http://www.lcdtvcenter.com Everything about LCD TVs, Plasma TVs & Flat Panel TVs - Reviews, Brands, Buyers Guides Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:14:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Large-size TVs have traditionally been the area where Plasma TVs have competed best against LCD TVs. The Panasonic NeoPDP Plasma TV  range is designed to take on LCD TVs in several key areas: Reduced power consumption Slimmer TV units Good screen fast-motion handling So how has Panasonic done with their NeoPDP range? They've done pretty ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/panasonic-plasma-tv/panasonic-neopdp-plasma-tv-review/ Here are two examples of 65" LCD TVs - a Sony Bravia and a Sharp Aquos. As usual, the Sony TV is the most expensive, so it's up to you to decide whether you think its worth the extra $$. For a TV of this size and price, you definitely need to go ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/lcd-tv-reviews/65-lcd-tv-reviews/ Total LCD TV shipments were 6.3 million in North America during the first quarter of 2009. This figure represents an increase of 10.5% for the same period in 2008 year. The growth is welcome, if a little surprising given that the weak economy has caused sales of other consumer electronics to ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/cheap-lcd-tvs/vizio-tv-takes-no-1-spot-in-lcd-tv-market/ The LED TV market is hotting up with recent announcements from LG and Philips to add to the Samsung LED TV hype. It's not clear to me if the vendors yet agree on what constitutes an "LED TV". Each has their own spin to suit their products' strengths and orientation. Some vendors ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/led-tv/led-tv-update/ Question: What do all these names have in common: Vizio, Kenmark, Viewsonic, Kogan, Syntax, TCL, Polaroid, UMC, Olevia, Daewoo, Westinghouse, iLO, Goodmans, TEAC, Norcent and Zenith? Answer: They're all so-called, cheap LCD TVs. Sometimes these are also called "no name" or "value" brand TVs. Some of these LCD TVs are only available in ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/cheap-lcd-tvs/vizio-lcd-tv-cheap-lcd-tv-update/ So putting the usual hype aside for a moment, what is LED TV exactly and what benefits does it offer? The latest Samsung LED TVs, such as the UN46B7000, use an edge-lit LED-based, TFT active matrix, LCD panel (what a mouthful of techno-jargon!). Basically this means that the TV ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/samsung-lcd-tv/samsung-led-tv/ Let's start by identifying the best LCD TV brands. The general consensus based on reviews and user feedback at the moment is that Samsung and Sony almost always get good ratings and are in front of the rest. Exactly how far in front is always hard to say because new developments ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/samsung-lcd-tv/lcd-tv-ratings-best-lcd-tv-april-2009/ The attempt to buy the "best LCD TV" or "best plasma TV" or "TV with the best reviews" is in many ways a fruitless quest because: (a) the technology is moving fast enough such that last quarter's hero may be next quarter's zero (b) the reviewers don't all agree on what the ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/sony-lcd-tv/lcd-tv-reviews-mar-2009/ Here are the most popular Plasma TVs and LCD TVs under $3,000, sorted by screen size. It's interesting to note that plasma TVs are still popular. 1.  Samsung PN50A510 Plasma TV 50" (127cm) diagonal, 16:9, 30000:1 contrast, $2,099 MSRP 2.  Samsung PN50A760 Plasma TV 50" (127cm) diagonal, 16:9, $2,799 MSRP 3.  Panasonic TC-37LZ85 LCD TV 37" ( ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/lcd-tv-reviews/top-10-home-theater-flat-screens-by-size/ You can drive yourself a bit mad running around the internet trying to decide which are the best LCD TVs, or best anything else for that matter. With LCD TVs "best" is temporary anyway given the rate of progress in the technology. The best from 3 or 6  months ago at ... http://www.lcdtvcenter.com/samsung-lcd-tv/best-lcd-tvs-review-sumamries/