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MANUFACTURE

SHARP

SHARP

PHILIPS

PHILIPS

PHILIPS

PHILIPS

PHILIPS

PHILIPS

MODEL

SHARP

AQUOS

MODEL

LC-42D65UT

SHARP

MODEL

AQUOS

LC-42SB45UT

7000 series

42PFL7704D /F7

7400 series

42PFL7403D /F7

5000 series

42PFL5704D /F7

5000 series

42PFL5603D /F7

3000 series

42PFL3704D/ F7

3000 series

42PFL3603D/ F7

SCREEN SIZE

42"

42"

42"

42"

42"

42"

 

42"

42"

 

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080p

1080P

1080p

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

10,000:1

8000:1

___________

 

2000:1

50,000:1

29,000:1

29,000:1

29,000:1

29000:1

29000:1

VIEWING

ANGLE

176º

176º

178º

178º

178º

178º

176º

178º

RESPONSE

TIME

6ms

6ms

2 ms

2 ms

2 ms

5 ms

6.5 ms

5 ms

REFRESH

RATE

 

 

120Hz

120Hz

120Hz

60Hz

60Hz

60Hz

HDMI

5

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$1000.00

$1,199.99

 

$843.00

$999.99

$850.00

$840.00

$750.00

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

LG

LG

 

LG

 

LG

 

LG

 

LG

LG

TOSHIBA

MODEL

MODEL

42LH30

MODEL

42LH20

MODEL

42LH40

MODEL

42LF11

MODEL

42LH50

MODEL

42LH90

MODEL

42LH55

REGZA

SERIES

ZV650

42ZV650U

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

720P

1080p

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

50,000:1

30,000:1

70,000:1

30,000:1

70,000:1

2,000,000:1

80,000:1

1000,000:1

VIEWING

ANGLE

178º

178º

 

178º

178º

   178º

178º

178º

-

RESPONSE

TIME

5 ms

5 ms

2.7 MS

5 ms

2.7 ms

2.4 ms

2.4 ms

-

REFRESH

RATE

60Hz

60Hz

120Hz

60Hz

120Hz

240Hz

240Hz

120Hz

240 EFFECT

HDMI

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

4

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

 

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$1050

$950.00

$1300.00

$850.00

$1400.00

$1900

$1500.00

$1,299.99

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

JVC

JVC

JVC

HITACHI

HITACHI

HITACHI

HITACHI

PANASONIC

MODEL

PROCISION

IVIEW

LT-42WX70

MODEL

LT-42P300

MODEL

LT-42J300

DIRECTORS

SERIES

UT42X902

ULTRA VISION

UT42V702

ULTRA

VISION

L42S503

ALPHA

SERIES

L42A403

VIERA

MODEL

TC-L42U12

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

50,000:1

6500:1

6,500:1

-

-

-

-

15,000:1

VIEWING

ANGLE

178º

178º

 

178º

 

178º

178º

ULTRA

WIDE VIEWING

ULTRA WIDE VIEWING

 

178°

RESPONSE

TIME

6.5ms

6ms

6ms

6ms or LESS -Per HITACHI SUPPORT CENTER

6ms or LESS -Per HITACHI SUPPORT CENTER

 

6ms or LESS -Per HITACHI SUPPORT CENTER

-

8ms

REFRESH

RATE

120Hz

-

-

120Hz

120Hz

120Hz

60Hz

-

HDMI

3

3

3

1

1

4

5

3

BUILT IN TUNER

LCD

LCD

LCD

OPTIONAL

OPTIONAL

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

$2,399.95

$1149.95

$1099.95

2 YEAR

WARRANTY

1 YEAR WARRANTY

 

*COMING IN JUNE-

PER

HITACHI

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

 

$2,399.95

 

$1149.95

 

$1099.95

 

$1400.00

$1100.00

TO

$1800.00

Projected

Price

$999.00

$740.00

TO

$900.00

 

$899.95

 

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

VIZIO

VIZIO

VIZIO

 

VIZIO

 

VIZIO

VIZIO

 

VIZIO

 

VIZIO

 

MODEL

MODEL

VO420E

MODEL

VW42LF

MODEL

VT420M

MODEL

VS42LFHD TV

MODEL

VP423

MODEL

VP422

MODEL

V042LF

MODEL

VSB200

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

720P

720P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

15,000:1

5000:1

20,000:1

1000:1

NATIVE

30,000:1

30,000:1

5000:1

15,000:1

VIEWING

ANGLE

178°

 

178°

176°

178°

178°

 

178°

178°

178°

 

RESPONSE

TIME

5ms

6.5ms

5ms

8ms

-

-

5ms

5ms

REFRESH

RATE

-

60Hz

120Hz

-

60Hz

60Hz

-

-

HDMI

4

4

4

2

4

3

4

3

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$849.99

$829.99

$999.99

$1,099.99

$729.99

$729.99

$829.99

$1,269.98

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

VIZIO

VIZIO

VIZIO

VIZIO

VIZIO

OLEVIA

OLEVIA

OLEVIA

MODEL

MODEL

V0420E

MODEL

VL420M

MODEL

SV421XVT

MODEL

SV420XVT

MODEL

SV420M

7 SERIES

MODEL

742i

5 SERIES

MODEL

542i

3 SERIES

MODEL

342i

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

720P

720P

CONTRAST

RATIO

15,000:1

50,000:1

50,000:1

6500:1

50,000:1

1600:1

NATIVE

1600:1

NATIVE

800:1

NATIVE

VIEWING

ANGLE

178°

178°

178°

 

178°

178°

 

178°

 

178°

 

178°

RESPONSE

TIME

5ms

5ms

4ms

5ms

5ms

8ms

8ms

8ms

REFRESH

RATE

-

120Hz

120Hz    240Hz W/ SCANNING BACKLIGHT

120Hz

120Hz

-

-

-

HDMI

4

4

4

4

4

2

1

1

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$849.99

$899.99

$1,199.99

$1,049.99

$999.99

$1300.00

$1000.00

$650.00 TO

$949.00

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

OLEVIA

OLEVIA

OLEVIA

WESTING

HOUSE

WESTING

HOUSE

WESTING

HOUSE

WESTING

HOUSE

WESTING

HOUSE

MODEL

2 SERIES

MODEL

242TFHD

2 SERIES

MODEL

242T

2 SERIES

MODEL

242V

MODEL

TX42F430S

MODEL

VK42F240S

MODEL

SK42H240S

MODEL

TX42F450S

MODEL

SK42H330S

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

720P

720P

1080P

1080P

720P

1080P

720P

CONTRAST

RATIO

1600:1

NATIVE

1600:1

NATIVE

1600:1

NATIVE

1000:1

2000:1

1000:1

2000:1

800:1

VIEWING

ANGLE

178°

 

178°

 

178°

 

176°

176°

 

176°

 

176°

 

178°

 

RESPONSE

TIME

8ms

8ms

8ms

8ms

6.5mS

8ms

6.5ms

8ms

REFRESH

RATE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HDMI

2

2

2

4

1

2

4

2

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$700.00-

$1000.00

$575.00-

$$700.00

$500.00-

$650.00

$850.00

$750.00

$850.00

$700.00

$1025.00

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

ZENITH

VIEWSONIC

VIEWSONIC

SYLVANIA

SYLVANIA

SYLVANIA

INSIGNIA

INSIGNIA

MODEL

MODEL

Z42LC6DF

MODEL

N4285p

MODEL

N4290p

LIMITED EDITION

LC420SS8

LIMITED EDITION

LD427SSX

MODEL

LD200SL9

MODEL

NS-L42X-10A

MODEL

NS-L42Q-10A

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

10,000:1

DYNAMIC

2,000:1

STATIC

 

2,000:1

STATIC

10,000:1

DYNAMIC

900:1

 

900:1

4,000:1 (NATIVE); 15,000:1 (DYNAMIC)

2,000:1 NATIVE (6,000:1 DYNAMIC)

VIEWING

ANGLE

178º

176°

176°

 

178°

 

178°

176°

176°

RESPONSE

TIME

8ms

6.5ms

6.5ms

8ms

 

8ms

6.5 ms

-

REFRESH

RATE

-

-

-

60Hz

 

-

120Hz

60Hz

HDMI

3

2

3

YES

2

YES

5

4

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

 

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

BUILT IN BLU-RAY

BUILT IN DVD PLAYER

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$1150.00

$950.00

$1100.00

$799.99

$1150.00

$308.00

$849.99

$699.99

OUR RATING

MANUFACTURE

RCA

RCA

RCA

RCA

MODEL

MODEL

L42FHD2X48

MODEL

L42FHD37R

MODEL

L42FHD37

MODEL

L42FHD38

SCREEN SIZE

42”

42”

42”

42”

ASPECT

RATIO

16:9

16:9

16:9

16:9

NATIVE

RESOLUTION

1080P

1080P

1080P

1080P

CONTRAST

RATIO

5000:1

NATIVE

25000:1

DYNAMIC

4000:1

NATIVE

20000:1

DYNAMIC

1300:1

NATIVE

6500:1

DYNAMIC

1300:1

NATIVE

6500:1

DYNAMIC

VIEWING

ANGLE

176º

178º

178º

178º

 

RESPONSE

TIME

8.5ms

6.5ms

5ms

5ms

REFRESH

RATE

120Hz

60Hz

-

-

HDMI

4

3

3

3

BUILT IN TUNER

YES

YES

YES

YES

OTHER OPTIONS

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE

$1,299.00

$1,099.00

$1299.00

$1299.00

OUR RATING

42”
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