Samsung says OLED TVs won’t be affordable until 2017 or 2018
The International Consumer Electronics Show is always huge for TV makers and 2014 was no different. We saw the latest and greatest from all of …
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Is the Netflix TV boom too good to last?
The success of Netflix’s original series House of Cards and Orange is the New Black has been terrific for TV viewers. Not only has it …
WSJ: All those huge new 4K TVs from CES? Boring.
The International Consumer Electronics Show is almost over and as is always the case, we’re left with plenty to process. As is also always the …
Comcast’s 2014 Olympics coverage to include ‘some stuff’ in 4K
With the increasing number of ultra-high definition (UHD, or 4K) TV sets and displays being launched by various companies – including affordable models that were just …
This Sony projector turns your wall into a 4K TV
What if you could enjoy the benefits of 4K television without actually buying a 4K television? That’s what Sony is promising with its new 4K Ultra …
Vizio is bringing 4K TVs to the market for less than $1000
We knew it was coming, but we didn’t expect it quite this soon. According to The Verge, Vizio has revealed the pricing scheme for its …
Samsung and LG think we need bendable 4K TVs
Between them, Samsung and LG unveiled a wide range of new TVs at CES 2014, including a couple of prototypes that can be curved on …
Sony’s cloud-based TV service coming soon with live TV, DVR features
Sony on Tuesday at CES 2014 announced plans to launch a cloud-based TV service that will combine live TV, with video on-demand and DVR capabilities, …
For when 4K just isn’t enough, Sharp unveils 85-inch 8K 3D TV
Sharp on Monday at CES 2014 unveiled a new 85-inch 8K TV that also offers glasses-free 3D video playback. The company says that the 8K …
LG reveals prices and launch details for its first webOS TVs
One of the biggest surprises of CES so far is webOS, the revived platform from LG that could bring new life to the Smart TV. …
CES 2014 to bring as many as 150 new Ultra HD TVs
In 2013, an estimated 60,000 TVs with Ultra HD (4K) resolution were sold around the world. This year, the Consumer Electronics Association expects that figure …
Video: This is the best TV in the world (…according to the company that made it)
It looks like Samsung, Sony, LG and all the other big-name television vendors out there didn’t even have to bother showing up to CES 2014 …
Sorry, Android: LG shifts to webOS for 2014 TV lineup
As Google gets ready to give its TV efforts a huge adrenaline shot in 2014 after its Google TV efforts flopped so spectacularly, LG has …
Roku not placing all eggs into one box, moves to TV
Roku TVs are coming later this year from several companies including Hisense and TCL, the company announced a few days ahead of CES 2014. Roku seems …
You might actually be able to afford a 4K TV this year
Ever since they were first unveiled, ultra high-definition televisions have been little more than a pipe dream for the average consumer. With prices soaring as …
webOS rises from the dead again, this time in TV form
An image purportedly showing LG’s first webOS-based Smart TV has been published online by @evleaks, a source with a proven track record when it comes …
This is the biggest Ultra HDTV on the planet… and it costs $150,000
The chalkboard is back. Samsung on Monday launched a new television that is without question the largest Ultra HDTV on the planet. Measuring a monstrous …
Awesome tips from Reddit users on how to get the most out of your Apple TV
Flipping through the back pages of “the front page of the Internet” often yields some real gems, and a recently posted thread packed full of …
Palm’s webOS resurrected in an LG TV
Palm’s last mobile operating system, webOS, will find new life in LG televisions. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the first new …
Will Android TV be the next big thing for Google?
While some of the biggest cable providers are attempting to shrink the market even further to keep consumers from cutting the cord, television manufacturers are …
Time Warner Cable adds new content to curtail cord cutting
Amid Charter merger chatter, Time Warner Cable recently played nice during content negotiations with multiple programmers in a move that’s likely related to trying to reduce the number …
The top-10 most pirated TV shows of 2013
This was quite a year for big TV series and as a result, it was also a big year for pirating TV shows. The wildly …
Dish and DirecTV wish customers a Merry Christmas… by hiking prices
Pay TV service providers are among a few groups of companies that customers love to hate, and sometimes they go out of their way to …
Samsung’s secret weapon for its 2014 Smart TVs: Your finger
As rumors of Apple’s mythical “iTV” with Siri swirled in mid and late 2012, Samsung looked to get the jump on its rival by introducing …
Pay TV companies make their customers curse more than any other
Have you ever dropped a profane four-letter word when dealing with your cable or satellite TV provider? If so then you aren’t alone… in fact, …
Apple is developing a ‘desk-free’ computer that could be a game-changer
With all the talk of an Apple TV, a recent patent awarded to to the company suggests it may have even more ambitious plans for the …
Charter’s Time Warner Cable merger bid could come next week
What’s the opposite of a Christmas miracle? How about a merger between two of the largest cable providers in the United States? Bloomberg reports that …
Cable companies’ new strategy: Embrace cord cutting?
While cord cutting isn’t yet a threat to cable companies’ profits, many in the industry can see where the market is headed and seem to …
A la carte cable arrives at last… in Canada
Is a la carte cable really a “farce” as 21st Century Fox CEO Chase Carey claims? Well we’re about to find out because our neighbors …
21st Century Fox CEO to cable critics: Bundles are good for you
It seems that everyone hates cable bundles these days, including the creators of South Park who recently ridiculed cable companies as nipple-rubbing monopolist greedheads intent …
