John Archer
56 articles published since April 16, 2013
About John Archer
Freelance technology journalist, with a focus on AV. Feel oddly naked unless I'm sat in the middle of a pile of TVs and projectors.
JBL Bar 1300 review: Big Atmos sound in a versatile surround sound package
This shapeshifting Atmos soundbar delivers a big performance across the board.
TCL C845K review: Mini LED for the masses
After years of selling the UK short, TCL finally brings its A game with this great value Mini LED masterclass.
Samsung S95C review: Anything OLED can do, QD-OLED can do... better?
The second generation of QD-OLED is here, and it's a real treat.
Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 1100 review: Multi-talented
The Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 1100 is a good-looking, great-sounding Atmos soundbar that makes the most of movies and music. Read our full review.
LG G3 OLED evo review: This is OLED 2.0
After years of tinkering and evolutions, LG's new G3 OLED really feel like an actual revolution. And it rocks.
Devialet Dione review: Ballsy design with the performance to match
Devialet's debut soundbar offers up an intriguing, premium design, but at £1990/$2400, does it deliver a premium performance too?
Philips OLED807 review: Ticks every box (55OLED807)
Philips' OLED807 gives you a whole lot of OLED TV for under £1500. But how does it hold up in an increasingly competitive OLED marketplace?
Sony A90J XR OLED TV review: Punchy pictures, punchy price
The top Sony OLED TV for 2021 has extra bright HDR images, an interesting design and great sound. It's expensive and lacks some gamer features though.
Philips OLED806 4K TV with Ambilight review: Light up your lounge
The 2021 Ambilight OLED TV from Philips delivers cracking picture quality - although you might need to fiddle with the settings to get the very best.
Samsung QN900A Neo QLED 8K TV review: Ultra-resolute wonderment
The 2021 top-of-the-range 8K TV from Samsung doesn't come cheap, but it does deliver big thanks to its slew of top technologies.
Hisense A7200G Roku TV review: Superb value
This budget telly wraps Roku's smart operating system with surprisingly good picture quality for the asking price. Can it do no wrong?
TCL C81 4K QLED TV review: Too good to be true?
For under a grand this 4K QLED TV promises a lot, but can it deliver? Here's the successes and the compromises.
LG G1 OLED Evo 4K TV review: OLED has evolved
The G1 features the Evo panel, delivering higher HDR peak brightness and all the gaming goodness you could ask for. It's wall-mount only though.
Sony A9 48-inch OLED TV review (KD-48A9): Big pictures on a smaller scale
The only sub-50in OLED TV that Sony makes delivers master-level picture quality, with only a couple of perplexing absences. Here's the breakdown.
Philips OLED+935 review: Sound and vision spectacular
The flagship Ambilight set with integrated Bowers & Wilkins soundbar looks and sounds spectacular. Does it miss any tricks?
Sony A8 4K OLED TV review: An audio-visual sliver of heaven
Although Sony's OLED panel is as bright as some of its competitors, various picture processing abilities make it one of the best in class. Here's why.
Sony XH95 4K TV review: Punchy pictures
Sony's fall array backlit LCD TV champ is ultra-bright, delivering punchy pictures. Its build & some black level issues hold it back a little though.
Cello C43FVP Full HD TV review: Affordable but under-specced
Although its well priced and has solid backlight performance, the Full HD-only resolution is a step behind what you can get for similar cash.
Hisense Roku TV review (R50B7120UK): A budget game-changer
The first Roku TV to make it to the UK is from Hisense. At this low price point it delivers perhaps the best budget TV experience we've yet seen.