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LCD TVs.(RATINGS)(Buyers guide)
More TVs in this group had excellent picture quality for HD than in the past. That includes several 720p displays, which have a lot to offer, usually at a lower price than 1080p sets. While we highlight some of the best TVs in Quick Picks, others are worth considering, especially if you find them at a good price. Don't rule out TVs with a very good score for picture quality. With typical cable or satellite content, only the most discriminating viewer might perceive the difference between very good and excellent quality.
Guide to the Ratings
Overall score is based primarily on picture quality; sound quality and ease of use are also considered. Displayed scores are rounded; models are listed in order of precise overall score. Trained panelists evaluated picture quality for clarity and color accuracy. Under picture quality, HD reflects display of a high-definition (1080i) signal, such as that from a digital-cable box or satellite receiver. DVD reflects display of a 480p signal, such as the output from a progressive-scan DVD player. Standard-definition (SD) picture scores are for a 480i signal, such as that of a regular TV program. These scores aren't directly comparable to those in previous Ratings because of a change to our test methods. All signals were routed via a component-video input. Picture-quality scores for HD, DVD, and SD content aren't directly comparable across signal types because each is capable of a different level of quality. So a very good score for HD indicates a better picture than a very good score for standard-definition TV signals. Sound quality is for the set's built-in speakers. Ease of use is our assessment of the remote control and onscreen menus. Viewing angle indicates our evaluation of picture quality for clarity and color accuracy at various horizontal and vertical viewing angles; it is not factored into picture quality or overall scores. Price is approximate retail.
Quick Picks
Best 46- and 47-inch sets:
1 Samsung LN-T4661F, $2,500
2 Sony Bravia KDL-46S3000, $1,800, CR Best Buy
- Samsung LN-S4696D.
- Magazine article from: PC Magazine Online January 12, 2007 700+ words
...solid balance of features, functionality, and style. Image quality, however, is the most important characteristic of any HDTV, and the LN-S4696D struggled to turn in even mediocre performance. Read the full review: Samsung LN-S4696D
- An HD detail destroyer.(SAMSUNG LN-T5265F)(product evaluation)(Product/service...
- Magazine article from: PC Magazine Heron, Robert October 16, 2007 700+ words
...composite and S-Video ports are shared connections, two TV inputs can be used on any of them, but not simultaneously. Samsung LN-T5265F $3,999.99 FAIR PROS Excellent Color quality Excellent image contrast (after calibration.) CONS Loss of images...
- Top 5 flat-panel LCD televisions: make one of these sleek sets the center of...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper December 1, 2006 700+ words
...LCDs we've tested, with excellent picture quality and black-level reproduction. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3 SAMSUNG LN-S3251D www.samsung.com $1...Video, VGA BOTTOM LINE The 32-inch Samsung LN-S3251D may cost more than budget...
- High Definition Tektronix PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer Predicts Viewer...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 2007 700+ words
...instrumentation announced the PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer, a new generation picture quality analysis (PQA) tool. Incorporating...measurement and diagnostic tools for picture quality analysis including full support of high...
- The IRT Selects Tektronix Picture Quality Analysis Tool for Fast HD Quality...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 7, 2007 700+ words
...Tektronix PQA500 Incorporates the Latest Picture Quality Analysis Technology; Provides a Suite...Tektronix PQA500, a next generation picture quality analysis tool, to speed up its HD...IRT has extensively used Tektronix picture quality analysis systems for some time and...
- A History of Picture Quality.
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News November 3, 2008 700+ words
...Ellis Here's one that just never gets old: Picture quality. For marketers of HDTV service, picture quality is the differentiator that comes after 'more channels.' For bloggers, picture quality elicits a steady flow of commentary and frame...
- Tektronix Responds to Industry Need for Compact Picture Quality Solution.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 12, 2001 700+ words
...Tektronix PQA300 Provides Objective Picture Quality Measurements In Compact Platform...the de facto market leader in picture quality analysis and the first to offer objective, repeatable picture quality measurement tools, today announced...
- Tektronix PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer Selected as a Finalist for the IABM...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 15, 2007 700+ words
...instrumentation, announced that its PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer has been nominated as a candidate...almost 70 entries, the new generation picture quality analysis tool was selected by the...Design Awards with our new generation picture quality analysis tool," said Arif Kareem...
- Tektronix and Sarnoff to Develop Picture-Quality Monitoring System For...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 10, 1998 700+ words
...develop a real-time, in-service picture-quality monitoring system for DIRECTV, Inc...designed to assure the highest available picture quality on the more than 185 DIRECTV channels...Sufficient bit rate assures high picture quality. The system uses a measurement system...
- China's Academy of Broadcast Science Recommends Tektronix' Picture Quality...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 29, 2003 700+ words
...Tektronix Inc. , the market leader in picture quality analysis, today announced that China...analysis tools to determine video picture quality at its National Center of Test and...when they perceive degradation in the picture quality. However, subjective measurement...