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CNET's favorite LED-based monitors

Earlier this year I posted a roundup of what I thought were the best LED-based monitors on the market. In that comparison, I commented that every LED-based monitor on the list was thin and relatively inexpensive at less than $350.

Well, what a difference a few months makes. While most of the monitors on this new list are indeed thin and relatively inexpensive, that price average is skewed, big time, by the $1,000 Apple LED Cinema Display 27-inch and the $3,500 HP DreamColor LP2480zx. Still, there's no denying that both have LED backlights, aren't thin, and … Read more

CNET's top-5 LED-based monitors

Over the last few months I've seen a flood of LED-based monitors released, and by "flood" I mean like four. Thing is, four is a huge improvement over the first half of the year where we saw fewer than half that number of LED-backlit monitors come through these offices.

While I'm as excited as the next person about the prospects of LED-based displays, not all of them live up to their promise of brighter screens, thinner panels, and more accurate colors.

There are a few that do and a couple others that come close. I've … Read more

Fully Equipped: Is rear-pro the way to go for a large-screen HDTV?

Around the holiday season we get a lot of e-mails from readers agonizing over what TV to buy. With the economy the way it is, consumers aren't completely shying away from buying new TVs, but they're on tight budgets and appear to be predominantly interested in screen sizes 52 inches or smaller. The big problem with going bigger is that you jump into a whole new price class when you start looking at the Panasonic 58-inch plasma--and it gets worse when you check out Pioneer's 60-incher.

The exception to all this is DLP-based rear-projection HDTVs, where Samsung … Read more

Is rear-pro the way to go for a large-screen TV?

Around the holiday season we get a lot of e-mails from readers agonizing over what TV to buy. With the economy the way it is, consumers aren't completely shying away from buying new TVs, but they're on tight budgets and appear to be predominantly interested screen sizes 52 inches or smaller. The big problem with going bigger is that you jump into a whole new price class when you start looking at the Panasonic 58-inch plasma--and it gets worse when you check out Pioneer's 60-incher. The exception to all this is DLP-based rear-projection HDTVs, where Samsung … Read more