Ryan Epps
Ryan Epps is a Staff Writer at Tom's Guide, covering TVs, projectors, and other tech news. During off hours, he's either working on his next YouTube video, playing Dark Souls, or enjoying some strange 90's anime without really knowing what's going on. Ryan has covered tech for two years at Tech Times, as well as entertainment and gaming at Digital Trends, International Business Times, and TheGamer. He's a passionate writer who has loads of short stories and poems in tiny notebooks written since the age of six. Ryan joined Tom's Guide as a Staff Writer at the end of 2023. He graduated from Seton Hall University in 2016 with a BA in English and Creative Writing.
Latest articles by Ryan Epps
TCL 2024 TV lineup: All the new QLED TVs coming this year
By Ryan Epps last updated
TCL is bringing a feature-rich lineup of new TVs to market, with a stunning 115-in mini-LED model that's a powerful OLED contender.
Epic Super Bowl TV deal slashes nearly $1,000 off the TCL QM8 — one of the best TVs we've tested
By Ryan Epps published
TCL just slashed several of its QM8 TVs by nearly $1,000, making this the perfect time to nab a powerful Mini-LED display at an affordable rate.
'The Boy and the Heron' streaming date speculation: When will it be available to watch?
By Ryan Epps published
Expect to experience Studio Ghibli’s 24th film and Hayao Miyazaki’s supposed final entry, "The Boy and the Heron," on streaming sometime in mid-2024.
Transparent TVs and AI upgrades be damned — where are the cheaper OLEDs?
By Ryan Epps published
In the wake of CES 2024, home to several seemingly useless TV innovations, I am left to wonder when (and even if) we will ever see OLED TVs without the high sticker price.
Is Xbox Game Studios going to become a third-party publisher? Let’s predict the future
By Jason England published
Microsoft is sending mixed signals about the future of Xbox — will it be a console competitor or a third party publisher? Let's predict the future
Please no — Roku plans to plaster its home screen with more ads
By Ryan Epps published
Roku will now have advertising the moment a user turns on the TV, evolving its TV and streaming device software suites into a pseudo-ad platform.
LG C4 OLED vs B4 OLED: Which OLED TV should you buy in 2024?
By Ryan Epps published
Two well-priced LG OLED TVs go head-to-head in a bout that highlights the superior budget model in LG’s 2024 lineup.
TCL shows off new CSOT technology — and it could be a game changer for LCD TVs
By Ryan Epps published
TCL’s panel manufacturing arm is cooking up a wide-viewing angle display that could fix the viewing angle problems that have been plaguing LCD-LED TVs for years.
The 9 must-watch new anime series of 2024
By Ryan Epps published
The year of the dragon invites incredible new escapes into worlds of fantasy, adventure, and terror for anime fans of all kinds.
The world’s first OLED Fire TV is coming from Panasonic — what we know so far
By Ryan Epps last updated
Panasonic and Amazon are paving the way with a new set of 2024 OLEDs leveraging the latest Fire TV interface.
Amazon Fire TV just got an exciting AI upgrade — here’s what you can do now
By Ryan Epps published
Amazon is updating its Fire TV Stick 4K Max to include a new feature that lets you (and AI) create personalized art for your display.
Forget OLED — Sharp’s QDEL TV could be a game changer for displays
By Ryan Epps published
At CES 2024, Sharp gave a small sneak peak into its new QDEL display technology, a whole new frontier for TV tech that could spell the end of OLED’s dominance.
GTA 4 is still one of the best in the series, and GTA 6 should take note
By Ryan Epps published
16 years later and Grand Theft Auto 4 remains a triumph of open-world gaming, and the franchise’s soon-to-be 12th installment should take some valuable lessons from it.
Whoops! AI company tips Nintendo Switch 2 fall release date before backtracking
By Ryan Epps published
A new iteration of GameShark in the form of AI is set to debut alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year and has the gaming world in a frenzy.
Sony is devising its own spatial headset tailor made for video game creation to take on Apple Vision Pro
By Ryan Epps published
Sony is bringing to market a new spatial headset poised to offer streamlined 3D editing and modelling in real-time and in physical space.
Google Chromecast gets massive upgrades at CES 2024 — here’s what’s new
By Ryan Epps published
TikTok casting and wider LG TV support round out Chromecast’s new leaps in features from Google at CES 2024
The 7 best TVs of CES 2024
By Ryan Epps last updated
From incredible transparent displays to feature-rich AI enhancements, these are the most innovative TVs of CES 2024.
The XGIMI Horizon Max is the world’s first long-throw projector with IMAX certification for the ultimate home movie nights
By Ryan Epps published
The Horizon Max is an exciting new entry in the projector space, leveraging a 3D ToF sensor for the best possible wall calibration settings.
The Mandalorian and Grogu jet onto the big screen in upcoming Star Wars movie
By Ryan Epps published
Lucasfilm has announced a new "Star Wars" movie in the works that will follow its masked bounty hunter and accompanying little green sidekick.
Sony gives update on live-action PlayStation video game movies and shows at CES 2024
By Ryan Epps published
In its CES 2024 presentation, Sony updated fans on what streaming platforms will host its "God of War" and "Horizon" series, while also hyping up the upcoming "Legend of Zelda" movie.
Love Slow Horses? Here’s the 10 best movies with Gary Oldman
By Ryan Epps published
It’s the perfect time to combat the wait for the explosive return of Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses season 4 with a host of awesome Oldman projects.
Star Wars in 2024 — what to watch and play this year
By Ryan Epps published
The Force may not be as strong with 2024 as the new year brings very little in the way of hype for Star Wars fans.
LG OLED TVs are getting this great free update in 2024 — here’s the full list
By Ryan Epps published
In accordance with its 2024 goals of pushing the bounds of software, LG is updating several older OLED models to include webOS upgrades like streamlined UI and more.