Ty Pendlebury is CNET's senior editor for TV and home audio, and author of the daily Insider newsletter. He has rigorously tested, reviewed and written about AV equipment for the company since 2006.

Cable TV used to be the only way people kept up with world news, watched live TV, and supported their favorite sports teams from afar. But in the late 2010s, as high-speed internet came to every ...

PCWorld addresses whether external streaming devices are still necessary when modern TVs include built-in platforms like Roku, Fire TV, and Google TV. Smart TVs offer convenience with single remotes ...