Calling all Game of Thrones fans watching House of The Dragon on HBO: Your TV might benefit from a tune-up. The prequel series is streaming now in glorious 4K HDR, with the fifth episode available starting tonight. So far the show has looked visually stunning, although you may have found certain scenes too dark on your TV. …
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If you’ve bought a new TV in the last few years it’s possible you might have noticed something about the picture that seemed… off. It just didn’t look right. You might have described it as looking “too real,” “too smooth,” or having “weird motion.” It made everything look like a daytime soap opera. Many people have thought this was just …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2022 wouldn’t be an electronics show without massive, expensive TVs packed with the latest jargon — er, technology. And TCL, the No. 2 TV-maker worldwide after Samsung, has filled its flagship model with impressive specifications and numbers, with a price …
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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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From the best TVs to game consoles like the Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, to cameras like the GoPro Hero 10s and the one on the shiny iPhone 13 Pro, fps matters. But what does fps mean, and why should you care? The short version is that fps stands for “frames per second.” In other words, fps is the exact number of individual still …
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The easiest way to get your TV looking better is to adjust the picture mode. But what’s the best picture mode? There’s options for Sports, Cinema, Movie, Game and more. Cycling through them reveals huge changes in how the TV looks. So which one to choose? There’s a lot going on behind the scenes (so to speak) to create these …
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TV manufacturers have been trying to combat something called “motion blur” for years. You may have noticed the blur before and not been able to put your finger on what exactly was so bothersome about it. Or you may be enjoying watching television in blissful ignorance, never even realizing that your TV looks soft. Sorry in advance for ruining your …
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Refresh rate is one of the more confusing aspects of TV technology and TV makers don’t do much to explain it. In fact, they often obscure it. Refresh rate is a number that specifies how many times per second the image on your TV changes. With most TVs it’s 60, though it’s rare you’ll ever see a TV with that …
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There are plenty of new and confusing terms facing TV shoppers today, but when it comes down to the screen technology itself, there are only two: Nearly every TV sold today is either LCD or OLED. LCD TVs, also called “LED TVs,” have been prevalent on the market since the early 2000s. The best ones feature technologies like quantum dots or …
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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 output, but the biggest news …
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