We all hate ads on today’s smart TVs, but a report says they’re a big part of why TV prices haven’t had to rise as a result of the memory crisis — so if you’re upgrading your set for the World Cup, say thanks to advertisers, I guess

TVs aren’t immune from the electronics component crisis –but manufacturers had already given up on making money from hardware
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Does your Apple TV support tvOS 27? These two models have surprisingly been dropped from upgrade support much earlier than expected

tvOS will come with a handful of performance boosts, but Apple is leaving two models out of the update.

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‘A total gamechanger for big bass in a small space’: I heard a groundbreaking new subwoofer driver that fits in a tiny box 6x smaller than a regular sub, but can punch you in the gut like it’s a home theater beast with its ‘powerful but tight’ sound

GSS Audio’s innovative transducer can put the power of a 10-inch sub in a box the size of a microwave dinner — and it’s designed to work in soundbars or wall-mounted speakers too.
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I’m a certified TV calibrator, and I rate these 3 models as the best-value buys you can get for a World Cup upgrade, all based on our real-world testing

World Cup fever is in full force and if you’re looking for a great value TV for the tournament, these are 3 of my top recommendations
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Sony didn’t learn from Bose’s good example: it’s ending streaming support for lots of services on tons of its speakers, soundbars and Blu-ray players — they’ll still work, but you’ll lose the likes of Netflix, Spotify, Prime Video and even Google Cast

Nothing online lasts forever, but Sony’s shutdown of services is especially severe, and affects over 70 products

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11 winning projectors to scale up your World Cup viewing

A first XI of projectors to kick off your watch parties in style — all tried and tested by AV experts.

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How does ‘virtual’ spatial audio from a soundbar compare to an actual surround setup? Someone built a mind-blowing scanner that lets you ‘see’ sound waves to demonstrate it, with the help of a stuffed guinea pig and a custom-built 8-channel amp

YouTuber PlasmatronX has created a simulator to test how different surround sound setups move audio around your room, and what can affect the sound you hear
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Why I wouldn’t buy a super-cheap huge-screen TV for the World Cup as someone who watches 60 games per year — the ‘dirty screen effect’ is brutal for watching football

Backlight uniformity issues on LCD 4K TVs have ruined many a football match for this AV dork — don’t pick the wrong big-screen upgrade
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‘Almost sure to be an upgrade on basic TV sound’: this super-cheap Dolby Atmos soundbar system impressed me with its impactful bass — I just wish it sounded more expansive

I couldn’t believe how bass-heavy this tiny soundbar system was — it’s just a shame its Dolby Atmos performance fell short.
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Looking to upgrade your TV for the World Cup? Here are my 3 picks as TechRadar’s TV tester, including models from Samsung, TCL and LG — hurry though, as you may not have long left them to buy them

The World Cup is next week and if you’re still deciding on a new TV, these 3 models are the top of my recommended list as TechRadar’s TV tester
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