HDTV Reviews

The Philips 42PF9731D flat-panel HDTV has three fluorescent backlights on the top and sides of its back cabinet. Place it on or near a white wall, and the colored lights project past the frame around the screen. Ambilight can be set to respond to the onscreen image — turning blue during a wide shot of a blimp in the summer sky over a sporting event, for example, then green when the camera returns to the grassy field. In effect, it extends the screen’s colors toward the edges of your walls and ceiling.
With a pair of HDMI jacks, two component-video inputs, and an assortment of lower-rez connections, the 42PF9731D can handle just about any home theater gear.

The Philips Ambilight 42PF9731D 42-inch LCD HDTV can produce a commendable picture in bright light, although its home theater image falls a bit short of what the best LCDs out there can produce. Read more

The Philips 32PF9731D is a 32-inch LCD HDTV with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight technology. The 32PF9731D/10 has a resolution 1366 x 768p, brightness of 550 cd/m², dynamic screen contrast of 7000:1 and a response time of 3ms.
Pixel Plus 3 HD technology provides bright and vivid colors and clarity to both HD and non HD sources. The 32PF9731D has two HDMI inputs two SCART, and UBS connection for showing photos on screen.

HP’s new 30-inch widescreen, the LP 3065 is due for release in November, and has a black surround and would suit well in the home rather than the office. The 30-inch widescreen was announced just after apple announced it’s 30-inch Cinema HD Display. The LP 3065 features a contrast ratio of 1000:1, an impressive resolution of 2560 x 1600 and has a 92% color gamut. The LP 3065 can be viewed from 178 degrees, so can be placed on the wall and used for a HDTV, and be viewable from many locations.

The LT-37DR7SJ is currently JVC’s most affordable 37in LCD TV, and so we guess we shouldn’t be too surprised to find build quality sacrificed in the name of cost-cutting. Having said that, companies like Samsung and LG seem able to produce similarly cheap LCD TVs that still manage to look cute, so maybe we shouldn’t be so forgiving of the 37DR7SJ’s blandness after all.

The extent to which JVC has compromised on this TV’s build quality immediately raises concerns about what other compromises it may have made to hit an entry-level price point. So it certainly comes as no shock to find just one HDMI input when we’re really starting these days to want – if not need – two. There are only two Scarts as well, though these can at least both handle RGB signals.
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This Olevia 542i has some nice specs and a fantastic picture with TV, DVD players and movies.

When you buy a HDTV picture quality is what it is all about, and the Olevia 542i LCD HDTV has a great picture. The native resolution is 1366 x 768 with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The gray-to-gray response time is a great 8ms so no matter what you do from watching movies to PC gaming, ghosting is not an issue. The RF inputs will support SDTV, 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i. Picture in picture and split screen options are included as well.

I really enjoyed my time with the 542i. It was great for TV and movie watching, even if the gaming quality was mediocre compared to my reference Eizo CE240W 24″ display, it was acceptable and console gamers will love it. If you haven’t watched movies or TV in HD formats you don’t know what your missing. Read more

The Sony KDL-40XBR2 LCD is loaded with features, including 1080p-pixel resolution, and enjoys solid video quality, but that’s not really the point. Its main appeal is style: It brings back the company’s floating-glass look and ups the ante further by allowing you to replace the silver bezel around the screen with other colors.

The Sony KDL-40XBR2 is also a lot wider than a 40-inch LCD needs to be, owing to its side-mounted speakers and overall over-bezeling. Including the stand, the set measures 43.8 wide by 28.3 high by 12.8 deep and weighs 77 pounds. Of course you can also ditch the stand and, instead, wall-mount the panel; Sony’s official kit for that purpose is the SU-W51, although the right non-official kit may do the trick.
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The HP SLC3760N, the first to combine a network media player with a 37-inch flat-panel LCD TV, is a particularly polished example of the breed. This TV is not only a fully functional high-definition display, it can also stream and play back audio, video (including high-def), and photo content from any networked PC or storage device.

The HP SLC3760N looks like a standard LCD TV. The design is attractive, and its matte-black finish increases the perceived contrast ratio of the onscreen image more than silver or another color would. The speakers are located below the set instead of on the sides, which cuts down on its overall width.
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The Panasonic LE60 series includes the 32-inch TX-32LE60, the 26-inch TX-26LE60 and the smaller 20-inch TX-20LE60 LCD HDTV’s.

The LE60 range offers great performance to value ratio with the buyer getting a lot for their cash. As well as having a nice modern design these LCDs have a resolution of 1.366 x 768, with an anti-reflective coated screen with offers great visibility in a bright environment.

The Panasonic TX-32LE60, TX-26LE60, TX-20LE60 have only one HDMI, two scart, composite and s-video connections. The TX-32LE60 and the TX-26LE60 have a contrast ratio of 1.000:1 while the 20-inch TX-20LE60 has a ratio of 800:1.

The Panasonic TX-32LX600F and TX-26LX600F are two HDTV LCD panels in 32-inch and 26-inch dimensions. Both of the LCDs have a resolution of 1366 x 768 with high detail sharpness and a viewing angle range of up to 178 degrees in all directions. The TX-32LX600F and the TX-26LX600F are high speed and have bright pictures with full color with no blurring in fast motion scenes.

The TX-LX600F range have 29 billion colors with natural realism and feature two HDMI inputs, scart, composite, s-video and VGA input for computer connection.

The TX-32LX600 and TX-26LX600 are rounded off by great loudspeakers. Together with the Smart sound system and the SRS TruSurround XT technology both flat picture televisions offer three-dimensional sound from the integrated 20 Watt loudspeakers.

Samsung have intruduced two Full HD HDTVs, the 40-inch LE40F7 and the 46-inch LE46F7. As the LE40F7 / LE46F7 LCDs are full HD sets, this means they support the full 1080p resolution of 1920×1080p which is the highest HD resolution. This provdes the best detail for all upcomming devices such as Blu-ray and HD DVD.
The Samsung LE40F7 / LE46F7 LCDs new LCD TVs are elegant ornaments for any environment, with a high gloss finish, transparent bottom plate, hidden bar speaker, and swivel stand. The stylish ocean blue LED indicator light illuminates the transparent bottom plate with the colour of the ocean at sunset.

For more powerful connectivity, Samsung’s new LCD TVs has WiseLinkâ„¢ which offers extended “10 in 3″ compatibility, connecting into: Multi Memory Slot (MMS), USB, and Printer Port, 2HDMI which simultaneously connect two devices with full signal transmission.