The first wave of Kuro's have won acclaim worldwide, so what should we expect from this newly arrived 60in model? Perhaps it's sufficient just to say that this is probably one of the most accomplished TVs in the world

We live in an age where competition between established CE marques and ascendant Chinese manufacturers has now become so intense that each is trying to outdo the other with fancy-sounding proprietary technologies

32in LCDs are now popular choices, offering a lot of screen for little outlay (both financially and in space terms). So much, in fact, that they're rapidly becoming commodities rather than luxury lifestyle products.

Pioneer calls its new plasma TVs 'Kuro', as Kuro is Japanese for black. Not because they're dressed in gorgeous high gloss black (though they are), but rather because Pioneer says they deliver the finest black level performance - by miles - of any flat TV

Usually we aren't particularly bothered about how much things cost. Not because we've got more money than sense or anything - it's just that our love of AV is such that we find ourselves reluctant to compromise on performance standards to save a few bob.

You don't have to look hard to spot the 42DA8BJ's main claim to fame. It's a 42in LCD TV that costs just £1,000. But is it really as great value as it appears? It's nothing special to look at, certainly.

Having often struggled to keep pace with the endless price-slashing antics of its rivals, JVC has finally got down and dirty with the budget boys with the LT-37DG8: a 37in LCD TV costing a mere £900

HANNspree is going back to basics with the XV32, a 32in LCD TV that strips out the bells and whistles to reach a buyer-baiting price tag. This cut-price approach explains the lack of a digital tuner, which could limit its lifespan with analogue switch-off just around the corner.

Most manufacturers' new ranges of TVs seem like simply a gentle progression from what they've produced before. But on the evidence of the LC-42XD1E, there's a full-blown revolution taking place at Sharp HQ

When we looked at Pioneer's 50in PDP-508XD plasma recently, we didn't just find it good: we found it positively revolutionary. So our expectations for the 42in version of the TV are understandably sky high

The TX-32LXD700 is another illustrious addition to Panasonic's fine portfolio. Practically every feature of a Panasonic TV is meticulously thought through, and the power consumption of this model is no exception: the TX-32LXD700 uses 140W in operation

Every new generation of flatscreen TVs brings with it some new must-have gizmo. And for the current generation, that gizmo is 100Hz.Originally used in cathode ray tube TVs to tackle flickering images, 100Hz doubles the refresh rate of PAL signals.

LG has been on a design roll of late: witness the lovely styling of its Chocolate mobile phone-inspired 60PF95 plasma TV and the retro-futurist curves of its tiny 20in 20LS3 HD-ready LCD TV

Surrounded by Identikit flatscreen TVs, LG's 20LS3R certainly stands out from the crowd. The upturned C-shape stand is a dramatic stylistic departure from the majority of TVs' footprints, acting as a counterpoint to this 20in LCD TV's gloss-black looks.

After seeing this TV in action, it seems that buying a TV with good green credentials also means making allowances for a slightly less impressive picture.

First the good news: the Toshiba 32C3030 uses an astonishingly low 0.1W while in standby mode. And this is an achievement that's backed up by a decent operational power consumption figure of 154 watts per hour

When it comes to power consumption, the 32in Sony KDL-32D3000 is a sleeping beauty: in standby mode, it uses a meagre 0.4W of power. Admittedly, this is offset by the 169W guzzled in operation but it still demonstrates that Sony is putting its weight behind the green.

Having been more than impressed with the manufacturer's full HD XD1E range in recent months, we were hoping that Sharp's LC32RD32 - its first model to feature 100Hz processing - was equally going to deliver the goods.

An asking price of only £700 is not to be sniffed at for a 32in LCD TV from a well-known manufacturer, but is it time to smell a rat? After all, Philips' track record with budget entry-level LCD TVs hasn't been entirely perfect

If you ask me, it's only when you get to the 40-42in screen sizes that things really get interesting in the TV world. Not just because this is the sort of size where a TV starts to turn into a home cinema centrepiece, but also because this is the level where brands start to go the extra mile with cool features and harsh price competition.

The arrival of the first TV bearing Philips' new Perfect Pixel HD Engine technology, the 32PFL9632D, has got me excited, because I can't wait to see how Perfect Pixel improves on Philips' already impressive Pixel Plus 3 HD system

If you don't mind, by way of opening this review we'll simply direct your attention to the pictures of the Loewe Individual Compose 40 and save ourselves having to write at least 800 words or so. Rather pretty isn't it?

The latest fad in the flat TV world at the moment is undoubtedly 100Hz - and with good reason. For the process of doubling the usual PAL scanning frequency has been proven to ingeniously avoid LCD technology's infamous problems with resolution loss over moving objects.

Now that the challenge of fitting full HD pixel counts into plasma screens has been met, 1,920 x 1,080-pixel TVs are coming thick and fast.

Thirty-seven inches of LCD gives you a set pitched somewhere between a standard living room goggle-box and the kind of giganto-screen favoured by hardcore movie freaks and professional footballers.