Alastair Stevenson
Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.
Latest articles by Alastair Stevenson

CES 2025 live: all the latest hi-fi and home cinema launches from the world's biggest tech show
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
Our team of audio and TV experts are live at CES 2025 hunting the best products movie and music fans need to know about.

Best of CES 2025: next-generation OLED TVs, 5-star earbuds and a hi-fi surprise
By Alastair Stevenson published
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas brought a wealth of cool new audio home cinema hardware, these are the 8 most exciting.

I really hope these three CES 2025 audio launches are the start of a trend
By Alastair Stevenson published
We’ve championed the need for smaller, cheaper, great sounding speakers for some time and it looks like companies may finally be listening.

Two huge Micro LED TVs launched at CES 2025 – could OLED finally get a proper rival?
By Alastair Stevenson published
Micro LED has long been sold as a rival, or even replacement for OLED, and at CES we saw signs it may happen sooner than expected.

The best OLED TV deals: huge savings on 5-star sets from LG, Sony and more
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
Deals Great deals on the top-scoring OLED TVs we have tried and tested, from 42-inch to 77-inch models.

I'm a TV expert and this is the TV technology I'm most excited about at CES 2025
By Alastair Stevenson published
OLED’s future is bright, but Mini LED is getting some core, more interesting upgrades at the world’s biggest tech show

Best OLED TV 2025: our reviewers' 3 recommendations for every budget
By Alastair Stevenson, Tom Parsons last updated
Best Buys Our TV reviewers detail the top-scoring OLED TVs they'd personally recommend for every budget and type of viewer.

Hisense launches first “consumer-ready” Micro LED TV at CES 2025 – but should OLED be worried?
By Alastair Stevenson published
Hisense’s latest “consumer” 136MX MicroLED TV wants to cement the tech as the new premium option for home cinema fans – but we don’t know a key detail.

LG is finally making a small flagship OLED TV – but I’m concerned there’s one big catch
By Alastair Stevenson published
Smaller OLED TVs are always welcome, but I am concerned to see the 48-inch G5 is missing LG’s latest brightness boosting technology.

LG and Samsung want to make 2025’s OLED TVs radically brighter – but I hope that's not all they do
By Alastair Stevenson published
Max brightness is great, but it’s only one part of excellent picture quality, especially on an OLED TV.

The best films and TV shows of 2024 to test your TV or home cinema system
By Lewis Empson published
Top-notch 2024 releases that are worthy of your home cinema

Heavenly speakers, top-end SACD players and gold-standard amps: 2024 was a great year for high-end hi-fi
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our team of reviewers reveal the top high-end hi-fi and audio products they reviewed this year.

Giant deal klaxon! This 5-star 77-inch OLED TV is back to its lowest price ever
By Alastair Stevenson published
We loved the Philips OLED809 when we reviewed it, and at this special price it’s an absolute steal.

Boxing Day deal alert! LG’s premier affordable OLED TV is back to its best price ever
By Alastair Stevenson published
If you want an affordable OLED TV that won’t take up loads of room, we’d strongly recommend checking out this LG B4 deal.

Rewind 2024: What Hi-Fi? picks the hottest hi-fi and home cinema news of the year
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our team of hi-fi and home cinema experts reveal the top stories to break this year and how they will shape 2025.

Rewind: Onkyo returns, we reveal our 2025 hi-fi wishlist, and fresh hints about 8K TVs’ future
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our experts detail the top hi-fi and home cinema news you need to know about to break over the past week.

I’d hoped mid-range OLED TVs would get a key upgrade in 2025 – but it’s looking unlikely
By Alastair Stevenson published
MLA and QD-OLED have a bright future, but it looks like they’ll stay an expensive luxury for the foreseeable future.

2024's Mini LED TV experiment failed – all hail OLED
By Alastair Stevenson published
Samsung, Sony, Hisense, TCL and more all bet big on Mini LED taking on OLED this year. The results were mixed…

This Award-winning Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system is still at its lowest-ever price
By Lewis Empson published
Our Product of the Year surround sound system winner has had its price slashed.

Rewind: A new Dolby Atmos rival takes the stage, Cyrus delivers a hi-fi holiday treat and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Welcome to the latest entry to our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest.

You can still get our one of our editor’s favourite 5-star OLED TVs heavily discounted
By Alastair Stevenson published
The Panasonic Z95A is a five-star OLED well worth considering, especially with at its current price
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