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42 -inch OLED TVs Great things do come in small(er) packages -but which TV is greatest? Words: Simon Lucas, Steve May Do you remember when 42-inch was a pretty big size for a TV? Safe to say those days are gone – the average screen-size in the UK these days is almost 55 inches, and … Read more
The TV manufacturer makes an impressive splash with this well-featured 4K HDR screen, says Steve May. But it’s not for picture quality purists… Read our HISENSE 55A85H Review. SOME OLED TVs are designed for The Batman, predisposed for darkness and shadow. The Hisense A85H is more of a Strictly Come Dancing kinda screen. Pictures pop … Read more
This Quantum Dot OLED flatscreen is the TV to beat right now, believes John Archer. Read our SONY XR-55A95K Review. Samsung isn’t the only brand to combine OLED’s self-emissive contrast talents and the brightness/ colour benefits of Quantum Dots in a TV this year. Sony is also in on the QD OLED act with its … Read more
For years now, those with modestly sized living rooms have lacked the space to comfortably accomodate the best TVs. It took until 2020 for the first 48in OLED TV to hit shops, and even these are too big for many living spaces. This year, however, 42in OLED TVs are finally available, including the LG OLED42C2. … Read more
Panasonic has produced some brilliant OLED TVs, but this is the first one that’s smaller than 50in across the diagonal. But let’s face it it, this 48in model will be big enough for most modestly-sized living rooms, and its smaller size helps make this the first Panasonic OLED TV priced below £. Read our Panasonic TX-48JZ980 Review. The TX-48JZ980 manages to squeeze … Read more
While OLED had new brighter panels to shout about in 2021, the story of the year for rival LCD technology was definitely the arrival of mini LED backlighting. Samsung, in particular, showed how moving to much smaller LEDs, coupled with an increase in a TV’s number of local dimming zones, could rewrite the LCD picture … Read more
Philips’ new range-topping OLED TV introduces some much-needed class into John Archer‘s living room. PHILIPS 65OLED+986 Review Many AV brands like to claim they’ve got a ‘statement’ model at the top of their TV lineups. Few, if any, deliver on this claim as comprehensively as Philips does with its 65OLED+986, a product that’s one part … Read more
Once John Archer gets past the disappointment of some over- enthusiastic HDMI specification claims, he finds quite a lot to like about this bargain-priced 50in Dolby Vision screen. Read our Toshiba 50UK3163DB Review. FOR A 50IN TV that sells for £, Toshiba’s 50UK3163DB has a surprising amount going on. Its native 4K LCD panel, for … Read more
Panasonic delivers a bright-room LED TV that sports fans and gamers are going to eat up, says Steve May. Read our PANASONIC TX-50JX850 Review. Panasonic typically lures movie fans to its 4K screens with cinematic image processing offering judiciously judged contrast and peerless colour accuracy. But for its JX850 line, the brand has taken a … Read more
Why are computers the last in the evolution chain, after TVs and smartphones? TECH BRIEF Microsoft has been pushing the idea of high pixel density computing since the release of Windows 7 10 years ago. That it hasn’t happened yet is odd, because consumers are used to high-DPI displays on their smartphones. That smartphone experience … Read more
By Thomas J. Norton SONY’S NEW XR-65A80J OLED TV isn’t a member of the company’s Master Series—that designation belongs to its XR-A90J OLED models, which are spec’d to deliver higher brightness than the XR-A80J sets. And while we haven’t yet tested those pricier Sony OLEDs, the XR-65A80J is far from being a second-class citizen. Read on … Read more
Text: Dipl.-Phys. Guido Randerath All major TV manufacturers have been using artificial intelligence AI for image optimization in their top models for some time now. High-performance image processors are trained with colossal data banks to recognize individual image elements such as faces, backgrounds, etc., and display them optimally. Sony is now going one step further … Read more