Most Desired TV of 2011

Written by Anees on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
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Are you going to buy a TV this year and still confused whether to buy LCD, Plasma or LED or to go for HDTV or 3D. Which one is the finest manufactured by a series of best TV manufacturers and on which price to compromise? Allow us to help you out of this confusion. Here is a guide to let you choose the crowned TV of 2011.So, here goes the list

  • Best 32-inch TV
  • Best 37-inch TV
  • Best 42-inch TV
  • Best Plasma TV
  • Best HD TV
  • Best LCD TV
  • Best LED TV
  • Best OLED TV
  • Best 3D TV
  • Best 32-inch TV

Living rooms can’t actually take a TV much bigger than 32-inch but within this size division, there’s plenty of choice. There is only one certainty that at this size a basic HD-ready set can be found for less than £300 and Panasonic TX-L32X20B – £289 is the choice.

Panasonic TX-L32X20B – £289

The wide 178° viewing angle ensures clear images even when viewed from an angle. The backlight’s wide transmission aperture enhances the contrast between light and dark.

  • Box Contains
  • Television
  • Remote Control
  • Batteries (x2)
  • Pedestal
  • Assembly screws for pedestal (x4)
  • Operating instructions
  • Product registration leaflet

Some basic features include

  • LCD TV with VIERA HD IPS LCD TV
  • Wide Viewing Angle with IPS-alpha Panel
  • VIERA Image Viewer (Photo and Video)
  • Smart Networking with VIERA Link
  • Game Mode and V-Audio Surround
  • Best 37-inch TV

37-inch is also often the maximum size for those of us who are forced, simply by the shape of our living room, to shove a TV in the corner.

Panasonic’s TX-P37X20 – £600

Panasonic’s TX-P37X20 is the best option in this category with the following features.

  • Black-level response humbles that of similarly priced LCD rivals
  • Aggressively priced
  • HD pictures can look excellent
  • Watchable from wide viewing angles
  • 100Hz processing
  • 1,024×720-pixel resolution
  • Best 42-inch TV

40-42 inches is still the selection for anyone not overly anxious with ruining the interior design of their living room. It is where the flat screen dream started in the late 1990s – and where it’s still at its most innovative and best.

Philips 42PFL9705 – £1800

Philips 42PFL9705 is the best assortment to have with the following features

  • Ambilight Spectra 3 intensifies the viewing experience
  • Full HD TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine for the best picture quality performance
  • LED Pro for extreme contrast and brilliance
  • Dynamic screen contrast: 10.000.000:1
  • 400Hz Clear LCD, 0.5ms performance for superb motion sharpness
  • Perfect Natural Motion for ultra smooth Full HD movies
  • Net TV with Wi-Fi for popular online services on your TV
  • Feel the atmosphere with 30W RMS and Incredible Surroun
  • Full HD 3D Ready offering full 1080p resolution to both eyes and backwards compatibility 3D
  • DLNA PC network link to browse PC and Home network content
  • Best Plasma TV

Plasma is an older technology that was popular during the early inception of HDTVs to the consumer market. Compared to LCD, plasma screens generally have a better color spectrum and viewing angle, as well darker black/brighter white rendition and a vastly superior response time. However, they’re known for being “bigger” than LCDs in both size and weight.

Samsung PN50B860 TV -£897

The Samsung PN50B860 TV boasts a broad range of interactive features and some of the most user friendly menus we’ve seen. It offers

  • High definition TV picture quality
  • Thinnest Plasma At a mere 1.2-inches thick
  • The 50-inch widescreen display
  • 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio
  • Colors near perfection and black levels
  • Connected to a broadband internet connection
  • High end performance
  • Best Free view HD TV

HDTVs are always defined by the resolution, or the number of vertical pixels that they have. In these cases, the 1080 HDTV set is the better of the two – since more pixels means more detail. The arrival of DVB-T2 – or Freeview HD, as it’s more commonly known; earlier this year was a watershed moment.

Sony KDL-32EX703 – £630

The Sony KDL-32EX703 TV has everything but it doesn’t cost the earth.

It features

  • 32″ (81cm) screen
  • Full HD 1080
  • Wi-Fi Ready
  • LCD TV with Edge LED screen
  • Motionflow 100Hz
  • Eco features
  • BRAVIA Internet Video
  • Presence Sensor
  • BRAVIA ENGINE 3 to view images with impressive detail, optimal contrast, and truer-to-life color tones
  • Live Color
  • DLNA  to stream movies, music and photos to your BRAVIA
    Scene Select
  • Best LCD TV

Much like other LCD devices you’re more used to, such as alarm clocks and computer monitors. LCD televisions also utilize a technology based on polarized light, where two polarized panels are located in front of and in back of a thin layer of liquid crystal gel that is divided up into individual pixels.

LG 55LD650- £ 881

LG is on the cutting edge of electronics. The LD650 is the leading LCD TV on the market today .The LG logo is displayed on the bottom of the screen and the TV is held up by a unique swivel stand for the best viewing angle anywhere in the house. This TV also provides its customers with an array of Internet Apps, amazing picture and one of the thinner designs on an LCD TV. Overall the LG 55LD650 looks great and provides an amazing viewing experience with some cool features like

  • The 3.8-inch screen
  • Access to the internet
  • Best picture quality
  • 1080p resolution.
  • NetCast Entertainment Access
  • Best LED TV

LED or “Light – Emitting Diode” is a newer technology in the realm of HDTVs. LED backlighting gives better color fidelity than its fluorescent counterpart.

Vizio XVT553SV- £ 970

Vizio has come a long way over the past century and has finally stepped up to the plate with an amazing LED TV. Vizio XVT553SV offers the following features

  • 240Hz refresh rate
  • Amazing black levels and true color levels
  • VIA (Vizio Internet Apps system)
  • Easy-to-use navigation bar
  • A remote control that has a built-in keyboard
  • Five HDMI ports
  • 10,000,000:1contrast ratio

The Vizio XVT553SV has by far the best picture and is one of the easiest LED TVs to set up and use. If you want to save a ton of money and don’t mind having a slightly thicker display, this is the LED TV for you.

  • Best OLED TV

A new ‘hit’ is to introduce the TV with the thinnest OLED technology in the world, OLED, or “Organic Light Emitting Diode” displays use drastically less power than soon-to-be outdated technologies including LCD and LED displays.

Almost paper thin and without need of a backlight, OLED is believed to be the next big evolution in HDTV display. OLED differs from plasma and LCD in the diodes that use the first technology react to a given electrical stimulation, generating and emitting light by themselves. This allows screens to be as thin as diodes; reaching thicknesses do not exceed 5 mm.

LG LZ9700

LG Electronics introduced LG LZ9700 with the following features

  • Only 2.9 millimeters thick,
  • 31 inch Full HD resolution
  • A better contrast,
  • A wider range of colors,
  • A wide viewing angle
  • Lower power consumption,
  • 72-inch panel
  • TruMotion technology
  • Streaming via DLNA function,
  • USB and Media Link for easy access to content,
  • Comes with remote control Motion Magic
  • Best 3D TV

Undoubtedly one of the hottest and most anticipated technologies revealed in 2011 is the viewing of a 3D TV. This technology takes the fun of modern day big-screen 3D movies home with a HDTV that can replicate the 3D experience. The phrase “3D-Ready” became widespread in early to mid 2010. Slip on a pair of £100 3D glasses and sit in front of a brand new £2,000 TV you’ll likely warm to the notion that 3D is more than just an illusion.

Panasonic TC-P54VT25- £792

Panasonic TC-P54VT25 offers

  • 600Hz refresh rate
  • A remote with batteries
  • A detachable stand and an owner’s manual
  • a pair of glasses to watch 3D content
  • Opening and closing of the shutters occurs at a rate of about 1/120 of a second and is imperceptible to the human eye.
  • A Blu-ray player and a matching home audio system.
  • Viera Cast feature allows you to connect with YouTube, Picasa, Pandora Internet Radio, Netflix, Twitter, FOX Sports and Bloomberg.
  • Skype for voice calls
  • Crystal clear images
  • A variety of audio and video inputs
  • A greater viewing angle

3D gets the crown

If the goal of 3D TV is to immerse the viewer in the action, then Panasonic has done a great job with its latest line of Viera VT25 3D televisions. The 54-inch TC-P54VT25 plasma TV offers the best 3D TV viewing experience among all of the TVs we reviewed and gets the crown Using this comparison, we hope that you will be able to make more informative decisions as you take the leap to an immersive 3D TV in your home.

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