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Number of Reviews collected

in TVs

123

Total

2146

Source country

GB

United Kingdom

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
10

Average source rating

78

Highest rating

100

Lowest rating

40

TVs

Humax LGB-19DTT

Humax LGB-19DTT

By John Archer

Despite its small size and decent £250 price, the 19DTT offers a Freeview tuner, a PC input, and component and HDMI connectivity, with the latter two jacks joining a native resolution of 1440x900 pixels to secure the TV HD Ready status.

Decent price, good feature count, nice design

Pictures aren't very bright, sound is pretty feeble, and the native aspect ratio isn't quite right

December, 2008

Rating

60

alaSCORE 84

8 reviews

Sharp LC 46X8E

Sharp LC-46X8E

By John Archer

Such total sales exclusivity is quite unusual these days. As is the fact that the 46X8E is the only model in the X8E 'range'- there are no other sizes. Odd.

Amazing price, great looks, extremely sharp HD pictures

Average black levels, some colour tone issues, a little motion judder, soft standard definition pictures

October, 2008

Rating

60

alaSCORE 88

8 reviews

Samsung LE-A656 Series TV (19",32",37",40",46",52")

Samsung LE46A656

By John Archer

It looks the part, that much is certain. The familiar red tinge in the bezel is as lovely as ever, and the rivet-free lines are crisp and chic. The TV has the usual outstanding connectivity too, including four v1.3a HDMI jacks, a dedicated PC jack and ...

Lovely design, good HD pictures, great connectivity

Standard def images are a bit noisy, pictures aren't quite as bright and colourful as the best LCDs

October, 2008

Rating

80

alaSCORE 96

1098 reviews

Panasonic Viera TH-PZ85 Series Plasma TV ( 42",46",50" )

Panasonic TH-46PZ85

By John Archer

Aesthetically the 46PZ85 is a touch disappointing. Not ugly by any means, but certainly a touch staid in its straightforward black bezel and angular lines.

Mostly terrific pictures, fair price considering the quality on offer, lots of good image processing

Intelligent Frame Creation can cause artefacts if not used sparingly, occasionally some red colours look a little orange

October, 2008

Rating

90

alaSCORE 95

601 reviews

LG LG7000 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52")

LG 47LG7000

By John Archer

The TV elevating LG to the upper echelons of the LCD performance league table is the 47LG7000: a 47in LCD model boasting a seriously attractive design and features galore while still costing less than you might expect.

Excellent pictures, pretty design, packed with features, not expensive all things considered

Room for improvement with black levels, Bluetooth functionality feels a bit gimmicky, its chassis is quite large by today's standards

October, 2008

Rating

90

alaSCORE 95

72 reviews

Toshiba XV505 Series TV (37",42")

Toshiba 42XV505DB

By John Archer

Actually, no. For it's also got an exceptionally slender design, with a bezel barely an inch wide, and the inclusion among those plentiful connections of a subwoofer line out, so you can add your own bass speaker should the TV's own bass efforts not ...

Cheap for a full HD TV, HD pictures can look good, space-saving design

Standard definition issues, bettered by rivals in many picture areas, sound struggles during action scenes.

July, 2008

Rating

70

alaSCORE 93

324 reviews

Sharp Aquos LC-42XL2E

Sharp LC-42XL2E

By John Archer

Unfortunately it doesn't match up to the Philips model in overall performance terms either.

HD images save the day, decent black levels, neat design, 100Hz works pretty well

Standard def performance only average, sound rather weak, a touch expensive all things considered

July, 2008

Rating

80

alaSCORE 89

25 reviews

Philips PFL7603 Series TV (37",42",47",52")

Philips 42PFL7603

By John Archer

Inside this cutting-edge bodywork, though, beats not Philips' latest Perfect Pixel image processing engine, but last year's Pixel Plus 3 HD engine. If you want the latest Perfect Pixel HD engine in the new Design Collection bodywork, you'll have to ...

Frequently stunning picture quality, great audio, gorgeous looks, endless feature count, impressive connectivity

Slight motion blur, some contrasty edges look over-stressed, requires care with settings

July, 2008

Rating

90

alaSCORE 94

211 reviews

LG PG6000 Series Plasma TV (32",42",50")

LG 42PG6000

By John Archer

The 42PG6000 is surprisingly well built for a 42in TV costing under £700 from most retailers, with a high-gloss black finish, a tasteful half-moon power light at the bottom right, and best of all a 'single layer' fascia whereby the screen and the ...

Cheap as chips, nice looking, brilliant connectivity, good motion handling and sound

Black levels not up to plasma's usual standards, HD doesn't look particularly sharp

July, 2008

Rating

60

alaSCORE 94

244 reviews

Loewe Connect 37 Media

Loewe Connect 37

By John Archer

Every element of this set looks unique. Its convex side panels, variety of finish options (High Gloss Black, High Gloss White and Matt Chrome Silver), stunningly sleek profile and various, imaginative stand/mounting options all contrive to make it ...

Stunningly designed, multimedia functionality, built-in PVR option, outstanding sound

Black levels not quite the best, some processing artefacts, occasional colour flaws, rather expensive for a 37in TV

July, 2008

Rating

80

alaSCORE 92

27 reviews

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