Nick Pino
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
![The Samsung S95C OLED at a Samsung press event.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ptHqY7WBWjsbUGei5z6toV-320-80.jpg)
Samsung’s massive new 77-inch QD-OLED TV just got a release date and price
By Nick Pino published
Samsung’s new 77-inch OLED TV looks amazing — but it’s not going to be cheap.
![The new-look Netflix app shows a poster for Vikings: Valhalla on an iPhone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f3CdL5YuYGH23qgNxaCkcH-320-80.jpg)
Netflix spatial audio is rolling out to even more devices — and covers 700 top shows
By Nick Pino published
Netflix expands its spatial audio offerings with 700 of its top shows — but only if you have a Premium plan.
![Sony A95 QD-OLED in a brightly lit room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A5KxuTnX63EHgrRNUsHRpj-320-80.jpg)
QD-OLED TV prices could get cheaper as Samsung puts production in overdrive
By Nick Pino published
QD-OLED prices may finally drop a bit this year — here’s why.
![Artwork of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dRLEEDQDFLGRGU9M3PjVni-320-80.jpg)
Pokémon Omega Ruby was a great fallback in a month with no new games
By Nick Pino published
January’s lull in new releases allowed me the time to play through part of my backlog of games, including the incredible Pokémon Omega Ruby.
![Apple Event Homepod mini](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHRYccqC83VTc6GpYQFo6o-320-80.png)
Hoping for a HomePod mini 2 to go with the new HomePod? Don’t hold your breath
By Nick Pino published
An Apple leaker says there are currently no plans for a sequel to the HomePod mini — and the reasoning makes sense.
![The HTC Vive XR Elite Virtual Reality System](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VH8Pkb59qEEFKJkkbQcBzC-320-80.jpg)
The HTC Vive XR Elite Virtual Reality System is a $1,099 standalone headset
By Nick Pino published
HTC has taken the wraps off of a new standalone XR headset that compares favorably to the Meta Quest Pro.
![The Samsung S95C OLED at a Samsung press event.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s5Hw7tpmzsqaGLGifLbvPV-320-80.jpg)
The best TVs of CES 2023
By Nick Pino published
Love TVs but couldn’t be in Las Vegas for CES 2023? These are the OLED TVs, Mini-LED TVs and QLED TVs that are stealing the show.
![Project Leonardo at CES 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YVa4jpGqS2j8YPYNpQ7unZ-320-80.jpg)
Project Leonardo is a PS5 accessory designed for gamers with limited mobility
By Nick Pino published
Sony's answer to the Xbox Adaptive Controller looks wildly different than we expected.
![The LG Signature Series M3 OLED at CES 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kEF42kwWbDNHrXpWCyNUKB-320-80.jpg)
LG's wireless 4K OLED TV is officially the coolest TV at CES 2023
By Nick Pino last updated
It’s not the only wireless OLED TV on display at CES 2023, but the LG M3 OLED is certainly the biggest and most impressive.
![The Flex Hybrid prototype](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q3adPTUVSdpGsspeGQ2QcV-320-80.jpg)
Samsung CES 2023 press conference: Everything that was announced
By Nick Pino last updated
Curious to see what Samsung's up to at CES 2023? We're watching the keynote live and have all the details.
![The 2022 TCL R655 hanging on a wall in a living room.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x5gHz69K2guQEKLKQAp9GP-320-80.jpg)
TCL is making QD-OLED TVs to compete with Samsung and Sony
By Nick Pino published
Another major TV manufacturer at CES 2023 has announced that it will make a QD-OLED TV. This time, it's TCL, which will bring out the TV this year.
![A Vestel TV running the Powered by Tivo platform.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4fynVAj7qQKZmES3KthNT-320-80.jpg)
There are going to be new Tivo TVs in 2023 — yes, you read that right
By Nick Pino last updated
Powered by Tivo TVs could be available as early as spring 2023 from brands like JVC and Hitachi.
![Sony A95 QD-OLED in a brightly lit room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A5KxuTnX63EHgrRNUsHRpj-320-80.jpg)
Stop looking for a new Sony OLED TV this week — Sony won't announce any new TVs at CES 2023
By Nick Pino published
Sony has sent around a message to journalists saying that it won't make any TV announcements at this year's CES event.
![The LG C3 OLED on a shelf.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yUqARnmCHKbVCskBxVKRb-320-80.jpg)
The LG C3 OLED and G3 OLED TVs open CES 2023 with a bang
By Nick Pino published
LG just announced the new C3 and G3 OLED TVs ahead of CES — here’s what’s new.
![A man and a woman standing in front of an LG OLED EX television.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c66SZ5KFYeNmoDhY6jf9UQ-320-80.jpg)
CES 2023 TV preview: what will we see from LG, Samsung and Sony?
By Nick Pino published
What TVs are we going to see at CES 2023? We’ve got a few hunches about the OLED, QLED and QD-OLEDs making their debut at the show.
![Samsung S95B OLED TV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yKhVRUGWQWtgXFua443Z37-320-80.jpg)
QD-OLED TVs were supposed to be the next big thing — so what happened?
By Nick Pino published
This was supposed to be the year QD-OLED TVs took the world by storm. So far, however, they’ve caused little more than a rustle.
![The Displace OLED TV will make its debut at CES 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MFedzH4Y2f9qK3NBakFSfg-320-80.jpg)
The world’s first wireless OLED TV is making its debut at CES 2023
By Nick Pino published
A 55-inch OLED that weighs 20 pounds and can run off a battery for a month at a time? We’ll believe it when we see it for ourselves at CES in January.
![LG OLED EX](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/adpqutgXNqGjWKVFZQLnHM-320-80.jpg)
OLED TV breakthrough — this promises to fix the biggest problem
By Nick Pino published
Micro lenses and phosphorescent blue OLEDs will lead to brighter OLED TVs…eventually.
![The Samsung QN95B QLED TV on a blue background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bQNnZhBJAoBqgLEdERW4WQ-320-80.jpg)
Samsung QN95B QLED TV just aced all of our lab tests — there's only one problem
By Nick Pino last updated
The Samsung QN95B Neo QLED TV passed our tests with flying colors — but it has some unexpected competition from the Hisense U8H ULED.
![An image of the Samsung S95B OLED TV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/via8HvH7RxwsmtpMhvPgNE-320-80.jpg)
Samsung Display will soon be able to produce 8K QD-OLED TVs
By Nick Pino published
Thanks to a new machine delivered from a US manufacturer, Samsung Display now has the ability to create 8K QD-OLED panels.
![LG OLED TVs in a store](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VAG3aYdFGxvgHkHqPuEbjN-320-80.jpg)
LG OLED A2 vs. B2 vs. C2 vs. G2: Which TV should you buy?
By Nick Pino last updated
With so many options to choose from LG’s OLED TV lineup can be overwhelming for first-time buyers. Here’s how all the OLED TVs differ from each other.
![Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds with a Tom's Guide deal tag](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r3pJ5gGEjMqWsFCnxoe2LD-320-80.jpg)
Act fast! The Sony WF-1000XM4 hits lowest price ever for Cyber Monday
By Nick Pino last updated
Save $100 on Sony's flagship noise-cancelling earbuds with this epic Cyber Monday headphones deal.
![A photo of the 75" Hisense U6H TV on a purple background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2skvzPg9Q3D6r2zoNzvm8E-320-80.jpg)
This 50-inch QLED TV just hit lowest price ever for Cyber Monday
By Nick Pino last updated
Cyber Monday TV deals are starting off strong with this 50-inch Hisense QLED TV that's down to just $299 after a 43% discount.