Samsung LCD, Panasonic G10 Top Selling HDTV

Quality Picture, Reasonable Price Drive Sales

The HDTV market is holding well in spite of intense economic pressure. Samsung LCD HDTVs continue their reign as the most popular and best selling HDTVs, although the excellent Panasonic G10 Series plasma HDTVs hold their own. Sony continues to stuggle to grab market share from rival Samsung, but the well received—and pricey—52XBR9 is finding favor with some HDTV aficionados. We're partial to the Panasonic G10 plasmas, but don't knock anyone for their preference of the new generation Samsung LCDs. To be fair the gap between plasma and LCD is very narrow and we'd be thrilled to have any of these top-selling sets in our living room.

Here's our picks for the best-of-the-best in the current market:

Samsung LN40B550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN46B550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN46B750 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV
Samsung LN52A750 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN52B750 52-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV
Sony KDL-52XBR9 52-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LCD HDTV

Panasonic TC-P42G10 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TC-P46G10 46-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TC-P50G10 50-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV