76 JULY2020|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE389
Of course,it’s hard to tell how aTVlooks
andperforms until you get it home.Wecan
help with that: followingthisguide to buying
the right TV,you’ll find full tests of eight
models, spanning awide range of prices.
GIVEAN INCH
Youmight be questioning whether it really
is worth upgrading to 4K if you’ve been
making do with alower-resolution TV.It’s
true that 4K was harder to justify when the
primary source of 4K content was expensive
Blu-rays, but now it’s possible to stream UHD
video from mainstream services such as
Netflix and Amazon Video,not to mention
completely free sources like YouTube.
WATCHAND LEARN
TVs
Nowyou’vediscoveredallthegreat featuresavailable
withoneofthe newgenerationofsmartTVs, it’s
time togetonboard with4Kwiththehelpofour
guide tothebestnew telliestosuitany budget
CONTENT REVIEWS
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THROUGHOUT2018AND2019,4KTVs
were finally transitioning from aspirational
luxury purchases to the new home
entertainment standard, and that included
the arrival of much more affordable sets.
Since then, the underlying technology has
been improving too, resulting in better
image quality,connectivity and features
in everything from budget LCD sets to
top-of-the-line OLED screens.
Nowadays, with both 4K TVsand content
more accessible than ever,there arefew
compelling reasons to stick with an old HD
or Full HD TV.Especially if it lacks smart
capability: another feature that’s become
more standard than special.
