The LG 42PG6000 plasma television should make the shortlist of anyone looking to acquire a flat screen HDTV for less than £700. Boasting a “frameless” design which scooped up the “Best Of Innovation” award at CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2008 in Las Vegas, 4 HDMI 1.3 inputs, and a quoted contrast ratio of 30,000:1, the PG6000 plasma series may have ... Read More »

In what has turned out to be our most productive month yet this year, we have reviewed the Panasonic TX37LZD85 LCD HDTV which boasts a full high definition native screen resolution of 1920 x 1080, and 100Hz Motion Picture Pro MCFI (motion-compensated frame interpolation) technology. You may be surprised by our not-entirely-positive review, especially when the Panasonic TX-37LZD85 has received ... Read More »

Thanks to every reader who kindly contributed to the fundraising campaign which made it possible for us to acquire this LCD television for testing purposes, our Sony KDL40W4000 review is now complete. The specific model we reviewed was the Sony KDL40W4000U, where the ending alphabet “U” denotes the UK 3-pin-plug version. Europeans get the Sony KDL40W4000E which sports the added ... Read More »

Panasonic TH42PZ80 is the third plasma HDTV from the world’s largest plasma flat screen manufacturer we’ve reviewed in as many months. The Panasonic TH42PZ80 offers true high definition 1920 x 1080 screen resolution over the HD-ready PX80 range, but lacks the “Intelligent Frame Creation” and “24p Real Cinema” motion compensated frame interpolation (MCFI) technologies found on the TH42PZ85B. Let’s see ... Read More »

… and why is it important. Many HDTVs will have a control, often tucked away under advanced settings in a picture settings menu, labelled gamma. User manuals are often unhelpful in explaining what the gamma control does and even the better ones may be less than specific with terms such as “adjusts the balance between bright and dark areas of ... Read More »