art. It has a built-in art store that …
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HDR, or high-dynamic range, can elevate the image of your TV to an entirely new level. It’s found on nearly all of the best TVs, including midrange and high-end TVs as well as many budget models. On a good-quality TV displaying real HDR TV shows, movies and games, you’ll see brighter highlights, better contrast and deeper, more realistic colors. The …
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