Weekend Bargain HDTVs

J&R and OneCall.com have marked down several HDTVs including these top rated sets:

Sony 46S4100 LCD HDTV $1099 at J&R
Sony 40XBR7 LCD HDTV $1776 at OneCall Free Delivery
Samsung PN58A550 Plasma HDTV $2099 at OneCall Free Delivery

Consumer Reports Top Rated LCD and Plasma HDTVs: Samsung and Panasonic

Samsung & Panasonic Top Rated HDTVs

The two best selling HDTV brands Samsung and Panasonic came out on top in almost every screen size in the latest Consumer Reports ranking of HDTVs. Several models from other manufacturers scored high as well but the top two were consistently highly ranked across various screen sizes. HDTV technology has reached the point where differences between the top ranked sets are minimal, so value shopping does not necessarily mean a sacrifice in image quality. Here are the Consumer Reports top ranked HDTVs and current prices (HDTV-News picks are indicated by Editor's Choice):

Top Ranked LCD HDTV

Samsung 55-inch LN55A950 $3844 Free Shipping

Samsung 52-inch LN52A650 $1817 Free Shipping
Samsung 52-inch LN52A750 $1927 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
Sony 52-inch 52XBR6 $2509 Free Shipping
LG 52-inch 52LG50 $1499 Free Shipping
Toshiba 52-inch 52XV545U $2308 Free Shipping
Sony 52-inch KDL-52W4100 $1897 Free Shipping Editor's Choice

Samsung 46-inch LN46A850 $1776 Free Shipping
Samsung 46-inch LN46A550 $1127 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
Sony 46-inch KDL-46XBR8 $4699 Free Shipping
Sony 46-inch KDL-46Z4100 $1568 Free Shipping

Top Ranked Plasma HDTV

Pioneer 60-inch PDP-6020FD $3701 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
LG 60-inch 60PG30 $2699 Free Shipping

Samsung 58-inch PN58A550 $2380 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
Panasonic 58-inch TH-58PZ850U $3149

Samsung 50-inch PN50A550 $1350 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
Samsung 50-inch PN50A760 $1799
Panasonic 50-inch TH-50PZ800U $1999 Free Shipping Editor's Choice
LG 50-inch 50PG60 $1729 Free Shipping
Samsung 50-inch PN50A450 $999 Free Shipping Editor's Choice

Consumer Reports Top Rated Plasma HDTV

Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42-Inch Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TH-42PZ800U 42-Inch Plasma HDTV

Panasonic TH-46PZ80U 46-Inch Plasma HDTV

LG 50PG60 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TH-50PZ85U 50-inch Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TH-50PZ800U 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Panasonic TH-50PZ850U 50-inch Plasma HDTV
Pioneer PDP-5020FD 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Pioneer PRO-111FD 50-inch Plasma HDTV
Samsung PN50A450 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Samsung PN50A550 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Samsung PN50A650 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
Vizio JV50P 50-inch Plasma HDTV

Samsung PN58A550 58-Inch Plasma HDTV

Pioneer PDP-6020FD 60-Inch Plasma HDTV

December 2008