Most popular TVs revealed; Samsung Blu-ray players reviled?

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	What's hot this week David Katzmaier CNET.com Most popular HDTVs of 2009 CNET's Best Products lists are extremely popular destinations for TV shoppers, which helps explain why the most popular televisions on the site, gathered here for your viewing pleasure, have all spent a lot of time at or near the tops of those lists. What might be more surprising is that two brands stand head and shoulders above the competition. Check out the list  Slideshow: CNET's most popular TVs of 2009  Best Products lists  CNET's HDTV World And the winner is... Popular HDTV reviews this week Samsung UN55B8500  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50V10  Check prices Samsung PN50B650  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50G10  Check prices Sony KDL-46V5100  Check prices Latest reviews Philips Wireless HDTV Link Though it works well, the Philips Wireless HDTV Link is too expensive and has us wishing for a feature or two more. Read more  Check prices Atlantic Technology FS-7.0 The Atlantic Technology FS-7.0 is exceedingly stylish and has better-than-average sound on movies, but it's expensive and doesn't provide a perceptible "virtual surround" experience. Read more  Check prices Sharp LC-32D47UT Albeit saddled with more picture quality hang-ups than most entry-level LCDs, the Sharp LC-32D47UT does deliver on features and energy efficiency. Read more  Check prices Westinghouse SK-32H640G The inexpensive Westinghouse SK-H640G series is simpler to use and slightly more efficient than the competition, but comes up short in features and picture quality. Read more  Cheap 32-inch LCDs compared Crave Boxee unveils prototype 'Boxee Box' John P. Falcone Boxee unveiled its first dedicated hardware product this evening at a media event in Brooklyn. The so-called "Boxee Box" will be a tiny set-top box produced by D-Link. It's scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2010, and will cost about $200. Details of the Boxee Box came at the end of a long presentation that also featured a walk-through of the beta version of the company's Windows and Mac software that lets users access a variety of Web-based media content through a single easy-to-use interface. Company representatives have also indicated that the Boxee software may be embedded in other hardware devices that will be appearing in 2010. Read more Reviews analysis Why are the CNET user opinions on Samsung Blu-ray players so low? Posted by Matthew Moskovciak If you're looking closely at the Blu-ray player reviews on CNET, there's a frustrating trend that complicates buying decisions--Samsung Blu-ray players get solid editorial reviews from CNET, but user opinions are consistently poor.  Read more  Why indeed? Community response 1. I have the P3600 and it has been flaky at best. 2. Best Buy reviewers don't like them either. 3. Yikes! I have the P1600 and I love it. 4. I personally don't even use CNET user reviews 5. Yeah but how do you explain when user reviews are constantly better 6. I have a samsung 3600 and it fantastic. 7. Purchased the P3600 about a year ago at BB, had to return it within 2 days 8. I had TWO Samsung Blu Ray players (1200 and 1400). Here's the list of problems. 9. I want to commend CNET on getting this blog post out 10. I read CNET's reviews on blue-ray players prior to purchasing one. 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   Fallout 3 Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fal...   BUY NOW Only $36.99    Merchant Rating ?????   Audio Technica ATH-ANC7 Active Audio Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones - (ATHANC7)   BUY NOW Only $158.88    Merchant Rating ?????   TomTom ONE 130 3.5-Inch GPS 3.5-inch touchscreen with award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount that folds flat against the devi...   BUY NOW Only $199.95    Merchant Rating ?????
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