There are few things more infuriating than bringing a new soundbar home, getting it all set up… and then have it not work. It’s possibly even more infuriating to have it work sometimes, and not others. A common complaint is something like, “I’ve connected my soundbar correctly, and when I play Bluetooth from my phone …
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You may have heard the term “spatial audio” bandied about by Apple, especially when talking about its headphones and hardware. It’s a standard that can convincingly simulate a 3D audio space with a set of AirPods, but you may not know it’s based on a technology that’s been with us for many years: Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos is a popular surround-sound …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. CES 2022 has come to a close, and the important news about new TVs is out of the bag. Most major TV-makers have introduced their biggest and best screens, talked up improved picture quality and dropped buzzwords like …
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TVs get a bit better every year, and in 2022 the improvement with the biggest impact might be mini-LED. It’s an evolution of traditional LCD TV tech that uses thousands of tiny light emitting diodes to improve picture quality, and at CES 2022 more TV makers than ever are using it. TCL, Samsung and LG all introduced new mini-LED TVs …
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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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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OLED TVs have better picture quality than the more common and less-expensive LCD-based TVs, but they’re also available in fewer different sizes. But at CES 2022, LG is closing the size gap and hoping to broaden OLED’s appeal: The massive 97-inch and relatively diminutive …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The quantum dot era of OLED TVs began Tuesday with the debut at CES 2022 of Samsung’s first QD OLED TV screens and computer monitors. This new display technology, which Samsung calls QD Display, promises to improve image quality for top-tier …
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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 has quickly unraveled as an in-person event with numerous companies canceling in-person attendance in Las Vegas. But the show will go on in virtual form. And no company has a stronger CES track record of futuristic concept technology than LG …
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If you’ve tried shopping for a new TV lately, you may have noticed the prices are generally the same for each model of TV regardless of the store or online vendor selling it. That’s neither a coincidence now accident. It’s called UPP, or Unilateral Pricing Policy, and it’s how manufacturers force retailers to stick to specific prices. That means there …
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Until now Amazon’s Fire TV system has generally appeared on cheap TVs with middling image quality, but the new M-Series from Toshiba aims higher. Out today, it’s the first Fire TV equipped with full-array local dimming, a feature that boosts all-important contrast and allows an LCD TV to take more advantage of high dynamic range (HDR) TV shows, movies and games. The …
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