We compare the Samsung HW-T450 vs HW-T550 vs HW-T650 As televisions continue to make strides in picture quality, smart features, and thinness, there’s one feature that they almost always fall behind on: great sound. Televisions that combine both a slim design with impressive sound quality are far and few between—and that’s just a matter of physics. Speakers make sound by moving a cone which moves air to create soundwaves, and with the…
Robots are cool. No matter how old you are, it’s still pretty wild to see the different things that robots can do. And despite what some sci-fi movies like ‘Terminator’, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, or ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ may insinuate about them, we’d like to think that robots can be helpful and improve our lives in some way. Samsung seems to think the same thing, as they’ve unveiled their new personal…
For the last few years, one of the most consistently awe-inspiring displays at all of CES has been Samsung’s “The Wall” MicroLED display. The Wall is something that neither words nor video can do justice, and is perhaps the single most “you’ve gotta see it in person” item at CES. Comprised of modular panels that fit together to form a seamless screen of virtually unlimited size, The Wall is a towering vision…
It’s no secret that we love big TVs. It’s rare to ever hear us say anything like “you should get a smaller television,” but we recognize that there are many cases where you just simply cannot accommodate a 55-inch screen, or even a 40-inch. Perhaps you want to put a TV in your kitchen, office, or other cramped room. In situations where space is at a premium, a 32-inch TV is often…
It’s no secret that today’s ultra-thin TVs tend to lack in audio quality—this is an unfortunate side effect of their shrinking profiles. So, in order to get the most out of movie night, some sort of supplementary speaker system is just about mandatory. A surround sound system greatly improves the cinematic experience, bringing the feel of the theater into your own home. Unfortunately, setting up and subsequently using a high-tech audio system…
With a seemingly endless amount of highly-rated models, all sporting a wealth of cutting-edge features, there’s never been a better time to buy a TV. Unfortunately, all of that choice also means it’s never been more difficult to choose which TV to buy. It seems like every option leads to another question. Which brand do you you choose? Do you pick LED, QLED, or OLED? As you get into each brand’s higher-end…
Last month, the groundbreaking Samsung Q900 QLED 8K TV quietly hit our showroom floor. The set was the industry’s first commercially-available 8K TV, and Abt was one of the few places in the country that you could see it. With four times the detail of a 4K TV, and clocking in at a whopping 85 inches, the Q900 display was one of the most popular products on display. To mark the release…
It was just under a month ago that Samsung officially announced details of their 2019 model year TV lineup, which surprisingly included nearly thirty different QLED models. QLED TVs are a variation on traditional LED technology, utilizing a “quantum dot filter” to produce deeper, more accurate colors. Many users place QLEDs between LED and OLED TVs in terms of overall picture quality, and they generally slot into the same position in terms…
It was just about six years ago that everyone in the industry was heralding the arrival of the newest revolutionary display standard: 4K resolution. 4K promised unprecedented levels of image quality with a picture that was drastically clearer and more detailed than any TV available at the time, a leap that hadn’t been seen since the move from standard definition to high definition. And it delivered. 4K quickly grew in popularity and…
Black Friday through Cyber Monday is the best time of the year to get the gear you need to build the ultimate home theater. Deals on TVs and home audio abound, plus we’re at the Peak TV-watching period of the year, with the Big Game right around the corner and crummy weather outside making you want to veg in front of the tube for hours at a time. While building a home…
