Reviews for LG’s newest OLED are starting to arrive, and quite unsurprisingly, given their PQ dominance the last few years, it remains KOM. LG’s 2019 C9 OLED TV is the best-performing TV I’ve ever tested at CNET. In 2018 I said the same thing about the C8 and in 2017 I said the same thing about the C7. Year after […]
Read more
I’m not sure I agree that 3D was a bust, but we can agree that it wasn’t the commercial success that the TV OEMs would have liked. HDR on the other had is universally loved, but like [seemingly] every other format there has to be a “war” this time between HDR10 and Dolby Vision. It’s not quite the same thing […]
Read more
I suck at naming things. So I am sympathetic to those whose job it is to do exactly that. Sometimes names matter, sometimes they don’t. This one does seem to matter… most of the time… except when the display OEM… bleh! Let’s just let Geoffrey handle it. UHD Alliance Premium Certified is a rating applied to TVs that meet or […]
Read moreIf you’ve been wondering if “now” might be the right time to upgrade your TV to a 4K display, C-NET has a quick cheat sheet. Generally speaking, if your TV works and you’re happy with it, don’t worry about upgrading. We’re a long way off from the majority of TV shows and movies being in 4K resolution, let alone high-dynamic […]
Read more
A while back I was pondering whether to opt for the new-fangled Roku 4 or “settle” on a 2015 Roku 2. Fortunately, David Katzmaier has taken a crack at this conundrum and picked a clear winner. Streaming video, whether it’s from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Watch ESPN or PBS Kids, is more popular than ever. And the selection of […]
Read more