John Archer

Whether it’s its advanced local dimming backlight system, premium HDR support, the 32G80HS does everything in its power to justify its price

£1999 for a three-piece home cinema sound system seems a lot. But John Archer thinks the Sony Bravia Theatre Trio's barnstorming sound quality and room flexibility makes it a bit of a bargain.

TCL is rolling out Google's Gemini AI to many of its European Google TV models, beginning in the UK and expanding across the continent throughout 2026. This automatic firmware update will introduce advanced AI capabilities, enabling more natural, conversational interaction with TVs. Users can leverage Gemini for content discovery, personalized recommendations, general queries, music playback, and smart home device control simply by speaking. The integration spans a broad spectrum of TCL's 2026 TV lineup, from premium SQD-Mini LED and RGB LED series down to entry-level sets, and will also extend to select 2025 models. This initiative underscores TCL's commitment to practical, accessible, and intuitively connected home entertainment experiences.

Hisense’s new flagship projector is as spectacular and innovative on the inside as it looks from the outside

Disney's home video division will release 20th Century Studios' "The Devil Wears Prada 2" on 4K Blu-ray on July 28, following its June 30 streaming debut on Disney+ and Hulu. This premium 4K disc release, featuring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt, is noteworthy for a film with a predominantly female audience, a demographic sometimes underserved in high-quality physical media. The sequel's massive $677 million global box office likely spurred this decision. The 4K Blu-ray boasts 4K resolution, a 21:9 aspect ratio, Dolby Vision/HDR10, and Dolby Atmos audio. Bonus features include a feature-length commentary, a gag reel, and four behind-the-scenes featurettes, plus a new Lady Gaga and Doechii music video.

Designed to look like they’re part of your TV, Canvas soundbars are about to get a new flagship option.

LG Display's large OLED panels, used in numerous TVs and monitors, are the first globally to achieve Intertek's "Perfect Color/Brightness Accuracy up to 500 lux" certification. This groundbreaking award follows newly expanded testing criteria that assess fine variations in color and brightness, providing a more comprehensive measure of real-world performance than previous methods. LG Display's self-emissive OLEDs demonstrated 100% color accuracy, 100% brightness accuracy, and zero color crosstalk, ensuring consistent and authentic content reproduction even in typical living room lighting conditions. This certification, based on rigorous new standards, confirms their ability to accurately display creative intent, significantly benefiting home theater enthusiasts as LG Display supplies panels to most major OLED brands.

LG has unveiled the new StanbyME 2 Max, a significant upgrade to its portable screen lineup. This model boasts a larger 32-inch 4K UHD display, moving beyond the previous 27-inch QHD limitation. It features premium Dolby Vision HDR and immersive Dolby Atmos audio, enhanced by LG's AI Sound Pro. Powering its visuals is the Alpha 8 AI Processor, which improves picture quality and upscales content to 4K. Designed for versatility, the StanbyME 2 Max offers a 4.5-hour battery for mains-free use, rotates for vertical viewing, and runs webOS for streaming. It also introduces Gallery+ for digital art display. Connectivity includes HDMI, USB, and a touchscreen interface. Priced at $1,299.99 in the US, it's rolling out globally.

The Sony 65in Bravia 9 II delivers arguably the most all-round spectacular, but also immersive, picture quality ever seen from an LCD TV. That's what John Archer thinks, anyway…

WNot quite bright enough to make it the perfect all-rounder, Samsung’s ViewFinity 40S85TH is still a very enjoyable computing monitor