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Philips 37PFL9604
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — To be honest, we didn't really want to like the Philips 37PFL9604. With its £1,200 price tag, it's easily one of the costliest TVs for its size, so we felt it would be a bit predictable if it was also the best. However, the 37PFL9604 has turned out to be so blatantly superior that any concerns about predictability have given way to puppy love. Link: TechRadar

Review: LG 42SL9000 42-inch LCD TV
TechRadar: Computing reviews — LG's 42SL9000 42-inch LCD TV might well come to be remembered as one of the sets that put LED backlighting firmly on the map. This chic 42-inch set is decked out in an elegant 'frameless' design and comes with the sort of spec sheet that should have home movie fans instinctively reaching for their wallets. It would be easier to list what features this set hasn't got. Aside from the full HD panel and 100Hz processing, the TV can be set up for use with Bluetooth devices such as wireless headphones, or for accepting and playing back music or movies from suitably equipped multimedia devices. The connections roster includes four HDMI ports, which, while not an industry best, ...

Review: Sharp LC-40LE600E
TechRadar: Computing reviews — Having fallen a bit behind its TV rivals over the past couple of years, Sharp clearly needs a stand-out product. Cue the 40LE600E, which introduces direct LED backlighting to the masses for the first time. The direct LED lighting that's the 40LE600E's main talking point needs more explanation. LED light sources offer a variety of advantages over normal CCFL lamps, ranging from running efficiencies and performance benefits to aesthetic considerations. There are two ways of using LED lights in a TV: you can put them around the edge of the screen, firing across it, or directly behind the screen, shooting straight forward. By choosing the direct system, Sharp has delivered a ...

Review: Philips 42PFL8404
TechRadar: Computing reviews — While the 42PFL8404 LCD TV is cheap by Philips' standards, it's certainly not basic. Particularly pleasing is the discovery of an Ethernet port that enables access not only to the company's own rather impressive, approved online content (including YouTube, FunSpot gaming and the Tunin.fm online radio server), but also the internet at large. Better still, you can also get online wirelessly, via a built-in system, leaving the Ethernet port free to connect to a DLNA PC for multimedia file access. The 42PFL8404's multimedia leanings don't stop here, either. For the set also carries a USB port able to play a bewildering array of different AV formats, including such rarefied ...

Review: LG 32LF7700
TechRadar: Computing reviews — The LG 32LF7700 certainly looks the part, with its understated black frame and slightly curved translucent bottom edge that hides the speakers. The touch-sensitive controls are equally impressive. Assuming you are buying this set for Freesat, connectivity is highly respectable, with the most notable sockets being one satellite input and of course an RF input for Freeview. The Ethernet serves no current purpose, but could be used to receive the BBC's iPlayer service if it breaks free from its internet corral. It's a pity there aren't a pair of satellite inputs to indicate the presence of a built-in PVR. Freesat aside, headlining the spec is XD image processing and a Real ...