Not bad, but performance doesn't reflect price and appearance doesn't reflect description

Slim chassis, great ergonomics; stable, detailed images with fine low-light insight; effective tuners

Clean white tones hard to come by; motion processing modes

A really fine effort from Philips - premium price or no, it's well worth it

Looks, feels and is specified like a premium product; tremendous facility with motion; great colour balance; half-decent sound

Almost wilfully time-consuming to set up; not the last word in outright black detail

Add proper backlighting to a Sony TV's many other strengths and you get a great product. Simple, really

Fine ergonomics; big specification; accomplished TV reception; good DVD upscaling; impressive Blu-ray performance

Sssome sssibilance to sssound

£500 very well spent, the 32LH5000 is another step towards LG ubiquity

Good looks, fine finish; extensive spec; sturdy TV reception; accomplished images from all sources

Sound is the usual dog's dinner; some more expensive rivals offer even more detail and insight

Not without foibles, but the Hitachi is in many ways an accomplished performer. And the price is right

Bright, punchy and colourful pictures; confident upscaling; great specification for the money

More picture noise than we'd like; scandalously poor remote control

Cheap, but you can do much, much better if you're prepared to pay a bit extra

Watchable Freeview picture; neat remote control

Noisy picture; lack of detail, clarity and sharpness with standard and high-definition sources; poor black levels; odd colour balance

This JVC monitor is a fantastic product, but loses a star due to its lofty price-tag

Superb mix of deep blacks and punchy whites; loads of detail; great looks and build

The Philips 42PFL9664, which is 500 cheaper

We're really fed-up with saying this, but here's yet another Sony with a superb performance that's ruined by uneven backlighting

Impeccable motion processing; punchy, detailed pictures with subtle, neutral colours; good sound; compact, stylishly-understated design

Blotchy backlight

£1500 might sound like a lot of money, but just one look at the Philips in action proves it's worth every penny

Astonishing detail and sharpness creates brilliant images; spot-on colour balance; largely excellent motion handling; robust sound

Not the easiest set to calibrate; some offer slightly greater black depth

This set is average, given the price tag

Slimline, smart design ; full HD spec ; natural colours

Soft images ; struggles with blacks ; blocky TV tuner