Emily Parker

The best outdoor TVs make a patio, deck, or pool area feel like a second living room. Unlike a normal television left outside, a weatherproof TV is built to handle rain, dust, humidity, glare, and temperature swings while keeping the picture visible. I compared eight outdoor televisions for , focusing on the details that matter … Read more

I’ve mounted more TVs than I can count over the past decade, and the single upgrade that consistently delivers the biggest “wow” factor is a full motion TV mount. A full motion TV mount (sometimes called an articulating or swivel mount) lets you pull your TV away from the wall, angle it toward your seat, … Read more

I dragged seven different TV stands through my living room over the past three years, and I learned the hard way that picking the right one matters more than picking the TV itself. After living with ten of the best media consoles for living rooms side by side, our team crowned the VASAGLE 70 Inch … Read more

If you have ever tripped over a chunky entertainment center or wrestled with dust bunnies hiding under your TV stand, you already know why floating TV stands have become a home essential in . These wall-mounted TV consoles lift your television off the floor, creating a lighter, more modern look that makes small rooms feel … Read more

I cut the cord four years ago, and the single best decision I made was spending less on one antenna than a single month of cable used to cost me. After testing 10 of the best TV antennas for cord cutters across three homes, a downtown apartment, a leafy suburb, and a rural farmhouse, I … Read more

I spent six weeks testing the eight most popular 4K streaming devices you can buy right now, switching between them on a 65-inch LG C3 OLED in my living room and a 1080p Hisense in the bedroom. I timed app launches, counted ads on the home screen, watched the same Dolby Vision titles across each, … Read more

I tested 10 universal remotes over six weeks with my own home theater gear, swapping them in and out for everything from a 65-inch Samsung QLED to a soundbar, Apple TV 4K, and a Blu-ray player. The coffee table looked like a remote-control graveyard before this project, and my family kept grabbing the wrong clicker. … Read more

If you’ve bought a PS5, an Xbox Series X, or a 4K 120Hz TV lately, you already know the deal. That shiny new console is bottlenecked by the wrong cable, and you’re stuck watching games at 60Hz when your TV was made for 120. Finding the best HDMI 2.1 cables shouldn’t feel like guesswork, but … Read more

Every TV I have owned in the last five years came with three or four HDMI ports, and every setup I built needed at least five. A PS5, an Xbox Series X, a Fire Stick, a Blu-ray player, and a Nintendo Switch add up fast. The best HDMI switches and splitters solve this without you … Read more

I never thought I needed a TV backlight until I tried one. After spending 60+ hours testing 8 different kits in my living room and home theater setup, the difference between a basic strip and a properly synced system is honestly night and day. TV backlighting is no longer a niche gadget. The best TV … Read more