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HDTV World: Everything you need to know about HDTV

Ultimate HDTV buying guide

Everything you need to know before shopping for an HDTV, from DLP to HDMI.

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Understand HDTV

HDTV 101
A beginner's guide.

Four styles of HDTV
LCD, DLP, plasma, LCoS, CRT: which is best for you?

HDTV resolution explained
1080p vs. 1080i vs. 720p vs. your TV.

HDTV programming compared
Cable vs. satellite vs. antenna.

Ultimate HDTV buying guide
Everything you need to know about shopping for HDTV.

Choose an HDTV

Editors' top HDTV picks
The best HDTVs, as chosen by CNET editors.

Find TVs by diagonal
screen size
Choose your TV by screen size.

Find TVs by cabinet size
Which TV fits your available
space?

Find TVs by viewing distance
Choose your TV that best fits your room.

TV aspect-ratio converter
How much space will you gain with wide-screen?

Optimize your HDTV

Quick Guide to HDMI
Should you pay more than $10 for an HDMI cable? Absolutely not.

TV power consumption guide
Compare TVs by power use and cut down your electric bill.

HDTV tune-up tips
Professional TV calibration secrets--revealed.

CNET's quick guide to aspect ratio
How to get rid of those black bars.

Must-have HDTV add-ons
All the dongles, cables, and converters you'll need.

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Meet the editors:

David Carnoy is executive editor for CNET Electronics and, inspired by The Big Lebowski, now answers only to "The Dude."

As a senior editor for CNET, David Katzmaier spends a lot of time sitting too close to the TV.

John P. Falcone, a senior associate editor for CNET Reviews, is anxiously awaiting high-definition C-SPAN.

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