Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1

The good: Deep blacks and detailed shadows for an LCD; three component-video inputs; slick styling.

The bad: Expensive; poor color decoding with heavy red push; only one HDMI input.

The bottom line: While not quite as good for home theater as the best plasmas, the expensive Sony Bravia KDL-V40XBR1 puts on a pretty face and delivers an impressive picture.

Specifications: Product type: LCD TV ; Diagonal size: 40 in ; Resolution: 1366 x 768 ; See full spec