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LG OLED TV gets more affordable with A1 series starting at $1,300

OLED is the king of TVs and LG is the king of OLED. The company offers more varieties of OLED screen than any manufacturer and its 2021 lineup is more diversified than ever, in both price and capability. There’s a step-up G1 series called Evo that packs an all-new panel that’s been re-engineered to improve light …

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Samsung introduces 76

Samsung is the biggest TV-maker in the world and it had a successful 2020 as people stayed home and invested heavily in home entertainment. Its follow-up for 2021 is a TV lineup heavy with “lifestyle”-centric screens, expensive image quality innovations and, yes, a shelf.  The company’s Unbox and Discover virtual event on Tuesday covered home entertainment products already announced at …

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Samsung’s huge MicroLED TVs start at 110 inches and go down to 76

Samsung’s MicroLED televisions like The Wall are some of the biggest TVs around. The biggest was a 292-inch monster composed of individual modules that required custom installation and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The 2021 version is a MicroLED TV in fixed sizes of 110, 99, 88 and now 76 inches that costs a bit less, but is still …

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Samsung Neo QLED TVs available for preorder starting at $1,600

After a massive year of sales Samsung is one of the first TV makers out of the gate with new 2021 models, available for preorder now and arriving in March. They comprise four series of the Neo QLED TVs first announced last month at CES, ranging in size from 55 to 85 inches and including both 4K and 8K resolution. And as you …

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TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini

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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CES 2021 prediction: 5G talk will dominate this year’s virtual conference

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2021 is filled with loads of uncertainties. How does the show replace the excitement of hands-on time with gadgets when everything is remote? Is there anything worth tuning in for? Will the heavy hitters of the tech industry show up? …

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Samsung First Look 2021 event teases new TVs in virtual showcase

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s not waiting for next week’s CES to begin its 2021 product announcements. On Wednesday the South Korean electronics giant will livestream a virtual version of its annual First Look event. The invite sent out to reporters teases a “new vision …

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CES 2021 TV preview: 8K, OLED, MicroLED screens remain huge, hype shrinks

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There will be plenty of new televisions in 2021, but for the first time in decades they won’t be introduced in person at CES. Instead of filling massive booths in Las Vegas with jumbo screens to wow hundreds of thousands of …

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How LCD TVs use mini

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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LG’s roll

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The biggest sensation in TVs for the last two years at CES was arguably LG’s incredible rollable TV, a 65-inch OLED television that’s flexible enough to roll up and down. The screen will roll down and disappear into its cabinet when you’re …

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