Reviewed: Vizio's LED, Onkyo's HTiB; Netflix coming to PS3

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	What's hot this week David Katzmaier CNET.com Vizio LED-based LCD: Bangin' LCD picture for the buck We're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Now that it's finally here, is the least-expensive 55-inch LED-based LCD a legit contender? In a word, yes. Read the full review  Vizio VF551XVT photos  LED TVs: 10 things to know  LED TVs compared: Local dimming versus edge-lit Vizio VF551XVT Popular HDTV reviews Vizio VF551XVT  Check prices Samsung UN55B8500  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50V10  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50G10  Check prices Samsung PN50B650  Check prices Latest reviews and features Review: Onkyo HT-S7200 While its bulky design isn't for everyone, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more full-featured and better sounding all-in-one 7.1 home theater system for the price than the Onkyo HT-S7200. Read more  Check prices Review: Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A The generic-looking Envizen ED8850 isn't going to win any design awards, but its built-in DTV tuner and DivX support sets it apart from other run-of-the-mill portable DVD players. Read more  Check prices Six energy-efficient HDTVs At CNET, we've been testing the power consumption of HDTVs since 2006, and during that time the sets have generally become more and more efficient. That doesn't mean TV manufacturers can't still make improvements, however. Here are the most miserly TVs available today. Read more  Guide to TV power efficiency Roku's new set-top boxes, channels Roku is prepping its set-top box line for the holiday season by adding two new models and new content "channels" due within the coming weeks. The step-up player ($130) adds faster 802.11n, Wi-Fi, and a USB port "for future use." The step-down model loses the HD outputs of its siblings; it'll retail for $80. Read more  Review: Current Roku player Crave Livio, NPR team up on Wi-Fi radio Matthew Moskovciak Livio broke onto the Wi-Fi radio scene with the Livio Radio, featuring a "less is more" design philosophy that focused on Pandora's streaming music service. Today the company has announced a new Wi-Fi radio in the same vein, The NPR Radio ($200), which puts the focus on easily finding NPR content. Read more Most discussed ("I can't believe this!") Netflix streaming coming to PS3 Posted by John Falcone Netflix online streaming is coming to the PlayStation 3. A Netflix news release spelled out the details of deal. The good news is that the streaming feature--which enables Netflix subscribers to access thousands of movies and TV shows on-demand via the Internet--is available at no extra charge beyond the monthly Netflix DVD-by-mail subscription, which can be as low as $9 a month. (By contrast, Xbox 360 owners also need to subscribe to Xbox Live, which is an extra $50 per year.)  Read more  Select Netflix on PS3 comments 1. NO WAY!! I never thought this would ever happen. 2. The HD movie selection from Netflix is terrible. 3. Pretty sure the "blu ray disc is" NOT just "for the initial install". 4. Hopefully they'll try to make it less clunky in the future. 5. More implementations of Netflix in more devices means more subscribers 6. This doesn't put the PS3 over the top. 7. Add this to the list of countless reasons why the Playstation 3 is a better system. 8. Like others here, I use PlayOn to accomplish this. 9. I can't believe this!! Sony just sucker punch Microsoft straight in the back of the head 10. It's usually fun reading some of the comments about anything related to console gaming. More CNET home theater resources  Best HDTVs overall  High-performance HDTVs  CNET's HDTV World  Best plasma HDTVs  Best HDTV values  Blu-ray guide  Best LCD HDTVs  Football-friendly HDTVs  HDTV resolution explained  Best cheap LCD HDTVs  Sub-$250 Blu-ray players  Plasma vs. LCD vs. RPTV  Best home video products  Netflix-enabled video players  1080p vs. 720p: The final word  Best home audio gear  Best universal remotes  CES 2009: Full coverage Featured Listings   Sony DVPFX930/W White Portable 9-inch (diag.), high-resolution, widescreen monitorEnjoy entertainment on the go with the Sony DV...   buy now Only $166.97    Merchant Rating ★★★★★   BOB Revolution 12" Aluminum in Three 12" aluminum wheels allow for more compact folding and the front wheel swivels for increase...   buy now Only $399.00    Merchant Rating ★★★★★   Antec Sonata III 500 Mini III The third chapter in the Quiet Computing story written by Antec - it's everything you've come to ...   buy now Only $149.99    Merchant Rating ★★★★☆
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