TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

A few years ago, I committed what some in the AV space would call a cardinal sin: I added a lightstrip to the back of a TV. Cue a nice talking point for any visitors – and a mixture of curiosity, ...

Philips Ambilight TVs turn up the fun for movies and games with glowing LED lighting and the convenience of Roku streaming. Ambilight isn’t your average TV gimmick—it’s Philips’ way of making your ...

TV & Home Cinema What to expect from Sony in 2026: RGB Mini LED takes on OLED, and it could be a quiet year for audio TV & Home Cinema HDR wars, an AVR resurgence and OLED's continued dominance – here ...

Nanoleaf 4D V2 uses a camera and light strip to extend colors from your TV It has no mounting brackets, and should be easier to fit than other systems Its camera has also been upgraded to work with ...

[SunWind] (Edit 2018: who now goes as [nerdaxic]) developed his own version of the Phillips Ambilight system which he is calling LiveLight. We’ve seen more than a few of these hacks, many of them are ...

The landscape of TVs has thinned in recent years - and we don't mean the shrinking bezels and ever more slender panels. Pioneer vanished from the fold yonks back and Philips announced in January that ...

One of our very favourite TV technologies is Philips’ Ambilight. It cleverly analyses what you’re watching and extends your TV screen way beyond its physical boundary by illuminating the area around ...