2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for televisions with no less than four high-end OLED TVs in the running for best performing OLED TV and some strong MiniLED contenders as well. On this episode, our special guest Caleb Denison shares his thoughts on the state of the 2025 TV market, including the latest flagship TVs from Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, TCL and Hisense.
Caleb also talks about what led him to strike out on his own, leaving Digital Trends to create his own media company and YouTube Channel. Check out Caleb’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/@CalebRated
UPDATE: Digital Trends has claimed ownership of Caleb’s new channel forcing YouTube to take down his videos.
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- 2:12 – State of the 2025 TV Market (as of April 22, 2025)
- 4:40 – Flagship OLED TVs
- 11:24 – Samsung Glare-free
- 14:13 – Fire TV
- 15:58 – TV Usability
- 17:35 – MiniLED Takeover
- 21:00 – Buying 1st Gen TV Tech?
- 23:55 – Buy Last Year’s Model?
- 26:52 – Upgrade Cycles
- 31:27 – TCL X11K
- 37:18 – Model Differences
- 40:55 – LG QNED (sleeper hit TV?)
- 43:30 – Extra Large TVs
- 46:35 – The Frame Pro
- 49:06 – Slim Mounting
- 51:19 – Question – thin TV with bump vs. thick TV?
- 56:49 – CalebRated Launch
This episode was recorded April 22, 2025, and was published on April 23, 2025.
Related links:
- Sony’s 2025 BRAVIA TV Prices Are Here And They’re Higher Than Expected
- Samsung S95F, S90F, S85F OLED TV Prices Revealed, Just Don’t Ask Me How They Look
- TCL’s Best 98-Inch TV Of 2025: X11K QD-MiniLED 4K TVs Are Available Now
- Check Out Sony’s New Flagship OLED TV, The BRAVIA 8 II With 25% Higher Brightness
- Check Out Samsung’s 2025 Neo QLED 4K And 8K TVs
- I’ve Seen The Future Of Sony TVs In All Its Red, Green And Blue Glory. Here’s What’s Coming
- Here’s Why LG’s 2025 G5 OLED TV Is So Much Brighter Than Last Year’s G4
- Hands on with LG B5, C5 and G5 OLED TVs
- LG OLED TV as thin as Wallpaper from 2017
- The Latest TV Stories
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On the Panel:
- Brian Mitchell, eCoustics Founder & CEO (Host)
- Chris Boylan, eCoustics Editor-at-Large
- Caleb Denison, @CalebRated on YouTube
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- Choosing Your Best TV in 2024 with Caleb Denison
- 2024 TV Shootout Analyzed
- Sony is Bringing the Cinema Home with 2024 BRAVIA TVs and Soundbars
