Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Q. I keep reading that there’s no better picture than a picture from an OLED TV. I want to get one, but the prices for the sets are so much higher than other types of sets of the same type size. Why is this? Why are OLED TVs so expensive? — Peter, Kansas City. Peter,
Q. I am shopping for a 50-inch new TV and have a budget of $600-900. My wife thinks that OLED prices will come down to that range in the next year. Do you think a significant price drop is likely? — Willie, hometown withheld. Willie, let me give you the good news before the bad.
Q. I read today that LG is putting out a rollable TV that slides down into a piece of furniture so you won’t see it in the living room when it’s not being used. My question is why would anyone want that? Particularly why would anyone pay top dollar for it? Do you know anything
Q. I have a LG OLED, and while I like it, the picture doesn’t seem to fit the entire screen. The ends of the screens are black rather than having the entire picture going across the screen. Is there anyway to fix this? — Renee, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Renee, I agree with you that
Q. Why won’t OLED TV prices come down? When?! — Kevin, Palatine, Illinois. Kevin, I know it seems like OLED sets from LG, Panasonic and Sony are too expensive. Way too expensive, in fact. Click Amazon: Black Friday Sale Has Begun! But remember this: A high-def LG 55-inch OLED TV cost $14,999 in 2014 when
Q. I read your tweet on Twitter that the picture on the Netflix show, Ozark, is a little dark on your LG OLED 4K TV. I have had the same experience. Do you have any ideas on how to fix this? — Tom, Las Vegas. Tom, that’s a great question. I recently watched season two
Q. I often see TV manufacturers that I’ve never heard of selling sets for what seems like really low prices. I’m tempted to buy one, but I’m a little nervous about their quality. Is it safe to buy a TV that’s not a name brand? — George, Salem, Oregon. George, that’s a great question. Companies
Hulu Live is now available on all 2017 and 2018 LG Smart TVs with webOS, and select 2016 models. The live streaming service, which costs $40 a month, offers more than 50 live channels as well as access to Hulu’s subscription Video on Demand service. Click Amazon: See today’s best-selling TVs! “As interest in streaming live
Q. My streaming picture for both 4K and HD on Netflix is generally very good. But sometimes it varies, gets a little worse than before. Is there any way to determine what resolution/speed I’m getting on Netflix from my Internet service? I wonder if my Internet speed is the problem. — Tom, Arlington, Virginia. Roger,
Q. I often see TV manufacturers that I’ve never heard of selling sets for what seems like really low prices. I’m tempted to buy one, but I’m a little nervous about their quality. Is it safe to buy a TV that’s not a name brand? — George, Salem, Oregon. George, that’s a great question. Companies
Q. I have a subscription to SiriusXM radio in my car, but I was wondering if there’s any way to listen to it on my television? Can you help? — Tom, Cleveland. Tom, as you know, SiriusXM radio is a subscription radio service that offers scores of channels featuring music, sports, weather and news, among
Sling TV today launched an app on select LG Smart TVs, the first live streaming service to offer its programming on the company’s TV-based web platform. Click Amazon: Roku Premiere Streaming Player: $69 The Net TV service is now available on most 2016 LG webOS 3.0 Smart TV models, and will become available on LG’s 2017