RTINGS.com
Type of site
Product reviews, technology
Founded2011
Founder(s)Cédric Demers
URLrtings.com

RTINGS.com is a review website that publishes reviews, ratings, and comparisons of technology and consumer products. It was founded in 2011 by Cédric Demers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1][2]

RTINGS.com reviews products that are put into categories, using the same benchmark testing across all products within each category. [2][3] These products are tested in-house at a dedicated testing facility in Montreal.

History

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Cédric Demers founded the website in 2011 after leaving an engineering position at Microsoft.[3] Originally conceived as a Rotten Tomatoes-esque aggregate website, Demers wrote and published RTINGS.com's first TV review out of his basement.[2] The company expanded into headphones in early 2016 and monitors in 2017, followed by other product categories periodically.[citation needed]

In 2023, they launched an accelerated TV longevity test that received attention from a number of outlets.[4][5][6]

As of 2024, RTINGS.com now occupies an office in Montreal's Mile-End neighborhood, employing over 70 people.[2] They are ranked by Similarweb as the 17th biggest consumer electronics website in the United States.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rtings.com : des tests techno québécois". ICI Explora (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Benessaieh, Karim (2024-01-24). "Vie numérique: Rtings : une institution techno cachée dans le Mile End". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ a b Newman, Jared (2023-11-22). "The best smart TV reviews on the internet come from Montreal". FastCompany. Retrieved 2024-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Harding, Scharon (2023-11-21). "Ultrawide monitors remind us there's still much to learn about OLED burn-in". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ published, Tom Parsons (2023-02-28). "LG Display says its OLED panels are less susceptible than QD-OLED to burn-in – but there's a catch". whathifi. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ^ published, Malcolm McMillan (2023-03-03). "LG claims its OLED displays are superior to Samsung — here's why". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. ^ "rtings.com Traffic Analytics, Ranking & Audience [July 2024] | Similarweb". Similarweb. Retrieved 2024-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)