PRESENTING THE Sound & Vision CES 2023 Editor’s Picks! Covering CES involves a trip to Vegas at the beginning of each year. It is the show that sets the tone in AV tech.
CES 2023 was big and chaotic, as it should be! Finding twenty Editor’s Choice winners takes a lot of walking, monorail riding, watching, and listening. Even then, we’re talking about show demos, not reviews… so just know it’s a subjective exercise that relies on a fair bit of educated guessing and intuition.
Paradigm shifts in home entertainment were on full display. The high-end two-channel audio show that used to be a defining part of the CES experience has disappeared. On the other hand, two of the best audio demos I heard were soundbars.
I was surprised (and pleased) by the pervasive presence of ultra-short throw projectors at the show, and the debuts of some new standard-throw projectors were a pleasant surprise. But the UST category shows real vibrance, and the result is that four of the twenty top picks in this roundup are USTs.
One of the exciting new products is the LG M Series M3 OLED. The 97-inch model shown in Vegas is the first to feature new wireless technology, eliminating the need for a cable to connect the TV to the source devices. Yes, you still have to plug it in for power, but now you can place source devices up to 30 feet away from the TV. And Samsung’s new quantum dot QD-OLED is now available in a 77-inch size, offering the highest picture quality you’ll find in a consumer TV.
Sony skipped showing
