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The panel and its processing decide how a television looks in your living room. Most of the numbers printed on the box are there to justify a higher price.
THRYV Tech Desk · July 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Four numbers decide how a machine feels after a year. Most of the others exist to differentiate models that are otherwise identical.
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