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 best TVs under $1000 in 2025
By Nick Pino last updated
The best TVs under $1000 offer the performance of top-dollar TVs without the giant price tags.

Dolby Vision 2 HDR is coming — and Hisense TVs will be the first to have it
By Nick Pino published
Dolby has created one of the most universally supported HDR formats in the world — and now, it’s ready to roll out its successor, Dolby Vision 2.

Samsung to launch 115-inch Neo QLED TV that dwarfs the biggest OLEDs
By Nick Pino published
Samsung is adding to its line-up of oversized displays with the new 115-inch QN90F Neo QLED TV that’s available starting today (August 18) for… well… a lot.

Forget OLED TVs — this new laser projector beams a 200-inch image and it's crazy bright
By Nick Pino published
Looking for a new home theater projector? You might want to hold off for another week or two — Hisense is right on the cusp of dropping the ultimate beamer.

Best TCL TVs in 2025
By Nick Pino last updated
The best TCL TVs combine great value with killer performance. These are our favorites.

This one TV setting is ruining your Netflix shows — here's how to fix it now
By Nick Pino last updated
One setting could be ruining your whole TV viewing experience — here’s what to change

I review TVs for a living — here’s why I don’t let my daughter watch any of them
By Nick Pino published
I asked globally recognized researcher and award-winning author, Dr. Rachel Kowert, ‘how soon is too soon’ when it comes to introducing kids to TV technology.

I've been testing TVs for over over a decade — here's my top 5 picks for every budget
By Nick Pino published
Shopping for a new TV? Use this as a quick guide on what to buy and how much to actually spend when shopping for a new set.

Meta Quest 3 should’ve killed big-screen TVs — here’s why that didn’t happen
By Nick Pino published
VR headsets should've killed off TVs, but headset sales are lower than ever. Here's why I think TVs are keeping VR from stealing the show(s).

Tom's Guide AI Awards 2025: 17 best AI tools and gadgets right now
By Alex Hughes published
Laptops, smartphones, chatbots and more - these are our picks for the best AI devices and tools in 2025

OLED breakthrough — this display pumps out sound from every single pixel
By Nick Pino published
Your next OLED TV may not need any external speakers. A research team in South Korea has just invented a technology called Pixel-Based Local Sound that spits out audio right from the screen.

I tested the Sony WH-1000XM6 for three weeks — here’s my verdict
By Nick Pino published
Although they’re not the radical upgrade I was hoping for, the Sony WH-1000XM6 make some minor improvements to Sony’s flagship noise-cancelling headphones.

Sony WH-1000XM6 rumors — everything we know so far
By Nick Pino, Tammy Rogers last updated
Better battery life, new Bluetooth codecs and those removable earpads are all possible.

I saw Samsung's new 100-inch QN80F TV up close — and it's a Mini-LED monster
By Nick Pino published
Not yet ratedBig-screen value shoppers will find lots to love with the Samsung QN80F.

New Roku OLED TV just announced — and it's hundreds less than the LG C4 OLED
By Nick Pino published
There's a seriously good-looking Roku TV coming to digital storefronts today — only, it's being made by a company you've probably never heard of before.

I tested this 110-inch TV for 3 months — and it's the best and worst thing to happen to my living room
By Nick Pino published
Part cautionary tale, part diary of what it’s like to spend over three months living with a TV this size — the good, the bad and the ugly.

PlayStation Portal review
By Nick Pino last updated
The PlayStation Portal allows you to take your gaming anywhere — but latency issues will prevent you from enjoying it.

4K Blu-ray sales are in free-fall — you might want to buy them now while you still can
By Nick Pino published
Quick! Go out and buy some 4K Blu-rays before they stop making them.

I want to like Google TV’s free streaming service — but I just don’t
By Nick Pino published
Freeplay could be so much more than what it is — an ad-supported cable copycat that takes many of its worst attributes and offers little in return.

I love the Sonos Arc Ultra — but it’s lacking this key ingredient
By Nick Pino published
The Sonos Arc Ultra sounds great for a unibody speaker — but unless you plan on buying a subwoofer to go with it, the bass response is subpar.

5 Super Bowl TV settings you need to change to get the best picture for the big game
By Nick Pino published
Get your living room TV ready for the big game with these five critical adjustments.

TCL QM8 Mini-LED TV (2024) review
By Nick Pino published
A budget-buyer’s best friend or a temperamental Google TV? The TCL QM8 Mini-LED TV (2024) goes big on brightness and offers great connectivity options, but delivers dicey colors and poorly controlled audio.

These are the 10 scariest movie scenes of all time
By Alix Blackburn published
What’s the scariest movie scene of all time? Our writers share a scene that scared them the most.
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