Consumer Reports - Best TV for the Buck (Feb 2010)
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22 consumer reports march 1 Cover story i l l u s t r a t i o n s b y e v a t a t c h e v a I t might be hard to believe, but V prices are still alling, thanks to S uper Bowl and Winter Olympics promo- tions and clearance sales on ’09 sets. Expect to see prices or 46- to 50-inch Vs as low as $600, 40- to 42-inch sets or $500, and 26- to 32-inchers starting at $300. Tere are many pricier Vs in stores, and salespeople might tout their “superi- or” eatures. Based on our tests o 130-plus Vs, the most sets we’ve ever rated, we’ll help you decide whether the most-hyped eatures and technologies are worth the price. (3D V could be on your list o con- siderations soon. See the acing page.) 120Hz and 240Hz: Less blur Ads make a big deal o 120Hz and 240Hz technologies, which promise to reduce blur and the loss o detail that occurs when LCDs display ast-moving images. 120Hz technology doubles an LCD V’s usual 60Hz rame rate, and 240Hz quadruples it. Another approach, which we call quasi- 240Hz, combines a 120Hz rame rate with a scanning backlight that ashes on and of to create a 240Hz-like efect. (Some Vs are set to 120 or 240Hz out o the box, but on others you must turn that eature on.) You usually pay about $200 to $400 more or a set with 240Hz or quasi-240Hz technology , in part because those sets tend to have other step-up eatures, too. 120Hz is available even on modestly priced sets such as the 55-inch Vizio VF550M, $1,400. When we tested anti-blur technolo- gies, the results varied. On some sets with true 240Hz, we saw almost no blur. Other Vs with quasi-240Hz and 120Hz rame rates had less blur than 60Hz sets, which showed the most noticeable deterioration. But some Vs with higher rame rates did Best TV s for the buck See which features are worth paying for and which you can do without Front projectors Pge 25 LCD TV Ratings Pge 26 Plasma TV Ratings Pge 29 Internet TV Pge 30 Blu-ray player Ratings Pge 32 Home-theater Ratings Pge 33 Inid
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