TV Reviews

The 42" Vizio Gallevia GV42LF is one of the better and less expensive LCD television that you can purchase. When it comes to quality picture you can expect the best. The picture is sharp and has amazing detail. The color accuracy was also great when you watched on the standard definition television signal. The great picture doesn't fade away when you pop in an HD or Blu-ray DVD disc - but only improves as much as it can.

Unfortunately the design of the television is not ideal. Each input is located at the back of the screen, facing down. This makes it hard for anyone to look at what they are doing (unless you place the television on your wall). It would be easier if they had placed them on the side.
When you first set up your TV Vizio has a setup wizard that will step you through everything and this makes it very helpful for you. Unfortunately it is the only time you will see it so you better memorize it good. After that you are on your own. The menu screen that you access to customize all of your settings is hard to read because the blue letters are placed in front of a blue screen.

You do have the picture-in-picture feature. However, the only way you can access it is to find it in your menu - there are no quick buttons on your remote control. One feature that you might have been looking forward to (the ability to watch two programs at the same time) is not available on this television.

The GV42LF comes in at $1200 - which to us isn't that bad for such great picture quality. The design may be less than desirable - but the fact that it has everything you need plus great picture quality could make up for this.

The HP LC4276N LCD television has a look that makes you want to snatch it up and buy it the moment you see it - but when you take a moment to really study the way it was designed and the look that it offers you when you watch a picture then you may find yourself thinking twice.

HP has made it easy for people to use and even offers on screen controls that will help you to set it up. Their menu is easy to use and helps you to figure out the way you want the picture to look.

The picture quality isn't the best that you would expect from an LCD television. This doesn't mean that it is completely worthless and a waste of money. The only real problem that we notices was that the coloring was a little off. In really bright scenes some of the colors will stick out as they should - but there were times when the rest of the picture would be washed out. This requires you to do more tweaking in your menu than you would want to.

A television like this is best used when watching HD or Blu-ray DVD's. You'll notice that the picture quality will have drastically improved. The coloring is accurate and you will be able to see every detail on the screen.

Most LCD televisions are offered with different features that make it more appealing to consumers. We were disappointed to see that they did not have as many features as we would have hoped. One of the most popular features that they left off and that we found appealed to most consumers was the ability to support picture-in-picture.

This television also has no jack for your headphones or a USB port. This means that if you are into listening to your music and viewing your pictures on your television than you will have to find another way.

The HD LC4276N ranges from $1500 to $1700 - which is a bit high when you think on the features that it is missing and the improvements that can be made on it.

The Toshiba 42" Regza 42HL67 is an LCD television that is compatible with HDTV and is built in a way that makes it more ideal for watching television in a room that is brightly lit. The images that you see on the screen are sharp and more realistic than what you can find on most other televisions. Of course this is more punctuated when you are watching through the HD source.

This particular television makes it great for watching movies making it perfect for your personal home media center. You can also purchase it for your personal business as a way for showing those important learning videos or for any business meetings that you have.

It is important to know that to get the most out of this television you will have to purchase some extra devices to make it worth your while. If you want to watch any programming in digital than you will need to find an HDTV receiver. To take advantage of the way this television can support progressive scan video you will need to purchase a progressive scan DVD player that can connect to it. This will actually give you better picture quality than your average DVD player.

This Toshiba Regza 42HL67 comes in at an affordable $865 to $1,400. This isn't bad for a larger sized television that offers you HD. The fact that you may have to be more equipment to utilize all of its important qualities might be something that turns people off - but compared to the cost of moat televisions they won't be spending that much extra.