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Everything you need to know before shopping for an HDTV, from DLP to HDMI.
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Understand HDTV
- HDTV 101
A beginner's guide.
- Four styles of HDTV
Plasma vs. LCD vs. rear- vs. front-projection
- HDTV resolution explained
1080p vs. 1080i vs. 720p vs. your TV.
- HDTV programming compared
Cable vs. satellite vs. antenna.
- Ultimate HDTV buying guide
Everything you need to know about shopping for HDTV.
Choose an HDTV
- Editors' top HDTV picks
The best HDTVs, as chosen by CNET editors.
- Find TVs by diagonal
screen size
Choose your TV by screen size.
- Find TVs by cabinet size
Which TV fits your available
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- Find TVs by viewing distance
Choose your TV that best fits your room.
- TV aspect-ratio converter
How much space will you gain with wide screen?
Optimize your HDTV
- Quick Guide to HDMI
Should you pay more than $10 for an HDMI cable? Absolutely not.
- TV power consumption guide
Compare TVs by power use and cut down your electric bill.
- HDTV tune-up tips
Professional TV calibration secrets--revealed.
- CNET's quick guide to aspect ratio
How to get rid of those black bars.
- Must-have HDTV add-ons
All the dongles, cables, and converters you'll need.
 HDTV news & views
FAQ: HDTV power use Large, flat-screen televisions are a major upgrade from existing cathode-ray tube TVs, making new high-definition sets one of the hottest-selling items in consumer electronics. But that bigger screen comes with a price: higher energy use. Read more
Service menu in reviews? One reader asks why we don't use the service menu to calibrate calibrate TVs we review. We explain. Find out why
Forum: HDTV settings Here you will find the picture settings that CNET editors' use to calibrate HDTVs for their reviews. You'll also find settings that our members have posted, so you can give them a try if you own the same TV. Search for your TV now! |
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- HDTV resolution explained
- 3 ways to get HDTV programming
- Ultimate HDTV buying guide
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Choose an HDTV:
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- Find TVs by diagonal screen size
- Find TVs by cabinet size
- Find TVs by viewing distance
- TV aspect ratio converter
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Optimize your HDTV:
- Choose your HD service
- Must-have HDTV add-ons
- Picture perfect: HDTV tune-up tips
- CNET's quick guide to aspect ratio
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Commentary: Fully Equipped
- What's the ultimate HDTV for gamers?
- DVI and HDMI connections explained
- Progressive-scan explained
- Why EDTV plasmas aren't for losers
- LCD vs. DLP: battle of the new rear-projection HDTVs
- LCD and DLP projectors: poor man's plasmas?
- Flat-panel frenzy: what you need to know
- Pro HDTV calibration: rip-off or money well spent?
- Should you hold out for an ultra-HD (1080p) HDTV?
- Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD
- Why not CableCard?
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