Sharp LC-26DV20U

Pros: Low price, good starter 720p HDTV.

Cons: Blacks aren't true black, doesn't do 1080p, DVDs can pixelate in gradients.

The Bottom Line: Above Average - good small cheap starter HDTV to get your feet wet. Remember you get what you pay for.

Review: Right now I use my Sharp LC26DV20U only for gaming and playing DVDs. The DVD player runs fine, however if you have your face right up to the screen while a movie's playing, you will see a slight pixelation between color gradients/shadowing. When ...

Pros: Price, Size, Features, Picture Quality

Cons: Inconsistent Sound, Bad Component Video, Channel Lag

The Bottom Line: Great first HDTV for the bedroom or kid's room, but for other applications, you'll be better with something else.

Review: I got really lucky and managed to snag this set of Craigslist for a mere $350! The seller told me the DVD portion was broken, hence the low price. After I got home I took it apart and found that somebody had stuffed THREE DVDs into the player. Once I got ...

Pros: Good Picture, convenient size, easy to hook up.

Cons: Power buttons on top, low quality sound

The Bottom Line: Good Value since it includes the DVD player, but you may need to hook it to a stereo for adequate sound.

Review: I recently purchased this TV to add an HDTV to the bedroom. The 26" size was perfect. The TV is really pretty light and I could easily lift it on top of the dresser by myself. As far the connectivity, this TV has one HDMI input as well as an ...

Pros: Low cost, TV DVD combo, bright sharp colors

Cons: 5sec channel switch time, cannot play DVD+R or DVD without Region Code, low contrast

Review: Good TV for the price, picture is sharp and with good colors even with low-level analog signal from air antenna. Cable-signal picture is good also. Some problems with back light, (black is not completely black, rather gray, which reflected in a spec: ...

Pros: Nice design.

Cons: Slow to display picture when changing channels.

Review: I liked this TV until I began flipping thru the channels. It took 4 or 5 seconds for the picture to appear on each channel. If that doesn't sound bad, consider wasting half a minute to flip thru six channels. For me, a buzz-kill. I was hoping this ...