Superb suite of interactive features including Netflix, Vudu, Yahoo Widgets, and YouTube; accurate color; extensive picture controls including a unique Picture Wizard; solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input; beautiful styling

Produces relatively light black levels; cannot properly process 1080p/24 content with consistency; exhibits some temporary image retention; no S-Video input

Despite image quality a notch or two below competing plasmas, the LG PS80 series will win over shoppers who prioritize built-in video streaming.

Superb suite of interactive features including Netflix, Vudu, Yahoo Widgets, and YouTube; accurate color; extensive picture controls including a unique Picture Wizard; solid connectivity with four HDMI and one PC input; beautiful styling

Produces relatively light black levels; cannot properly process 1080p/24 content with consistency; exhibits some temporary image retention; no S-Video input

Despite image quality a notch or two below competing plasmas, the LG PS80 series will win over shoppers who prioritize built-in video streaming.

Affordable, compact portable digital TV/DVD player; 7-inch wide-screen display and built-in DTV tuner; clear TV picture quality when you can get a signal; memory card slot for viewing video, music, and image files; DivX playback support; remote, car ...

Generic styling; cheap look and feel; resolution could be higher; external antenna required for DTV reception

The generic-looking Envizen ED8850 isn't going to win any design awards, but its built-in DTV tuner and DivX support sets it apart from other run-of-the-mill portable DVD players.

Inexpensive for a local dimming LED-based LCD; can produce extremely deep black levels; less blooming than many local dimming models; relatively accurate color; solid dejudder processing; plenty of connectivity with five HDMI and one PC input; energy ...

Backlight fluctuates with program content; below-average shadow detail; fewer picture controls than some high-end HDTVs; ho-hum styling

Sure, it has a few flaws, but nothing fatal prevents the local dimming, LED-backlit Vizio VF551XVT from exhibiting excellent LCD picture quality for the buck.

Inexpensive for an LCD with LED backlighting ; extremely energy efficient ; effective video processing that can separate antiblur and dejudder functions ; intriguing selection of interactive widgets ; superb built-in support including live help with ...

Black levels not as deep as LED and some non-LED-based LCDs ; less-accurate grayscale ; glossy screen reflects ambient light ; minor backlight uniformity issues

The Sharp LC-LE700UN's LED backlighting doesn't elevate its picture quality beyond the LCD norm, but does help make it the most efficient TV we've ever tested.

Inexpensive for an LCD with LED backlighting ; extremely energy efficient ; effective video processing that can separate antiblur and dejudder functions ; intriguing selection of interactive widgets ; superb built-in support including live help with ...

Black levels not as deep as LED and some non-LED-based LCDs ; less-accurate grayscale ; glossy screen reflects ambient light ; minor backlight uniformity issues

The Sharp LC-LE700UN's LED backlighting doesn't elevate its picture quality beyond the LCD norm, but does help make it the most efficient TV we've ever tested.

Inexpensive for an LCD with LED backlighting ; extremely energy efficient ; effective video processing that can separate antiblur and dejudder functions ; intriguing selection of interactive widgets ; superb built-in support including live help with ...

Black levels not as deep as LED and some non-LED-based LCDs ; less-accurate grayscale ; glossy screen reflects ambient light ; minor backlight uniformity issues

The Sharp LC-LE700UN's LED backlighting doesn't elevate its picture quality beyond the LCD norm, but does help make it the most efficient TV we've ever tested.

Deeper black levels than any HDTV available aside from Pioneer Kuro ; solid shadow detail ; reduced blooming compared with other local dimming LED-based LCDs ; accurate, highly saturated color ; excellent video processing with adjustable dejudder ; ...

Expensive ; poor off-angle viewing ; some blooming effects ; benefits of 240Hz difficult to discern ; glossy screen reflects ambient light

It costs a mint, but Samsung's local dimming, LED-based UNB8500 series delivers the best picture quality of any LCD we've tested.

Deeper black levels than any HDTV available aside from Pioneer Kuro ; solid shadow detail ; reduced blooming compared with other local dimming LED-based LCDs ; accurate, highly saturated color ; excellent video processing with adjustable dejudder ; ...

Expensive ; poor off-angle viewing ; some blooming effects ; benefits of 240Hz difficult to discern ; glossy screen reflects ambient light

It costs a mint, but Samsung's local dimming, LED-based UNB8500 series delivers the best picture quality of any LCD we've tested.

Produces relatively deep black levels ; mostly accurate color ; very good dejudder processing ; sleek styling with 1.2-inch thick panel ; extensive feature set with Yahoo Widgets, network streaming, and lots of built-in content ; energy-efficient

Expensive ; less uniform screen than other LCDs ; poor off-angle viewing ; lower contrast in dark scenes ; shiny screen can cause reflections in bright rooms ; benefits of 240Hz difficult to discern ; scarce analog video inputs

The expensive, stylish Samsung UNB8000 series has its share of picture quality drawbacks, but a firmware update helps, and the thin frames are worth serious bragging rights.