Nick Pino heads up the TV and AV verticals at Tom's Guide and covers everything from OLED TVs to the latest wireless headphones. He's a Level 1 Certified THX Home Theater Professional, and has attended classes on TV and audio calibration. On Tom's Guide, he looks after some of the site's important buying guides like the best TVs, best OLED TVs, best 4K TVs, so most of his day is spent watching and evaluating new screens from LG, Samsung, Sony, Hisense, TCL and Vizio. (And yes, he knows how lucky he is to say that.) He was formerly the Senior Editor, TV and AV at TechRadar (Tom's Guide's sister site) and has previously written for GamesRadar, Official Xbox Magazine, PC Gamer and other outlets over the last decade. He got his start on Best Buy's official video game magazine, @GAMER, for whom he attended his first E3 in 2013. He's served as a judge for CES' prestigious Innovation Awards and has attended the tech conference in Las Vegas since 2014. He has a computer science degree from the University at Buffalo and still resides in the Buffalo area. (Go Bills!) Not sure which TV you should buy? Drop him an email or tweet him on Twitter and he can help you out.
Latest articles by Nick Pino

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Not yet ratedBig-screen value shoppers will find lots to love with the Samsung QN80F.

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There's a seriously good-looking Roku TV coming to digital storefronts today — only, it's being made by a company you've probably never heard of before.

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Part cautionary tale, part diary of what it’s like to spend over three months living with a TV this size — the good, the bad and the ugly.

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The PlayStation Portal allows you to take your gaming anywhere — but latency issues will prevent you from enjoying it.

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Quick! Go out and buy some 4K Blu-rays before they stop making them.

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Freeplay could be so much more than what it is — an ad-supported cable copycat that takes many of its worst attributes and offers little in return.

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The Sonos Arc Ultra sounds great for a unibody speaker — but unless you plan on buying a subwoofer to go with it, the bass response is subpar.

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Get your living room TV ready for the big game with these five critical adjustments.

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A budget-buyer’s best friend or a temperamental Google TV? The TCL QM8 Mini-LED TV (2024) goes big on brightness and offers great connectivity options, but delivers dicey colors and poorly controlled audio.

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There's three key specs to look for when shopping for a PS5 Pro-ready TV.

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Apple's September event is right around the corner and rumors about the AirPods Pro 3 are flying around everywhere.

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MovieScent bathes your room in smells to match what’s happening on your TV, with six starter scents including Restaurant, Ocean and more.

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Should you wait to upgrade to the LG C4 OLED or simply snap up the LG C3 while it’s on sale? Here's what you need to know.

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RecommendedAn AI-powered OLED TV that doesn’t suffer from glare — what could be better?

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The LG G4 OLED is the best TV of 2024 according to our rigorous test results — but it faces some steep competition.

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After spending a week with the Beats Pill (2024), we’ve got all the deets on Beats’ newest portable Bluetooth speaker.

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Can’t decide between the LG C4 OLED and the new LG B4 OLED? Here are the five main differences between LG’s two affordable OLED TVs.

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One of the cheapest OLED TVs of 2024 is here — meet the LG B4 OLED, on sale now for $1,499.

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Apple announced a new ambient noise reduction feature as well as gesture commands to quickly respond to texts and phone calls — here's how they work.

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Editor's ChoiceHisense continues to knock it out of the park with the 3,000-plus-nit U8N Mini-LED
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