The 15 Best Deals of the Weekend: Headphones, TVs & Tech

With the heat of summer beaming, now is a good time to improve your listening, viewing, and frying situation at home. We scoured the web for the best weekend deals and found discounts on everything from TVs and computer monitors to wireless headphones. Many of these picks are devices that the Gear team at WIRED have tested and love.

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Home theater deals

The Vizio OLED (9/10, WIRED recommends) is one of our favorite TVs from 2020. It has HDMI 2.1 connections and a variable refresh rate for the latest 4K game consoles, and deep blacks. make shows darker like Loki and The Mandolorian looks fantastic. At this size, you’ll actually get 4K resolution; smaller and it is quite difficult to notice the difference.

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy, and while it’s not a gorgeous OLED model like the new C1, it’s still a pretty good TV for the money. The 65-inch model supports Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Homekit, so it will easily integrate with your smart home system.

Dell makes some of our favorite gaming monitors, and this 27-inch version is well-equipped. It features AMD Freesync and Nvidia G-Sync, with 144Hz refresh rate support for smooth gaming. The only downside is that this is a 1080p monitor, but you won’t really notice the difference in resolution at this size. This means it’s a great option for anyone with an older video card that can’t handle higher resolutions anyway.

The price of this Dolby Atmos soundbar (9/10, WIRED Recommends) fluctuates, and it’s been going down before, but it’s still a steal. It’s easy to set up and the corner speakers turn to deliver cinematic, enveloping sound.

Everyone needs a sound bar, and Samsung makes good basic bars. If you’ve been listening to your tiny TV speakers, this 2.1-channel system with a wireless subwoofer is a great place to start, especially for a decent discount. It will even simulate surround sound, so you’ll get more immersion in your favorite movies.

Headphone Deals

The Elite 85t is one of our favorite headphones for training, thanks to a super ergonomic design and a robust IPX4 water resistance rating. Six microphones make this one of the best headphones for taking calls, and the noise-canceling technology on board means you won’t be distracted by a noisy toddler when answering emails.

A dual-driver matrix and excellent built-in noise cancellation make the Galaxy Buds Pro (9/10, WIRED Recommends) the best performing wireless headphones we’ve tested so far. At almost the same price as standard AirPods, they absolutely wipe the floor with them, with better battery life, a wireless charging case, and a sleeker design.

They were overpriced at their original price of $ 180, but for $ 130 the Pixel Buds are a great competitor to AirPods for Android. They’re super comfortable, pair instantly with any modern Android phone, and even come with a wireless charging case as standard.

The bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live actually sound pretty impressive, and they come with one of the sleekest designs in the wireless headphone space. Like AirPods Pro, they don’t fully seal your ears, so you never get that weird stuffy ear feeling when listening on planes or elevators.

Technological offers

It’s a pretty basic fitness tracker (and it’s a frequent affair), but you’ll get decent data from the Charge 4 (8/10, WIRED recommends) thanks to on-board GPS and heart rate monitoring. I like that it’s super light and the sleep tracking is pretty good.

The M1 chip inside last year’s Macbook Pro is awesome, and with that discount it makes it a more powerful quality Apple laptop than most comparable PCs. The MacBook Air is more than enough for most, but Julian Chokkatu, WIRED Critics Editor, likes the Pro’s extra battery life, making it easier to lean on a full day’s work. .

As more of us return to our usual offices, now is a good time for the crowd still at home to splurge on a new microphone for Zoom meetings. This affordable model from JLab works great and the built-in small tripod makes it super easy to position on your desk. It works great for podcasting, live streaming, or playing games with your friends on Discord.

Sony makes some of the best mirrorless cameras you can buy, and while it’s not the newest model, it’s still a great camera for anyone looking to switch from a smartphone lens. This is one of the lowest prices we’ve seen, and you get a decent starting target in tow.

We’re unlikely to see a new Galaxy Note this year, but the Note 20 Ultra is still a great smartphone, especially if you must have a stylus built in. It’s a huge phone, but it has a host of features that make it the ultimate Android phone.

If you’re looking for the perfect way to reheat your fries or toddlers, or if you’re tired of how creepy your take out gets in the microwave, now might be the time to get this deep fryer. air at a reduced price.

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