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The March issue of Consumer Reports contains a comprehensive rundown of 101 LCD, plasma and rear projection sets of varying sizes. The tally is far too big to publish here (and is only available in the paper magazine), but I have posted the mag's top picks for the three different types of HD television after the break. If you're too lazy for that, though, here's the pith of the gist: if you want a plasma, go with Pioneer or Panasonic. If you want an LCD or rear projection unit, take a look at Sony or Samsung. Consumer Reports' top HDTV picks by technology and size: Plasma: 58-inch and larger: Panasonic TH-58PZ750U 50-inch: Panasonic TH-50PZ700U 42-inch: Pioneer Elite PRO-950HD LCD: 52-inch and larger: Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR4 46- to 47-inch: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR5 40- to 42-inch: Samsung LN-T4053H 37-inch: LG 37LB5D 32-inch: Sony Bravia KDL-32XBR4 Rear projection: 60-inch and larger: Sony KDS-R60XBR2 50- to 58-inch: Samsung HL-T5687S 37-inch: Sony KDF-37H1000 |
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Posted by Chris @ 8:04 AM Wed, Feb 06, 2008
Pioneer and Panasonic have been the standard for plasma for a while now. Especially Pioneer because their screen doesn't have a double image, which is very noticeable on cheaper plasma tv manufacturers.
I believe that Sony and Samsung use the same panels in their tv's and they have both been the standard for LCD and RPTV technology. Samsung coming strong as of late with the use of LED backlighting in both technologies.