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CES 2020: Samsung Sero, Serif, and Frame TVs

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Along with upcoming high-tech display technologies, it’s always fun to see how brands manage to present existing products in new ways. At Samsung, we checked out a trio of televisions that don’t necessarily offer anything groundbreaking in terms of technology, they just put a twist (literally, in one case) on the way the devices are displayed. Samsung Sero TV The Samsung Sero TV seems to signal that the war against vertical video…

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CES CES 2020 Home Theater TVs & Electronics

CES 2020: Samsung The Wall MicroLED TV

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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…

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CES CES 2020 Home Theater TVs & Electronics

CES 2020: LG OLED TVs

As the world’s leading OLED panel manufacturer, LG’s CES booth is always a testament to the capabilities of the groundbreaking display technology. We always know we’re going to see something amazing there. This year, the trend continued, with dozens of OLED models in just about every configuration imaginable. Some are ready to hit store shelves this season, and others are still in the conceptual phase, but they are all breathtaking. Here’s a…

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Home Theater Learning Center TVs & Electronics

Game On: The Best TV for PC Gaming

Game On: The Best TV for PC Gaming Serious gamers already know that the era of breezing through levels on a basic 19-inch monitor are long gone. These days, if you want a next-level home gaming setup, you’ve got to add a cutting-edge flat-panel TV to the rig. The goal is to create an immersive, entertaining experience that highlights every impressive graphic, sound and feature of the game. This guide will help…

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Home Theater Recreational Games

9 Game Room Ideas for Every Budget

If you love to entertain, have kids or are a kid at heart, you know that the game room is the most underrated space in the house. It’s the place where everyone comes together to have fun and de-stress, hence why it often serves as the heart of the household. If you thought that creating a game room from scratch would be too expensive, think again. Explore these amazing game room ideas…

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LG SL10YG and Samsung HW-Q80R Soundbars Compared

LG SL10YG vs Samsung HWQ80R soundbar comparison review

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…

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Yamaha Surround:AI Demonstration

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The foundation to any good home theater experience is a dedicated surround sound system. But simply placing speakers around your theater room and hooking them up to an A/V receiver is only the start of the process. To take your experience from good to great, it’s important to make sure that sound from your speakers has been optimized to deliver the best quality for your room and the content you’re listening to.…

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CES 2019 Home Theater TVs & Electronics

CES 2019: Sony CLEDIS Crystal LED Display

This isn’t the first time we’ve been able to experience Sony’s Crystal LED display, but each year the technology gets a bit more polished, leaving us wowed every time. Dubbed the CLEDIS (not to be confused with this Cletus), the display uses microLED technology, a refined version of the LEDs that power the vast majority of television and computer displays today. Aside from being way smaller, the main advantage that MicroLED has…

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CES 2019: LG HU85LA Ultra-Short-Throw Laser Projector

LG CineBeam

Continuing their trend of hiding fabulous displays in plain sight (see the transparent and rollable OLED TVs) is the LG HU85LA CineBeam laser projector. This ultra-high-definition, ultra-short throw home theater projector brings serious imaging capabilities to your home, without the space requirements of a traditional projector. A typical home theater projector has a throw ratio of around 1.5-2. This means that for every foot of projected image width, you’d need to place…

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CES 2019 Home Theater TVs & Electronics

CES 2019: LG 8K TVs

LG’s sprawling CES booth was a visual feast, outfitted with dozens of dazzling digital displays. Among the multitude of screens we found confirmation that 8K resolution has officially arrived, as we got up-close with two different market-ready LG 8K TVs. The LG OLED Z9 8K TV is, as its name implies, an OLED TV sporting the new resolution. Built as if answering a challenge to create the best TV possible with today’s…

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