The next version of broadcast TV, called NextGen TV or ATSC 3.0, is rolling out across the US, and will reach an estimated 75% of households by mid-2022. Upgrades over current antenna TV potentially include 4K resolution, enhanced sound quality and the web-like ability to interact with broadcasters via your television set. Unlike cable or streaming services, you …
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This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Amazon Prime Day 2021 is entering the home stretch but there are still live deals on Roku streaming devices. If you’ve got an older TV without built-in streaming capabilities, any one of the Rokus spotlighted in this …
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Over-the-air TV has been around for years, and it’s built right into your TV — all you need is an antenna. Local channels broadcast in your area provide sports, news and TV shows from ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS and more with excellent HD image quality. It’s no wonder that OTA is one of the first stops for anyone looking to cut the …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CNET our favorite smart TV system is the Roku platform, but it could face stiffer competition than ever later this year. ArCES Sony announced its latest lineup of televisions and all of them will run Google TV, the search giant’s newest streaming system. The …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. One of CNET’s favorite live TV streaming services for cord-cutters, Sling TV, has busted out its Black Friday promotions. The two deals, available to new customers only, are a free month of service or a free Android TV streaming device. Here’s the details: New customers who sign …
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When we received the TiVo Stream 4K video streamer for review we ran into some issues. The device, a $50 streamer similar to a Roku or Fire TV but based on Google’s Android TV system, would repeatedly lock up and restart after playing video from Netflix and Disney Plus on an LG CX OLED TV. Audio dropouts occurred on a Sony X950G …
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The TiVo Stream 4K is the well-known DVR company’s first piece of hardware that doesn’t have anything to do with recording TV broadcasts. Instead this little box, designed to plug into HDMI and hang from the back of your television, is all about streaming video — and could be a serious competitor to some of our favorite such devices like …
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Some time in the future all of our entertainment will come via the internet — on our TVs or on our mobile devices — and it will include a mix of some live TV but mostly binge-watchable shows. Services like YouTube TV and Sling TV are steadily growing, but what are they replacing? That old, beige cable DVR. TiVo has …
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Editor’s note, May 27 2021: Philo will be raising its price for new subscribers to $25 as of June 8. Entry-level live TV streaming services like AT&T Watch TV and Philo promise a cable-like TV service for a lot less money. But there’s a lot of compromises, especially compared to more expensive competitors like Sling TV, Hulu With Live TV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV …
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The problem: You’re more than ready to ditch that pricey cable subscription, but you still want to be able to watch (and record) local channels. An antenna connected to your TV can deliver the “watch” part, but recording will require a little extra gear. Something like the TiVo Bolt OTA, right? (OTA stands for over-the-air, meaning broadcast TV.) Yep, but …
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