Samsung’s 4K TVs have just become a bit more affordable — though you’ll still need …

At the Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, today, Sony announced that its PlayStation 4 game console would be arriving November 15 in North America, followed by a European launch date of November 29. The company said the console would launch in 32 countries overall in time for the holiday season, but didn’t specify any other dates worldwide. Sony also mentioned …

Geoffrey Morrison/CNET The old adage in TV retail is that the brightest TV sells. This, in a historical context, makes a lot of sense: the brightest TV caught your eye, seemed “better,” and got your hard-earned ducats. But these days all TVs are bright. And just because one TV is brighter than another, it doesn’t mean it’s “better.” Heresy, this …