{"id":182352,"date":"2026-01-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/cnet-survey-tv-buyers-want-a-bigger-screen-better-picture-and-new-features-heres-how-much-theyre-willing-to-pay-for-it\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:45:11","slug":"cnet-survey-tv-buyers-want-a-bigger-screen-better-picture-and-new-features-heres-how-much-theyre-willing-to-pay-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/cnet-survey-tv-buyers-want-a-bigger-screen-better-picture-and-new-features-heres-how-much-theyre-willing-to-pay-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"CNET Survey: TV Buyers Want a Bigger Screen, Better Picture and New Features. Here&#8217;s How Much They&#8217;re Willing to Pay for It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/home-entertainment\/tv-survey-2026\/\">CNET Survey: TV Buyers Want a Bigger Screen, Better Picture and New Features. Here&#8217;s How Much They&#8217;re Willing to Pay for It<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/home-entertainment\/tv-survey-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/home-entertainment\/tv-survey-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-28 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People are planning to spend an average of $1,177 on a new TV, with 37% upgrading for a bigger screen and half looking for a 65-inch or larger TV.<\/li>\n<li>High-quality picture (72%) and larger screens (60%) are the most important features for most people, along with smart features like voice control and smartphone connectivity, which 42% desire with only 12% prioritizing AI integration.<\/li>\n<li>To find a good TV without paying full price, consider a 2025 model, staying within a budget between $200 and $300 could be worthwhile; the Hisense QD7QF or TCL QM8K series are good options.<\/li>\n<li>For those who can afford it, an OLED TV would offer the best picture quality for the money, with the Samsung S90F being the recommended choice, although it can now be found for between $500 and $1,100.<\/li>\n<li>When shopping for a TV, important tips include knowing your budget, the appropriate size for your space, and the key features you will use the most, like gaming connectivity or smart home integration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNET Survey: TV Buyers Want a Bigger Screen, Better Picture and New Features. Here&#8217;s How&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/bd629d08017c6a39ac49d9750ee654050f34ee69\/hub\/2026\/01\/27\/65fb0814-65f3-420d-aeab-7d62e75eb108\/tv-upgrade-survey-cnet-hero.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182352"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182354,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182352\/revisions\/182354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}