Another screen from Marantz - this time a 30in LCD. There's no separate media box, however - all the connections are from the screen's frame itself - so if you are wall-mounting you could find trailing wires to be a problem.

Marantz is a firm known primarily for its high-class hi-fi gear, but it's also doing its best to make an impression on the home cinema market, launching feature-laden DVD players and plasma screens, and now this mid-sized LCD.

For a company known mostly for its high-quality audio gear, Marantz has committed a home cinema faux pas by leaving off Scart connections from its PD4220V. Granted, those of us with flatscreen TVs...

Marantz is a firm known primarily for its high class hi-fi gear, but it's also doing its best to make an impression on the home cinema market, launching feature-laden DVD players and plasma screens, and now this mid-sized LCD TV

The rather unusual looks and design of the LC1700 make it stand out from the crowd, which in our book is no bad thing. A metallic mesh frame surrounds the screen and, although it adds a few inches, creates a sumptuous aesthetic