Best LCD Flat Panel TV with Price Under $1200

Television sets with bigger screens are large enough for the whole family to enjoy and will probably be too much for most small bedrooms. *

This HDTV is fantastic. The SD picture quality is so good. *

The viewing angle is very good for me, and I realize that this was a problem with LCD sets in the past. The manual is very helpful, even if some elements are rather cryptic description (eg, Picture in Picture) The game is also very attractive. I found the menu system is completely intuitive. *

Our reviewers were impressed with this LCD’s extremely sharp detail and vivid color production thanks in part to an 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio that provides noticeably more realistic images. The initial feedback from consumers on this LCD have been great. *

Picture Quality Adjustments
The range and quantity of picture quality adjustments available with the Sony NX40B models is extensive. *

We loved the Sharp LC-52D64U's slim style and solid black-level performance, but we didn't like its less-than-uniform screen.

The bottom line: With a full suite of interactive features as well as solid picture quality, the Sony KDL-W5100 series might be worth the higher price to streaming video fans.

Black level reproduction is accurate; overall colour is natural; vast feature set includes Yahoo Widgets and in built video-streaming options including Amazon Video on Demand and Netflix; a good sleek design; loads of connectivity with four HDMI, two component-video, and one PC input. The performance of the KDL 52W5100 was pretty decent too. The colours appeared vivid and natural which was well defined by deep black. Black level reproduction is accurate; overall colour is natural; vast featu... *

Television sets with bigger screens are large enough for the whole family to enjoy and will probably be too much for most small bedrooms. It becomes even more difficult at smaller screen sizes or farther seating distances--say, more than 1.5 times the diagonal measurement of the screen. *

The color balance is excellent. Gradients of color are perfect, no visible bands. The image is incredibly strong – the right source. A digital audio output should be useful for routing audio to my surround sound receiver from antenna. Connectivity is good with 4 HDMI inputs and two component / composite inputs. *