Top rated TVs: January 2012
These are the best of the best: the top rated TVs of any type that you can buy from the last year.
These are the best of the best: the top rated TVs that you can buy from the last year. If you don't want to wait until the middle of the year to buy a new TV as new models are announced, we can guarantee you'll be happy with one of these.
1. Samsung Series 8 (PS59D8000) 3D plasma TV
The 2011 edition of Samsung's Series 8 plasma is, as we'd expected, an impressive piece of technology. Its sound and visuals are great, and the inclusion of various 'Smart TV' features makes the Series 8 a useful multimedia device as ...
Review Date: 13th May, 2011
2. Sharp LC40LE835X 3D LED TV
If you're not seduced by the appeal of video-on-demand apps or renting movies on your TV, you should consider Sharp's LE835X TV alongside contenders like the Sony HX820, Samsung Series 7 and LG LW6500. It's got good (if not perfect) ...
Review Date: 21st Nov., 2011
3. Sony BRAVIA KDL-55HX925 3D LED TV
The Sony BRAVIA HX925 is Sony's top TV, and as you'd expect it's crammed full of class-leading features. We can't fault its picture quality when displaying 1080p high definition video, and it also does a reasonably good job of upscaling ...
Review Date: 25th July, 2011
4. Samsung Series 8 (UA55D8000) 3D LED TV
The Samsung Series 8 (UA55D8000) 3D LED TV is one of the best panels on the market for watching Full HD content. The level of detail it can display from a high quality source is excellent. It's also packed full ...
Review Date: 16th June, 2011
5. Grundig Vanto GLED2407HDC LED TV
Grundig's Vanto GLED2407HDC LED TV is slim, energy efficient, has a pretty good picture, and is surprisingly cheap. If you're in the market for a small television, the Grundig Vanto GLED2407HDC only costs a couple of hundred dollars more than ...
Review Date: 23rd June, 2011
6. Sony BRAVIA KDL-46HX820 LED TV
Sony’s high-end HX820 BRAVIA LCD TV uses a great LCD panel and can look excellent after adjusting the picture to suit the room it’s in. Some of its Web features fall flat, like the Web browser -- which isn’t as ...
Review Date: 30th May, 2011
7. Panasonic VIERA TH-P50UT30A 3D plasma TV
As the cheapest possible 3D plasma TV available from Panasonic, the VIERA TH-P50UT30A has a lot to deliver: it’s a 50in screen that can be found for under $1000, with built-in Web apps and video on demand. Premium features are ...
Review Date: 19th Dec., 2011
8. Panasonic VIERA TH-P65VT30A 3D plasma TV
Panasonic's latest and greatest and largest 3D plasma TV is excellent when paired with a high quality Blu-ray player, for both 2D and 3D movies. It's not even especially expensive given its huge screen size. Its internal digital TV tuner ...
Review Date: 19th Oct., 2011
9. LG 50PZ950 3D plasma TV
The Infinia 50PZ950 has very good image quality and an excellent array of features, but this 50-inch plasma set needs built-in Wi-Fi and a better setup guide.
Review Date: 23rd Sept., 2011
10. LG 47LW6500 Cinema 3D LED TV
The LG 47LW6500 has a high quality panel that's able to display good quality video in 2D mode with plenty of visible detail. LG's stand-out approach to 3D, in its passive Cinema 3D panels, is smoother and less troublesome than ...
Review Date: 11th July, 2011
