Review: TCL 65R635 Continues To Offer Big 4K Mini-LED TV Value
TCL’s R635 Roku TV series was first introduced in late 2020 bringing to the consumer market only the second generation of 4K UHD televisions based on new mini-LED full-array backlight technology in a surprisingly affordable premium 4K UHD TV class. One year since introduction, the…
TCL Launches Its First 5 & 6 Series 4K TVs Running Google TV
TCL introduced Tuesday an expansion of its lines of smart TVs based on the Android TV operating system by introducing to North America extensions to its 5- and 6-series TV lines running the Google TV interface. In what could be somewhat confusing, the new models…
Samsung Kicks Off QLED, Xbox Series X Contest
Samsung is teaming up with Microsoft and game developer CD Projekt Red, developer of Cyberpunk 2077, on a contest giveaway promotion surrounding the Nov. 10th release of the Xbox Series X console and the forthcoming next-gen game. As part of the partnership, Xbox, Samsung and…
Review: Samsung 65Q80T Offers Good Value For A QLED TV
In our continuing review of Samsung’s 2020 4K Ultra HD QLED TV lineup, we found the Q80T series to be a decent mid-range 4K performer at a nicely competitive price for a Samsung TV. However, there is a marked down grade in brightness from Samsung’s…
Samsung 2020 QLED TVs Earn `Eye Safety’ Affirmations
Despite their high brightness and full-array LED blue backlight technology, Samsung QLED 8K and 4K TVs received verification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the United States that they present “no photobiological LED hazard” and similarly earned an “eye safety” certification from German-based Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker…
OMDIA: NA TV Shipments Dropped 3% In 2019
Shipments to North American of flat-panel TV sets declined 3% in 2019 to 42.5 million units, according to year-end numbers compiled by Omdia (the new name of display tech research firm IHS Markit). The firm further forecasts a 0.9% decline for the category (combined LCD…
Sony’s 2020 TV Product Strategy Explained
At the recent CES 2020 Sony gave us a run through of some of its top performing television series for the year ahead. Rob Brennan, Sony’s North American product technology manager, provided an overview of Sony’s television product positioning strategy for 2020 and an explanation…
Manufacturers Line Up 4K UHD TV Black Friday Deals
Black Friday time arrives this week and top-level manufacturers are offering great deals on many of their highest-performing 4K Ultra HDTV lines to help give you a chance to shop without even having to leave your home. In fact, for many of these deals there…
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