Mainstream-priced TVs compared; Denon receiver reviewed

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	What's new in TV and home theater David Katzmaier CNET.com Four HDTVs for less than $1,000 TV makers offer numerous models with umpteen different feature sets at seemingly every price point. One of the goals? To confuse you enough to get you to spend that extra $100 or so for something "better." We reviewed these four TVs with the goal of providing a level playing field and addressing some of that confusion. Check out the comparison  Best cheap LCDs  Best cheap plasmas  TV Buying Guide Popular CNET home theater product reviews Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT25  Check prices Vizio XVT553SV  Check prices Samsung UN55C8000  Check prices Samsung PN50C7000  Check prices Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500  Check prices Home theater news and reviews Review: Denon AVR-1911 The Denon AVR-1911 costs more than competitors and has fewer features, but its outstanding sound quality bests competing 7.1-channel AV receivers. Read more  Check prices Fall preview 2010: TVs Most of the 2010 TVs are on the market already, but this fall a few new stragglers will trickle onto store shelves. Most are relatively ho-hum 3D entrants, but one (pictured) could raise some eyebrows. Curious? Read more  Bonus: Home theater preview Review: Vizio E0VL series Among the least expensive 120Hz LCDs available, the Vizio E0VL series delivers a decent picture but falls a bit short of competitors. Read more  Check prices Panasonic VT25 wins HDTV shootout New York independent home theater retailer Value Electronics has published the results of its annual 2010 flat-panel TV shootout, which pitted six high-end HDTVs against one another in a side-by-side comparison. Panasonic won. Read more  Read the VT25 review Crave Veebeam unveils PC-to-TV offering John Falcone If there's been an underlying theme to consumer electronics in the past year, it's been this: audiences are looking for easier ways to view Web video on their big-screen TVs. That's really the promise of widget- and app-enabled TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and Roku boxes. And it's exactly the market for which newcomer Veebeam is aiming as well. Read more The Audiophiliac Poll: When will the CD die? Posted by Steve Guttenberg The CD is fast approaching its 30th anniversary, and it's looking a bit tired. Funny, the LP is more than twice as old and its resurgence is ongoing. Not just among oldsters playing records they bought decades ago; a fair percentage of young bands are releasing new vinyl pressings.  Read more  More Audiophilia 1. South Korea's dazzling speaker designs 2. Jack White's triple-decker LP 3. Precious metals: Stunningly beautiful high-end audio designs 4. Top-10 speakers for $1K, or a lot less 5. Why can't you listen to music? 6. HD Radio: Ready for prime time? 7. Records to die for, literally 8. World's best-sounding 3D Blu-ray 9. Poll: What makes bad sounding recordings sound bad? 10. iPod 160GB Classic: Not dead yet More CNET home theater resources  Best LCD TVs  Best plasma TVs  Best HDTVs overall  Best home video  Best Blu-ray players  Best home audio  3D TV FAQ  HDTV 101  Settings and calibration FAQ  TV reviews home page  TVs-related blog posts  HDTV World  Home video home page  Home video blog posts  Home audio home page M A R K E T P L A C E Ads By Marchex
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