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Last week we asked “what product tops your holiday wish list?” and 4K OLED TV is the runaway favorite as the Black Friday holiday kickoff draws near.

With a commanding 28% of the vote, OLED stands alone with the next nearest contender — $1000+ AV receivers — grabbing 14% of the vote and 4K LCD HDTV filling the No. 3 slot with 10%. Add OLED and 4K LCD together and it’s clear that TV is on readers’ minds with almost 40% of the vote.

If we create a breakout that includes TVs, AV receivers, 4K Blu-ray players, streaming media players, and home theater speaker systems, we have an umbrella home theater category that accounts for three quarters (74%) of the votes cast. No surprise there!

Here’s the full breakdown of the poll results:

• 28% – 4K OLED TV
  
• 14% – AV receiver (> $1,000)
  
• 11% – 4K LCD HDTV
  
• 7% – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player
  
• 7% – Full-size headphones (on-ear or over-ear)
  
• 5% – AV receiver (< $1,000)
  
• 5% – Turntable
  
• 5% – Streaming media player
  
• 4% – Home theater speaker system (5.1 or higher)
  
• 4% – Earbuds (a.k.a. in-ear headphones)
  
• 4% – Digital network preamp or amp/DAC
  
• 2% – Portable hi-res-capable audio player
  
• 2% – Dolby Atmos/DTS:X-capable soundbar
  
• 2% – Wireless multiroom speaker (designed for Wi-Fi networking)
  
• 1% – Soundbar (with or without wireless subwoofer)
  
• 0% – Bluetooth speaker

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