Top 10 Integrated Digital TVs

The good: Clean and sharp visuals; good blacks and natural colors; IDTV; YouTube playback via Yahoo widget; DLNA network multimedia streaming; Wi-Fi-ready; backlit remote; ultraslim and attractive design.

The bad: Bezel rattles if bass is set too strong; tight port placement incompatible with thick cables; stain magnet and scratch-prone; mismatched metal stand; slight buzzing noise.

The bottom line: The Samsung PS50B850Y1M is an attractively slim plasma TV that offers all the latest bells and whistles with good picture quality to boot.

The good: Accurate colors; crisp HD visuals; sleek design; plenty of tweaking options; backlit remote; plays back a wide range of multimedia files via USB; Integrated Digital TV; Bluetooth connectivity; seven 1080p-ready inputs.

The bad: Muddy blacks; slightly soft standard-definition pictures; bass-shy; flimsy tabletop stand; reflective screen; emits buzzing noise.

The bottom line: The LG 47SL90QD stands out with its 29.1mm-slim bezel and onboard Bluetooth function, but there's still room for improvement in the picture and audio departments.

The good: Overall razor-sharp pictures; smooth and judder-free motion; artifact-free 100Hz implementation; wide viewing angle; four HDMI inputs; IDTV; onboard video playback up to HD resolution; quality feel and handsome design.

The bad: Noise reduction softens image; mediocre sound quality; less than optimal PC and component-video inputs; limited tweaking options.

The bottom line: This Panasonic 37-incher produces one of the sharpest and smoothest pictures we've seen, though there's still room for improvement mainly in its design department.

The good: Good picture; powerful sound; attractive design.

The bad: Expensive; only three HDMI inputs.

The bottom line: We like the styling and A/V performance of the Loewe Art SL 42 Full-HD+ 100 DR+, as well as the extra functionality you can add.

The good: Clear and rich pictures; 21:9 mode eliminates letterbox bars; excellent sound quality; IDTV; YouTube video playback; onboard Web browser; DLNA network multimedia streaming; 802.11b/g Wi-Fi-enabled; five 24p-ready HDMI inputs; unique Ambilight ambient lighting.

The bad: Occasional motion artifacts; slow Web services; image cropping for 4:3 and 16:9 content; extremely pricey for an LCD TV without LED lighting; slow 7-second TV bootup time.

The bottom line: Watching ultrawide movies is a treat on the new Philips Cinema 21:9. But for everything else, you should just settle for a regular 16:9 HDTV which costs a lot less.