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Buyer's Guide - Top Ten Mid Range LCD TVs

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1. What type of screen is right for me?
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6. Editors top choices

 

Editors top choices: Top Ten Mid Range (£500 - £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. Sony KDL-40EX503

Best Price: £766.88>

SUMMARY Sony have come up with a class leading 40in LCD TV with the convenience of Freeview HD

FOR Overall Picture Quality

AGAINST Some Motion Blurring

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93%

2. Samsung LE40C650

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Few of the 'bells and whistle' found on high end screens, but excellent all round performance for a budget price

FOR Black Levels, Colour

AGAINST Some Motion Trailing

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92%

3. Philips 40PFL7605

Best Price: £1,228.19>

SUMMARY Only a relatively high price prevents this TV being top of our mid range LCD TVs

FOR Overall Picture Quality

AGAINST Net TV disapoints

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92%

4. Sony KDL-40EX703

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY The KDL-40EX703 is a well equipped TV, demonstrating a better than average level of performance although doubts remain over Edge lit LED performance

FOR Features, Colour

AGAINST LED Effectiveness

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91%

5. Sony KDL-32EX703

Best Price: £869.92>

SUMMARY The KDL-32EX703 is a well equipped TV, demonstrating a better than average level of performance although doubts remain over Edge lit LED performance

FOR Features, Colour

AGAINST LED Effectiveness

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91%

6. Samsung LE46C650

Best Price: £999.00>

SUMMARY Not quite as accomplished as the 40in model, but still excellent all round performance for a budget price

FOR Black Levels, Colour

AGAINST Some Motion Trailing

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91%

7. Samsung UE40C7000

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY The C7000 offers a genuinely innovative 3D experience, with a few glitches

FOR Colour, HD Pictures

AGAINST 3D Crosstalk

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91%

8. Sony KDL-46EX503

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Not quite as accomplished as the 40in model, but still a great all round TV

FOR Overall Picture Quality

AGAINST Motion Blur

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90%

9. Panasonic TX-L37D25

Best Price: £na>

SUMMARY Panasonic have created a stylish well performing LCD TV that is just of the pace of the best LCD TVs

FOR SD Picture, Colour

AGAINST Average Black Levels

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90%

10. Panasonic TX-L42D25

Best Price: £859.99>

SUMMARY Panasonic have created a stylish well performing LCD TV that is just of the pace of the best LCD TVs

FOR SD Picture, Colour

AGAINST Average Black Levels

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90%

 

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