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Panasonic TC-PZT60 series
4.0 stars
Panasonic's ultimate plasma TV is the best-performing television we've ever tested....
Second-best picture quality overall

Panasonic TC-PVT60 series
4.0 stars
The dominance of Panasonic on this list is due primarily to its extremely deep black...
Third-best overall, best plasma for bright rooms

Samsung PNF8500 series
4.0 stars
The best TV Samsung has ever produced, the F8500 plasma offers something the Panasonics...
Fourth-best picture quality, best value by far

Panasonic TC-PST60 series
5.0 stars
With a picture to rival the other three for half the price, the 2013 ST60 sets the...

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Sony KDL-55W900A

The Sony W900A is a fine television, but its proprietary Triluminos technology pushes the price way beyond competitiveness.

3.0 stars
May 28, 2013, 3:21 PM By Ty Pendlebury
Vizio M551D

Vizio is broadening its line of LED TVs for 2013 by offering the M series, offering flagship-level features and design from 32 to up to 80 inches in size.

stars
May 28, 2013, 10:07 AM By David Katzmaier
Panasonic TC-P55VT60

The Panasonic VT60 has one of the best pictures of any TV we've ever reviewed, and matches the best-ever in dark rooms.

4.0 stars
May 20, 2013, 2:39 PM By Ty Pendlebury

Panasonic TC-P60ZT60

Five years after Pioneer's Kuro and a few before OLED becomes mainstream, Panasonic's ZT60 plasma TV now owns the picture-quality crown. But is it worth the extra cost?

4.0 stars
May 20, 2013, 2:17 PM By David Katzmaier
Sony KDL-47W802A

The good-looking Sony W802A television offers decent image quality for an LED but its color palette and high price pale in comparison to cheaper plasmas like the Panasonic ST60.

3.0 stars
May 17, 2013, 12:28 PM By Ty Pendlebury
LG 42GA6400

Today Google and LG announced that the Google TV operating system on LG's Google TVs would be updated to Jelly Bean in the third quarter of 2013.

stars
May 15, 2013, 1:02 PM By David Katzmaier
Seiki SE50UY04 (4K UHD)

The Seiki SE50UY04 breaks new ground in pricing for a TV with 4K resolution. That's the good news. But all those extra pixels don't mean its picture is better than that of a standard 1080p TV.

2.5 stars
May 8, 2013, 1:00 PM By David Katzmaier
Samsung PN51F8500

The PNF8500 is the best-performing plasma TV we've ever tested in bright rooms, and its dark room picture is good enough to challenge the best Panasonics.

4.0 stars
May 1, 2013, 10:41 AM By David Katzmaier
Panasonic TC-P42S60

The budget-priced Panasonic S60 delivers great picture quality, especially in a dark room, at a price that makes it one of the best values we've ever seen.

4.0 stars
Apr 19, 2013, 10:41 AM By David Katzmaier
Panasonic TC-P50ST60

This year Panasonic's plasma TVs are better than ever, and the least-expensive videophile-grade example is the TC-PST60. Find out why it's the new standard for picture quality that mortals can actually afford.

5.0 stars
Apr 15, 2013, 10:23 AM By David Katzmaier

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