Ultimate HDTV Buying Guide
By CNET StaffFeb 22, 2008
Whether you want a new bedroom set or a massive home-theater centerpiece, our CNET editors' guide gives you the full picture on shopping for a new TV. To sort TVs in CNET Asia's database by price range, check out this list.
1. Your budget range
Pricing parameters
Televisions are expensive beasts, but they fall into a few distinct price categories. Here's a cheat sheet that will help better align the set of your dreams with the reality of your bank account. Note that these prices reflect the latest street/online price as of this writing.
| What you'll pay | What you'll get | |
| Less than US$300 |  |
Curved tubes: up to 32 inches Flat tubes: up to 27 inches Flat-panel LCD: up to 20 inches |
| US$300 to US$500 |  |
Curved tubes: up to 36 inches Flat tubes: up to 32 inches Flat-panel LCDs: up to 27 inches |
| US$500 to US$750 |  |
Wide-screen tubes: 30 inches Flat tubes: up to 36 inches Flat-panel LCDs: up to 32 inches |
| US$750 to US$1,000 |  |
Wide-screen tubes: 34 inches Flat-panel LCDs: up to 42 inches Plasma TVs: up to 42 inches CRT rear-projection TVs: up to 52 inches DLP, LCD, LCoS rear-projection TVs: up to 50 inches |
| US$1,000 to US$1,500 |  |
Flat-panel LCDs: up to 46 inches Plasma TVs: 50 inches LCD rear-projection: up to 60 inches DLP, LCD, LCoS rear-projection TVs: up to 56 inches |
| US$1,500 to US$3,000 |  |
Flat-panel LCDs: up to 52 inches Plasma TVs: up to 60 inches DLP and LCoS rear-projection TVs: up to 70 inches |
| More than US$3,000 |  |
Flat-panel LCD: up to 70 inches Plasma TVs: up to 103 inches DLP rear-projection TVs: up to 73 inches |
