Which is the best TV? Which is best out of LCD and plasma? Which screen size is best for my living room? What's the difference between LCD and LED TVs? What's the best LCD TV?
These are the kind of questions that millions of us have to ask every year. Buying a new TV can be a confusing experience even for the tech-savvy.
It doesn't help that technology is moving on at a rapid pace and we're constantly being treated to new tech which comes hand in hand with new jargon.
In this article you'll find all the buying advice you'll need for snapping up the best TV for you and your space, as well as all the best LCD TVs and plasma TVs by size, and a run-down of every single TV in the ranges of all the best TV manufacturers, starting from the best down to the budget TVs.
But within this size division, there's plenty of choice. A basic HD-ready set can be found for less than £300 is you search hard, though it's just as easy to spend over £2k on the best ones.
There's only one certainty at this size – your new TV will be a LCD TV. If you're lucky it could have LED backlighting, but it won't be a plasma; LG used to make plasmas at this size, but there's not one on sale currently...
And thus the 37-inch size has become one of the UK's most popular shapes; a lot more impressive than a 32-incher, yet not big enough to entirely dominate a living room. It's 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.
It's a size division that's as competitive as any, with the big brands weighing in with both LCD and plasma TV models. Despite its direct forerunners being some of the best-reviewed (and best-selling) TVs around, Panasonic's TX-P37X20 is the only plasma left in this category...
Now a lot more varied, with plasmas rubbing shoulders with (and quickly being outnumbered by) LCD TVs and their ultra-modern LED TV makeover, 40-42 inches is still the sweetspot for anyone not overly concerned with ruining the interior design of their living room.
As well as being the fastest growing sector of the market, this size also offers possibly the best value TVs around. Serious home cinema addicts have moved on to 50-inch and bigger screens, leaving this category a swarm of slashed prices...
It's created by your brain processing two separate images coming to it via your eyes, and while this stereoscopic approach can be done relatively cheaply, the big manufacturers have plumped for a rather expensive format that relies on rather clumsy, heavy glasses.
It's called Full HD 3D, and, to be fair, it's the best form of 3D TV currently available...
2010 saw the brand introduce its first 3D Full HD plasmas TVs alongside its debut LED-backlit LCD TVs; the Panasonic hall of fame is impossible to ignore if you're after a a new HDTV.
3D TV
With the Blu-ray 3D specification finalised and Sky's 3D TV channel due, the UK faces another telly revolution.
Forget the digital switchover, 1080p 'Full HD' and web-connected TV widgetry. Jump-out-of-the-screen 'stereoscopic 3D' is the best TV tech around!
Trying to describe it is like trying to paint a symphony. So what will you need to watch 3D TV? Who's doing it? When? What's the best 3D TV? And will your existing HDTV work? Carry on reading to find out the answers to these and many more 3D TV questions...
These are the kind of questions that millions of us have to ask every year. Buying a new TV can be a confusing experience even for the tech-savvy.
It doesn't help that technology is moving on at a rapid pace and we're constantly being treated to new tech which comes hand in hand with new jargon.
In this article you'll find all the buying advice you'll need for snapping up the best TV for you and your space, as well as all the best LCD TVs and plasma TVs by size, and a run-down of every single TV in the ranges of all the best TV manufacturers, starting from the best down to the budget TVs.
The best 32-inch TVs
Most living rooms can't physically take a TV much bigger than 32-inch, making this size by far the best for a lot of people in the UK.But within this size division, there's plenty of choice. A basic HD-ready set can be found for less than £300 is you search hard, though it's just as easy to spend over £2k on the best ones.
There's only one certainty at this size – your new TV will be a LCD TV. If you're lucky it could have LED backlighting, but it won't be a plasma; LG used to make plasmas at this size, but there's not one on sale currently...
The best 37-inch TVs
Making the decision to upgrade from a bulky old 28-inch CRT TV is almost too easy, but heading straight for a 42-inch plasma can seem a little daunting.And thus the 37-inch size has become one of the UK's most popular shapes; a lot more impressive than a 32-incher, yet not big enough to entirely dominate a living room. It's 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.
It's a size division that's as competitive as any, with the big brands weighing in with both LCD and plasma TV models. Despite its direct forerunners being some of the best-reviewed (and best-selling) TVs around, Panasonic's TX-P37X20 is the only plasma left in this category...
The best 42-inch TVs
Once known simply as 'plasma screens' in the collective consciousness, the 40-42-inch size is where the flatscreen dream started in the late 1990s - and where it's still at its most innovative and best.Now a lot more varied, with plasmas rubbing shoulders with (and quickly being outnumbered by) LCD TVs and their ultra-modern LED TV makeover, 40-42 inches is still the sweetspot for anyone not overly concerned with ruining the interior design of their living room.
As well as being the fastest growing sector of the market, this size also offers possibly the best value TVs around. Serious home cinema addicts have moved on to 50-inch and bigger screens, leaving this category a swarm of slashed prices...
The best 3D TVs
Slip on a pair of £100 3D glasses, nestle in front of a brand new £2,000 TV and switch on a £350 3D Blu-ray player and you'll likely warm to the notion that 3D is more than just an illusion.It's created by your brain processing two separate images coming to it via your eyes, and while this stereoscopic approach can be done relatively cheaply, the big manufacturers have plumped for a rather expensive format that relies on rather clumsy, heavy glasses.
It's called Full HD 3D, and, to be fair, it's the best form of 3D TV currently available...
Best Freeview HD TV
With universal coverage set for the end of 2011, the process of weeding-out sets without Freeview HD tuners inside has begun - and we don't expect there will be a single no-Freeview HD TV left on sale by the end of this year. Here's the best of the first crop.Best Panasonic TV: what to buy this year
While it's never enjoyed the devotion reserved for the likes of Apple, Panasonic is surely one of the strongest brands on the planet – and especially in the flatscreen TV sphere.2010 saw the brand introduce its first 3D Full HD plasmas TVs alongside its debut LED-backlit LCD TVs; the Panasonic hall of fame is impossible to ignore if you're after a a new HDTV.
3D TV
With the Blu-ray 3D specification finalised and Sky's 3D TV channel due, the UK faces another telly revolution.Forget the digital switchover, 1080p 'Full HD' and web-connected TV widgetry. Jump-out-of-the-screen 'stereoscopic 3D' is the best TV tech around!
Trying to describe it is like trying to paint a symphony. So what will you need to watch 3D TV? Who's doing it? When? What's the best 3D TV? And will your existing HDTV work? Carry on reading to find out the answers to these and many more 3D TV questions...
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