This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Sony is probably the most storied TV brand still standing and while it’s no longer a top 5 seller, it remains a powerhouse among high-end models — aka TVs that cost a lot of money. Its …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs with 8K resolution have been around since late 2018 and we’ve always told people not to buy them. Their extra pixels don’t especially improve image quality in my experience, and no TV shows or movies are available in 8K anyway. …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TCL is going big at CES — literally. In addition to upping its 2021 6-Series to 8K, on Monday the China-based electronics giant announced that it will be adding a new size to its popular line of televisions: 85 inches. Called the …
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Vizio, the No. 3 TV maker in the US after Samsung and TCL, has announced pricing and availability of its extensive 2020 range of TVs. The new 2020 TVs are available in store now and promise better color, better contrast and improved performance, for gamers in particular. The biggest surprise for this year was the company’s first OLED TVs, but its bread and …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve watching TV with my dad. No doubt, the shows we watched — The Muppet Show, Mork & Mindy, The Dukes of Hazzard and Hee Haw — go a long way toward pegging my age. Unfortunately, …
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If you find yourself looking at your TV not as a source of entertainment during lockdown but instead as a source of quick cash, you’re not alone. Maybe you got a new TV and your old TV is just taking up space. Maybe your kids spend more time on their tablets while their TV gathers dust. Or maybe you’re among the …
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Time for a TV upgrade? Even if you own a model that’s only a few years old, I suspect you’d be mighty happy to swap it out for a 65-inch Hisense H8G. This model does all the things — like, all the things, including a few things you probably didn’t know were things. For example, it incorporates quantum-dot technology, meaning …
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Spring is normally a terrible time to buy a new TV, but 2020 is hardly a typical spring. The millions of Americans sitting at home to slow the spread of coronavirus are watching more TV than ever, and Vizio is dropping prices to tempt them to upgrade. The company makes some of CNET’s favorite televisions for the money, and the …
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Despite the rise of TCL and the OLED-powered image quality dominance of LG, Samsung still sells more TVs than anyone, especially expensive ones. Its latest crop of QLED models, first announced at CES in January, now available for preorder and shipping soon, tries to maintain that popularity with an array of new features, designs, sizes, series and prices — many …
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Liquid crystal displays, aka LCDs, are old. Really old. It’s been 20 years since the technology’s arrival on the TV scene, a period long enough to see the demise of CRT, plasma and rear projection. LCD is still dominating the TV market against the remaining large-screen display tech, OLED. Compared to those other technologies the main advantage for LCD is that …
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