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At home isnt just a place, its a feeling. Over the past year,our homes have taken centre stage in our lives. From a conference room to a kids playground, our homes have has catered to all our needs. As the monsoon arrives, we want to have some fun experiences within our homes until its safe to step out! If there is one place in our home which plays an important role in building new experiences, it is the dining space.

It is the natural gathering place for a family it's where you talk, eat, and do your gupshup!After a long day of work, we like to regroup at the dining table and share how our day went by, even if we work from a different room in the same house. So, creating a cosy and a comfortable dining experience adds the much-needed stress buster. To ensure you and your loved ones have a cosy and intimate dining experience,try these effortless, practical and cool tips from Erik Jan Middlehoven, Home Furnishing & Retail Design Manager, IKEA India.

Dining furniture is the real hard worker in your home and when its about living in a small space, we must invest in furniture that is stackable, foldable, and movable. With a few flexible pieces, such as an extendable table, or stackable stools, you will always find theres room for more. Choose foldable chairs, so you can stack them behind a cabinet and only use them while dining. Other times, this space can be used for recreational activities. Another hack would be to use a footstool which you can pile up and place in the corner and take it out during special get-togethers at home.

You can consider using a round or oval tables for a small space living environment as it accommodates more people than a square table. The round table can be used to dine and if you need more space you can invest in moving trolleys. The moveable trolley can be used to store the cutlery, glasses, or just simple garnishing for food, making more space for everybody.

Lighting can impact mood like no other. It should be balanced between mood lighting and functional lighting. Its advisable to keep the size of the table in mind before selecting the lights. Since a rectangular table can easily accommodate either two or three people on each side, you can place three lamps on the top, which shouldnt be far apart from each other, or one straight lamp with multiple bulbs integrated into it for the light to fall on the entire surface.

If you want to get it right, we advise you against cross lighting, as that will cast a shadow on the table, which will create a very dull ambience. For a round table, you will need one light point, right in the middle, it can be a chandelier, a dome or it can be multiple beams from one source of light. One can never really go wrong with the lighting around round tables cause once the light is placed in the centre.

Lets talk about creating a cosy yet cooler experience for the larger part of the dining room. If you have a side wall or a space in your dining area, you can either set up a bar with a glass cabinet with integrated lighting, the tone of which can be warmer or brighter as per your mood. A bar table just aside from your dining table adds a lot of meaning to your dining space. It can create a welcoming and interactive atmosphere. So, whether its the weekend or a lockdown birthday/anniversary, the dining space becomes even more personal with a bar table just on your side. The right amount of dim light complimenting your collection of spirits and varied kinds of cocktail glasses just adds to it.

In case you do not have space for a bar table or a bar cabinet, the moving trolley can be used to store alcohol, and that can be your mobile bar for your day-to-day celebrations. Another option is a side table with a small lamp to add an extra light spot in your dining corner.

Another quirky way to brighten up your dining space, especially during summer, is by painting one wall of the area with an ice-cream colour, while the rest of the space is neutral in colour to maintain a balance. And if painting a wall sounds too ambitious for you, you could use this time at home to be creative with your family members and create a canvas painting full of bright colours and frame it and add it to the one corner. This will not only make it a more personal and intimate experience for your family members but will also stand out as a statement piece that you can change every season.

By now you might be building your checklist for dining area, but dont forget there needs to be ample space for each of the members sitting at the dining table. You need spacious and breathable chairs, especially during summer. Try opting for smart LED bulbs which wont just save cost and energy but also create less heat in the dining area.

After everything is done, do not forget to accessorise your dining table rectangular or oval with large trays, antique vases with flowers, fruit bowls, candle holders, and your dining space with a large indoor plant in the corner to add a little bit of nature. With these hacks, you can turn everyday dining or any celebration in your dining room into an activity you look forward to.

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The band's earnest eclecticism is a little more Hamilton than Kendrick Lamar. Courtesy Safe & Sound Seattle + Danny Ngan for Dan's Tunes

Over the next hour and change, the normally six-piece band configured with eight members played through most of its debut album, 12th and Pine, which distills the Seattle protests that were raging a year ago today. The band says the album is under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize for Music. The awards will be given out on June 11.

Consideration for such an accolade cements the meteoric rise of the local funk-hop outfit. They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they resolved to provide an impromptu jam session soundtrack from a makeshift stage on 11th Ave across the street from Vermillion and Annex Theatre. That corner was one of the protests de facto HQs and aid stations, with teargas and flashbangs blasting just a block away. After the Seattle Police Department abandoned the East Precinct, they played CHOP itself and surfed the post-protest wave from the S.S. Jellybean, a trailer float they bought from the Fremont Arts Council. The Jellybean has provided the stage for mobile concerts across the city for the last year and this summer is posting up for regular Thursday night gigs at The Collective in South Lake Union and a Friday night residency at LTD Bar and Grill in Fremont.

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Marshall Law Bands Pulitzer consideration for 12th and Pine sits in an obvious shadow: Kendrick Lamars DAMN. The first recording that was neither classical nor jazz to win a Pulitzer, DAMN. was a watershed moment for popular music. And while 12th and Pine performs the admirable task of resuscitating some of the hopeful idealism in the Seattle protests early days that fizzled out during a summer of destructive discontent, it can come across as overly earnest.

As Marshall Law Band shuttled from the folksy Americana twang backing One Reel to the blues rock-inflected Mercy to interludes where Richins shredded like he was in Van Halen to a Jawaiian reggae interlude with heavenly guest singer J. Moe da Bird, I couldnt decide if the band had an identity crisis or just an impressive range. My podmate finally put his finger on it: The Marshall Law Band comes from the Hamilton generation, and Hughs lyricism channels the Lin-Manuel Miranda school of telling a story through music across genres.

That theatricality made for a sharp contrast with the sparse punk riffs from opener Tres Leches. In their first post-pandemic live performance, core members Alaia D'Alessandro and Ulises Mariscal showed no signs of rustiness as they shared a stage with James Bonaci and Meg Hall from Bellinghams Beautiful Freaks. Tres Leches debuted a new song written during lockdown, Bad Kids, and cycled through other favorites like the charming earworm Nieve and the lowball fee call-out Everybodys Gonna Get $250.

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Pioneers take risks, however, and not all of them pan out. While Safe & Sound launched with The Black Tones in late March, they fizzled for their second show and scuttled BEARAXE frontwoman Shaina Shepherd in the wake of poor ticket sales. (In a DIY triumph, Shepherd admirably cobbled together a last-minute show at Jimi Hendrix Park, yet more evidence that the park has found its footing.)

Even Saturday nights show had a few empty seats at an already reduced capacity event. So much for a frenzied, cathartic return to the precious in-person gatherings we abstained from for 15 months. We are a far cry from New Zealand, where local live music has been thriving for the last year, according to a new episode from KEXPs Sound & Vision podcast.

Courtesy Safe & Sound Seattle + Danny Ngan for Dan's Tunes

Take off your headphones, turn off Spotify, get out of the house, and go. It will be worth it.

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OLED TVs still have the best picture quality I've ever tested, but Samsung's QN90A comes closer than ever. This QLED TV packs a punch brighter than any OLED television, while managing to maintain contrast and black level to a degree I've never seen on any non-OLED before. If you crave that brightness, or you watch in a bright room where ambient light is a big issue, you should definitely consider this TV over a comparable OLED.

New for 2021, the best Samsung QLED models like the QN90A are called Neo QLEDand feature a new mini-LED based, full-array local dimming backlight array. Samsung made its LEDs 40 times smaller than conventional LED units, allowing more to be packed into the TV, and added a "quantum matrix" to help direct the LED light more accurately. The result is improved HDR highlights with minimal blooming (stray illumination that bleeds from bright into dark areas), as well as better shadow detail.

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All of those improvements were visible in my side-by-side tests. I pitted the QN90A against the best OLED TV I've ever reviewed, the LG G1, and the brightest TV I've ever measured, the Vizio PQX-H1. Overall I liked the LG a bit better than the Samsung -- it's plenty-bright itself, and its perfect black levels, superior mixed-scene contrast and better off-angle viewing won by a nose -- but the QN90A looked better in some scenes, particularly bright HDR. Meanwhile its precise light control and resulting contrast soundly beat the Vizio. In sum, this is the best LCD-based TV I've ever tested and an excellent high-end alternative to OLED.

One TV looks much like another, but Samsung still succeeds in giving the QN90A a luxurious air. The most obvious design upgrade is the stand: centered, with a small footprint, it looks cleaner and sleeker than the dual legs found on most TVs. My favorite aspect is how it suspends the big panel above my credenza, seeming to float without touching. As expected the edge around the picture is super-thin, albeit not quite as minimalist as the "Infinity Screen" found on the flagship, 8K resolution Q900A.

From the side you can appreciate its swoopy, one-piece shape, as well as the fact that it cants the whole screen back by a couple of degrees. The backside has a cable management system that lets you channel power and HDMI from their ports, along the back and through the stand, making for a cleaner look.

On the back, the remote has a solar panel.

And yes, the remote has a solar panel on the back. I didn't test Samsung's claim that leaving it under indoor lighting is sufficient to recharge, but I appreciated that it doesn't need batteries. If I owned this TV I'd probably use the USB charging port instead when it ran out of juice.

Samsung's remote is one of my favorites to use, with minimal buttons and just the right feel in-hand. Channel and volume keys click up and down, Ambient mode gets its own button as does the mic for voice and even the Netflix and Amazon app shortcut keys are nicer than on other remotes: They lack garish colors and instead just match the rest of the wand.

Ambient mode is designed to show stuff on the screen when you're not watching TV. It's a cool feature if you don't like the big black rectangle of an inert TV and can display your photos, designer art, the weather, headlines and even adjust backgrounds to match your wall.

The voice assistant can be summoned from the remote or hands-free by saying "Alexa" or (if you prefer, for some reason) "Hi, Bixby."

Voice command is built-in and you can choose between Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Samsung's homebrew Bixby. Whichever one you choose will be available when you press the mic button on the clicker. With Amazon and Bixby (but not Google) you also have the option of simply saying "Alexa" or "Hi, Bixby" wake words, allowing you to issue commands hands-free and unlike last year the mic is located in the TV itself, not the remote. And like most TVs, you can also pair the QN90A with separate Alexa or Google speakers.

Samsung's health app debuted on its TVs in 2020and this year it's expanding to offer guided personal training. Plug in an optional webcam (Samsung has a list of recommended cameras, all by Logitech) and the app will track your exercises and give you coaching complete with celebrity personal trainers like Jillian Michaels.

You can also use that webcam for video chat with the Google Duo app, which allows up to 12 others to join the chat. And if you don't have a camera plugged in you can screen mirror Duo on your phone to the TV and use its camera. It's not Google's more popular Meet software, but at least it's web chat on the big screen.

I didn't test the webcam features for this review, but I did test drive the personal trainer earlier this year -- and worked up a sweat, as seen in the video below.

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Beyond voice and the webcam, Samsung's on-screen smart TV system is excellent, with quick responses and plenty of apps -- I'd take it over LG or Vizio's systems. I still like Roku and Android/Google TV (found on Sony TVs) better overall, however, because they have even more apps. Just like most TVs now (including Roku), Samsung has the Apple TV app and works with Apple's AirPlay system.

Samsung's home page pops up from the bottom so it doesn't obscure what you're watching.

Samsung sells a few higher-end TVs, including 8K resolution models as well as super-expensive Micro-LED TVs, but the Q90A is still bursting with image quality extras. The most important is that Neo QLED, mini-LED powered backlight with full-array local dimming. Local dimming improves LCD image quality by making certain areas of the picture dimmer or brighter in reaction to what's on the screen, which significantly boosts contrast. Judging from Samsung's obscure "quantum HDR" spec the QN90A has more dimming zones and brighter images than the step-down Q85A, and fewer zones than the 8K models, but Samsung doesn't say exactly how many zones (or how bright).

Like all of Samsung QLED TVs, as well as most higher-end TVs from Vizio and TCL, the QN90A's LCD panel is augmented by a layer of quantum dots -- microscopic nanocrystals that glow a specific wavelength (i.e. color) when given energy. The effect is better brightness and color compared to non-QD-equipped TVs. The QN90A uses a true 120Hz panel, which improves the TVs' motion performance.

The set supports high dynamic range content in the HDR10 and the HDR10 Plus formats. It lacks the Dolby Vision HDR support found on most competitors' HDR TVs. I've seen no evidence that one HDR format is inherently "better" than the other, so I definitely don't consider the lack of Dolby Vision a deal-breaker on this TV -- it performs like a champ without that format.

Gaming features are one of the QN90A's strong points. All four of its HDMI inputs are compatible with variable refresh rate, including AMD's FreeSync and standard VRR formats, as well as ALLM (aka Auto Game Mode), which lets it automatically switch to game mode to reduce input lag when it detects you're playing a game. Only Input 3 handles eARC.

Input 4, which is conveniently marked with a little game controller icon, also accepts 4K/120Hz with and without HDR. None of the other inputs handle 4K/120, which should only be a problem if you have multiple devices that output it -- like a PlayStation 5 and an Xbox Series X (you know who you are...), or one of those consoles and a high-end graphics card. It's worth noting that every input on LG's recent OLED TVs supports 4K/120.

Read more: Best TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X, Series S in 2021

The top input, Input 4, has the best specs for gaming.

The list is mostly solid, unless you happen to own a legacy device that requires analog video (component or composite) or audio. Like many new high-end TVs the QN90A lacks analog inputs entirely, audio or video. On the flipside, it is one of the few TVs with a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner for Next-Gen TV signals.

The Samsung QN90A has the best picture of any non-OLED TV I've tested and the best bright-room picture full stop. It's exceedingly bright, yet able to deliver deep, inky black levels with minimal blooming even with the most challenging HDR material. It can't beat the contrast and theatricality of competing high-end OLED models like the LG G1 overall, however, and also falls a bit short in uniformity and off-angle performance. If I had to choose one TV to watch every day it would still be an OLED, but it's very close.

Dim lighting: Watching the basic, SDR 1080p version of The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray in a dark room, the Samsung QN90A came as close to the LG OLED as I've ever seen from an LCD-based TV. Its black levels were essentially perfect -- or close enough that I couldn't visually distinguish them from the OLED -- in most scenes, even in the letterbox bars and shadows. When Gandalf meets Thorin during the prologue at the Prancing Pony, for example, it was really difficult to tell the two apart, while the black levels on the Vizio, in comparison, were lighter and created a flatter, less three-dimensional look. In rare cases, for example the titles against a black screen, the Samsung's black levels did look lighter (worse) than the LG's.

Details in shadows were excellent on all three TVs, although again the Vizio looked a bit less realistic because of its slightly lighter overall black levels. Watching SDR I didn't see any evidence of blooming or stray illumination on either the Samsung or the Vizio with normal video. The exceptions were graphical elements, for example the play/pause icons my Blu-ray player put in the upper left created a faint halo against the letterbox bar on the Samsung.

Bright lighting: The QN90A is exceedingly bright, especially compared to OLED models. The Vizio PX measured a bit brighter overall and also maintained peak brightness in its brightest setting better.

As usual the Samsung's brightest setting, Dynamic, was woefully inaccurate. For the Accurate measurements in SDR I used the Natural picture mode in combination with the Warm color temperature setting (the default temperature for Natural is quite blue). If you want an even more-accurate bright-room image you can choose Movie or Filmmaker mode and turn the Brightness control up to 50 (the max), which measured 620 nits. In any case I prefer Vizio's approach of a dedicated, accurate bright-room picture mode.

The QN90A maintained steady HDR light output over time in Movie and Filmmaker modes, but in Dynamic mode with both HDR and SDR it fluctuated significantly, starting out at around 2500 nits but falling almost immediately to around 500 -- a massive, five-fold decrease. I've seen that behaviour on past Samsung TVs as well and it seems designed to achieve prominence in charts like the one you see above. It's worth noting that the Vizio PX, among other non-Samsung TV's I've tested, maintained their brightest images much more steadily over time, without drastic fluctuations. This issue in Dynamic mode isn't a huge deal for me, however, because I don't recommend using that mode anyway.

Samsung's light-rejecting screen is the best in the business, maintaining contrast and punch in bright lighting, and reducing reflections, better than the Vizio and the LG. The screen, combined with the QN90A's prodigious light output, make it the best TV I've ever tested for bright rooms.

The Samsung's screen was excellent at rejecting reflections.

Color accuracy: All three high-end TVs measured exceedingly well for color both before and especially after calibration, and watching The Hobbit Blu-ray I couldn't really pick a winner. Colors from Galadriel's delicate skin tone to the green and brown of Mirkwood to the gray of Gandalf's cloak looked true. The LG did show a slight advantage in near-black grayscale, where the Samsung tended slightly blue, but the difference was subtle.

Video processing: As usual the Samsung aced my tests in this category, delivering true 1080p/24 film cadence with film-based sources and plenty of motion resolution (1,000 lines) with video-based sources. The TV achieved both results with a Picture Clarity setting of Custom with Blur Reduction at 10 and Judder Reduction at 0, so if I had this TV I'd "set it and forget it" right there. Note that Filmmaker Mode's default setting is to turn Picture Clarity off, which results in less motion resolution, but you can adjust it to taste.

You can also add more smoothing or soap opera effect by increasing Judder Reduction or choosing Auto instead of Custom. Meanwhile the LED Clear Motion option makes motion even sharper with the help of black frame insertion, at the expense of flicker and a dimmer image.

Uniformity: The QN90A's screen was worse than the Vizio and LG at maintaining an even light spread everywhere, with some slight variations visible in full-screen test patterns, particularly along the edges and in the upper middle. In moving test patterns the QN90A showed a slightly more noticeable dirty screen effect as a result, but it was still quite mild.

From off-angle the Samsung was slightly better at preserving contrast and color than the Vizio, even when the latter's "enhanced viewing angle" mode was engaged, but the differences were minor and both, as usual, significantly trailed the off-angle fidelity of the OLED.

The Game Bar pop-up provides instant access to gaming info.

Gaming: The QN90A is a gaming powerhouse. When I first plugged in my Xbox Series X the TV automatically detected it, switched to its input and implemented Game Mode, complete with a pop-up at the bottom that Samsung calls the Game Bar -- long-pressing play/pause on the remote calls it up at any time. The Bar's left side consists of a status display listing Input Lag, FPS (frames per second), HDR, VRR and sound output, while controls on the right provides a shortcut to game settings as well as aspect ratio and screen position (the latter only active with PC sources, which I didn't test).

Samsung continues its tradition of excellent input lag in game mode with a score of just over 10 milliseconds with both 1080p and 4K HDR sources -- the best I've measured. You can choose to engage smoothing, aka Auto Motion Plus, in game mode but doing so raises input lag as high as 26ms, depending on what level you choose. I'd leave it turned off.

Comparing Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the Samsung looked excellent, brighter than the LG (as expected) and the Vizio, which looked duller and more washed out. I still preferred the LG's look overall with this theatrical game, however, because it preserved more contrast especially at night and underground while still allowing me to see into the shadows well enough. Samsung does offer a special shadow detail control called "Dynamic Black Equalizer" that lets you expose/wash out shadows even more, but it doesn't have specialized gaming picture modes like LG. Whether you miss them depends on how much you want to tweak the picture -- I personally like having the option.

HDR and 4K video: Like all high-end LCDs the QN90A can get brighter than even the brightest OLED TV, but it does a better job of delivering deep black levels and minimal blooming than any non-OLED TV I've tested.

I started my HDR comparison with the montage from the Spears and Munsil HDR Benchmark and the Samsung QN90A's brightness advantage over the LG G1 was immediately apparent. The Q90A measures twice as bright as the G1 and in my side-by-side comparison it looked even brighter, especially in areas like the snow-capped mountains, skies and clouds. That's because OLED's brightness falls rapidly as more of the screen is occupied by bright objects, while LCD's brightness varies less by image area. The Samsung also looked brighter and more impactful in highlights such as the middle of a ferris wheel at night, of course, but in larger areas it was more apparent.

Meanwhile the LCD-based Vizio, despite its superior measurements, looked dimmer than the Samsung, albeit still a bit brighter than the OLED. Spot measurements confirmed those impressions. The sunset at 2:08, for example, measured 427, 522 and 887 nits on the LG, Vizio and Samsung, respectively. For their part colors were superb on the Samsung, saturated yet accurate in areas like the flowers and insects at 3:27, and the extra brightness lent additional pop.

As usual the OLED maintained perfect black levels while the Samsung and Vizio looked very slightly lighter, but in many scenes -- the objects against black backgrounds, for example -- the Samsung was so good that picking out the OLED was difficult.

I did see a bit more blooming than with SDR, as expected, but again it was very well-controlled on the Samsung. In the dipper at 2:49, for example, the black background around the honey betrayed a slight glow, as did the pause icon on my Blu-ray player (again) -- but both were less-noticeable than on the Vizio and just a bit worse than the blooming-free OLED. Mixed scenes, for example the nighttime cityscape at 4:26, did show more of an advantage for OLED, which was able to keep the dark areas darker for more pop, but the Samsung still looked excellent.

I didn't notice any banding or similar artifacts in the LG or the Samsung, both of which looked very clean, but there was some on the Vizio. It popped up in the sky during the initial fade up from black, for example, where bands of varying brightness appeared where there should be a smooth transition. The Samsung did show minor brightness variations caused by the backlight structure (particularly near the edges), like the blue sky above the satellite dish at 5:29, but they were quite subtle.

I also checked out the montage at 4,000 nits and the Samsung lagged behind the LG. There was less detail in bright areas like the snowy pasture and the cliffside, which made the QN90A appear somewhat flatter despite its superior brightness. It's not a huge disadvantage however since 4,000 nit content is relatively rare.

When I switched from Spears and Munsil to The Desolation of Smaug, the tables turned and the LG looked better overall than the Samsung. During the challenging evening Bree scene in the prologue, for example, the LG's shadows appeared just a bit deeper and its highlights, like the lamps and torches, looked slightly brighter, for an overall high-contrast look that the Samsung -- while excellent -- couldn't quite match. Both outclassed the Vizio, however, whose black levels were lighter leading to a more washed-out look. Moving to a brighter scene, inside Beorn's house (9:16), the G1 again looked a tick more realistic and rich compared to the QN90A.

As with Spears and Munsil, large-area brightness scenes favored the Samsung. As the orcs pursue the dwarves across a bright field at 7:50, for example, both LCDs (and especially the Samsung) appeared more brilliant and impressive. But as in most theatrical films, scenes in The Hobbit tended toward more mixed and even darker scenes, where the OLED held a slight contrast advantage over the Samsung.

CNET is no longer publishing advanced picture settings for any TVs we review. Instead, we'll give more general recommendations to get the best picture without listing the detailed white balance or color management system (CMS) settings we may have used to calibrate the TV. As always, the settings provided are a guidepost and if you want the most accurate picture you should get a professional calibration.

Before my calibration for this review, Samsung's Movie and Filmmaker presets were the most accurate, excellent in terms of grayscale and gamma with just a slight reddish cast (but still within my error target of delta 3). Note that Filmmaker Mode because it disables all of the Picture Clarity settings, including motion enhancement (see the review for details) -- although it does engage ambient light sensing by default, which I turned off.

For calibration I tweaked the two-point grayscale to remove the red cast, reduced light output to my target of 137 nits and changed gamma to target 2.2, but otherwise I left well enough alone. The grayscale and color were already so accurate on my Samsung-provided review sample that I didn't need to touch the multipoint system or the color management system.

Picture Mode: Movie Mode

Picture Size settings: 16:9 Standard (Fit to Screen: On)

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HDR Notes: As with SDR, Samsung's Movie and Filmmaker Modes were the most-accurate for HDR sources. Both were significantly more-accurate than Dynamic, the brightest mode, and still quite bright at more than 1500 nits. The QN90A followed the EOTF closely in both modes but was a bit better in Filmmaker, so that's what I'd choose for the most accurate HDR. Its advanced color measurements were superb, with Color Checker and the more stringent ColorMatch HDR both well under a delta error of 3. The LG G1 OLED was worse on both counts. In terms of gamut coverage the QLED lagged the OLED by a couple percentage points, but it was still above my 95% threshold -- and much better than the Q80 from 2020.

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Our homes have taken on new significance over the last year and as such, its been necessary to find ways to brighten up and refresh the space. Enter, plants an easy, low cost and aesthetically pleasing way to bring some natural lightness into your home.

The benefits of plants go far beyond their looks, with indoor greenery known to boost our mood, reduce anxiety and increase productivity. This in turn means theyre great for bedrooms helping you to relax before your head hits the pillow.

Green is a colour our brain finds naturally soothing, so bringing a few plants into the bedroom can immediately make it a nicer place to relax and wind down, Richard Hull from Patch Plants tells The Independent.

Even better? Plants also boast air purifying properties that help remove toxic agents from the air. The unlikely research group behind these findings was the space agency NASA, who teamed up with the US government in the 1980s to determine the most effective indoor plants for cleaning the air.

The toxins that NASA found were effectively removed by plants included benzene, ammonia, formaldehyde and xylene with the agency recommending placing at least one plant per 100 square feet of your home.

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Try putting small, low-maintenance plants on your bedside table, so you wake up to a calming view, Hull recommends. And certain plants are better than others. Most houseplants will release oxygen during the day whereas snake plants, peace lilies, spider plants and aloe veras are great for the bedroom as they oxygenate the room at night, says Hull.

Here, weve rounded up some of the best plants that are beneficial to have in your bedroom, from the calming and low maintenance to the air purifying and pretty.

You can trust our independent reviews. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice. This revenue helps us to fund journalism across The Independent.

These are the best bedroom plants for 2021:

Best: Overall

One of the small number of plants found to oxygenate at night by NASA were peace lilies. Known also to increase room humidity by up to five percent great for our breathing while asleep the plant also helps to purify the air from toxins, including formaldehyde, toluene and carbon monoxide. Good for newbie plant owners, too, peace lilies only need indirect light and will droop and let you know when they require watering, with their leaves perking up again within hours. An attractive option, their glossy leaves produce white, long-stemmed flowers that make for a pretty focal point in your bedroom.

Best: For shelves and bookcases

Also known as golden pothos and devils ivy, this plant can grow up to eight feet long and is a great way to revamp tired looking surfaces or shelves. The greenery is also considered one of the most effective indoor air purifiers, helping to eliminate common toxins including carbon monoxide, benzene and more. Preferring a warm environment, a quick mist will keep it in good condition and it doesnt require too much sunlight. A note that devils ivy is potentially toxic to some animals, so keep out of reach from pets.

Best: Striking plant

Large, shiny and thickly textured leaves award the ficus elastica its more colloquial rubber plant name. Beyond the foliages unique look, the plant produces plenty of oxygen helping to eliminate air toxins while removing mold spores and bacteria by up to 60 per cent, meaning its a great option for purifying the air in your bedroom. Great for those wanting something low maintenance, the rubber plant can tolerate lower light conditions and requires watering once a week.

Best: Beginner-friendly plant

Requiring little maintenance and adapting well to most environments, yuccas are a great beginner-friendly option that look the part, too, with their tree-like appearance and speared leaves livening up any surface top or corner of the bedroom. A bonus? Theyre also one of the most powerful air cleaners found by NASA, helping to filter out nasty chemicals including benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene, so you can breathe easy in your bedroom.

Best: For uniqueness

Originating from Australia, if you hadnt guessed, the otherwise known castano grows out of chestnuts, contributing to its unique look. In its natural habitat, it can grow as tall as 100 ft and thrives best in bright light. Known to help remove nasty toxins from your room, its a great option for your bedroom windowsill or bedside table, as long as its got plenty of sunlight. The Australian chestnut requires regular pruning and watering once a week and look out in the summer for small, orange clusters of blooming flowers.

Best: For a tropical feel

Awarding your bedroom the feel of warmer climates and holidays, the areca palm brings a touch of the tropical into your home. Often likened to a mini palm tree, the plant is native to the Madagascan tropics and is a natural cooler that helps remove xylene and toluene from the atmosphere. Not just filtering the air, the areca palm transpires water into it, too helping create a fresh and clean environment.

Best: For small spaces

The Chinese monkey plant boasts a distinctive look with their round, flat and leathery leaves lending it the other nicknames of a UFO plant and a pancake plant. Small in size, theyre perfect for a bedside table and require little maintenance. Only water when the soil is dry and keep it in a bright spot. Making a great gift for someone, the Chinese monkey plant comes already planted in a ceramic blue pot and in Bloom & Wilds lovely packaging.

Best: Low-maintenance plant

Perfect for the accidentally neglectful plant parent, aloe veras are one of the most low-maintenance plants you can own and like their soil very, very dry. Used for its healing and medicinal capabilities since 16th century BC, aloe vera juice boasts anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that are used to treat wounds and skin conditions. A popular house plant for good reason, its striking, stemmed look is perfect for lightening up a side table or cabinet.

Best: Fast growing plant

The philodendron xanadu and its large, deep leaves were also found by NASA to effectively remove indoor air pollution in particular, the toxin formaldehyde. A good looking plant with its shiny green and leathery leaves, the philodendron grows wider rather than taller. Low maintenance, the plant requires moderate to bright light and when watering you should allow the top half of the soil to dry out before re-watering. Make sure to keep away from children and pets as the plant can be toxic.

Best: Focal point

Effective at removing toxins including formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene, the weeping fig isnt just practical but also a lovely aesthetic addition to your bedroom. The mass of hanging, pointed and glossy green leaves make for a nice focal point and after watering and regular misting, we noticed it growing after just one week. The fig has good tolerance for low lighting and requires regular misting to prevent the leaves turning yellow.

Best: Air purifier

Another plant that oxygenates at night, you can rest easy with a snake plant in your bedroom. Low-maintenance and known for surviving droughts, they thrive when left alone requiring infrequent watering, a sunny spot and the occasional wipe down to remove dust. Bloom & Wilds snake plant comes pre-planted in a lovely ceramic pot and would make the perfect gift for a newbie plant parent. Theyre also great at purifying the air filtering out toxins including benzene, formaldehyde, xylene and toluene.

Creating a focal point in your room with its elegant glossy green leaves and contrasting white spathe flowers, the peace lily from Patch Plants also boasts air purifying properties and oxygenates at night making it a great option for your bedroom.

If allergies to flowering plants are a concern, Bloom & Wilds snake plant doesnt just look striking but is almost unkillable and also helps to purify the air where you sleep. We also love the weeping fig from The Stem for its cascading appearance and low-maintenance upkeep that makes it perfect for a shady corner of your bedroom.

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If the past weekend hasnt given us a taste for indoor-outdoor living then we dont know what will.

And were all rushing to put the final touches on getting those alfresco sitting and dining spaces ready for those long summer days.

The pizza oven company that has launched over 20 million pizzas worldwide, Ooni aims to make cooking pizzeria-quality pizza possible for every home cook.

Portable and pretty, its pizza ovens heat up fast to the exact same temperatures as professional ovens for cooking authentic pizza with bubbling, well-cooked toppings, a nicely charred base and a puffy crust.

It recently released a new wood pellet-powered pizza oven: Ooni Fyra, which streamlines wood-fired cooking with energy-efficient hardwood pellets for a no-nonsense cooking experience and maximum flavour.

Perfect for pizza lovers and those ready to take on wood-fired cooking with ease, Ooni Fyra is portable and easy to use. Simply set it up in your back garden or terrace, top it up with wood pellets and fire out delicious, authentic pizzas with a true wood-fired flavour!

With a two-part chimney plus a pellet burner and hopper that can be detached and stored inside the oven, Ooni Fyra is a cinch to pack away.

The outdoor oven brand has also unveiled a gas-powered oven to transform the way people cook pizza at home, Ooni Koda, which has been thoughtfully designed for those excited to create incredible pizza at home, without the fuss of maintaining a wood-burning fire.

The award-winning and sleek Koda reaches temperatures exceeding 500C, making delicious Neapolitan-style pizza in just 60 seconds.

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If a barbecue is on your radar, check out Aldis Mini Kamado Barbecue, 99.99, available as one of its special buys on Thursday, June 10.

This gunmetal and ceramic mini outdoor unit comes complete with temperature gauge and double-walled insulation.

The barbecue is powder-coated steel hinge, bands, handle, chimney top, fire grate and steel stand. Includes a cooking grill and is ready to start cooking in 15 minutes Youll also find a pizza maker, 32.99, in the middle aisle from the same date, ideal for cooking fresh, frozen or homemade pizzas up to 12 inches.

It includes top and bottom heating elements as well as auto temperature control. Each plate has its own on/off switch enabling the plates to be used at the same time or independently. It opens to 180C grill, has a built-in timer from 0-30 minutes, cool-touch handles and 35mm deep bottom plate.

And when the night falls: Check out Aldis solar hanging bug lights, 5.99 for four copper LEDs which create a stunning firefly lighting effect. Perfect for hanging from trees, shrubs or pergolas. Automatically illuminates at night. Available in pink, orange, green or blue.

Available from June 10, as is the Balloon Cloud, 12.99, which will help you create the perfect balloon display at your event, rattan detail jug and glasses, 8.99 each or per four-pack, garden scatter cushions, 7.99 each, and pest bamboo torches, 6.99 per two-pack.

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If there are anything Millennials and Gen Z love more than their phones, it's their houseplants.

Houseplant Resource Center claims Millennials and Gen Zers are waiting longer to start families and are filling their need to nurture with houseplants.

Now that spring has sprung, how are Millennials and Gen Z keeping their plants alive and healthy this growing season?

It's a simple formula: provide plants with water and light, and they should thrive, but as expressed by OCCs Horticulture lab coordinator Joe Stead, all healthy and thriving plants need four things.

They need water, light, good air movement, to be fed, Stead said.

Here are a few essential tips to think about when caring for houseplants:

Watering plants the right way

Overwatering is a common mistake made by new plant parents, causing yellow and brown limp leaves to form instead of vibrant green crispy leaves. According to Bloomscape.com:

Water the plants soil and not their leaves to prevent infections and other health issues.

For a lush and full plant, water thoroughly and evenly until water flows out from the bottom of the pot.

The plants pot matters; healthy plants need the correct size pot and drainage holes to help the soil to dry out after watering.

Dump out any excess water to avoid soggy soil and the plants root from rotting.

Plants have different watering needs, and understanding their needs is critical before you start watering them.

Consider the seasons; plants require less water during winter than they would during summertime.

Most houseplants don't need to be watered every week, Stead said. It depends on the size of the pot. The larger the pot, the less you have to water.

Why is lighting important?

When growing houseplants, light is crucial because plants require light to photosynthesize and transform light energy into chemical energy. Light energy converts water, carbon dioxide and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.

According to GardeningKnowHow.org, plants that are not receiving the best light conditions may show the following symptoms:

The stems on the plant are long, elongated, or spindly.

The variegated or multi-colored leaves will begin to lose some of their colors.

The plants leaves are yellowing and small.

The leaves have brown tips or edges.

If you grow stuff in pots, then you want to rotate them to get good light all the way through, Stead said. Because they're just going to grow on one side.

Why should plants have good air movement?

Whether the plants are indoors or outdoors, the relationship between plants and air movement is critical because plants need air to photosynthesize and breathe.

It is really important to have good airflow in the soil, Stead said. Good air movement in your house is a ticket to healthy plants.

To improve air quality for houseplants BalconyGardenWeb.com considers;

Keeping plants near windows can expose them to fresh air, in addition to adequate light.

For indoor plants, a fan can help with air circulation and prevent dampness or condensation on plants.

Position the fan near the plants and not directly on them.

To enhance the air quality and remove air pollutants from plants, maintain proper ventilation.

Provide houseplants with room and avoid placing them in corners, close to walls, tight areas, and damp spots.

Open the front or the back screen door, get some airflow through the house, Stead said.

Feeding plants with fertilizers

Just like humans need nutrients, so do plants. Fertilizers provide the essential nutrients required for optimal plant growth, like nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. Fertilizer restores missing nutrients, allowing the plant to thrive.

The spring through their growing season is the best time to fertilize, Stead said. Most plants are most active in the spring.

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If using organic fertilizer, be sure it has the right ingredients to provide the right amount of nutrients a plant needs.

Use chemical fertilizers due to the proper amount of macro and micronutrients in its ingredients.

Prevent over-fertilizing plants by diluting fertilizers with water.

Fertilizing fruit and flower plants more often to restore the nutrients lost when harvested.

According to Stead, plant parents should always make sure to water their houseplants before fertilizing.

Never fertilize a dry plant. Fertilizers are salts, he said. If the roots are dry, and then all of a sudden you put those salts on them, it could burn the roots.

It doesnt matter if the plant is a monstera deliciosa or a fiddle leaf tree, and if its indoors or outdoors, the formula remains the same, so dont overthink it.

Make sure to give it those four main things: give it air, water, a little fertilizer, good light, Stead said. And just enjoy them and let your plants chill out.

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The Philadelphia skyline is seen at dusk in this photo from November 2020.

It's lights out in Philadelphia for several weeks this year as skyscrapers go dark at night in an effort to keep wayward migrating birds safe.

Owners and tenants of both commercial and residential buildings are being asked to turn off unnecessary indoor and outdoor lighting, or pull curtains or shades, from midnight to 6 a.m. through May 31, and again from Aug. 15 to Nov. 15, according to Bird Safe Philly.

The initiative is part of a national program that also takes place in more than 32 other cities, including New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago and Atlanta. This is the first year that Philadelphia has participated.

Bird Safe Philly, a coalition of several organizations including the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University and the Audubon Society, was created after thousands of migratory birds died after they collided with buildings in Philadelphia's Center City district on Oct. 2.

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Most migrating birds travel at night, using the stars and other clues to navigate. Artificial light can cause them to become disoriented, especially during cloudy or rainy weather, according to Bird Safe Philly.

Experts say that's exactly what happened in October.

Conditions were perfect for a heavy migratory flight and imperfect given that there was a low ceiling of clouds and rain, Jason Weckstein, associate curator of ornithology at Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences, told the Associated Press. That in combination with Phillys bright city lights was a disaster for many fall migrant birds winging their way south.

It's not known how many birds die in building collisions during annual migrations, but a 2014 study led by researchers from the Smithsonian's Migratory Bird Center estimated that between 365 million and 988 million birds overall are victims of building collisions each year.

New York City Audubon estimates that between 90,000 and 230,000 birds are killed every year by flying into buildings in the city.

Besides artificial light being a danger, birds also often fly straight into windows and other glass.

The problem isn't new, but initiatives like the lights out programs and research by scientists have brought more attention to it in recent years.

We have specimens in the academys ornithology collection from a kill that happened when lights were first installed on Philadelphias City Hall tower in 1896, Weckstein said.

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NEW YORK, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --A majority (83%) of Americans believe that exposure to natural daylight is critical to their good health, according to a new survey. Yet the findings come at a time when Americans increasingly spend most of their time inside, underscoring the need for technologies that can simulate daylight indoors.

BrainLit, a health tech lighting company, commissioned the survey of 1,331 U.S. adults 18 years and older in May 2021 to gauge opinions around light as it pertains to health and workplace issues. The study revealed that 83% of respondents agree that natural daylight is important for good health, affecting things such as sleep cycles, mental focus, and worker productivity. However, there was lower awareness (39%) for the fact that natural daylight can be replicated through indoor lighting systems to improve health and wellbeing.

The disconnect is significant since most respondents reported spending a majority of their time indoors, with nearly half (49%) saying they are inside 12-23 hours each day. Government studies put the numbers even higher, revealing that most Americans now spend 93% of their lives indoors[1].

The survey's findings around light's impact on sleep were particularly telling. The pandemic and its quarantine measures have increased stress and changed sleep behaviors, fueling insomnia and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders[2] for many. The survey bore this out, with half (50%) of those under 35 years of age and nearly a third (32%) of those 35-54 reporting they are getting less sleep since the start of the pandemic.

"While the data suggests we should encourage people to spend more time outdoors, humanity has moved in the opposite direction in recent generations," said Niclas Olsson, CEO of BrainLit. "People need the health benefits of daylight, but life's circumstances don't always allow them to be outside. The good news is that BrainLit's personalized lighting can help those staying indoors by supporting the body's natural circadian rhythm, resulting in better sleep, health, and mental acuity."

At the same time, Americans prefer the benefits of natural light compared to alternative health and wellness remedies, according to the survey findings. More than half (56%) of all age groups agree that exposure to natural daylight helps them to sleep better, and 67% said that if they had not been sleeping well, they would rather find a natural solution to their sleep troubles than taking medication. Similarly, a majority of Americans (55%) would rather go outside to gain an energy boost during a stressful workday rather than drink a soda or cup of coffee.

The survey also found that a substantial number of Americans believe natural light can benefit cognitive and performance functions as well. For example, 59% of adults agree that children require natural light to learn, while 42% believe it can relieve symptoms of hyperactivity or ADD in children. For the elderly, respondents believe light can improve symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's, with more than 42% of respondents agreeing. And two-thirds of adults (67%) believe natural light improves worker productivity.

Methodology

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1,331 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between May 10-11, 2021. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults (aged 18+).

For more information about BrainLit's solutions, please visit: https://www.brainlit.com/solutions/biocentric-lighting/

About BrainLit

Lund, Sweden-based BrainLit has mastered the science of bringing natural light indoors for the health and wellbeing of people. The company was founded in 2012 by Tord Wingren, one of the inventors of the Bluetooth technology. BrainLit's patented BioCentric Lighting technology provides healthy environments by personalizing light according to a person's unique biology. To date, the company has established BioCentric Lighting environments for customers with thousands of employees all over the world and has offices in Europe and North America. http://www.brainlit.com.

[1] KLEPEIS, N., NELSON, W., OTT, W. et al. The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 11, 231252 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jea.7500165

[2]Dr. Rachel Manber, COVID-19 Q&A: Dr. Rachel Manber on Sleep Disturbances, Stanford Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Changes in lighting technology mean that the future will see new lighting systems. Many places, especially businesses, will want better ways to manage their lighting; this saves energy and gives a business premise that additional charm. The light bulbs of today came in the 1880s during the times of Thomas Edison. Before those days, kerosene lamps dominated lighting systems. Though they provided utility, they lacked convenience and were uneconomical to some extent. Today, the world faces a similar issue, even though the lighting systems have cut down power bills for many people.

For most businesses today, closing and opening the lighting systems manually is no longer convenient. Current lighting methods are also becoming expensive due to the increased need for more lighting systems. The need for more convenience and control has pushed people to IoT lighting, which is poised to take over in the decade to come. In 2026, the intelligent lighting system will hit $4.5 billion and grow consistently throughout the 2020s.

Businesses want to make profits, one of the significant drivers of innovation. Many startups today are looking for better solutions to get the attention of the markets, and what better ways to do this than to offer efficient lighting systems that guarantee lower expenses. Many buildings are now installing the Building Management Systems (BMS), ensuring lights are off whenever no one is in the building. The lighting systems will also come in handy in rooms, which are not in use, helping businesses save a lot when it comes to electricity costs.

IoT is an intelligent system that eliminates the use of wires in buildings. The technology has extensive use of wireless switches, which removes the traditional wires connecting switches to the LED light bulbs. Bulbs and computers have a central connection to the companys internet network, giving an administrator the power to shut off any light after everyone has gone home. Intelligent lighting systems can also vary the LED bulbs brightness and even decide the best times of the day where lighting is not necessary. Additionally, in the event of an issue in the wiring system, the administrator can have it fixed in record time. Wireless technologies can also tell whether some bulbs have reached their lifetime and provide ample time for replacements.

IoT has many potentials, which many are just discovering. The future uses in many commercial places of the technology include:

Asset tracking

IoT has the capabilities of sensing the exact position of an asset in a building. Precious assets in the workplace have special sensors. IoT can pick and relay critical information about the location to the administrators or the people trying to locate the goods at any time.

Indoor-based lighting positioning systems

The technology for position-lighting systems started in 2017 with the use of Bluetooth. Before the advancement of network-based wireless systems, Bluetooth technologies dominated, which connected various devices. In 2017, shoppers in some stores used a connection via Bluetooth devices to find their way around the stores. A shopper would connect their Bluetooth-enabled phone to another device placed strategically in the store to create a map to show them the location of various goods. The same technique is possible with IoT-based lighting systems, with faster results and better maps.

Tracking goods on store shelves to minimize expiry

IoT technologies can help deal with perishables when coupled with technologies that can monitor humidity and expiry dates of different products. When a good reaches its expiry date, or conditions suitable for storage change, smart devices can help send alerts for proper action from the store owners.

Whether you want to cut down your electricity cost or want timely updates on the nature of your goods, IoT-based lighting can achieve all that.

The future requires intelligent solutions like the phoenix lighting heavy duty LED used by mining, port and terminals, marine and governments, which can help in the current fight against climate change. Having intelligent systems in place will ensure lower power usage with that additional charm in the workplace when bulbs turn on and off on their own.

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