Plasma Flat-panel TVs

The Bottom Line: Despite image quality a notch or two below competing plasmas, the LG PS80 series will win over shoppers who prioritize built-in video streaming.

Specs: Plasma TV, 60 in, 1500 cd/m2, 2000000:1, 1920 x 1080, 16:9

The Bottom Line: Despite image quality a notch or two below competing plasmas, the LG PS80 series will win over shoppers who prioritize built-in video streaming.

Specs: Plasma TV, 50 in, 1500 cd/m2, 2000000:1, 1920 x 1080, 16:9

The Bottom Line: Panasonic's 54-inch TC-P54G10 offers superb image quality, plenty of features, and great value, making a strong bid for your big-screen buck.

Specs: Plasma TV, 54.1 in, 2000000:1, 40000:1, 1920 x 1080, 16:9

The Bottom Line: With picture quality that matches its less expensive brother but not the best of the stiff competition, the main appeal of the Samsung PNB850/860 series is based on its sleek, ultrathin panel.

Specs: Plasma TV, 50 in, 1920 x 1080, Platinum black

The Bottom Line: With picture quality that matches its less expensive brother but not the best of the stiff competition, the main appeal of the Samsung PNB850/860 series is based on its sleek, ultrathin panel.

Specs: Plasma TV, 58 in, 1920 x 1080, Platinum black

The Bottom Line: With picture quality that matches its less-expensive brother but not the best of the stiff competition, the main appeal of the Samsung PNB850/860 series is based on its sleek, ultrathin panel.

Specs: Plasma TV, 58 in, 1920 x 1080, Platinum black

The Bottom Line: With picture quality that matches its less expensive brother but not the best of the stiff competition, the main appeal of the Samsung PNB850/860 series is based on its sleek, ultrathin panel.

Specs: Plasma TV, 50 in, 1920 x 1080, Platinum black

The Bottom Line: Samsung's PNB650 series can't quite match the best plasmas on the market, but it comes close enough to offer a viable alternative.

Specs: Plasma TV, 50 in, 1920 x 1080

The Bottom Line: Samsung's PNB650 series can't quite match the best plasmas on the market, but it comes close enough to offer a viable alternative.

Specs: Plasma TV, 58 in, 1920 x 1080, Platinum black

The Bottom Line: The high-end Panasonic TC-PV10 series of plasmas delivers the overall best picture quality of any flat-panel HDTV we've tested so far this year.

Specs: Plasma TV, 54.1 in, 2000000:1, 40000:1, 1920 x 1080, 16:9