Archive for the '$2500 - $3000' Category
Vizio VM60PHDTV Plasma TV Review
Monday, March 19th, 2007We’ve come to count on Vizio for offering good-performing HDTVs at extremely competitive prices, but when we first heard about the VM60PHDTV we were still surprised. This is a 60-inch plasma that costs as much as many like-size rear-projection HDTVs: $2,999. That information alone is enough to catapult this television to new heights of big-screen [...]
Sony KDS-60A2020 HDTV Review
Monday, March 19th, 2007Last year, Sony sold the KDS-60A2000 for $3,699. This year, the exact same television, the KDS-60A2020, will sell for $800 less. The only difference between the two is color–and yes, we do prefer the new black exterior to last year’s silver. Perhaps Sony was motivated to cut the price to compete with large-screen plasmas, such [...]
Samsung LN-S4696D LCD HDTV Review
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007If analyst estimates prove correct, the final days of 2006 will mark the LCD’s triumph over the CRT—at least in terms of North American TV sales. And Europe saw LCD TV sales overtake CRTs a few months ago. Worldwide, the Korean corporate giant Samsung sells more LCD TVs than any other manufacturer. The company’s 46-inch [...]
Sharp LC-46D62U Review
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Sharp has always been a leader in LCD technology, and the company’s newest generation of panels has some of the most impressive specs we’ve seen yet, including a 10,000:1 contrast ratio. That’s a laughably high number on paper, but does it translate into better picture quality in the real world? After testing the Sharp LC-46D62U, [...]
JVC HD-56FH97
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006JVC’s 2006 lineup of rear-projection HDTVs includes several 1080p models, all of which use the company’s HD-ILA technology, a variant of LCoS. The least-expensive example is the HD-56FH97, a 56-inch HDTV that has much to recommend it in terms of picture performance. That said, its picture quality isn’t quite as good as some of the [...]
