Summer 2020 is already in tatters if you’re a movie fan. Potential blockbusters like Black Widow, Wonder Woman 1984, F9, Mulan, Top Gun: Maverick, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the latest James Bond thriller No Time to Die have all been shunted off the release schedule. No matter what happens with our current health epidemic, the cineplex is guaranteed to be stone-cold quiet until fall — at the earliest.

Thankfully, the world has been slowly turning your home theater into a true home theater for years. Between rapidly growing screens, HD streaming, premium sound and more, it’s tough to see where the movie palace begins and your living room couch ends.

However...there’s always room for upgrades.  We’ve assembled a dozen cool deals on TVs, antennas and other options so the only difference you’ll see between your house and the cinema house is that addictive movie theater popcorn butter.

For the junior home theater

Not too long ago, a 50-inch TV screen in your home was practically a movie screen. Now, it’s almost quaint. But for many shoppers facing space limitations or who just don’t want to turn an entire wall into a video screen, 50-inchers like the VIZIO E-Series Class 4K HDR Smart TV ($429.95; originally $469.99) pack more than enough viewing punch. With Google Chromecast built-in, the E-Series also boasts SmartCast, the app-based system featuring voice control to run your TV through Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa-enabled devices.

Meanwhile, the VIZIO D-Series 50" Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV ($429.95; originally $499.99) Read the rest

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