Yamaha has added two sub-$200 soundbars to its range, the SR-C20A and SR-B20A, which offer an all-in-one design and HDMI connectivity. The models also include Bluetooth. The $180 C20A is the compact option at 23 inches long and 2.5 inches, and it includes a “built-in subwoofer” and dual passive radiators. It offers four different sound …
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NBC’s new free streaming service Peacock launched earlier this month with over 20,000 hours of shows, movies, news, sports, curated channels, trending highlights and exclusive originals — about two-thirds of which you can watch totally free. The platform is home to popular shows like Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock; movies like The Bourne Identity and Shrek; and a big back …
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This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. If you could point to one tech trend over the last 25 years, it’s that gadgets are getting smaller. Phones, computers, watches — all pack more power into more compact packages than ever. A quarter century ago …
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Attention video quality snobs on a budget: the best non-OLED TV I reviewed last year, TCL’s 8-Series Roku TV, is back on sale at Best Buy for its lowest price ever: $1,500. That’s 50% off the list price, $1,200 off its usual selling price and $300 lower than the previous low we’ve seen. You can certainly pay a lot less …
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Looking to give NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service a try? You’ll want to make sure to create your account on an Android phone or tablet or an Android TV device such as the Nvidia Shield. As part of a prelaunch deal struck with Google, those who sign up for Peacock using an Android device will be able to get three months of Peacock …
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It doesn’t matter what kind of TV you have: If you’re relying on the integrated speakers, your sound system is terrible. That’s why you can’t understand dialogue and all the music and sound effects sound like they’re played through a transistor radio. The best thing you can do to upgrade your home theater audio is to add a soundbar — …
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In the age of coronavirus we’ve been asked to shelter in place at home, which leads to watching more TV than ever. At the same time, the economy is in recession and lots of Americans face financial stress. That combination means you might be looking for TV deals to buy a new TV without spending a lot of money. The …
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Comcast’s Peacock is the latest entrant into the “streaming wars” and like AT&T’s HBO Max before it, the new service could very well launch nationwide next week without apps on the two most popular streaming device platforms, Roku or Amazon Fire TV. And in an interview with CNET, the executive in charge of the Peacock says that’s fine. “When it …
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HBO Max, HBO’s hot new streaming service, launched in May with 10,000 hours of content. For $14.99 a month, subscribers can find almost every Studio Ghibli film, the Harry Potter movies, classics like Casablanca, all 10 seasons of Friends (and a promised reunion episode) and cult favorites such as Rick and Morty — along with all the HBO movies and series …
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After years of manufacturing LCD-based TVs, Vizio is set to sell its first OLED televisions in fall of this year. They’ll come in 55- and 65-inch sizes priced at a very reasonable $1,300 and $2,000, respectively. That makes them the least-expensive 2020 OLED TVs announced so far, beating the current prices of LG’s 2020 BX series by $200 in both …
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