You can watch movies and shows from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and other services on a smartphone or a tablet, but a dedicated TV will always be something special. It’s the centerpiece of your living room, and the only display that you can truly cozy up to on the couch for hours on end. If you want to get more out of your purchase, you can make it even better with a powerful sound system and by hooking up a few game consoles, like the Nintendo Switch, PS4, or Xbox One. The latest 4K (and soon, 8K) displays from Sony, Samsung, LG, Vizio, and more deliver enhanced visual quality, better value, and smart features that you can’t find on other screens outside of your local cinema. If you’re looking for the latest TV news, how-tos on optimizing your home theater setup, and reviews for OLED and LCD TVs, you’ve come to the right place.
What we can expect from each TV manufacturer, and what TV tech they’re backing.
A software update allows its G5 and C5 OLED TVs to work with the Dolby Atmos FlexConnect speaker system it announced at CES. FlexConnect allows for more flexible speaker placement and configurations, and could boost the surround sound speaker market.
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According to FlatpanelsHD, LG Display has halted production of 8K panels. We haven’t seen a new 8K model from LG since 2024, and certainly won’t in 2026. So for the seven people that still care about 8K TVs, Samsung is the only manufacturer still making them.
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Samsung has been the leading TV maker globally for 20 years. China’s TCL is this close to unseating the South Korean champ after posting a 20 percent surge in year-over-year global TV shipments, according to Counterpoint Research. That Sony x TCL deal all but guarantees a new leader should it go through.
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It’s still over a year off, and might not even happen, but a Sony and TCL partnership has wide-spanning implications.
CES saw only a very minor update to the Frame family, with the mainline adding 75-, 85-, and 98-inch models, and the Frame Pro now coming in a smaller 55-inch size. Oddly, only two of the seven mainline Frame models will support the One Connect Box — the 43- and 50-inch.
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It’s not the brightest OLED, and it isn’t perfect, but there’s no TV I’d rather watch.
Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.
Rollable laptops, twice-folding phones, and a ‘longevity station.’ This is the CES tech we come back for.
As the gap in performance shrinks, and there’s less to separate the best from the rest, how will manufacturers react?
How can both Samsung Display and LG Display claim to have the world’s brightest TV when they offer the same 4,500-nit brightness peaks? Not convincingly! But the extra 500 nits is still a milestone over last-gen tech, and boy are these new OLED screens gorgeous in person. You can’t say OLED is lacking brightness anymore.
Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos availability will be extended across Peacock’s live sports throughout 2026, and the streamer has committed to supporting Dolby Vision 2 and the Dolby AC-4 audio codec when they launch later in the year.
While there currently aren’t any Dolby Vision 2-capable TVs, we’re expecting to see some release in 2026.
Hisense will be livestreaming its press conference from Las Vegas today at 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern. You can watch along (and keep an eye on the countdown) from their website.
To counter last month’s announcement of more manageable Micro RGB sizes for 2026, Samsung went the other direction at CES. The 130-inch monster dominated First Look as soon as I entered. It’s likely just a statement piece, but if not, start checking your cushions for loose $100 bills.
Longtime Verge readers will know: art TVs are not good TVs. But there’s a reason manufacturers keep making more of them.
Holmeser:
Manufacturers simply can’t resist the appeal of a low-quality LCD panel they can sell for the price of an OLED
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Displace’s $5,999 wireless TV with a battery-powered suction mount is only available with a 55-inch 4K OLED panel. But at CES 2026, the company will be introducing a new $1,999 Displace Hub mounting system that works with any 55 to 100-inch TV of your choosing, as long as it weighs less than 150 pounds.
