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LG has just announced the pricing details around its 2020 lineup of premium NanoCell LCD TVs and, surprisingly, they’re super affordable this year. 

According to the specs sent to TechRadar, the entry-level model - the 55-inch NANO81 - will cost just $599 when it goes on sale in May. That’s $50 cheaper than the current entry-level SM8100, and it could drop even more when we get to the big sales holidays like Cyber Monday and Black Friday.

So what’s the catch?

The catch is that, like last year, the new low-end NANO81 won’t have the high-end Alpha a9 III or even the basic Alpha a7 III picture processor in them and will instead have a generic quad-core processor. That’s not the end of the world, obviously, but if you’re looking for the clearest upscaling, you’re going to want a chip specifically designed to expedite the upscaling process.

The good news is that, even if you throw down for the cheapest version NanoCell TV, you’re still getting the technology behind the screen that offers enhanced colors and contrast with wider viewing angles than rival LED-LCD TVs. So that’s good.

Should you pay more for a processor? 

Should you decide that you want something a bit more powerful under the hood of your NanoCell TV, LG has you covered - it announced 10 other models today that fit the bill. There’s the NANO85 and NANO90 Series that use the Alpha a7 Gen 3 and have a 4K resolution, or you can step all the way up to the LG NANO99 that offers 8K and comes with the even better Alpha a9 Gen 3 processor.

In terms of pricing, the NANO85 isn’t much more expensive than the NANO81 we mentioned earlier, coming in at $649 for the 49-inch model - making it just $50 more than the NANO81.

Things get a bit pricey when you step up to the NANO90 that comes in at $1,049 for a 55-inch screen, and leaps to $3,499 if you want to hop on the 8K bandwagon with the 65-inch NANO99. 

So which of these should you buy? Well, we’ll have to see them for ourselves before we can say anything for certain - but unless you have a critical eye, you might not be missing much by using a quad-core processor over the Alpha series of chips. The latter have multi-step upscaling techniques that reduce grain and increase sharpness - which is great if you plan on plugging in, say, a DVD player - but most HD video should look fine on the NANO81.

In terms of availability, LG is shipping the 49-inch NANO85 and 86-inch NANO90 starting today, and those will be joined by the 65-inch NANO81, 55-inch NANO90 and 65-inch NANO85 later this month. The rest of the lineup - including the 75-inch NANO99 8K - will arrive in May with the last model, the 75-inch NANO85, arriving sometime in September.

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US consumers seeking affordable options among the best Samsung phones haven’t had many choices – until now, as the brand announced the Samsung Galaxy A51 and A01 starting today at $109, with other A-series phones to follow this summer.

The budget-priced Galaxy A01 and Galaxy A51 reach the US first. Beginning today, Thursday, April 9, consumers can pick up the A51 with triple rear cameras, including a 48MP main shooter along with ultra-wide and macro lenses. Its 6.5-inch AMOLED display with punch-hole and 4,000mAh battery mark this as a less refined but still powerful version of its flagship Samsung Galaxy S20 line of phones – but starting at a much more affordable $399.

The Galaxy A01, much lower-priced starting at $109, features a 5.7-inch display and two rear lenses: a 13MP main camera and 2MP depth sensor. Combined with a 3,000mAh battery and 16GB of storage (expandable up to 512GB via microSD) and 2GB of RAM, it’s a true budget option. 

The remaining phones in the A series will come later in the summer (Q2 and Q3 2020). These will include the Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 starting at $179 and $249, respectively, as well as the Galaxy A51 5G ($499) and larger Galaxy A71 5G ($599). More details, including spec and camera breakdowns, can be found on Samsung's blog post.

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Samsung’s budget US invasion

These affordable phones will likely find a more receptive consumer base than they typically would as folks limit their spending during the coronavirus outbreak. 

But the A51 and its siblings also represent a strategy shift for Samsung. Previously, we the US had seen a budget Samsung smartphone here or there offered by carriers, but this seems like a more expansive plan. 

Plus, it likely explains why we didn’t see the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite or Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite – both exciting budget flagships demoed at CES 2020 – launch in the US, as they could have overlapped price and feature points with the A-series. 

Whether or not the A51 and its ilk were intended to reach the US, they’ll offer good specs at decent prices, which could rival the rumored iPhone 9 and Google Pixel 4a before those heavyweights seem poised to launch. But Samsung's phones will have a distinct advantage: we already know the A51 5G and A71 5G will be able to connect to 5G networks.

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HBO announced that it will remove support for older 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TV devices today. Starting on April 30, the HBO Now and HBO Go apps won’t be supported on the older hardware and the apps will soon disappear entirely.

According to support documentation HBO released alongside the announcement, the premium content creator wants to ensure "the best streaming experience" for its customers – and that will no longer be possible using the now 10-year-old innards of the 2nd Generation Apple TV.

If your back is up against a wall and this is your only streaming device, HBO recommends using AirPlay as the way to display shows like Westworld and Game of Thrones to the biggest screen in your house, using an HDMI cable to connect your phone, tablet, or computer to your TV or, if that won’t work, casting the content if your TV supports it.

Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like this will affect a huge majority of users: according to some of the latest numbers we have from the US on streaming player usage, Roku still dominates the space, with Amazon in a close second and way down the list sits Apple – and most of those users have probably upgraded to the new Apple TV HD or Apple TV 4K, neither of which will be impacted by today’s announcement. 

That said, it’s always a bummer if you’re in the group of people affected by obsolescence but, on the bright side, now is as good of a time as ever to upgrade to the higher specced hardware.

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