Do Many People Really Buy New TVs For The Super Bowl?
(Hammerin Man)If you look around the Internet this week, you’ll see any number of stories advising you on the best TVs (and best deals on those TVs) for watching the upcoming Super Bowl. Given all this...
View ArticleQuantum Dots Are The Hot New Thing At CES. So What Are They, And Why Should...
TV’s are getting bigger and better every year, while also getting thinner and lighter. That’s good, but even as resolution increases by leaps and bounds, there have been some trade-offs in performance....
View ArticleWhat You Say To Your Samsung Smart TV Is ‘Transmitted To A Third Party’
It is not known at this time whether meows are uploaded to the voice recognition server. (JKehoe_Photos)It was almost three years ago that we started to wonder whether it was possible for smart TVs to...
View ArticleSharp Will Stop Selling TVs In The Americas, Licenses Name To Hisense
(Maurizio Pesce)Sharp was an early player in the flat panel screen market, but the Japanese company has decided to leave behind their TV business in the Americas, agreeing to license their name to a...
View ArticleSears Expands Another House Brand, Sells Kenmore TVs
A few weeks ago, Sears announced with its quarterly earnings that it was looking into doing some unspecified money-making thing with its signature house brands: Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Most...
View ArticleCustomers Complain When Walmart Won’t Honor Pricing Error That Listed 70″ TV...
If you see a TV that normally sells for $2,000 suddenly listed for sale at $99, you probably know it’s either stolen, worthless, or — most likely — a pricing error. You’re free to try to take advantage...
View ArticleWhen Is The Best Time To Buy A New TV?
Are you in the market for a new television? If so, your timing is good. While it’s common wisdom that TV deals are the best around the time of the Super Bowl, sales data also show that’s true. The...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Ditching Seatback TVs In Some New Planes. Will They Be Missed?
Not that long ago, “in-flight entertainment” consisted of having to crane your neck to watch a bland, inoffensive movie on shared screens — and that’s assuming your headphones worked. Then individual...
View ArticleMove Over Mattresses: $100,000 Found Stashed Inside Old TV
You wouldn’t expect to fit more than a few dollars in the back of today’s flat-screen televisions, but TVs of yesteryear with their bulky backs full of tubes and cords were apparently another option...
View ArticleNo, You Don’t Need To Buy A $20K 88-Inch TV
Here’s the thing: If you have $20,000 to spare, you could buy Samsung’s new 88-inch, 4K Ultra HD TV. But you really don’t have to. Best Buy is currently selling the pricy model for $19,999. At that...
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