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
Beats Studio Buds+ vs. AirPods Pro 2: which earbuds should you buy?
By Nick Pino last updated
Stuck deciding between the Beats Studio Buds+ and AirPods Pro 2? We break down the pros and cons of each pair of noise-cancelling earbuds.
Samsung called out for misrepresenting some features of its flagship OLED TV [UPDATED]
By Nick Pino last updated
A new video on YouTube shows that the Samsung S95C OLED has an issue that prevents 4K/144Hz gameplay, a feature that Samsung promised at CES 2023.
This is what the AirPods Max 2 needs — and Beats Studio Pro already has it
By Nick Pino published
If Apple wants to take its over-ear headphones to the next level, it’s going to need USB-C on the AirPods Max 2.
Telly is offering a free 55-inch TV — but you’ll be fined $1,000 if you do this
By Nick Pino published
Telly wants to give you a free TV if you don’t mind ads — but there’s a potential hidden cost in the terms of service.
Report: Less than half of Samsung TVs use their own displays
By Nick Pino published
More than half of Samsung TVs are made with panels from other manufacturers, according to a new report.
Samsung and Best Buy hit with class-action lawsuit over TVs — what you need to know
By Nick Pino published
Plaintiff claims Samsung misrepresented availability of Motion Xcelerator Turbo+, FreeSync and HDMI 2.1.
Bose recalls nearly 1 million subwoofers over fire hazard — find out if you’re affected
By Nick Pino published
Bose has issued a massive recall on nearly 1 million subwoofers it released in the years preceding 2006 — here’s how to tell if your subwoofer is among them.
Tidal opens the floodgates to 6 million new lossless hi-res tracks
By Nick Pino published
Tidal is now streaming 6 million lossless hi-res tracks in FLAC to Early Access Program users on iOS.
New Netflix upgrade solves one of the biggest problems with TV streaming
By Nick Pino last updated
The days of judder on Netflix could be coming to an end thanks to a cutting-edge pulldown technique developed in-house.
It’s official — LCD TVs will see further development [UPDATED]
By Nick Pino last updated
Self-emissive displays like OLED and MicroLED are the future of R&D, but LCD TVs are going to continue to get better.
Sony WF-1000XM5 price leak makes the AirPods Pro 2 look cheap
By Nick Pino published
Sony’s answer to the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II is coming, but they won't be cheap.
I review TVs for a living — and this is the brightest TV we've ever tested
By Nick Pino last updated
You're going to want to break out the sunglasses for the TCL QM8 Mini-LED TV.
Bluetooth is getting a huge upgrade for gamers — ultra-low 20ms latency
By Nick Pino published
Qualcomm wants to give gamers a nearly latency-free experience with its upcoming S3 Gen 2 Sound platform.
New Beats Studio Pro release coming soon — here’s how we know
By Nick Pino published
After six years, Beats is ready to unveil a successor to the Beats Studio3 — new Beats Studio Pro are coming according to new FCC filing.
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.
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