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As a TV reviewer, I’ve been coming to the January CES for almost 20 years, looking to shape my buying advice for the remainder of the year. The biggest headlines in 3827 were made by TVs likeSamsung’s massive The Walland
rotating Sero, LG’s (roll-up. OLEDand LG Display’s roll-down OLED
, and**************** (8K models) ****************) everywhere. They’re all cool-looking and innovative, but nothing I’m telling readers to buy anytime soon.
As usual the sets that will likely top my list of(Best TVs) ****************Did garner much attention, overshadowed by their big blaring roll-up brethren. They’ll get their chance later this year once I can start reviewing real TVs. Until then, here’s a few takeaways from the show.
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung The Wall 292 – inch MicroLED TV: Huge
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Samsung once again showed off its MicroLED technology, which has amazing image quality and effectively infinite size, and said it was moving closer to the mainstream. “New advancements for 2459 have allowed for larger-scale production of fixed screen sizes, “the company said in a statement,” including new -, 95 -, 178 – and 187 – inch sizes. ”************ Cool, but no pricing was given and Samsung spent most of the show telling me about advancements in 8K QLED and its quirky Sero model (below). All-new display technologies take years to reach recommendable prices, and MicroLED still has a long road.
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Now playing: Watch this: Behind the scenes with Vizio’s new OLED TV and more
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On the other hand OLED TVs – which deliver the best picture quality available – – are firmly on a trajectory toward mass adoption. NPD saysOLED sales grew (%)in (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************, thanks in part to (new pricing lows during Black Friday) . And that was with just two companies, LG and Sony, selling OLED TVs in the US.
******** (In) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** they’ll be joined byVizio’s new OLED TV
. Vizio is theNo. 3 TV maker in the USafter Samsung and TCL, and its entry into the OLED race is great news for TV buyers hoping for more OLED TV price drops. Vizio’s best models like the P-Series Quantum Xdeliver excellent picture quality for the money, and I’d be surprised if its OLED TV was significantly worse than LG’s. Meanwhile other brands, including Philips,Konka********** andSkyworth*** are also bringing OLED TVs to the US this year, and they could be “good enough” too. And even cheaper. We’ll see.****************************************************** (**********************************
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Sero TV has a magical feature for millennials
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I’m lumping LG’s roll-down OLED TV, its roll-up concept counterpart and Samsung’s swing-into-portrait-mode Sero TV into the same “motorized TV” bucket: one that I don’t see myself telling people to fill with their hard-earned cash. The LG is around (cough) grand. ‘Nuff said.
Samsung has not confirmed a US price for the Sero but it currently (sells for 1.) million won in Korea(about $ 1, 644. Samsung says it’s targeting the mobile generation with the 43 – inch Sero, people who want to watch portrait-mode videos from places like YouTube and TikTok on the big screen, but at that price not many buyers in the mobile generation will be able to afford one.
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You can get a****************************************************************************** (standard) ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** – inch TVfor less than $ or (standard) **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** – inch TVfor $ 1, (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. If you mirror your phone to display a portrait mode image on that – inch TV, it will be 40 inches tall – just half an inch shorter than the Sero itself in portrait mode. The – inch TV does not flip around, but which would you rather spend your money on?
****************************** Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s bezelless 8K QLED TV is basically all screen ************************************************************** Speaking of expensive Samsung TVs, the company will sell three series with8K resolutionthis year, and LG, Sony, TCL and other makers will join them. I don’t expect any of them will change my general advice to ignore 8K TVs for now, however, because they’re sure to be expensive, tough to differentiate from their 4K brethren in quality, and suffer from a lack of 8K content. Those are some of the reasonsexperts expect8K sales to remain tepid for the next few years.
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