Category: Equipment
What Is SAP on TV?
by Taylor Kujawa | Jun 25, 2024 | Equipment, TV
TVs and receivers include an SAP feature for secondary audio, but what’s the purpose of the accessibility setting? We’ve got the answers.
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What Is Streaming TV?
by Bill Frost | Feb 9, 2024 | Equipment, Streaming, TV
Streaming TV is simply video content delivered over the internet instead of a cable in the ground or a dish on the roof. Watch on a TV, tablet, phone, laptop, or wherever you want, no muss or fuss—if you have a decent internet connection, you’re ready to stream.
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Chromecast 3rd Generation Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, Streaming, TV
Google’s Chromecast 3rd Generation is a plug-and-play streaming device in the most literal sense: simply insert it into your TV’s HDMI port, and you’re ready to go. Well, there’s also a second plug for power—but setting up a Chromecast is still ridiculously easy, not to mention cheap.
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Best Smart TVs of 2023
by Randy Harward | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, TV
We’ve compared several new smart TVs, considering these questions and more, and found four to recommend to you. The Samsung QN90B is our overall favorite, the LG C2 OLED is our pick for best picture, and bargain hunters will love the Hisense U8H ULED Google TV and TCL 5-Series Roku TV.
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Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K, like most streaming sticks and dongles on the market, is good for those who want the benefits of a set-top streaming box without, well, the box.
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Roku Ultra Review 2023
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews
As the name suggests, the Ultra is Roku’s top-of-the-line streaming device—and it lives up to the title. It doesn’t look much different from the original matte-black squares from the dawn of Roku (yes, streaming was a thing back in 2010), but the Ultra is a fully-loaded modern powerhouse.
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TiVo Stream 4K Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
At $30.95, the TiVo Stream 4K is one of the cheaper streaming devices on the market, and it features a cross-platform aggregation function that can save you some jumping between apps. Unfortunately, that function is limited to a handful of apps, only one of which offers live TV streaming.
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Amazon Fire TV Cube Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 24, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
The Fire TV Cube is the full-featured, bigger/squarer brother to Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks. The Fire TV Cube is also one of the most futuristic and feature-rich streamers we’ve reviewed on CableTV.com, and one of the first to challenge our love for the Roku Ultra (that’s a big deal around here).
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NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro Review
by Randy Harward | Jan 24, 2024 | Equipment, Internet, Reviews, Streaming, TV
The NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro isn’t just a set-top streaming TV box—it’s also a powerful gaming system. The SHIELD TV Pro has 4K resolution, supports an array of TV and music apps, acts as a PLEX media server, and can be installed in minutes. It’s easily one of the best TV streaming experiences we’ve had.
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