• USB Tuners Deliver HD to Your PC

  
  Both the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick and the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q turn your PC or laptop into an HDTV. But they don't handle the task equally.

• Why Do I Still Get Black Bars On My HDTV?

  
  Karlheinz Tyler wants to know why, even with a Blu-Ray player and discs, movies still don't fill the HDTV's screen
• DLNA Takes Baby Steps
• Sharp Shows Carbon-neutral Big-screen TV
• AMD Sells Digital TV Business to Broadcom
• Essential HDTV Accessories
• Intel and Yahoo Partner for Internet on TV
• Top 5 42-Inch HDTVs
• How TVs Will Get Much, Much Flatter
• How to Calibrate Your HDTV

Editor's HDTV Picks

• Top 5 42-Inch HDTVs These HDTVs are a superior choice for people who can establish between 5 and 17 feet of viewing distance to the screen in the viewing room. Ratings and rankings may change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.
• Top 10 40- and 42-inch HDTVs These are the top 40- and 42-inch LCD and plasma TVs today. Ratings and rankings may change due to pricing and advances in technology, so check back frequently for the latest info.

HDTV Reviews

• Vizio VO42L 42-Inch LCD HDTV The VO42L 42-inch HDTV delivers very good picture and sound quality at a reasonable price.
• Toshiba Regza 42RV530U 42-inch LCD HDTV The good-quality sound and nice design touches of the 42RV530U don't make up for this 42-inch HDTV's overly bright and washed-out image.
• LG Electronics 42LG60 (Scarlet) 42-inch LCD HDTV The advanced features, impressive style, and very good image quality of LG's 42LG60 42-inch HDTV come at a cost.
• AOC Envision L42H761 42-inch LCD HDTV The below-average performance and poor design of the AOC L42H761 limit this low-cost 42-inch HDTV's appeal.
• Westinghouse TX-42F430S 42-inch LCD HDTV The TX-42F430S is a great basic 42-inch HDTV, but it lacks the good looks and extra ports that higher-end models offer.

HDTV News

• DLNA Takes Baby Steps TVs, home theater systems, and computers at IFA bear the stamp of the Digital Living Network Alliance.
• Sharp Shows Carbon-neutral Big-screen TV Sharp says solar-panel and LCD TV technology is at the stage where a single panel can provide enough power for a TV for 4.5 hours per day.
• AMD Sells Digital TV Business to Broadcom Broadcom plans to acquire AMD's digital television business for $192.8 million.
• Essential HDTV Accessories An HDTV is just a TV with a pretty picture until you add a few important accoutrements. The dozen add-ons shown here will greatly enhance your HDTV watching experience.
• Intel and Yahoo Partner for Internet on TV Intel and Yahoo are partnering on a hardware and software platform that will bring widgets to TV.

HDTV Playing in PCW Video

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  Sharp Launches Super-Slim TVs Coming in March to Japan, these sets are substantially thinner than current models.
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  CES: Toshiba Puts the Cell Processor Inside a TV Toshiba has taken the Cell microprocessor, the PlayStation 3 chip, and put it inside a television.
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  CES: Sony and Samsung's New OLED TVs New and prototype OLED models from two of the biggest names in flat screen televisions.

HDTV Slideshows

• Essential HDTV Accessories An HDTV is just a TV with a pretty picture until you add a few important accoutrements. The dozen add-ons shown here will greatly enhance your HDTV watching experience.

HDTV How-Tos

• Why Do I Still Get Black Bars On My HDTV? Karlheinz Tyler wants to know why, even with a Blu-Ray player and discs, movies still don't fill the HDTV's screen
• How to Calibrate Your HDTV If you haven't calibrated your HDTV, you're probably not seeing the picture you paid for. Here's how to get a near-perfect image on your high-def screen without breaking the bank.
• How to Buy a Flat-Screen HDTV Before you drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on the wrong flat-panel HDTV, read our comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to know. Our advice might just help you save some money.