Consumer Reports Rates HD Sets

The December edition of the non-profit publication Consumer Reports offers detailed evaluations of a wide range of LCD, plasma, DLP and CRT sets, based on many factors. Here are some of their rankings (not solely based by price, video-audio quality, or size):

LCD HD - 32-27 inches

1. 
   
   
2. Sony Wega (KLV 32M1)
   
3. Panasonic Viera (TC-32LX50)
   
4. LG (37LP1D)
   
5. Samsung (LN-R328W)
   

PLASMA 42 inches

1. 
   
2. Panasonic (TH-42PX50U)
   
3. Panasonic (TH-42PX500U)
   
4. Dell (W4200HD)
   
5. Toshiba TheaterWide HD ((42HP84)
   

DLP (rear projection) All Sizes

1. 
   
2. Sharp 56-inch (56DR650)
   
3. Sony Grand Wega 50-inch (KDF-E50A10)
   
4. Toshiba TheaterWide HD ((52HM95)
   
5. Panasonic (PT-52LCX65)
   

CRT 34-inch 16:9 aspect ratio

1. 
   
   
2. Sony FD Trinitron Wega HDTV (KD-34XBR960)
   
3. Sony FD Trinitron Wega Hi-Scan (KV-34HS420)
   
4. Toshiba TheaterWide HD (34HF85)
   
5. (Sony also ranked first in 32, 30, and 26-28-inch models)