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Consumer Reports Reviews TVs

Consumer Reports is the best place to come to find expert TV reviews. We review different types of TVs. Our TV reviews will help you decide what TV is best for you.

Consumer Reports TV reviews will provide you with recommended models based on the combination of price and performance. You can also subscribe for our TV ratings where you will see our TV reviews on Ease of use, HD picture quality and SD picture quality. You will also see Consumer Reports take on each model of TVs that we review. This is a quick summary of what we think works well for this model, and possibly what doesn't.

After reading reviews of the TV you are interested in you can compare models, review our list of the TV's features and specifications, read user reviews and submit your own review of a TV. We also have up to date TV blogs featuring Consumer Reports First Look for new models and TV news our experts think will help you make the best purchase.

TV Reviews from Consumer Reports

ratingsVizio M420SL Reviews
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Vizio M420SL
Type: 40- to 43-inch TVs
Summary: A 42-inch LCD HDTV with LED backlighting from Vizio with 1080p resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, 4 HDMI inputs, and 1 component-video input.
 
 
The Vizio M420SL TV has the following features: Number of 3D glasses included, Internet-enabled, Streaming video services, Web camera capable, Wi-Fi, DLNA-certified, Frame rate (Hz), HDMI inputs, Component-video, Component/Composite-video shared inputs, Composite-video, USB port, Ethernet port, VGA input, Digital-audio output, Headphone jack (3.5mm audio jack) and Other connections.
ratingsSamsung UN60ES6100 Reviews
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Samsung UN60ES6100
Type: 60-inch and larger TVs
Summary: A 60-inch LCD HDTV with LED backlighting from Samsung with 1080p resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 3 HDMI inputs, and 1 component-video input.
 
 
The Samsung UN60ES6100 TV has the following features: Number of 3D glasses included, Internet-enabled, Streaming video services, Web browser, FLASH support, Web camera capable, Wi-Fi, DLNA-certified, Frame rate (Hz), PIP (no. of tuners), HDMI inputs, Component-video, Component/Composite-video shared inputs, Composite-video, USB port, Ethernet port, Digital-audio output, Headphone jack (3.5mm audio jack) and Other connections.
ratingsSamsung PN64E550 Reviews
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Samsung PN64E550
Type: 60-inch and larger TVs
Summary: A 64-inch 3D-capable plasma HDTV from Samsung with 1080p resolution, 3 HDMI inputs, and 1 component-video input.
 
 
The Samsung PN64E550 TV has the following features: 3D-capable, 3D type, Number of 3D glasses included, Internet-enabled, Streaming video services, Web browser, FLASH support, Web camera capable, Wi-Fi, DLNA-certified, PIP (no. of tuners), HDMI inputs, Component-video, Component/Composite-video shared inputs, Composite-video, USB port, Ethernet port, Digital-audio output and Other connections.
ratingsPanasonic Viera TC-P50ST50 Reviews
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Panasonic Viera TC-P50ST50
Type: 46- to 51-inch TVs
Summary: A 50-inch 3D-capable plasma HDTV from Panasonic with 1080p resolution, 3 HDMI inputs, and 1 component-video input.
 
 
The Panasonic Viera TC-P50ST50 TV has the following features: 3D-capable, 3D type, Number of 3D glasses included, Internet-enabled, Streaming video services, Web browser, Web camera capable, Wi-Fi, DLNA-certified, HDMI inputs, Component-video, Component/Composite-video shared inputs, Composite-video, USB port, Ethernet port, Digital-audio output, Memory-card reader and Other connections.
ratingsRCA 42PA30RQ Reviews
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RCA 42PA30RQ
Type: 40- to 43-inch TVs
Summary: A 42-inch plasma HDTV from RCA with 720p resolution, 4 HDMI inputs, and 1 component-video input.
 
 
The RCA 42PA30RQ TV has the following features: Number of 3D glasses included, HDMI inputs, Component-video, Component/Composite-video shared inputs, Composite-video, USB port, VGA input, Digital-audio output, Headphone jack (3.5mm audio jack) and Other connections.