What is the Sony HT-ST5000?Don’t bother with the HT-ST5000 is you’re nursing a budget 40-inch telly. This is a full-width (1.18m) flagship soundbar that’s unashamedly ostentatious. Headline attractions include Dolby Atmos compatibility, High-Res Audio support, Bluetooth and Chromecast Built-in. It’s com
What is the Panasonic TX-55EZ952B?The EZ952 is Panasonic’s OLED TV offering to the mainstream. While the brand’s 65-inch EZ1002 touts features designed to tempt professional colourists, the EZ952 aims to satisfy the rest of us. It may not have a fancy Technics soundbar or Absolute Black image filter, bu
What is the Samsung UE55MU8000?The Samsung KS7000 won the TrustedReviews award for TV of the Year in 2016.That wasn’t because it was the best-performing TV of 2016. There were objectively more capable alternatives. Instead it took the prize because it managed to bring a hugely impressive 4K and HDR view
Editor's note:Since this review was published, Hisense has announced it is permanently dropping the price of the N6800 from £749 to £599, and it now offers better value. You can read our original review below.What is the Hisense H50N6800?While the big, established TV makers are busy pitching their premi
What is the Samsung UE49MU7000T?The UE49MU7000T is a 49-inch 4K LCD TV from just above the middle of Samsung’s 2017 range. It doesn’t get Samsung’s new QLED technology, with its ground-breaking brightness and colour properties, but it does feature Dynamic Crystal Colour technology based on Samsung’s 201
What is the LG OLED55C7V?The LG C7 most affordable OLED model from LG's 2017 range, but don't let that fool you into thinking it's any less good than its more expensive siblings.Video specifications are on par with the top end: it's a 55-inch OLED panel with 4K Ultra HD resolution, HDR support, Dolby At
What is the Loewe Bild 7.65?It takes a lot to stand out in the crowded, tech-filled halls of the annual IFA show in Berlin. Loewe’s Bild 7 TVs, though, made it look easy at IFA 2016.The German brand’s debut OLED TV range – 55- and 77-inch versions are also available alongside the 65-inch version reviewe
What is the Panasonic TX-65EZ1002B?After taking gap year in 2016, Panasonic rejoins the OLED TV fray with the EZ1002. It hopes to repeat the success of its first OLED, the critically acclaimed Panasonic TX-65CZ952 from late 2015.The market has moved on quite a bit in two years, and the Japanese manufact
Hands-on with Toshiba's first OLED TV, the 65X9763Toshiba is back in the television game. The first results of its new brand licensing arrangement with Turkish manufacturer Vestel have formally been unveiled – and it’s fair to say that in some ways, at least, they’re more ambitious than we might have ex
What is the Samsung QE55Q8C?The QE55Q8C (QN55Q8C in the US) is the third TV we’ve tested from Samsung’s new QLED range. It sits between the Q7F and the top-end Q9F, both seriously impressive TVs in many ways.As such, it’s no surprise to find the Q8C serving up exceptional brightness and a huge colour ra
What is the Samsung QE55Q7F?Welcome to Samsung’s 2017 VIP table. Here you’ll find the QLED series, which sits at the top end and replaces last year’s SUHD range.The QLED series is a three-strong lineup made up of the Q9, Q8, and Q7. We’ve tested the Q9 and the Q8 – check out our reviews of the Samsung Q
What is the Panasonic TX-65EZ952B?Panasonic first experimented with OLED in 2015 with the CZ952. It was a massive success.Two years on, Panasonic is fully committed to OLED and now we’re getting two models. The EZ1002 – read our Panasonic TX-65EZ1002B review – and this, the EZ952.The two TVs are largely
What is the Samsung UE55MU9000?If Samsung’s new QLED TVs are beyond your wallet’s reach, the MU9000 range is the next best thing.The £1750 55-inch model here boasts an edge LED lighting system with local dimming, Samsung’s new Eden 2 smart TV system, HDR support backed up by a high peak brightness of 10
What is the Sony KD-55XE8596?The 55XE8596 is a new 55-inch TV from the middle of Sony’s latest 4K range. It still supports HDR despite only costing £1,290, uses edge LED lighting with whole frame dimming, and deploys a combination of YouView and Android TV for its smart features.So far, so 2016. The 55X
What is the LG OLED65G7V?LG doesn’t hand out its ‘Signature’ badge very often. That’s because it’s reserved for VIPs: the best tech the company can muster. Last year, only the LG G6 OLED TV achieved Signature status. Now we have its successor, the LG G7 (full name, LG OLED65G7V). And while it’s no longe
First look at LG's 2017 Super UHD TVs from CES 2017While the job of grabbing headlines for LG at the CES may have fallen to the Signature W7 ‘wallpaper’ OLED TVs, the Korean company also has an unexpectedly interesting tale to tell with its 2017 Super UHD LCD TV range. Each SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ7500 mod
