Televisions

JVC Xiview LT-42WX70

The 42-inch, 1080p LT-42WX70 LCD screen is a brave attempt by JVC to bring something new to the TV table. It's eye-wateringly expensive, but it offers awesome colour reproduction, excellent contrast and exceptionally sharp pictures, as well as a stunning design

Editor's rating 7.9

Samsung B550 (LE40B550)

The 40-inch, 1080p LE40B550 LCD TV offers remarkable value for money, outperforming its budget price point by a country mile. Its speakers lack bass, and other Samsung TVs have more features, but its picture performance is great and it looks gorgeous

Editor's rating 8.9

LG SL9000 (42SL9000)

The 42-inch, 1080p, LED-edge-lit 42SL9000 is a mighty handsome LCD TV, with an astonishingly slender profile. It also offers tonnes of features, good picture quality and an extremely attractive user interface. Overall, it's an admirable attempt at stealing Samsung's super-slim-TV crown

Editor's rating 8.1

Loewe Connect 42 Media Full-HD+ 100 DR+

The 42-inch, 1080p Connect 42 Media Full-HD+ 100 DR+ is the very definition of a premium LCD TV. It looks stunning in every set-up option, its multimedia capability is unparalleled, it delivers positively Olympian sound, and its pictures are frequently awesome

Editor's rating 8.9

Philips 9000 (47PFL9664H/12)

If ever there were a TV to warm the cockles, the 47-inch, 1080p 47PFL9664H/12 LCD TV is it. It's impressively slender and attractive, it's packed with more features than you'll ever use, and it delivers one of the best AV performances we've ever seen from an LCD TV

Editor's rating 9.1

Sony Bravia Z5800 (KDL-40Z5800)

The first telly from Sony to sport a built-in freesat tuner, the 40-inch, 1080p KDL-40Z5800 LCD TV is also one of the company's finest-performing sets. It's expensive and its audio isn't all it could be, but its pictures are generally fantastic and it looks very cool

Editor's rating 8.9

Toshiba Regza SV (46SV685DB)

The 46-inch, 1080p, LED-backlit Regza 46SV685DB is Toshiba's best flat-screen TV to date. Its pictures are superbly sharp, detailed and colourful, and it produces dark scenes with a depth and naturalism that no ordinary LCD TV can match. It doesn't come cheaply, though

Editor's rating 8.6

Sony Bravia ZX1 (KDL-40ZX1)

The 40-inch Sony Bravia KDL-40ZX1 LCD TV with LED edge lights looks stunning and is remarkably thin. Also capable of receiving a 1080i signal wirelessly -- which means less cable clutter -- it's a good choice if you want a TV whose mere appearance will make your friends insanely jealous

Editor's rating 6.6

LG SL8000 (42SL8000)

The strikingly slim, 42-inch, 1080p 42SL8000 is the best LG LCD TV we've seen so far. It's packed to bursting point with features and connections, its pictures are great 99 per cent of the time, and it looks beautiful. For the price, it's also remarkably good value

Editor's rating 9.0

Panasonic Viera G15 (TX-P46G15)

The 46-inch, 1080p Viera TX-P46G15 plasma TV offers plenty of value for money. Although its standard-definition pictures aren't perfect, its high-definition performance is terrific, and it's stuffed with features, including Panasonic's Viera Cast online service, and built-in freesat and Freeview tuners

Editor's rating 8.9

Sharp Aquos LE700 (LC46LE700E)

The 46-inch, 1080p, LED-backlit Aquos LC46LE700E LCD TV offers plenty of features for the price and is capable of delivering some spectacular images. Its motion-handling capability could be better, but its black-level response is frequently excellent and its colours are exceptionally vivid

Editor's rating 8.4

Toshiba Regza ZV (42ZV635DB)

Packing plenty of picture-processing chops, the 42-inch, 1080p Regza 42ZV635DB's motion-handling capability is the best we've seen so far on a Toshiba LCD TV. The set's black levels could be better, but it offers an opulent design, good connectivity and a great deal of picture flexibility

Editor's rating 6.1

LG LH3000 (47LH3000)

We weren't expecting much from the 47-inch, 1080p 47LH3000 LCD TV, since it bears a startlingly low price tag. But it confounded our expectations at every turn, offering striking pictures, excellent menus and an attractive design. This set is a real bargain

Editor's rating 7.5

Sharp Aquos LE600 (LC40LE600E)

The 1080p, 40-inch Aquos LC40LE600E is remarkably affordable for an LED-backlit LCD TV. While Sharp's cut a few corners to keep the price down, the set looks great and its pictures are often blisteringly intense, without any of LED backlighting's usual unpleasant side effects

Editor's rating 8.2

Panasonic Viera TX-P42G15

You'll need to lay down a sizeable wad of cash to buy the 42-inch, 1080p Viera TX-P42G15 plasma TV, but it's worth it. This set boasts exceptional picture quality and is jam-packed with features, including an on-board freesat HD tuner and Web connectivity

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 9.1

Sony Bravia W5500 (KDL-46W5500)

Despite a rather dour exterior, the 1080p, 46-inch Bravia KDL-46W5500 is a fantastic LCD TV. Its images are nothing short of sensational, it offers good connectivity and multimedia functionality, and, compared to other Bravia sets, it's surprisingly affordable too

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 8.8

Toshiba Regza 42RV635DB

The 1080p, 42-inch Regza 42RV635DB LCD TV is definitive proof that you can get a good set without needing to sell a kidney. It might not be the most exciting machine on the market, but its excellent Freeview and high-definition performance make it extremely likeable

Editor's rating 8.5

Sony Bravia X4500 (KDL-46X4500)

The 46-inch, 1080p, LED-backlit Bravia KDL-46X4500 LCD TV produces, on occasions, the best pictures we've seen on a flat TV from Sony. It's also attractive, well-connected and far cheaper than sets that use the same technology, although it'll still dent your wallet. This is an imperious TV

Editor's rating 8.2

Panasonic Viera TX-P46Z1

It's hugely expensive but the 46-inch Viera TX-P46Z1 plasma TV offers tonnes of features to get excited about and fantastic performance with 1080p video. The best of thing of all is that it can display high-definition video wirelessly. That means less clutter and less marital strife

Editor's rating 8.6

Sony Bravia V5500 (KDL-40V5500)

Offering generally excellent picture quality and a host of features, the 40-inch, 1080p KDL-40V5500 LCD TV is surprisingly cheap for a large Bravia TV. Committed videophiles may notice a backlight inconsistency issue, but, for most users, this set will represent good value for money

Editor's rating 7.0