Feb
14

Best LCD TVs - Review Sumamries

Filed Under LCD TV Reviews, Samsung LCD TV, Sony LCD TV 

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 any point in time has probably already been overtaken by something better and maybe cheaper too!

Nevertheless “upgrade fever” is a well known medical condition that afflicts mostly the male gender when it comes to technology toys of any type.

Latest features that you absolutely gotta have in your LCD TV:

  • 1080p resolution
  • Full-HD tuner to allow you to see HD broadcasts and Blu-ray disks in their native format.
  • LED backlighting, which results in deeper blacks and better colours, and
  • Home networking, so you can stream media from another PC or a home server.

If you are suffering from upgrade fever right now, here’s a few LCD TVs that you coulda, woulda, shoulda buy or bought! :-)

LCD TV Reviews by CNet in late 2008:
1.  Samsung LA46A950  Editors’ choice 8.8/10

They say: “The Samsung LA46A950 is without a doubt the best LCD television we’ve seen up until this point”

2.  Sony Bravia KDL46W4000  Editors’ choice 8.7/10

They say: “The Sony Bravia 46W4000 offers exceptional image and sound quality at a reasonable price.”

3.  LG Scarlet 42LG61YD 8.5/10

They say: “The LG Scarlet 42LG61YD is an exceptional 1080p television with great design, features and a well implemented 100Hz mode. Considering the cost and the improvements over the previous Scarlet, this is definitely a good buy.”

Smarthouse Reviews Late 2007:
BEST LCD TV 36″ to 50″: Toshiba 42WL68A

They say: “Toshiba has made a string of excellent LCD TVs, and this 100Hz W Series is top-notch. Thriving on high definition content, this series produces spotlessly clear picture, surprisingly great audio and plenty of connectivity.”

Highly Commended: Sony KDL40XBR

Well Worth Buying: LG 47LB2DE

LCD vs Plasma Shoot Out
In late 2007, Sound and Vision took took the best Plasma TV they could find (Pioneer Elite PRO-110FD Kuro) and the best LCD TV they could find (Samsung LN-T5281F) and compared them in a carefully calibrated match.

The winner as the Pioneer Elite which at the time they rated as “the best flat panel ever” and “the best TV ever”.

The main difference was how much better the Pioneer plasma displayed blacks compared to the Samsung LCD. The Pioneer “made the blacks on the LCD look gray, even though the Samsung had the best blacks ever seen from an LCD”. On the plasma, objects appeared more etched and dimensional against the dark background, thanks to the extra low-level detail.

Samsung-LN-T5281F-LCDTV-vs-Pioneer-Elite-PRO-110FD-Kuro-plasmaTV

Summary:

If you can think rationally through the haze of upgrade fever, remember the Buying Tips:

  1. Decide what features of an LCD TV are most important to you.
  2. Make a shortlist of models that meet your criteria in #1.
  3. Set your budget.
  4. Go and see a few TVs before making your decision.
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