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Hang 'em high: stylish wall-mountable HDTVs |
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 David Katzmaier Senior editor |
Studies show that most people who buy large-screen plasma and LCD HDTVs don't imitate the favorite installation options seen in TV and magazine ads. Instead of mounting these inches-thick slabs on a wall or a ceiling above the bed, they just put 'em on stands like regular TVs! If you'd prefer to take full advantage of your next flat HDTV's form factor and actually go the wall-mount route, the sets below should satisfy. All of them can hang with the swankiest of decors, and many feature an outboard "media receiver" that makes installation even simpler by accepting all the hookups and necessitating just a single wire run to the panel itself. We still recommend a professional installer unless you really know what you're doing; check our directory to find one near you. More resources
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Sharp LC-37D7U |
Sony KDL-32XBR950 |
Philips 42PF9996 |
Pioneer PDP-5050HD |
Sony KDE-55XBR950 |
Hitachi 42HDT51 |
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| Review date | July 6, 2005 | June 7, 2004 | October 8, 2004 | June 14, 2005 | July 29, 2004 | November 8, 2004 |
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7.6
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6.4
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7.8
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| Review summary | This panel has great performance for an LCD, but we'd still take a less expensive, better-performing plasma for home theater. | This high-end LCD requires a pro's touch to look its best for a home theater, but with style like this, do you really care? | This extremely expensive set includes a unique backlight, but its picture quality was the most pleasant surprise. | This 50-inch plasma offers classy styling and an impressive feature set, although its picture falls a bit short of reference quality. | This huge, expensive plasma looks great on paper and in person, but its image quality leaves a lot to be desired. | An awesome design and a full-fledged feature package make this higher-resolution plasma almost worth its high price. |
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| Weight | 61.7 lbs | 48.7 lbs | 77.2 lbs | 83.8 lbs | 136.7 lbs | Info unavailable |
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| Resolution | 1366 x 768 | 1280 x 768 | 1366 x 768 | 1280 x 768 | 1365 x 768 | 1024 x 1024 |
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| Image Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:09 | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 |
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| Multi-channel Preview | Info unavailable | Picture-and-picture (PAP) | Split screen , Picture-in-picture (PIP) | Split screen , Picture-in-picture (PIP) | Picture-and-picture (PAP) | Split screen , Picture-in-picture (PIP) |
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| Speaker System | 2 speakers | 2 speakers | Subwoofer , 2 speakers | 2 speakers | 2 speakers | 2 speakers |
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| Product name | Sharp LC-37D7U | Sony KDL-32XBR950 | Philips 42PF9996 | Pioneer PDP-5050HD | Sony KDE-55XBR950 | Hitachi 42HDT51 |
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