In the six short years since Vizio flat-panel TVs have been sold in the U.S., the company has risen to be ranked third in flat-panel sales (plasma and LCD combined) in the North American market. This tremendous and rapid success is due to the high ...

Razor-sharp detail with HD content, Beautiful colors, Great shadow detail, Excellent blacks, Simple, straightforward menu system, Calibrates very well, Incredible value

No color-management system, Less-than-inspiring performance on DVD

In my review of the LG 50PG60 plasma, I identified its product line as one of only two with THX video certification. The other is Panasonic's PZ800 line, which includes a 58-incher as well as the 50-inch TH-50PZ800 reviewed here. Is its THX ...

Excellent overall detail, Superb shadow detail, Great color, Fairly low black level, 48Hz refresh rate for 1080p/24

Menu system very frustrating, Red bump at 50 IRE, Video processing not that great

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Samsung's LN55A950 seems destined to generate controversy among the videophile community. Some will insist that it's the best-looking LCD TV on the market; others will say, well, otherwise. Both arguments are likely to revolve around the LED ...

Incredible blacks/contrast ratio, Virtually no motion blur and no artifacts with frame interpolation on, Beautifully vibrant and natural color, Razor-sharp detail

Haloing and light-pumping, Poor off-axis performance, Mirror-like screen surface, Annoying user interface

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As you may well know by now, LED backlighting is the Next Big Thing in LCD TVs. Samsung's LN55A950 and its 46-inch sibling are the company's second-generation offerings, and others are following suit. However, Samsung was not the first to bring an LED ...

None-better blacks, great shadow detail, Razor-sharp detail, Beautiful colors, Better-than-most off-axis performance, Great 120Hz frame interpolation, USB and Ethernet access to digital content, expandability

Cumbersome menu system, Super-expensive

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Anyone who has read my TV reviews knows I'm not a big fan of the audio systems built into most models. They usually sound thin and closed in, and there's not much stereo separation, to say nothing of surround sound. So when Mitsubishi announced a new ...

ISP sound system provides good simulated surround in a small- to medium-sized room, Artifact-free 120Hz frame interpolation, Good detail, as long as sharpness is set correctly, Excellent shadow detail, Well-organized menu system

Colors not as natural as I've seen on other sets, Blacks don't look deep, Sharpness must be set differently for HD and SD sources, Picture controls time out too quickly

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As most home-theater enthusiasts know, THX has a long history of certifying audio products to conform to certain standards of performance in order to reliably replicate the content producers' intended experience at home. This was a natural outgrowth ...

Excellent detail, Beautiful colors, Great shadow detail, 10-point calibration system

High black level, THX mode not as accurate as I would hope, Incomplete color-management system, Inconsistent menu operation

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A few months ago, a product manager and engineer from LG visited Grayscale Studio to demonstrate the company's new LG60 line of LCD TVs. They were most proud of the effort they had put into the grayscale controls, which let a trained technician ...

Superb detail, even with SD sources, Gorgeous colors, Excellent shadow detail, 10-point grayscale-calibration system

High black level, Incomplete color-management system, Inconsistent menu operation, Large, reflective bezel

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LCD TVs with a refresh rate of 120Hz are becoming quite common these days-all the high-end models now sport this feature, which is supposed to sharpen the image of objects in motion, a bugaboo of virtually all LCDs. JVC's 47-inch, 1080p LT-47X899 is ...

Accurate grayscale, even out of the box, Excellent 120Hz frame interpolation, Excellent shadow detail, Great detail on HD content

Inaccurate colors, Relatively high black level, Detail on SD material a bit lacking, Poor off-axis performance, Detail (sharpness) control unavailable for HDMI inputs, Aspect ratio reverts to overscanned mode when switching inputs or HDMI signal is ...

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When I reviewed Sony's KDL-52XBR4 LCD TV in April 2008, I was very impressed for the most part. With excellent color and exceptional detail on HD material, my only reservations were a slightly soft appearance on SD content and a black level that ...

Razor-sharp detail, Rich, natural colors, Excellent effective black level, capable, Excellent performance on DVD

Menu system could be better organized, 120Hz frame interpolation not the best I've seen (but much better than XBR4), Shadow detail not the best I've seen, BIVL requires ultra-fast Internet connection to be effective ; even then, video quality is poor

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As most home-theater buffs know by now, Pioneer's Kuro plasmas are widely regarded as the best flat panels money can buy. Last year's models, known as eighth-generation or 8G, were universally praised by reviewers and owners alike. Now comes 9G, the ...

Unbeatable blacks, Excellent shadow detail, Gorgeous color, Stunning detail, Displays 1080p/24 at 72Hz, ISF calibration modes

Picture controls associated with AV modes, not inputs, Menu controls buried several levels deep, Remote not as good as previous generation, Above-white partially clipped

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