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Buyer's Guide - Top Ten High End LCD TVs

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Editors top choices: Top Ten High End (£1000 +) LCD TVs

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The choice of TV is a very subjective and personal choice and before you buy, we strongly recommend that you compare as many LCD TV's alongside each other with SD and HD material on screen as you can. Any retailer worth their salt will go out of their way to help.

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1. Philips 40PFL9704

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Philips have created what is arguably the best LCD TV around, at a price

FOR Excellent SD and HD Pictures

AGAINST Pricey

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93%

2. Samsung UE46C8000

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY The C8000 offers a genuinely innovative 3D experience which addresses some of the glitches found on the C7000

FOR Style, Genuine 3D Experience

AGAINST Some 3D issues remain

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92%

3. Samsung UE40C8000

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY A competent and stylish 3D enabled LCD TV that suffers from a few minor glitches

FOR Picture quality, stunning looks

AGAINST Pricey

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92%

4. Sony KDL-46HX803

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Sony have produced a decent all round TV which has one of the best LCD implementations of 3D technology to date

FOR Picture Quality, Overall 3D Experience

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

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91%

5. Sony KDL-40HX803

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY One of the better LCD implementations of 3D technology

FOR Picture Quality, Overall 3D Experience

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

91%

6. Samsung UE55C9000

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY The most extravagant LCD TV available today

FOR Picture, Black Levels, 3D on a grand scale

AGAINST Expensive

91%

7. Sony KDL-46NX713

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Sony have introduced a decent all round TV with the option of adding 3D

FOR Black Levels, Design

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

91%

8. Sony KDL-40NX713

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Sony have introduced a decent all round TV with the option of adding 3D

FOR Black Levels, Design

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

91%

9. Samsung UE55C7000

Best Price: £2,799.98>

SUMMARY The C7000 offers big screen 3D thrills, with a few glitches

FOR Colour, HD Pictures

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

90%

10. Samsung UE46C7000

Best Price: £1,659.99>

SUMMARY A good all round TV but one of the less effective 3D implementations

FOR Colour, HD Pictures

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

90%

 

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