Every January, the great and the good of the consumer technology world descend on Las Vegas for CES, one of the largest consumer tech shows around. As well as an industry meet-up, it's a major launching pad for many brands and products we'll see come to market throughout the year – and there's plenty to get excited about in 2025.
TVs generally take centre stage, and in 2025 that looks no different, with LG, Samsung and Panasonic all showcasing their flagship ranges for the year – and Mini LED is playing a big part. That's not all, though, as we're also seeing new home cinema systems, a new HDMI standard and a host of audio goodies to get excited about.
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The action kicked off on Sunday, January 5th and will continue all week, and we've got roving reporters on the ground at the show checking out the latest products at the massive expo. We'll be updating this page daily to ensure that you don't miss out on all of the freshest news as it emerges.
CES 2025: latest news
4K QLED displays with HDR are coming to Delta’s in-flight entertainment experience
The only way to fly. Delta's in-flight entertainment system is being upgraded to 4K QLED displays with HDR, making for a much more immersive viewing experience at 30,000 feet. The new screens promise “a high-contrast, vibrant theatre-like viewing experience that looks as great onboard as it does at home”. It's a good excuse to book a flight come 2026, when the rollout starts. Read the full Delta story
Samsung TV owners rejoice – Disney+ will start streaming in HDR10+
Disney+ is throwing its support behind Samsung's format of HDR. The streaming service will soon support HDR10+, while continuing to support Dolby Vision and HDR10. Samsung's TVs support HDR10+ but not Dolby Vision, so Disney's addition will be welcomed by owners of Samsung TVs looking to enjoy its content in high dynamic range. Read the full Disney+ story
Pro-Ject's affordable turntable range promises high-fidelity sound and versatile features
The T1 Evo range updates 2019's T1 line, and comprises three models: a standard T1 Evo, a T1 Evo Phono that includes a switchable MM phono stage, and an aptX HD Bluetooth-equipped T1 Evo BT for wireless streaming. With prices starting at £359, this is hi-fi for the masses. Read the full Pro-Ject story
Denon and Dirac team up for new 22-speaker car audio concept with Dolby Atmos
Denon and Dirac have worked together on plenty of other devices – Dirac's Virtuo spatial audio technology can be found in the Denon PerL Pro wireless earbuds – and now they've kitted out a Tesla Model Y with a 22-speaker system. It's just a concept for now, but it aims to "set new standards in immersive, spatialized sound in the vehicle environment”. Sounds perfect for a road trip. Read the full Denon and Dirac story
These affordable open wireless earbuds combine all-day comfort with a "cinematic" listening experience
The Soundpeats PearlClip Pro have an open design, letting you hear your surroundings as well as your music. A dual 12mm magnetic driver setup promises an "open soundstage" and "true cinematic experience", with a more balanced sound supposedly on the cards thanks to their automatic left/right channel adaptation. Can Soundpeats beat open earbuds bigwigs Bose and Huawei at their own game? Read the full Soundpeats story
These tiny, desktop-friendly speakers aim to offer "exceptional sound clarity" in an affordable package
Kanto Audio's UKI speakers are teeny – just 6.5 inches/16.5cm in height and 4.3 inches/11cm in width. Their curvy design is a refreshing change from the standard boxy look, and they come in four fetching finishes: sage, cobalt, black and white. Read the full Kanto Audio story
Victrola drops Bluetooth turntables with streaming smarts and an all-in-one vinyl system at CES 2025
Victrola is one of the leading lights of the Bluetooth turntable world, and its latest model, the Wave has plenty going for it. It supports Bluetooth 5.4, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, and Auracast, and has a phono output, MDF plinth and aluminium platter. The brand also announced a pair of desktop speakers, an updated Victrola Stream Onyx Works With Sonos turntable and the Harmony turntable system which comes with speakers for a complete out-of-the-box set-up. Nice. Read the full Victrola story
Panasonic unveils its latest flagship OLED and Mini LED TVs at CES 2025
It wouldn't be CES without plenty of TVs, and that's what Panasonic has provided. The Z95B follows the Z95A as its flagship OLED model, with new design, new OLED panel technology, and a new speaker system. And the W95B is its top-of-the-range Mini LED TV. Expect an upgraded picture experience and enhancements to Dynamic HDR. Read the full Panasonic story
Technics celebrates 60th anniversary with AZ100 flagship wireless earbuds
Technics is 60, and doesn't it look good for its age? It certainly does with these EAH-AZ100 wireless earbuds. We've had a pair for a while now, and have awarded them five stars in our review, so suffice to say they're a stunning pair. True challengers for the high-end wireless earbud crown, in fact. Read the full Technics story
Yaber drops 2 new projectors to take on Hisense and Samsung at CES 2025
The K300s is an ultra-short throw model, while the L2 Plus is a more affordable proposition. It's a clear attempt from Yaber to take on Hisense and Samsung in these respective markets. Read the full Yaber story
JLab's eye-popping budget earbuds pack a raft of features in a colourful, inexpensive package
JLab might have unveiled new over-ear headphones and on-ear cans, but it's the budget wireless earbuds that caught our attention thanks to their eye-popping colours. The Go Pop ANC come in six striking finishes: black, fuchsia, teal, transparent neon green, transparent purple and transparent teal. Battery life is 24 hours, while inside are 10mm dynamic drivers. Read the full JLab story
Onkyo returns to hi-fi with the launch of Icon Series electronics at CES 2025
Onkyo has returned to hi-fi, and in a big way. Not only did the brand launch an affordable Creator Series of powered desktop speakers, it also unveiled new Icon Series hi-fi separates, comprising the P-80 network preamplifier, the M-80 power amplifier and the A-50 streaming amplifier. They look to return to Onkyo's original mission of "delivering unparalleled audio experiences for audiophiles". And it looks like a triumphant return for the brand that filed for bankruptcy in 2022. Read the full Onkyo story
LG's partnership with will.i.am launches three Bluetooth speakers and a pair of noise-cancelling wireless earbuds
You can't keep a good man down, or will.i.am. Having previously launched his own iPhone accessories and worked with Intel, he's now partnered with LG for a range of Bluetooth speakers and wireless noise-cancelling earbuds. The 'Xboom by will.i.am' series has the Black Eyed peas frontman as its 'Experiential Architect', and boasts AI as among its skills – AI Lighting puts on a pulsating light show, while AI Calibration helps the new units recognise their surroundings and adjust the sound accordingly. Read the full LG story
Hisense’s new giant "TriChroma LED TV" promises to be its "most advanced" Mini LED ever
The ultimate choice for film fans? It is if Hisense is to be believed. The brand's first consumer TV with RGB Local Dimming Display Technology uses a Mini LED panel, but not as we know it – its atypical local dimming technology uses independent red, green, and blue LEDs to generate pure colours directly at the source. Which should make for more accurate colours than traditional systems, which create colour by filtering white or blue highlights through a quantum-dot filter. Exciting stuff. Read the full Hisense story
HDMI 2.2 has been revealed – and it could be a big upgrade for next-generation OLED TVs and projectors
A new standard of HDMI connection is coming this year, eight years after HDMI 2.1's debut. HDMI 2.2 has a faster 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology, which will mean higher resolutions and refresh rates (though there's no mention of what these will be). Lip sync issues should also be a thing of the past thanks to its ultra low latency. Read the full HDMI 2.2 story
Hisense launches first “consumer-ready” Micro LED TV at CES 2025 – but should OLED be worried?
Micro LED is ready for the mainstream, according to Hisense, who has launched what it claims is the first consumer-ready model. With the ability to create a picture by individually charging non-organic LEDs, Micro LED has long been touted as the next big thing in TVs, as it should offer much greater control over colours. Hisense claims the 136MX MicroLED offers 10,000 nits max brightness and 95 per cent coverage of the BT.2020 colour space favoured by filmmakers. Bold claims indeed. But is Micro LED really ready for its time in the sun? Stay tuned for a hands-on review... Read the full Hisense story
Samsung’s next 8K TV has been announced and its AI features make it their ‘most advanced TV to date’
8K might be a way off being mainstream due to a lack of available content, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from unveiling its latest 8K TV. The Neo QLED 8K QN990F has plenty of AI features to boost picture and sound quality. Auto HDR Remastering Pro analyses content frame by frame and applies scene-adaptive colour expansion for “vibrant colours and lifelike visuals”. It also features 8K AI Upscaling Pro which improves lower-resolution content and bumps it up to 8K – so the scarcity of 8K content need not be a barrier. Add the fact that Samsung's new QD-OLED panels are set to be even brighter than last year's, and it looks like being a vintage year for Samsung's TVs. Read the full Samsung story
TCL announces first 'Precise Dimming Series' QD-Mini LED TV at CES
TCL's Precise Dimming Series offers a 53 per cent increase in brightness over last year's flagship, and 10 per cent boost in light efficiency. We're also promised a fix for the halo effect that often plagues Mini LED TVs, courtesy of TCL's new Micro OD technology. By reducing the optical distance between the backlight and diffuser plate, TCL claims to have made significant strides in picture quality. We'll be the judge of that... Read the full TCL story
Earfun unveils four pairs of budget headphones, from sporty types to noise-cancelling over-ears
You might expect one, maybe two new products from a brand at CES, but budget headphone specialist Earfun has gone all in. It's announced four new pairs of headphones: the Air Pro 4 Plus flagship earbuds, the OpenJump sports headphones, the open Earfun Clip wireless buds and the over-ear Wave Life Bluetooth over-ears. The Air Pro 4 Plus have ANC and the aptX Lossless Bluetooth codec, alongside the brand's unique acoustic architecture and 10mm composite dynamic drivers. They also offer a staggering 54-hour battery life. Read the full Earfun story
Harman Kardon wants to Enchant you away from Sonos with its new Dolby Atmos soundbars
LG might not be launching any new soundbars at CES, but Harman Kardon is happy to step in. Its Enchant series comprises two Dolby Atmos soundbars (Enchant 1100 and Enchant 900) a wireless speaker (Enchant Speaker) and a wireless subwoofer (Enchant Sub). The 1100 uses 11 drivers, while the 900 boasts 9 (see what they did there?). Both use Harman Kardon’s MultiBeam technology alongside Dolby Atmos support, with up-firing drivers for extra immersion and PureVoice tech to improve dialogue clarity. Read the full Harman Kardon story
JBL’s Tour One M3 flagship wireless headphones are smarter than your average over-ears
JBL's new Tour One M3 headphones come with a wireless transmitter for streaming from any source that doesn't have Bluetooth, like an in-flight entertainment system or old TV. JBL has used similar tech in its earbuds with smart cases before (like the Tour Pro 3), but this is its first pair of over-ear headphones with a standalone transmitter. It even has a touchscreen for controlling music playback. Read the full JBL story
Fiio's triple drop includes a music streamer, headphone amp and a budget PMP
Fiio is using CES as a launching pad for three new products at the start of 2025, comprising a music streamer, a headphone amp and a portable music player. The new S15 network player launches at £999 / $999 / €999 as a potential rival to the Cambridge Audio CXN100, while the K17 headphone amp is designed to "cover all the bases for headphone fans". The JM21 meanwhile, is a budget portable music player which can handle files up to 32-bit/384kHz alongside DSD256 and offers 32GB of internal storage. Read the full Fiio story
Lenco's turntables trio prioritise ease of use and affordability
Fiio isn't the only audio brand to launch a triple at CES 2025. Swiss audio manufacturer Lenco has unveiled its own trio of turntables at the massive tech expo, with two affordable models offering Bluetooth connectivity and dual-speed playback while a more costly unit, the LS-570WA, integrates a traditional record player with a built-in four-speaker array. All three of Lenco's latest new turntables will be available from January 6th in the UK and sometime in April in the US. Read the full Lenco turntables story
Samsung and Google's Dolby Atmos rival launches this year
Announced ahead of CES 2025, Samsung and Google have revealed when we can expect to hear from their new audio format. Dubbed "Eclipsa Audio", the immersive audio format will reportedly be available on all Samsung 2025 models, including the entry-level LCD models and the premium Neo QLED, QD-OLED, and 8K sets. Read the full Eclipsa Audio story
LG announces G5, C5, B5 and M5 OLED TVs at CES 2025
It could end up being a big year for LG and its existing lines of OLED TVs. The biggest surprise is that MLA, the panel technology that featured in LG’s top OLEDs over the last two years to boost brightness, seems to have been ousted, with LG favouring four-stack OLED technology instead. Promising significant gains in brightness for the G5, plus more gaming features and increased AI integration, it could be all change within the walls of LG. Read the full LG OLED TV announcement
CES 2025 preview: What to expect
LG at CES 2025
We can't foresee the future, but we would have bet big money on LG using CES to launch follow-up models in its C- and G-series of TVs. And that was before we saw the leak from early December.
As well as news that both the C5 and G5 (as we assume they'll be called) have been certified for sale by Korea's Institute of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Testing's database, the leak included photos of both models, with the designs apparently unchanged from the C4 (pictured) and G4. No bad thing, as you'll know if you've read the reviews of those TVs.
The G5 has also shown up in a separate database, with a 165Hz refresh rate mooted. Which would make PC gamers very happy indeed, as it would mean even faster response times. Console gamers will feel a little more 'meh' about it, as the PS5 and Xbox Series X top out at 4K/120Hz.
Sadly it looks like the C5 won't feature MLA tech, as the unit pictured doesn't have the same anti-reflective coating as the G5. But that can't stop us dreaming – check out our full C5 preview, along with five features we'd like to see.
LG has also revealed its next generation of QNED TVs ahead of CES. They include its first 100-inch QNED model, wireless connectivity, and a lot of influence from its wildly successful OLED TVs, including a set spun off from the wireless M4 . Expect more details at CES 2025.
Will we see one (or more) of LG's TVs hit 4000 nits of brightness this year? We certainly hope so...
Press conference: 6th January, 00:00 GMT
Live stream: LG Newsroom
Samsung at CES 2025
Like its fellow South Korean juggernaut LG, Samsung goes big on TVs at CES every year. And we have a pretty good idea of what it has in store, courtesy of one leak that emerged recently.
Said leak concerns the successor to the five-star Samsung S95D QD-OLED TV (pictured). According to a source, this will be called the Samsung S95F, rather than the S95E as we had (quite logically) assumed. This wouldn't be the first time a company has skipped a model identifier – Hisense went from the U8K to the U8N, and Samsung itself followed the Galaxy Note 5 phablet with the Galaxy Note 7 back in 2016.
But the name isn't the most unusual aspect of this leak. The size is. Because Samsung is said to be launching the S95F in an 83-inch model – which would be a first for a QD-OLED TV (the previous biggest was 77 inches).
The TV is also said to be susceptible to the same OLED lottery as some previous Samsung models (though not the S95D). This saw some customers receiving a brightness boosting QD-OLED panel, while others were shipped standard OLED displays, despite both consumers buying the same TV. However, since all of this is still just leaks and rumours, with nothing officially confirmed, we wouldn't get too angry. Yet.
Samsung will also showcase its Premiere 8K projector at CES. This is the first to receive 8K Association certification. It supports HDR and has 4500 ISO Lumens brightness. Full specs and pricing will be revealed at CES.
Samsung has named its CES press conference 'AI for All: Everyday, Everywhere' so expect artificial intelligence to play a big part in its plans.
Press conference: 6th January, 06:00 GMT
Live stream: Samsung Newsroom
Sony at CES 2025
The Sony Bravia 10 is hotly anticipated to premiere next year, though probably not at CES 2025. Sony tends to launch its TVs around March, so expect it to follow the same timeframe next year.
As yet, there have been no leaks nor rumours concerning the Bravia 10. Will Sony stick with Mini LED for its flagship model? Or will it opt for OLED, as it has with its more affordable models? Will we see follow-ups to the excellent Bravia 8 OLED model and A90K (Sony's first 42-inch OLED TV)? Tune in and see...
Press conference: 6th January, 09:00 GMT
Live stream: Sony Square
Panasonic at CES 2025
Again, we're expecting new TVs from Panasonic at CES. 2024 saw the flagship Z95A (the brand's second-gen MLA OLED) be one of Panasonic's first premium offerings to reach the US, so it will be keen to follow it up with another belter of a TV.
The Z95A launched at CES 2024, so we're expecting the next model to be announced at the conference in January. The Z95A scored five out of five thanks to its bright but authentic picture, and decent sound quality (for a TV, that is).
Panasonic could also announce some models further down the price range. It already impressed with the W90A in 2024, so let's see if any follow-ups can go one better than it and nab that fifth star.
Press conference: 7th January, 00:30 GMT
Live stream: Panasonic
Others at CES 2025
Elsewhere, we're expecting the follow-up to HDMI 2.1 to be announced at CES 2025. HDMI 2.2 promises "next-gen HDMI Technology and higher bandwidth" that will reportedly enable a "wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates and will be supported with a new HDMI cable."
With a bandwidth higher than HDMI 2.1's 48Gbps rumoured, it's thought we could see 8K/120Hz or 4K at even higher frame rates than the current 144Hz. All of which could spur on production of 8K content.
Onkyo has set out its ‘bold new vision for the future’ and commitment to ‘raising the bar for technology and home entertainment’ in the form of two new ranges at CES 2025. Full details are still under wraps, but it has confirmed we'll see both home speakers and separates. Onkyo filed for bankruptcy in 2022 before coming under new ownership, so here's hoping CES 2025 heralds brighter days ahead for the brand.
We're also promised new devices from Cleer Audio (maker of headphones and Bluetooth speakers), and new turntables from Victrola, though all the details are still strictly hush hush.
We'll keep this page updated with more leaks and rumours as they emerge, and with all the official news once it's announced. Stay tuned...
CES 2025: when is CES?
CES 2025 doesn't officially start until Tuesday 7th January, but the two days before that are press days, exclusively for the media. So we'll see official announcements coming out of the show from Sunday 5th January until Saturday 11th January 2025.
See the full schedule of events
CES 2024 highlights: what impressed last time?
Last year saw plenty of home cinema and audio announcements – some won Awards while some are only just coming to market.
LG's transparent and rollable Signature OLED T TV is in the latter category. It's a gogglebox you can see through, and roll away when it's not in use. It's only just gone on sale – it's yours for a cool $60,000 (about £47,000 / AU$96,000).
Panasonic's Z95A also impressed, though not as much as when we reviewed it a few months later. It marked Panny's return to the US market – and what a comeback it was.
TCL went big with the 115-inch QM89 Mini LED TV, which packs no fewer than 20,000 separate dimming zones and a peak brightness of 5000 nits.
Sennheiser's Momentum True Wireless 4 premiered at CES 2024, and they proved to be another five-star pair of true wireless earbuds from the German company.
Victrola expanded its range of streaming-enabled turntables with the Stream Sapphire – as well as Works with Sonos functionality, it includes UPnP and Roon support too, enabling playback to literally thousands of compatible devices. It even supports up to 24-bit/48kHz lossless FLAC audio streams.
Audio Pro continued its winning run of all-in-one speaker systems with the C20, which won a 2024 What Hi-Fi? Award.
We also got a first glimpse at the Sonus Faber Suprema, which the brand described as its “most ambitious project to date” (which is underscored by the £695,000 / $750,000 price tag). Even for a prestige brand like Sonus Faber, this is a really premium set-up of two speakers, two subwoofers, and an electronic crossover.
FiiO launched three brand-new products at CES 2024 (including the CP-13 cassette player), but it was the flagship R9 desktop streamer and headphone amp/DAC that most caught our eye. With a larger 6-inch Full HD touchscreen than the previous year's R7, upgraded components and more than double the power – now 7300mW, up from 3000mW – it was a real step up on an already well-specced device.
We also saw the JBL Xtreme 4 Bluetooth speaker – another example of a brand continuing to dominate its field. It uses AI to boost sound quality – something we expect to hear plenty more about at CES 2025...
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