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Its time for our annual HDTV buying guide. This year we are listing them by size instead of technology. Last year's most expensive model was the Pioneer Elite Pro-150FD 60 inch plasma TV which came in at $7500. This year the same TV can be found online for less than $5000. Our most inexpensive TV was the Olevia 237T 37 inch LCD which came in at $765. This year the prices for tier one manufacturers are quite affordable. Without further ado, here is the list for 2008:

HDTV Buying Guide

Less than 42"

Samsung LN19A450 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $317) Perfect for a kitchen or dorm room, this LCD has 720p HD Resolution, Wide Color Enhancer, 1 HDMI Input, 8 ms response time and and built-in ATSC/NTSC and QAM tuners

Samsung LN32A450 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $599.98) Ara has the 37 inch version of this TV and is amazed at the picture each time he looks at it. Apparently he is not alone. The TV receives 5 out of 5 stars from 148 reviewers at Amazon.com. It has a 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 6ms response time and SRS TruSurround XT. The TV has three HDMI inputs as well.

Sony Bravia S-Series KDL-40S4100 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $915) Four and a half star 40 inch 1080p TV for less than $1000! Three HDMI inputs, 24 fps capable, 2500:1 Contrast ratio.

42" to 50"

Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ85U 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $1059) No list would be complete without a Panasonic 42" Plasma. And for just over $1000 it's hard to go wrong. This one is full 1080p, native contrast ratio of 30,000:1, Dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, Built-in SD card slot with Photo Viewer/Gallery Player software, x.v. Color and Deep Color (HDMI 1.3 features), Viera Link is now compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems, 3 HDMI inputs and Anti-Image Retention Mode for gaming.

Sony Bravia Z-Series KDL-46Z4100/B 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $1664) Full HD 1080p, Motionflow 120Hz, BRAVIA Engine 2 digital video processing, Advanced Contrast Enhancer circuit (ACE), 24p True Cinema capable, enhanced XMB user interface, BRAVIA Sync capable ... customers give it four and a half stars ... where do I sign?

Greater than 50"

Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color (HT Guys Store Price $2059) Four and a half star 1080p 120Hz LCD. 4 HDMI 1.3 ports, Side-mounted USB 2.0 port, InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, Blazing 4ms response time, touch of color will please the aesthetics committee

Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $2649) Four and a half star 1080p Plasma TV. THX, 4 HDMI Inputs, 1,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast ratio, Deep Color Support, 24 FPS. THX Certified. A few inches bigger and a step up in features from the 42" model previously in the list. An all around fantastic TV!

Mitsubishi WD-65735 65-Inch 1080p DLP HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $1440) Four Star 1080p DLP. 3D Ready, Six color processor, Energy Efficient, 3 HDMI inputs, Support for Deep Color. Best bang for the buck TV on this years list. If you have the space you should really consider this TV!

Front Projector

Panasonic PT-AE3000U HD Home Cinema 1080p LCD Multimedia Projector (HT Guys Store Price $2500) Five star (only two ratings) 1080p, Smooth Screen technology, 1,600 ANSI lumens Dynamic contrast ratio - 60,000:1. Very large 51/8"'' x 181/8"'' x 1125/32"'' at 16lbs

Sony VPL-HW10 BRAVIA SXRD 1080p home theater projector (HT Guys Store Price $3399) 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 1000 ANSI lumens, all-digital video signal processing via the BRAVIA Engine 2, 3-SXRD for full 1080p resolution, 2 HDMI inputs with x.v.Color, ultra-quiet fan, improved lamp life

HT Guy's Ultimate Christmas Present:

Panasonic TH 65PZ850U - 65" VIERA 1080p plasma HDTV (HT Guys Store Price $5388) 65" 1080p Plasma, need I say more? 65" Widescreen VIERA Plasma 1080p HDTV with Increased Native Contrast Ratio (Native: 30,000:1, Dynamic: 1,000,000:1), VIERA Cast, Digital Cinema Color Technology, PC Input, New Anti-Reflective Filter, Game Mode, Built-In SD Card Slot, 4 HDMI Inputs and VIERA Link® HDAVI Control