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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
AirPods just tipped to lose the Lightning port after AirPods Pro 2
By Nick Pino last updated
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the demise of the Lightning port on the AirPods is imminent…well, after the AirPods Pro 2.
LG is making the world’s largest OLED TV — and it’s going on sale soon
By Nick Pino last updated
LG is taking its OLED TV lineup to the next level with a new larger size — but it probably won’t be cheap.
The LG C2 OLED passed all our tests with flying colors — but one thing worries me
By Nick Pino published
We’ve spent some time in the lab with the LG C2 OLED and while the results look good, the peak brightness level is a bit worrying.
The TCL 6-Series is back this year with a feature gamers are going to love
By Nick Pino published
The makers of the competitively priced TCL 6-Series say that it’s got a new model for 2022 that gamers are going to love.
Hisense's latest Mini-LED TV offers ATSC 3.0 — and it just crashed to $699
By Nick Pino published
Hisense has two new ATSC 3.0 TVs that cost a fraction of what other makers charge, but the price could go up any day now.
Want a portable OLED TV? LG Display is currently developing one
By Nick Pino published
Massive OLED TVs are great, but LG Display sees a future in 20-inch personal OLED displays. And they could be here before you know it.
Netflix is giving away one of the best strategy games to its subscribers for free
By Nick Pino last updated
Netflix is adding the strategy masterpiece Into the Breach to its lineup of iOS and Android mobile games on July 19.
This new 120-inch 4K laser projector puts OLED TVs to shame
By Nick Pino last updated
Brighter than an OLED TV, LG’s newest Cinebeam projectors don’t require a proper home theater to blow you away.
4K TV vs 4K projector: which should you buy for your home theater?
By Nick Pino published
Should you get a 4K TV or a 4K projector for your home? There are pros and cons either way.
Forget Galaxy Z Fold 4 — the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is the most exciting new product
By Nick Pino last updated
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are using Bluetooth 5.3, the latest standard that offers significantly improved battery life and better security.
I didn't want to like the Kim Kardashian Beats earbuds — but I'm actually impressed
By Nick Pino published
Beats and Kim Kardashian collaborated on some new color options for the Beats Fit Pro — here’s what they look like.
This amazing 165-inch MicroLED TV folds up when you're not watching it
By Nick Pino last updated
It's not cheap, but this 4K smart TV from Austrian designer C Seed can actually fold itself up when it's not in use.