What will TV look like in the future? Will it be streaming? Will it have sports? Will it be a-la-cart, one big package, or some workaround that heads to the courts? Bad rhymes aside, the only thing that’s clear about the future of TV is that we don’t have any idea where it’s going. Hulu, …
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Just when you thought you could take a breather and buy a new 4K TV, it seems like 8K is just around the corner. Already Japanese broadcaster NHK, along with Sharp, Sony, Samsung, LG and others, has shown or announced plans for 8K TV and/or 8K broadcasts. New 8K compatible video standards are being rolled out now. And every year …
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Looking forward to watching your favorite baseball team in 4K? Can’t wait to TiVo HBO’s 4K broadcasts of “Game of Thrones?” Excited to rebuy the “Lord of the Rings” (Extended Edition) box set on 4K Blu-ray? Don’t hold your breath. 4K TVs are falling in price with the speed of a runaway train, but 4K content, the stuff you can …
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OLED, QLED, 4K, HDR. If you’re at a loss with modern TV abbreviations, we give you a quick rundown on the big trends and what to look for in the new TVs hitting shelves (and hopefully your homes) in 2017. From improved operating systems, geeking out over remote control features and going nuts for panels under a centimetre thick, we …
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The more realistic a TV looks, the better, right? Most of the hype surrounding new TV technology in the last few years revolves around 4K resolution and how it compares to good, old high-definition. But now that 4K TVs are dirt cheap, TV makers have taken to flogging High Dynamic Range for all it’s worth. HDR is great, but it’s …
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Your bracket is set. Your pool money is paid. Your co-workers are ready to be taunted. But cable TV isn’t accessible. Don’t worry, there’s an app for that. Actually a whole bunch of apps, and websites, and compatible devices. This year it’s easier than ever to watch March Madness and Final Four games live without a cable subscription. And if …
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Three high-profile Sony audio products — the Sony’s HT-ST5000 Atmos sound bar, the HT-MT300 and the STR-DN1080 receiver — will be available from March. Sony Firstly, Sony’s HT-ST5000 is an Atmos sound bar with a wireless subwoofer, with a purported 7.1.2 channels — as an all-in-one bar, the surrounds are virtual. That said, the demo we heard at CES 2017 …
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Now playing: Watch this: Sony OLED TV promises supreme picture, hides speakers 1:27 Nobody said Sony’s OLED TV would be cheap. Well, somebody did, but they were wrong. The storied Japanese TV maker will start shipping its first large-screen, mass-market OLED-based TVs this April in the US, and they’re available for preorder now. The A1E series will come in a …
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Now playing: Watch this: The LG G6’s camera has a few new tricks 2:08 Hello, millennials? The phone world is calling with a bunch of Insta-worthy camera tech that it wants you to adopt right now. One of the quieter themes of this year’s Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show on the planet, was the phone industry trying to …
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Mobile World Congress 2017 has been a whirlwind of new phones, old phone nostalgia and the Samsung Galaxy S8: the elephant in the room that wasn’t actually there. If you couldn’t be in Barcelona to take it all in, these videos will make you feel like you’re there — just without the siestas. For everything else MWC, see CNET’s complete …
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