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Panasonic TH50PZ81B Review

Panasonic’s PZ81 plasma televisions remain – at this time of writing – the only HDTVs offering inbuilt Freesat (UK’s free-to-air digital satellite TV service that delivers some high-definition broadcasts) tuners, though we can’t see other manufacturers sitting still for much longer. When we attended Panasonic’s press launch event for the PZ81 series in London 6 weeks ago, we felt that ... Read More »

Sharp LC42B20E Review

It’s probably safe to say that Sharp have, for whatever reason, slipped off the LCD radar to some extent – at least here in the UK. However, Sharp are pioneers in the field of LCD technology, and not too long ago, their distinctively designed AQUOS televisions dominated the ever-growing LCD TV market. Sharp’s B20E series proves that the Japanese manufacturer ... Read More »

Pioneer PDPLX5090 Review

Psst… come closer. We’ll let you in on a little secret: black level is arguably the most important element of picture quality on a high-definition television. Here’s why. Ignoring inflated figures from manufacturers and various measurement methods (ANSI versus on/ off) for a second, contrast ratio is essentially the ratio of peak brightness to black level that a television can ... Read More »

Samsung LE40A559P / LE40A556P / LE40A558 Review

We recently tested and lavished praise on the Samsung Series 6 (A656) LCD TV, but that wasn’t the only HDTV range the Korean electronics giant has brought out this summer. To cater for every requirement and budget imaginable, Samsung has also released the HD-ready Series 4 LCD televisions, and the full HD 1080p Series 5 LCD range which most notably ... Read More »

Panasonic TH42PZ81B Launched

Update: Full testing of the Panasonic PZ81 series is now available at our TH50PZ81B review article. Hot on the heels of the launch of Freesat, a UK free-to-air digital satellite television service featuring high definition channels, Panasonic have introduced their new PZ81 series of plasma HDTVs which sport a true HD native panel resolution of 1920 x 1080, “Intelligent Frame ... Read More »