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Review The Lava HD-2805 does the job, but there are better options out there.

Review The Monster 1000HD is a well-designed HDMI cable that lends itself well to long-distance connections.

Review The Terk OMNITV2A is well designed and easy to set-up. Its coverage, however, varies according to where you live.

Review An older system that is extremely large. It has good sound capabilities, though.

Review The Polk Audio Command Bar has a great all-rounder soundbar with built-in smart speaker.

The Klipsch RSB-6 sound bar produced some of the best results in our listening tests. Its Dolby surround setting offered a wide sound stage in our movie test, and the wireless subwoofer did a good job of rumbling our AV room, especially for a 6.5-inch speaker.

The JBL Bar 2.1 is a slim and powerful sound bar with an impressive sound stage. There are four 2.25-inch midrange drivers and two 1.25-inch tweeters in the bar, packaged with 6.5-inch wireless subwoofer.

The Sony CT390 is a two-driver, 2.1 sound bar system. This sound bar has a sleek design; it sits flat on your TV stand with the front face angled upward.

Review The LG SJ8 is a great sound bar if you have a small entertainment room and enjoy watching action movies in surround sound.

Review The Yamaha YAS-207 has the newest surround sound technology found in sound bars and creates a theater-quality audio experience for a small investment.

Review The Vizio SB3621n-E8M is the best budget soundbar we tested.

The Focal Dimension sound bar utilizes advanced amplifier and speaker technology to deliver a wide and detailed sound stage. It has five 4-inch paper cone drivers that are powered by a 6-channel 450-watt amplifier.

HBO NOW is great because for a long time you had to get a traditional HBO subscription through your cable provider to use the streaming service HBO GO. This new service is just for streaming online and doesn’t require a cable package whatsoever.

The best thing about Sony Crackle is that it’s free. Seriously. Totally, 100 percent free.

YouTube Premium, formerly YouTube Red, is the video sharing platform’s answer to cord cutters.

You can stream TV shows and movies with Google Play if you pay per title. Some titles are even available for free, which is great if you just want to try out a couple episodes of a new show before totally committing.

This service uses a pay-per-view model rather than a monthly subscription.

Review The TiVo Roamio OTA VOX is a decent option if you just need something to record shows from your existing cable subscriptions.

Review The Dish Hopper 3 is the ideal DVR for large families who want to record multiple programs at once.