This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Black Friday proper might be just around the corner, but Target is ahead of the curve. The retailer has been rolling out early deals all month long, and this week its biggest sale yet went live. The main event will …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The Chromecast with Google TV has been one of CNET’s favorite streamers since it appeared 12 months ago. At $50 it’s a good deal — and at its current sale price of $40 it’s even better. The new Chromecast offers plenty of power and a bunch …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The leaves are falling and so are the prices on some of our favorite TVs. The TCL 6-Series Roku TV — ranked as the best TV for the money overall — has dropped back down to the best pricing of the year. The 65-inch size has the …
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The BenQ GS50 is a lunchbox-sized portable projector with 1080p resolution, two and a half hours of playtime with its internal battery and some surprisingly powerful speakers. The stylish design includes green, rubberized side panels and a faux-leather handle. You can connect an HDMI source or use the BenQ’s included, built-in streaming stick, and you can even use a USB-battery pack to …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If you’re on the lookout for a soundbar that’s also a streamer and want to spend less than $100, there is currently only one option — the Roku Streambar. Thankfully, this soundbar is also a great one — and with new Black Friday pricing, it’s …
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As the holiday shopping season gets underway, everybody is starting to look for deals on gifts. One category of gadgets that remains a popular option is streaming sticks, the small, inexpensive dongles that bring TV shows and movies from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max and Hulu to any TV. Over the past few years CNET has reviewed nearly all of the major streaming devices, and …
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Roku is best known for its popular streaming devices, including the excellent Roku Express 4K Plus, but it also powers TVs and speakers. The TCL Roku TV Wireless Soundbar is an attempt to bring these two latter categories together. Compared against other soundbars at the price it certainly sounds good, but being totally wireless is its most limiting characteristic. Also known as …
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Oct 2021 Google has been making TV devices for a long time, but success has been elusive. In 2013, the company’s first Chromecast helped usher in an era of streaming televisions, but did so by relying on your phone, tablet or computer to supply the apps and video. Android TV, which arrived in 2014, added an interface and TV-specific apps, but never …
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Google‘s YouTube ratcheted up its dispute with Roku Thursday soon after Roku posted an update for its customers on the state of their talks, which have been dragging on since late April. If the two sides fail to reach a deal by Dec. 9, both the main YouTube app and the smaller service YouTube TV will be blocked from any new Roku devices, Google said. (Existing …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Streaming device manufacturer Roku offers some of the best AV gear for some of the best prices — from its insanely affordable Roku Express to the Roku Streambar speaker. Easy-to-use Roku TVs are also excellent value for money, even when not on sale, with the …
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