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TCL's 98-inch TV shows promise in the A/V department

This year the competition among midpriced TVs is hotter than ever, and one of the best TVs I've tested is the Hisense U8K. This television...

The U8K delivers an excellent image for hundreds less than better-known brands, and its 55-inch size beats chief rival TCL in smaller rooms.

The LG OLED77G3 is a super-sized OLED TV with excellent brightness and a natural, immersive picture performance

The Hisense U78KM is one of the more affordable options on the market, with a packed feature set and a bright and colourful picture quality that rivals some of the more expensive models out there.

Does your movie or show look too real? That's motion smoothing or video interpolation, aka the Soap Opera Effect. Here's what it is and how to turn it off.

The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED is an ambitious 4K HDR TV that doesn’t quite fulfil its potential, but puts in an entertaining performance

A lot rides on the U8H TV, Hisense's first mini-LED backlit model. But if history is any indication, the U8H should be an absolute knockout.

A TV for those with artistic tastes, Samsung’s The Frame (2022) is both a fine-looking and a fine-performing TV

More of the same from LG's mid-range C3 OLED, with a few gains in picture quality and smarts but a tame sound system