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Vizio's cheapest TVs with 4K resolution and high dynamic range, the larger E series sets make a strong value play, especially if you like casting apps from your phone.David reviews TVs and leads the Personal Tech team at CNET, covering mobile, software, computing, streaming and home entertainment. We provide helpful, expert reviews, advice and videos on what gadget or service to buy and how to get the most out of it.See full bio1 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E SeriesVizio's cheapest TVs with 4K resolution and high dynamic range, the E series performs better in bigger sizes.2 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series3 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series4 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series5 of 56David Katzmaier / CNETVizio SmartCast TV menus6 of 56David Katzmaier / CNETVizio Smart TV Amazon7 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series8 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series9 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series10 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series11 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series12 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series13 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series14 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series15 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series16 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series17 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series18 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series19 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series20 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series21 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series22 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series23 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series24 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series25 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series26 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series27 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series28 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series29 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series30 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series31 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series32 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series33 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series34 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series35 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series36 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series37 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series38 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series39 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series40 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series41 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series42 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series43 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series44 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series45 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series46 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series47 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series48 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series49 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series50 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series51 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series52 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series53 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series54 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series55 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E Series56 of 56Sarah Tew/CNETVizio E SeriesMore Galleries

The Surface Book detachable 2-in-1 now comes in both 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, with new Intel CPUs and higher-end Nvidia graphics hardware.Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" (Hachette/PublicAffairs), a non-fiction gaming and business history book that has earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Fortune, LA Review of Books, and many other publications."Upends the standard Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs/Mark Zuckerberg technology-creation myth... the story shines." -- The New York TimesSee full bio1 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 2Microsoft Surface Book 22 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 23 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 24 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 2The Surface Book detachable 2-in-1 now comes in both 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, with new Intel CPUs and higher-end Nvidia graphics hardware. 5 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 26 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 27 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 28 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 29 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 210 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 211 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 212 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 213 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 214 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 215 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 216 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 217 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 218 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 219 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 220 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 221 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 222 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 223 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 224 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 225 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 226 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 227 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 228 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 229 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 230 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 231 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 232 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 233 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 234 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 235 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 236 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 237 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 238 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 239 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 240 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 241 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 242 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 243 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 244 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 245 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 246 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 247 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 248 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 249 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 250 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 251 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 252 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 253 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 254 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 255 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 256 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 257 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 258 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 259 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 260 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 261 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 262 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface Book 263 of 76Sarah Tew/CNETMicrosoft Surface

Droid Turbo for Verizon product photosI started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, puzzles, board games, cooking, improv and the New York Jets. My background includes an MFA in theater which I apply to thinking about immersive experiences of the future.See full bio1 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET2 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET3 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET4 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET5 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET6 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET7 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET8 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET9 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET10 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET11 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET12 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET13 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET14 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET15 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET16 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET17 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET18 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET19 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET20 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET21 of 22Sarah Tew / CNET22 of 22Sarah Tew / CNETMore Galleries

The E7 OLED TV is awesome TV, but unless you're rich you shouldn't buy it. That's because other, cheaper OLED TVs from LG have the same image quality.The Good With the exception of other 2017 OLED TVs, the LG E7 outperforms every other TV we've tested. It delivers perfect black levels, wide viewing angles, accurate color and a great bright-room picture. It's compatible with both major HDR formats, and HDR image quality is better than last year. Its striking design features a superslim panel and glass edges. The Bad It has the same image quality as less expensive LG OLED TVs. The Bottom Line Unless you have even more money than the typical OLED TV shopper, you should choose the less expensive version of this TV. I'm referring to the C7, which currently costs at least $1,200 less. And having tested both side by side, I can confirm that their picture quality is pretty much the same.Both deliver spectacular performance that's best I've ever tested. It's a bit better than its 2016 predecessors and just as good as the Sony XBR-A1E OLED, which costs about the same as the E7.Both are significantly worse values than the C7, which itself is currently overpriced compared to the 2016 versions. But while prices will fall and the 2016 models will sell out as the year progresses, the E7 will probably remain a lot more expensive than the C7. For just about every buyer, it's not worth it.Updated June 7 to take the Sony XBR-A1E review into account.Editors' Note May 22: Since this review was originally published the Design score has been reduced from a 10 to a 9 due to the superior design of the recently reviewed Samsung Q7 series, bringing the overall score down from 7.9 to 7.8. The review has not otherwise been changed.So what's the difference?In a word: design.The E7 has glass around the edges and a speaker bar along the bottom, while the C7 is a study in minimalism, with a vanishingly small frame. Personally I actually like the C7's design better, although both are beautiful enough to earn my top mark of "10" in the design category. Just like last year's E6, the E7 receives LG's "picture-on-glass" treatment. The OLED module -- the thing that creates the picture -- is applied to a glass back panel, leaving the edge of the TV made of a quarter-inch of glass bordering the black around the image. It's a striking effect. Sarah Tew/CNETThe E7 preserves the ultrathin profile characteristic of LG OLED TVs, but the thinnest part of the TV, the upper two thirds above the bulge housing the electronics, inputs and other stuff, is actually slightly thicker than the step-down

Its thumb sticks than it would be using a standard remote controller. The Shield uses Google's Android TV, the same operating system found on Sony TVs of recent vintage, along with lesser-known devices such as the Xiaomi Mi Box and the discontinued Google Nexus Player. Sony sets have the Amazon app, but the latter two boxes do not (and Xiaomi told me it has no plans to add Amazon right now). Sarah Tew/CNETThe Google Play Store on the Shield doesn't have nearly as many apps as the one on Android phones and tablets, but it's pretty comprehensive in the categories that matter for a TV streamer. The few missing at press time include DirecTV Now and Flixster Video, a handful of "TV everywhere" apps such as Nick Jr, NBC, USA Now, Smithsonian and Lifetime, news apps ABC News and CNBC, sports apps NHL and NBC Sports, and music apps Rhapsody and Amazon Music. Almost all of those can be cast using the Shield's built-in Chromecast (aka Google Cast) feature, which lets you use your phone to access and control the app on your TV.Overall I like Android TV, although I could do without the main "recommendations" bar at the top, since its suggestions never seem to cater properly to what I want. The interface is simple, stable and responsive, and further simplified by the elimination of the old Shield Hub row on the home page. Now the only rows are Apps and Games, which populate automatically with recently used items, and allow you to "pin" favorites at the beginning of the row. Sarah Tew/CNETThree ways to gameThe Shield is better at gaming than any other streaming device (by a mile) but don't expect immediate access to the kind of Tier 1 titles that come on launch day to Xbox, PlayStation and PC. The games available on Shield are typically older big-name titles, as well as games originally designed for phones and tablets. Its library is growing all the time, however, and there are plenty of options available for all kinds of gamers.I complained about the original controller's bulky size, but the new one is much better. It's smaller and lighter and feels much closer to PS4- or Xbox One-grade. The grips are cobwebbed with futuristic angles, it now has haptic feedback, and Nvidia claims a 60-hour battery life between charges. Like the original it has a headphone jack and a mic that can be used for voice search. Sarah Tew/CNETAll games accessible in a new single, consolidated Shield Games app. It does a great job dividing the library into different categories, and there's a "My Library" tab that shows every game "ready to play," but I do wish there was

Quality for more), but generally left well enough alone. There are no differences in image quality between any of the 2017 OLED TVs, according to LG, although they do have different audio capabilities. Step-up models like the E7 hace a sound bar, while the C7 does not. A quick listen proved the E7 does sound better than the C7, and even slightly better than the Sony XBR-A1E, but a good external sound bar will trounce any of them. This year LG dropped the 3D and curved screens found on some 2016 OLEDs, including the E6. Sarah Tew/CNETUnlike Samsung, LG TVs like the E7 support both current types of HDR video: Dolby Vision and HDR10. Software upgrades will add support for HLG (hybrid log gamma) HDR and Technicolor's HDR format later this year, but for content is currently nonexistent for both. A Technicolor-approved picture mode will arrive via update as well.4x HDMI inputs with HDMI 2.0a, HDCP 2.23x USB ports1x composite video inputEthernet (LAN) portOptical digital audio output1x RF (antenna) inputRS-232 port (minijack, for service only)The selection of connections is top-notch. Unlike many of Samsung's sets, this one actually has an analog video input for legacy (non-HDMI) devices, although it no longer supports analog component video. Sarah Tew/CNETPicture quality comparisons The E7 and C7, which I tested simultaneously, are once again tied as the best TVs I've tested -- ever. But since I have yet to review some other potential competitors, including Sony's OLED TV, they don't deserve the 2017 crown just yet. That said, its picture is spectacular enough to earn my highest score in this category: 10.Compared to the 2016 OLED versions, which earned the same score, it delivers slightly more light output and looks better with HDR, but all told the overall differences are minor. It is significantly better than the Samsung Q7 QLED TV.Click the image at the right to see the basic picture settings used in the review and to read more about how this TV's picture controls worked during calibration.Dim lighting: OLED ruled in the environment home theater fans like best: a dark room. Watching the "John Wick" Blu-ray for example, all of the LGs spat out that inky blackness I've come to expect, trouncing the depth of black seen on the Samsung and the Vizio. Dark scenes showed the most noticeable differences. In Chapter 5, as Wick (Keanu Reeves) dresses in his black suit, the black background and shadows looked dark as night, yet details around his face remained true. Shadow detail was very similar between the 2016 and 2017 OLED TVs, and superb overall. In comparison, the LCDs appeared more washed-out, and there were elements of blooming -- stray light that leaks from