Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons has been writing about TV, AV and hi-fi products (not to mention plenty of other 'gadgets' and even cars) for over 15 years. He began his career as What Hi-Fi?'s Staff Writer and is now the TV and AV Editor. In between, he worked as Reviews Editor and then Deputy Editor at Stuff, and over the years has had his work featured in publications such as T3, The Telegraph and Louder. He's also appeared on BBC News, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 and Sky Swipe. In his spare time Tom is a runner and gamer.
Latest articles by Tom Parsons

The best LG G3 deals – lowest prices on the 5-star MLA OLED TV
By Tom Parsons last updated
There are some fantastic deals to be had on every size of LG's excellent, five-star TV.

Best LG C4 deals: get the Award-winning C4 OLED TV at the lowest price
By Joe Svetlik last updated
LG's step-down is one of the best OLED TVs of the year so far. Here's where to find the best deals.

Best LG C3 OLED deals: get the superb LG TV at the lowest price possible
By Joe Svetlik last updated
Whatever the screen size, there's a deal for you. Here's where to find the lowest prices on LG's 5-star C3 OLED TV.

The awesome Sony A80L is cheaper than ever for Black Friday – but you shouldn't buy it
By Tom Parsons published
The Sony A80L is an awesome OLED TV – but the LG C4 is newer, better and cheaper

Brighter, cutting-edge OLED technology wins our Innovation Award 2024
By Tom Parsons published
2024 is the year this exciting next-gen OLED tech has arrived on devices you can watch movies on...

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024: Sony spoils LG’s party and TCL offers literally massive value in the TV category
By Tom Parsons published
Six Awards are shared between five TVs – but which one will be crowned our 2024 TV Product of the Year? You'll find out tonight!

Best 55-inch TVs 2025: 4K HDR OLED, Mini LED and LCD sets, tried and tested
By Tom Parsons last updated
best buys These are the best 55-inch TVs around right now, featuring smart, 4K, HDR and OLED 55-inch TVs.

This stylish, full-sized speaker package is just £249 with this early Black Friday deal
By Tom Parsons published
We highly rated this Jamo range and the price is ridiculously low.

Samsung claims its first-ever win in the What Hi-Fi? Awards soundbars category
By Tom Parsons published
Six Dolby Atmos soundbar winners, including two new entries and the return of an old favourite.

The 48-inch LG C4 OLED TV is at its lowest-ever price – but there are just four left!
By Tom Parsons last updated
Act fast if you want to snap up the Award-winning C4 for less than ever before.

LG C4 vs C3: is LG's 2024 'step-down' OLED TV better than last year's?
By Joe Svetlik last updated
LG's C4 is much better in person than the specs suggest, but is it worth choosing over the cheaper C3?

Suddenly seeing screensaver adverts on your LG TV? You can turn them off – here's how
By Tom Parsons published
LG has rolled out screensaver ads to TVs as far back as 2020, but you can disable them.

TCL P755K (65P755K)
By John Archer published
While it might lack the game-changing sparkle of step-up TCL TVs, the 65P755K is still very much a big-screen bargain.

Bush UT24SB (50UT24SB)
By John Archer published
A 50-inch feature-packed TV for just £270 should be rubbish, yet somehow this Bush is anything but.

I swapped a Panasonic OLED for a Samsung QD-OLED, and I massively miss this specific feature
By Tom Parsons published
The Samsung S95C doesn't make life easier for you in the same way a Panasonic OLED does.

Hisense E7NQ Pro (75E7NQ Pro)
By John Archer published
Is 75 inches of locally dimmed, Quantum Dot-boosted LED pictures for £1299 really as good a deal as it sounds?

Samsung Q80D (QE55Q80D)
By John Archer published
Samsung’s latest mid-range TV proves you don’t need Mini LEDs or thousands of dimming zones to deliver good picture quality.

I love the Sonos Arc and it's cheap right now, but you should buy this instead
By Tom Parsons published
The Sonos Arc is close to its lowest-ever price, but you still shouldn't buy it – and it's got nothing to do with the app issues

I review TVs for a living and these two OLED deals are the only good ones I've seen during Prime Day
By Alastair Stevenson published
Great discounts on the normal sizes of the LG C4 and giant savings on the 77-inch Philips OLED809.

The LG C4 is the OLED TV to buy this Prime Day – but not from Amazon
By Lewis Empson published
One of the best OLED TVs of 2024 is down to a spectacularly low price

Best gaming TVs 2025: ideal companions for the PS5, Xbox and PC put to the test
By Tom Parsons last updated
Best Buys Take your gaming to the next level with these awesome gaming TVs.

I learned a depressing stat this week: HDR accounts for only around 5% of TV viewing
By Tom Parsons published
Figures from Philips suggest only a tiny portion of TV-watching is in HDR – even on flagship OLED and Mini LED models.

The AirPods 4 with ANC have a uniquely weird design – but I think they could be great
By Tom Parsons published
I love the open design of the AirPods 3 but just occasionally crave a little bit of noise cancelling.
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