A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. All modern LCD TVs are wide screen high-definition TVs (HDTVs). See LCD vs. plasma, flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD.
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- LG 60PS80
- Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...
- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- LG 50PS80
- Photo gallery: LG PS80 seriesWhen it was announced at CES 2009, the LG PS80 series of plasma TVs earned one of our three nominations for Best of CES in the TV category. We've already reviewed the other two sets--Panasonic's G10 plasmas and Vizio's VF551XVT LED-based LCD--and both scored...
- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs
- Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Hitachi L42S503
- Was DisappointedI was very disappointed with this particular Hitachi lcd. After reading all the specs on this model, I was hopeful that it would be the tv for me. But it did not work out, since there were a couple of dead pixels, and there was also a...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Vizio VF551XVT
- Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...
- Product reviews 2009-10-23
- Apple iMac 27-inch
- If we could, we'd take points away from this iMac simply because by giving it a 27-inch display Apple threatens our livelihood. You don't need our input to simply walk past the 27-inch iMac on a store shelf and recognize that it's the largest all-in-one currently available, and that it...
- Product reviews 2009-10-21
- Sharp LC-52LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Sharp LC-40LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Sharp LC-46LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Sharp LC-LE700UN series -- photos
- 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. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-16
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV
- Bing Cashback for the TVIf going for the Sharp LCD TV deal, don't forget to get your Bing cashback!1.) Go to www.bing.com2.) Search for Circuit City.3.) Select the "Bing cashback" next to the Circuit City link that the search brings up. This will bring up the Circuit City page.4.)...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV
- A Philips universal remote, a Casio Exilim digital camera, and a 46-inch Sharp LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, October 14, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Philips SRU8015/37 Prestigo 15-Device Universal Remote at Woot.com today for $29.99. The remote can control...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- HP's Touchsmart: A PC, maybe, but cooler as a TV
- Very well thought out box.I suspect HP has a hit. They have a really nice design on that thing.Screen which easily swivels is very importantIf PC manufacturers want people to increasingly use these devices' touch features, I believe that it is very, very important that they allow users to...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- "HDTV" experiment proves believing is seeing
- The Logic of HD AppreciationI struggle with myself about how important HD is to me. I'm comfortable watching SD and am not devastated when I go to an SD TV after watching an HD one. However, when I go to a TV displaying particularly striking HD pictures immediately after watching...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Acer Aspire notebook, LG HDTV
- An iPod Nano, an Acer Aspire notebook, and a 42-inch LC LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Friday, October 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a reconditioned iPod nano from Buy.com for $69.99, down from $149.99. The 4-gigabyte nano has a 2-inch screen,...
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Samsung UN46B8500
- Photo gallery: Samsung UNB8500 seriesIf you watch football or read CNET, chances are you've noticed ads for Samsung's so-called LED TVs. The company has released three series of these super-thin LED-based LCDs so far this year, the 6000, the 7000, and the 8000 models, but it's saved the...
- Product reviews 2009-10-06
- Samsung UN55B8500
- Photo gallery: Samsung UNB8500 seriesIf you watch football or read CNET, chances are you've noticed ads for Samsung's so-called LED TVs. The company has released three series of these super-thin LED-based LCDs so far this year, the 6000, the 7000, and the 8000 models, but it's saved the...
- Product reviews 2009-10-06
- Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future?
- Let's set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that's of course coming to Japan by year's end. Toshiba's "Cell" project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Nextar Q4 GPS, Canon PIXMA printer, Toshiba Regaza HDTV
- A 52-inch Toshiba Regaza LCD HDTV, a Canon PIXMA all-in-one printer, and a Nextar Q4 GPS navigation system. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, October 6, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Toshiba 52XV645U Regza 52-inch LCD HDTV at CompUSA fr $1,299.99 after $500...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Sylvania LC320SLX
- Surprisingly, it won't work with Dish or DirectTV remotesThe Sylvania LC320SLX flat-panel LCD television is a great value for the money EXCEPT for a glaring problem which should be advertised on the box - remotes for the Dish and DirectTV satellite TV systems won't operate it. If I had...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-04
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