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
![LG C2 OLED TV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AYmEiK2Q2fvD5HszUYsE8F-320-80.jpg)
LG C2 OLED: 5 reasons to buy and 2 reasons to skip
By Nick Pino published
There’s five good reasons to buy Tom’s Guide’s TV of the year but two reasons that you might want to hold off for now.
![Halo Infinite screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/85BgtGMQdKZD4k4f7Vk3JU-320-80.jpg)
Two years later, these are our favorite Xbox Series X games
By Marshall Honorof published
The Tom’s Guide staff rounds up our favorite Xbox Series X games to celebrate the system’s two-year anniversary.
![The Bose SoundLink Color II with a Tom's Guide logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r2m5UXZtReSHdJ6ZzRAbsj-320-80.jpeg)
This highly-rated Bose portable Bluetooth speaker crashed to $79 ahead of Black Friday
By Nick Pino published
If you’re planning on buying a new Bluetooth speaker for the holidays, don’t miss this exceptional deal on the Bose SoundLink Color II.
![A Playstation 5 and controller on a TV stand next to a TV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QBipLVNdUJZNCD9S2EfMFX-320-80.jpg)
I've been playing the PS5 for two years — the good, the bad and the ugly
By Nick Pino published
Sony’s powerhouse PS5 console has seen some highs and lows over the last 24 months, but we think the best is yet to come.
![The CES 2022 arch on Day 3 of the event](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J43CkNprshUtv7KCSQtMAA-320-80.jpg)
CES 2023 – what to expect at the world’s biggest tech conference
By Nick Pino published
After a few quiet years, CES 2023 looks to be a return to normal for the world’s largest tech conference.
![Insignia QLED TV on a pink background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JEX5zNTHkJ2LApRky6j5Qe-320-80.jpg)
This massive 75-inch Fire TV just crashed to $549 ahead of Black Friday
By Nick Pino published
The Insignia F30 Fire TV scored decent marks in our testing and now it’s on sale ahead of Black Friday.
![Samsung S95B OLED TV deal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PsuBiwAF7Kx7UGjQK9wYjS-320-80.jpg)
Samsung's QD-OLED TV is at its lowest price ever — this is better than Black Friday
By Nick Pino last updated
At $600 off its regular price, this Samsung S95B OLED deal is a TV lover's dream come true.
![A TV with the Netflix logo sits behind a hand holding a remote](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mDNSZm5ah4asJu6kEVFqh7-320-80.jpg)
Netflix's cheap Basic plan is getting a big upgrade — and it's long overdue
By Nick Pino last updated
While Netflix has continued to raise prices across all tiers, it’s finally improving the resolution on its Basic plan from SD to HD quality.
![LG C1 OLED TV displaying Halo Infinite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4PYZHNCLT3iRCsr79eEgA6-320-80.jpg)
OLED burn-in — what causes it and how you can fix it
By Nick Pino published
It’s not as prevalent as some TV owners make it out to be, but OLED burn-in can happen in certain circumstances. Here’s what you can do to prevent that.
![the LG C1 OLED in a living room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T2AsbLJLX8nSvEzbG7vZpb-320-80.jpg)
LIVE: Best Prime Day TV deals — $1,000 off OLED TV and sales you can still get
By Nick Pino last updated
Amazon's Early Access Prime Day event has ended, but there's still some great TV deals kicking around.
![Bose QuietComfort 45](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XEf43TUhvcvLgbt7FdXXRQ-320-80.jpg)
Noise-cancelling headphones are college essentials — here’s the ones to buy
By Nick Pino last updated
These are the best noise-cancelling headphones for college students
![Vampire Survivors is fast, simple fun that's hard to put down.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDNTva5yvnZwj3Es4CkdFn-320-80.jpg)
Vampire Survivors is the top game on Steam — here’s why
By Nick Pino last updated
This rogue-lite looks ancient and has simple controls, but Vampire Survivors becomes wildly addicting the more you play it.
![The TCL 6=Series (on left) against the TCL 5-Series (on right)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TTrymPh453wgqicFGfog6m-320-80.jpg)
TCL 6-Series vs 5-Series: what’s the difference?
By Nick Pino published
They’re only one number apart, but the TCL 6-Series is a far superior TV — here’s why.
![PS5 console and controller](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aQcT52tky4qLHqDUHDRFRG-320-80.jpg)
PS6 — 8 upgrades we want to see
By Marshall Honorof published
When Sony eventually releases the PS6, we expect it to fix some of the PS5's pernicious problems. Here are some PS6 features we'd love to see.
![The LG Magnit MicroLED TV on the CEDIA 2022 show floor.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yDPE2mxHW7wMUDwyDmFfKD-320-80.jpg)
I'd give up movie theaters for LG’s amazing new 136-inch 4K MicroLED TV
By Nick Pino published
Billed as a luxury residential residential display, the LG Magnit is the movie theater substitute I’ve waited my entire life to find.
![LG C2 OLED TV streaming](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eEKbevqVwjrE3YZxdKgA6k-320-80.jpg)
LG C2 OLED just earned a rare perfect score from us — here's why
By Nick Pino published
It’s been more than a year since our last five-star TV review, but the nearly perfect LG C2 OLED has finally ended the drought.
![The Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series is a huge step forward for Amazon's TV ambitions.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86ftAyuEYca4HMyMLdSyCD-320-80.jpg)
Amazon’s new Fire TV Omni QLED challenges Samsung at a surprisingly affordable price
By Nick Pino last updated
The Amazon Omni TV is getting the QLED treatment and it could pose a real threat to Samsung’s QLED TV dominance.
![Dolby Vision HDR compared to an HDR image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dcHeZWcUvGjuZGKwvtpHn5-320-80.jpg)
Project Caviar is Google’s plan to replace Dolby Vision and Atmos
By Nick Pino published
Google has a new vision for spatial audio support and high-end HDR playback on YouTube, and Dolby won’t be involved in it.
![The Pico Neo 3 VR headset on a blue background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kHBGxQQJUThWYSREQUHQbj-320-80.jpg)
This Oculus Quest 2 rival could beat Meta's Reality Labs to VR eye-tracking
By Nick Pino last updated
Pico, one of the main rivals to Meta’s Reality Labs division, just filed a new patent for its next VR headset.
![An image from episode one of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showing Nazanin Boniadi (Bronwyn) and Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JB6yRvBbrTFw4EcShJqfd-320-80.jpg)
Prime Video just added Dolby Vision support to several shows — including The Rings of Power
By Nick Pino published
After backing HDR10+ for the last few years, Amazon has added Dolby Vision support for some of its most popular shows.
![The Roku Wireless Bass on a light blue background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vGvp24wSWJfRSWyjtRjwYR-320-80.jpg)
Beef up your TV's bass with Roku’s new $129 wireless subwoofer
By Nick Pino published
Roku is rolling out a smaller sub that will work with its soundbar, streambar and wireless speakers.
![Samsung quantum dot image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PeDfkGcJoBZGnWSznwSoK-320-80.jpg)
Samsung unveiled a 77-inch QD-OLED screen — here’s when we could see it
By Nick Pino published
Samsung Display has unveiled a 77-inch QD-OLED screen at a business conference in Korea – here’s what that could mean for TV lovers.
![The Polk MagniFi Max AX SR sitting on a home theater cabinet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BQApZUkf8RdpCiiZzxgek3-320-80.jpg)
Polk's new Sonos Arc rivals pack 11 speakers of room-filling Dolby Atmos sound
By Nick Pino published
The Polk MagniFi Max AX and MagniFi Max AX SR go after Sonos’ flagship soundbar by packaging in wireless subwoofers and a set of rear speakers.