Past Gary Merson

Edited By Michael Fremer

(11/22/2009) Just in time for the holiday buying flavor, Hard disk drive Guru lists, in no particular order, ten of the all-time performing HDTVs currently available.

Prices listed are the lowest we could notice on-line at the fourth dimension of publication and they are linked to HDGuru’s Pricegrabber website.  Terminal week, our friends at Gizmodo published v of the HD Guru’s Superlative 10 HDTV Picks (they are below as picks 6-10).

[amazonify]B001VB5FZM::text::::Panasonic V10[/amazonify]

Panasonic V10

The V10 plasma series pack deep black levels, wide viewing angles, fine betoken processing, a 96 Hz judder-free flick way for 24Hz sources (Blu-ray and limited satellite Hard disk drive channels), forth with nearly ideal color and gray scale ready to THX manner. Throw in user adjustable Custom fashion and VieraCast internet connectivity and you have a meridian HDTV. The V10 series is available in 50″, 54″ 58″ and 65″ screen sizes. The 50″ TC-P50V10 sells for under $1896 on our Pricegrabber website. Check out our full review of the 54″ here.

[amazonify]B001UAEWUS::text::::Panasonic G10[/amazonify]

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The G10 serial uses the same high contrast Neo PDP plasma panel every bit the V10s in addition to providing summit quality signal processing, a THX certified mode and Panasonic’southward VieraCast internet widgets. The G10s provide very high effulgence for daytime viewing in well lit rooms and an accurate THX certified mode for evening viewing. The G10s are the value leader plasma in our Top 10 lineup and are bachelor in the 42″ 46″ 50″ and 54″ screen sizes. The 42″ TC-P42G10 is available on our Pricegrabber website starting at just $868. Check out our review here.

[amazonify]B001U3YIM2::text::::Panasonic L S1[/amazonify]

Panasonic LCD S1

Panasonic’s exclusive Alpha-IPS LCD panel provides the widest viewing bending of whatsoever LCD brandish we’ve evaluated to date. This means you don’t have to sit perfectly on-centre to have the all-time seat in the house.  Both L S1 models are Hard disk 1080p (though y'all need to sit really close with any 1080p display below 42″ to notice the difference). The L S1s also features Panasonic’s â€Å"motion focus” technology for improved motion resolution. Both models include 3 HDMI and one component video input as well every bit a PC input for use as a monitor. The Fifty S1 models are the 32″ TC-L32S1 priced from $528 and the 37″ [amazonify]B001U3YIM2::text::::TC-L37S1[/amazonify] priced from $649 at the HD Guru Pricegrabber website.

Samsung UNB8000

Samsung 8000

The 8000 serial is our top choice edge-lit LED LCD. Samsung packs every feature it offers inside this serial including 240 Hz refresh rate, net connectivity with Yahoo widgets and YouTube, equally well as 4 HDMI inputs, user controlled white rest and  custom frame interpolation. The 1.2 inch deep design features a 2 tone (black and clear edge) bezel. The 46″  version, one of the nearly free energy efficient HDTVs we’ve always tested, uses just 123 watts in â€Å"Standard” fashion.  The 8000 is available in 46″ and 55″ screen sizes priced respectively from $1875 and $2537  at our HD Guru Pricegrabber website.

Mitsubishi Diamond 249

Mitsubishi Diamond 249

Hands downwards, these Mitsubishi HDTVs have the all-time sound quality of any flat panel we’ve reviewed, thanks to its exclusive Unisen 18 commuter surround audio projection technology, which provides existent Dolby 5 channel surround sound without any external speakers. Add together a subwoofer for deep bass and y'all have a complete 5.1 channel home theater.  The 249 series features 18-bit video point processing, a â€Å"super contrast” LCD panel, ISFccc scale (for accurate HDTV colour and grey scale) and internet connectivity featuring built-in VUDU 1080p movie streaming.  Mitsubishi wraps upwardly the unabridged packet with one of the thinnest bezels in the industry. The 249 series models are bachelor in 46″ and 52″ screen sizes. [amazonify]B002FOEZRS::text::::The 46” Diamond LT-46249[/amazonify] sells for $2199. [amazonify]B002FOO66I::text::::The LT-52249[/amazonify] is $2699

Panasonic Z1

Panasonic'due south flagship HDTV is its thinnest 54-inch plasma HDTV ever, with but i-inch depth. They did it past eliminating a 3rd sheet of glass found in all other plasmas except Pioneer's Kuro, and bonding the anti-reflective blanket direct top glass. The Z1 employs SiBEAM's 60GHz 1080p for wireless glitch-free images sent via the included transmitter/media box from upwardly to 30 feet away. The Z1 has THX picture mode and a custom calibration mode, plus squeamish bonus features including VieraCast Internet connectivity for YouTube and Amazon VOD and an SD card reader for photos. The Z1 delivers amazing performance with full 1080 line move resolution, accurate Hard disk color, deep black levels and 96Hz for judder gratis movie viewing.

The sexiest HDTV of 2009, the TC-P54Z1 will set y'all back $4000.

[amazonify]B001HDV3U0::text::::Pioneer Kuro Signature[/amazonify]

You know it'south been a weird year for TVs when not one only ii of our height picks are no longer existence manufactured, but are still being sold. Pioneer's sweetest (and concluding) Kuro line is technically a monitor: There's no tuner or audio. But the Signature models offer the deepest black of whatever high definition display on the market—without any white-letter-on-black-background halos occasionally seen on LED-based LCD TVs. The Signature models features manus selected parts, 2.five-in. depth, Custom Scale, 72Hz refresh and command over the internet via its Ethernet connection. The Pioneer uses a unmarried top sheet of glass to minimize internal reflections, with the anti-reflection coating bonded direct to the surface.

The Signature models are available at scattered retailers effectually the state in the 50-inch size (PRO-101FD) for almost $3000 to $3500, and sixty-inch size (PRO-141FD) for $4000 to $4800.

Samsung UNB8500

The 8500 serial is Samsung flagship LED LCD TV. It characteristic packed with thin i.half-dozen-inch depth, white LED local dimming backlights for improved uniformity, dual-bit 240 Hz plus a scanning backlight for excellent motility resolution and the all-time blackness level of any LED LCD observed to date. The 8500 features four HDMI inputs plus internet connectivity with Flickr, YouTube, weather, news and other widgets. It also has a PV+C input for connectedness to your estimator or HTPC. This is a criterion LED LCD to judge confronting every other make and model.

All this performance comes at a toll. The LNB8500 series comes in 46-inch (UN46B8500) and 55-inch (UN55B8500) screen sizes, currently on Amazon for $2620 and $4020, respectively.

[amazonify]B00298Y8U4::text::::LG LH90[/amazonify]

This LG has all the hot LCD performance features video freaks crave, including white LED dimming backlights for excellent black levels, wide viewing angle LCD IPS console, accurate color, and 240Hz (120 refresh + scanning backlight) for excellent motion resolution. This LG also has all the tweaks anyone could ask for including ISF CCC mode for calibration, THX certification and LG'due south "motion picture magician" for user prepare-up without calibration discs or external test signals. The [amazonify]B00298Y8U4::text::::LG LH90[/amazonify] isn't the thinnest LED LCD, but it more than makes up for it with its price.

The [amazonify]B00298Y8U4::text::::LG LH90[/amazonify] serial is bachelor in 42-, 47- and 55-inch screen sizes at street prices that are considerably lower than many competitors' border lit 120 Hz LED edge lit models. The 42LH90 is online for $1200 to $1500; the 47LH90 sells in the $1700 range; and the 55LH90 goes for $2200 to $2800. In case you couldn't tell, the [amazonify]B00298Y8U4::text::::LG LH90[/amazonify] serial is the value/performance leader of the pack.

Sony XBR8

A comparable model never replaced Sony'southward 2008 flagship model in 2009. It is the only HDTV available with carve up ruby-red, green and blue LED backlights (rather than all white), with local dimming for deep blackness levels. Though slightly thicker than other TVs in its class, the XBR8 has authentic HDTV color, plenty brightness for a beach firm, a non-glossy anti-glare screen coating (rare for 2009), 120Hz refresh charge per unit and Sony's Bravia Engine 2 betoken processing.

Yous tin can still notice the XBR8s—we spotted the 46-inch [amazonify]B001GIPMNU::text::::KDL-46XBR8[/amazonify] for under $2200 and the 55-inch [amazonify]B001GIPMO4::text::::KDL-55XBR8[/amazonify] for nether $4000.

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