Tag: televisions

Hisense announces 2025 mini-LED TV lineup, with screen sizes up to 100 inches – and a surprising smart TV switch

Hisense has announced its 2025 ULED mini-LED lineup, with all-new models across its U9, U8, U7, and U6 series TVs. Hisense has been responsible for some of the best mini-LED TVs we’ve seen in recent years, and the company manages to keep its prices low, even for top-tier models. Last…

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New OLED pixel breakthrough could make TVs, phones, watches and more much more energy efficient – and brighter

Chiral semiconductors use a few tricks from Mother Nature The same brightness with much less energy usage Big implications for future computers as well as displays A breakthrough new OLED technology could mean smartwatches with longer battery life, more energy-efficient TVs, and even brighter displays all around. The breakthrough comes…

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Roku tests showing ads before you even reach the home screen, and it’s infuriating users

Roku is testing ads that appear on startup Users say the sound is on and some can’t be skipped Roku is keen to add more advertising to its platform Some Roku owners are promising that “my Roku devices will be in the trash” if it goes ahead with its latest…

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Samsung’s best Dolby Atmos soundbar is being bricked by a new update – here’s what we know so far

An over-the-air update has “bricked” many Samsung HW-Q990D soundbars The update has been pulled by Samsung It’s unclear what those affected can do Owners of Samsung‘s five-star soundbar, the Samsung HW-Q990D, are having a less than five-star experience right now. In what appears to be a faulty firmware update, many…

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Sony launches new version of the best cheap 4K Blu-ray player that drops the streaming tech – but the price looks odd

Sony UBP-X700K is a stripped back version of the UBP-X700 No Wi-Fi and no streaming features Japanese pricing suggests a price hike We think that the Sony UBP-X700 is the best cheap 4K Blu-Ray player. And now there’s a new version – the first new Sony Blu-Ray player since 2019…

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Following recent problems, Chromecasts are getting a free update to Android 14 – here’s what that means

Chromecast HD and 4K are getting Android 14 The update is mostly security patches and bug fixes It’s probably time to buy the Google TV Streamer It hasn’t been a great week so far for Chromecast and Chromecast Audio users: the 2015 versions of both devices have been suffering from…

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