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 celebrates launch of new Mini-LED TV with astounding $500 discount
By Nick Pino published
I test TVs for a living and I’m shocked by this 65-inch Mini-LED TV deal that shaves $500 off the price of the brand-new QM8.
This new Xbox Series X projector lets you play on a 100-inch 4K screen
By Nick Pino published
Viewsonic is launching a new 4K projector designed for Xbox Series X and it’s coming in July.
There’s a new MicroLED TV designed for outdoor viewing — and it’s only $200,000
By Nick Pino published
Impress your neighbors with this awe-inspiring, $233,000 outdoor MicroLED TV.
The Xbox Series S with a 1TB SSD is three years late — but it’s the one I’d buy
By Nick Pino published
I'll come right out and say it, the new 1TB Xbox Series S is the console Microsoft should’ve launched with.
We tested the LG C3 OLED — here's the pros and cons
By Nick Pino published
After waiting with bated breath for the LG C3 OLED, our test results came back with some rather underwhelming news.
If this is the world’s first 16K TV, I don’t want it
By Nick Pino published
Chinese TV manufacturer BOE just debuted a 110-inch 16K display. The only problem? Its specs are trash.
Samsung Display’s next OLED screen is the future of laptops and tablets
By Nick Pino published
Samsung Display’s latest innovations in OLED technology include the Rollable Flex and Sensor OLED Displays — here’s what they do.
Don’t buy these Android TV boxes — they come pre-loaded with malware
By Nick Pino published
If you bought a budget Android TV box from Amazon recently, you need to read this as it may have come pre-loaded with malware.
OLED burn-in — here’s why older TVs get it but newer ones don’t
By Nick Pino published
LG C7 OLED owners are complaining about deteriorating pixels — here’s why newer OLED TV owners don’t have to worry.
Apple TV 4K can now stream four sports games at once — but there’s a catch
By Nick Pino published
The latest version of tvOS can turn your living room into a sports bar with four live picture-in-picture games.
Shopping for an OLED TV? 3 to buy and 1 to skip
By Nick Pino published
Can’t decide which OLED TV to buy this year? We’ve got three recommendations from Samsung, Sony and LG and one model that you should avoid.
LG’s 2020 OLED TVs are finally getting the upgrade they deserve
By Nick Pino published
All the WebOS 5 OLED TVs from 2020 will finally get the full-screen WebOS 6 — but only if they want to make the switch.
LG and Samsung reach historic OLED TV deal — what it means for you
By Nick Pino published
Your next Samsung OLED TV could be made with LG panels thanks to a new deal reached between the two companies.
If I only had $500, this is the one TV I'd buy right now
By Nick Pino published
The Hisense U6H is an overlooked gem for under $500 — here’s why I’d buy one.
The co-founder of Pluto TV is giving away free TVs — here’s the catch
By Nick Pino published
A new startup called Teevee Corporation wants to give away free TVs. The catch? They're inundated with advertisements.
Bluetooth is getting its biggest update in years — here’s what we know
By Nick Pino published
It’s not going to happen overnight, but the developers of Bluetooth plan to double its bandwidth for widespread hi-res audio support.
Samsung S95C QD-OLED vs LG G3 OLED: Which OLED TV should you buy?
By Nick Pino published
Can Micro Lens Array give the G3 the brightness boost it needs to beat the top QD-OLED?
The prices for Sony’s 2023 TVs are here — but there’s bad news
By Nick Pino published
Sony has pricing information for the A80L OLED, X95L and X93L Mini-LED TVs and the X90L, but the A95L OLED is nowhere to be found.
The production of larger, cheaper OLED TVs just hit a major setback
By Nick Pino published
LG Display says it won't be able to produce as many large OLED panels as it had planned to — here’s why.
Hurry! This massive 75-inch LG Mini LED TV is $1,000 off right now
By Nick Pino published
Bag a Best Buy-exclusive QNED TV from LG for just $1,500 after a discount of $1,000 — don't let this one slip away.
I test TVs for a living and these are my top 5 picks for all budgets
By Nick Pino published
These are the TVs I recommend to friends, family and readers, based on how much they're looking to spend.
LG 2023 OLED TVs available now — where to buy LG C3, G3 and B3 OLED
By Nick Pino published
With pre-orders finally shipped out, LG’s 2023 OLED TVs are now available to the wider public — here’s where to get one.
This is the one thing I hate about LG OLED TVs
By Nick Pino published
Since 2020, LG OLED TVs have come with a screensaver that can’t be disabled — here’s why I think that’s a problem.