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cnet.co.uk

Number of Reviews collected

in TVs

275

Total

3918

Source country

GB

United Kingdom

Language: English

Source rating scale

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Average source rating

77

Highest rating

95

Lowest rating

43

TVs

Sony BRAVIA KDL-40ZX1

The 40-inch Sony Bravia KDL-40ZX1 LCD TV with LED edge lights looks stunning and is remarkably thin. Also capable of receiving a 1080i signal wirelessly -- which means less cable clutter -- it's a good choice if you want a TV whose mere appearance ...

Beautiful design ; wireless connectivity is a technological step in the right direction

Patchy wireless connectivity ; can receive only a 1080i signal wirelessly ; expensive

The Sony Bravia KDL-40ZX1 is a wonderful-looking TV that's basically all style and no substance. The wireless system offers only a 1080i resolution and still can't manage to send a consistent signal over relatively short distances. Hi-def pictures are ...

October, 2009

Rating

66

alaSCORE 93

42 reviews

LG SL8000 (42SL8000)

LG SL8000 (42SL8000)

By Alex Jennings

The strikingly slim, 42-inch, 1080p 42SL8000 is the best LG LCD TV we've seen so far. It's packed to bursting point with features and connections, its pictures are great 99 per cent of the time, and it looks beautiful. For the price, it's also ...

Sumptuous design; excellent pictures; features and connections galore; great value for money

Limited viewing angle; getting the best picture can be a rather labour-intensive process

LG has long been doing very well indeed in the UK TV market, thanks to some ultra-aggressive pricing. With the 42SL8000, the company has finally proven definitively that it's not only a budget brand, but one that's capable of producing LCD pictures to ...

October, 2009

Rating

90

alaSCORE 91

2 reviews

Cello C3298FR

Cello C3298FR

By Alex Jennings

Neither the C3298FR's audio or video performance is anything to get particularly excited about. But the fact that this 32-inch, HD Ready LCD TV with built-in DVD player can record programmes via its two built-in Freeview tuners to SD cards means it's ...

The SD-card recording system works surprisingly well ; pictures are bright ; black levels are surprisingly good

No SD cards included ; pictures tend to look soft ; colours often look overly vibrant ; sound quality is merely average

If the idea of recording TV to SD cards for viewing on the go or storing in a video archive floats your boat, the Cello C3298FR is sufficiently cheap and a solid-enough performer to warrant consideration. It's just a shame that its performance ...

October, 2009

Rating

69

alaSCORE 88

2 reviews

Panasonic Viera G15 (TX-P46G15)

The 46-inch, 1080p Viera TX-P46G15 plasma TV offers plenty of value for money. Although its standard-definition pictures aren't perfect, its high-definition performance is terrific, and it's stuffed with features, including Panasonic's Viera Cast ...

Awesome black levels ; terrific high-definition pictures ; good build quality ; great feature set ; offers decent value for money

Colours aren&apos ; t perfect ; slightly limited online service ; Panasonic&apos ; s step-up V10 series offers better motion-handling with Blu-ray material

The Panasonic Viera TX-P46G15 has a great deal to offer for a 46-inch TV costing around just £1050. Its freesat and Freeview tuners are a boon, its multimedia talents are extensive, and its HD pictures are mostly terrific. But we still think you ...

October, 2009

Rating

89

no alaScore

1 reviews

Philips PFL7404 Series LCD TV(32",42",47",52")

Philips 7000 (32PFL7404H/12)

By Alex Jennings

The 32-inch, 1080p 32PFL7404H/12 LCD TV may lack some of the potency of Philips' expensive 9000-series sets, but it's easily one of the finest tellies in its class when you compare it to similarly priced models. Bargain hunters will be delighted by ...

Understated, elegant design ; stuffed with features and connections ; outstanding picture quality

Some settings need to be used with care ; really fast motion can cause artefacts ; limited viewing angle

With Philips' 9000-series TVs causing such a stir, we were concerned that the lower-spec 32PFL7404H/12 would feel disappointingly stripped-down. But, despite being considerably cheaper, it still delivers a real flavour of the picture-processing power ...

October, 2009

Rating

87

alaSCORE 96

104 reviews

KDL-22E5300

The 22-inch, HD Ready Bravia KDL-22E5300 LCD TV blew our socks off so far that we still haven't found them. Its design is striking, its feature set is ambitious, and, most importantly, its picture quality is superb for such a small TV. This set's ...

Striking design ; outstanding feature set ; superb picture quality ; loads of connections

Expensive ; minor motion blur ; online service is limited

Instead of making a small TV that's cheap and cheerful, like most manufacturers do, Sony has, with the Bravia KDL-22E5300, effectively shrunk one of its high-end big-screen TVs to a portable level. In doing so, it's completely redefined our ...

October, 2009

Rating

90

alaSCORE 93

4 reviews

Toshiba ZV635 Series LCD TV ( 37", 42", 47", 55" )

Toshiba Regza ZV (42ZV635DB)

By Alex Jennings

Packing plenty of picture-processing chops, the 42-inch, 1080p Regza 42ZV635DB's motion-handling capability is the best we've seen so far on a Toshiba LCD TV. The set's black levels could be better, but it offers an opulent design, good connectivity ...

Attractive, opulent design ; good connectivity ; clear motion reproduction ; plenty of picture flexibility ; standard-definition pictures look quite sharp

Black levels aren&apos ; t great ; the set&apos ; s viewing angle is limited ; slight flickering at times from the scanning backlight system ; occasional stutter during camera pans

The Toshiba Regza 42ZV635DB talks a mighty good talk, thanks to an impressive feature set for the price. Many of its features work very well, too, including the all-important 200Hz system. But, while it's quite cutting-edge on some levels, ...

October, 2009

Rating

61

alaSCORE 91

12 reviews

Sharp LC-D65 Series LCD HDTV ( 32", 37", 42", 46", 52" )

The 46-inch, 1080p, LED-backlit Aquos LC46LE700E LCD TV offers plenty of features for the price and is capable of delivering some spectacular images. Its motion-handling capability could be better, but its black-level response is frequently excellent ...

Intense colour reproduction ; good black levels ; plenty of set-up flexibility ; not a bad price for what&apos ; s on offer

No Ethernet connection ; dismal picture presets ; motion isn&apos ; t totally smooth ; standard-definition pictures could be better ; audio is rather weak

Adding 100Hz processing into the mix, Sharp's Aquos LC46LE700E certainly improves on the cheaper Aquos LC40LE600E's already good picture quality, at least as far as standard-definition material is concerned. It's just a shame the improvements aren't ...

October, 2009

Rating

84

alaSCORE 92

80 reviews

Cello C1973FIP

Cello C1973FIP

By Alex Jennings

With a built-in iPod dock and DVD player, the 19-inch, HD Ready C1973FIP LCD TV will appeal to those who are either short on space or just hate clutter. You can't expect top-notch picture quality from a machine of this type at this price, but it ...

Having three AV gadgets in one tidy box is great ; cheap considering how much it does ; not bad-looking

Picture and sound quality are both very average ; no component video inputs ; rubbish on-screen menus ; poor remote control

We really wanted to like the Cello C1973FIP. But, while we certainly admire the TV's ambition, we can't ignore the fact that there really isn't much quality to go with all the practical appeal

October, 2009

Rating

59

no alaScore

1 reviews

LG 50PS3000

LG PS7000 (50PS7000)

By Alex Jennings

Aggressively priced for a 50-inch, 1080p plasma TV, the 50PS7000 nevertheless packs a powerful punch. It's tastefully designed, offers good connectivity and sports exemplary menus. Most importantly, its pictures are unusually aggressive for a plasma ...

Good price ; tasteful design ; plenty of features and connections ; generally very impressive high-definition picture quality

Sounds treble-heavy ; standard-definition performance isn&apos ; t great ; black levels aren&apos ; t quite up to normal plasma standards ; worrying amount of image retention

The LG 50PS7000's pictures are unusually aggressive for a plasma TV, so it's capable of performing spectacularly well with HD material. But the same aggression arguably hinders the TV's standard-definition efforts, and leads to a worrying situation in ...

October, 2009

Rating

70

alaSCORE 94

116 reviews

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