There was a time when 70-inch TVs were outliers in a world of 50-inch models, but even that giant screen size is starting to normalize. If you have a wall that can accommodate such an enormous display, Best Buy is having a one-day flash sale to persuade you to fill in that space. This Sharp …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. After a month of seemingly nonstop deals leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it seems like the big retailers have some sort of addiction to sales. Now it’s Walmart’s turn to roll back prices on TVs, headphones and audio gear, cameras, kitchen appliances …
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HBO Max will stream movies like The Matrix 4, Dune and all new Warner Bros. movies set for theatrical release next year, making them available to watch at no added cost online the same day as their debuts on the big screen. Each film will be on HBO Max, which costs $15 a month, for one month, and then the …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. With a lot of people still staying close to home, many of us have been spending a lot of time hunkered down watching TV and listening to music. So if there’s a music fan or movie buff in your life, this year it makes sense to …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Now that Cyber Monday has passed, you might think deals on Roku models — our favorite streaming operating system — have gone by the wayside too. Yes and no. Sale prices on the all-new Roku Ultra and the Roku Streambar have expired, but older devices are still on sale. The most …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Some folks will tell you that “the best time to buy a TV” is January or February, right before the Super Bowl. And if you want to wait until then, more power to you. That said, Black Friday deals are upon us and they’ll morph into Cyber …
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Roku still doesn’t have HBO Max’s streaming app. Peacock streams free shows and movies but not on Amazon Fire TV. And T-Mobile just rolled out its own live-channel streaming service, TVision — but Roku users, again, are out of luck. These gaps in app support used to be rare on streaming devices. This year, they’ve cropped up with nearly every …
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HBO Max will launch its dedicated app on Amazon’s Fire TV devices, including its popular dongle often referred to as the “Firestick,” and Fire tablets on Tuesday. The change gives HBO Max’s customers an easier way to stream the service on Amazon products, and it’s the latest development that fills in some gaps in app support on the most popular streaming devices. The …
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Hulu is increasing the price of its plans that include live television. Starting on Dec. 18, the price of Hulu Plus Live TV will go up to $65 a month, a $10 increase, for new and existing customers. Hulu Plus Live TV offers more than 65 live television channels in addition to its catalog of on-demand content. Subscribers can also …
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How low can they go? I’m talking about prices for big TVs, of course, not the participants in Limbo Mania 2020. Just last month, I was stoked to see a 70-inch model marked down to $500. Best Buy, today: Hold my beer. For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Hisense H65 70-inch 4K UHD Smart …
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