Netflix Needs to Step Up its Game

Consumer Reports announced a survey of its online subscribers suggests that while Netflix may offer the most popular streaming video service around, it falls behind other alternatives when it comes to overall satisfaction.

Consumer Reports Rates Latest TVs

Consumer Reports announced that it has published its latest ratings of 142 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and plasma televisions.

Panasonic VT20 and VT25 Plasma 3DTVs Test Best

Consumer Reports announced its first ratings of 3DTVs. According to the statement, Panasonic’s VT20 and VT25 plasma models were among the best HD sets that Consumer Reports has ever tested and, in addition to excellent HD performance, the Panasonic TVs displayed the least ghosting with 3D programming and achieved the highest overall scores in Consumer …

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Panasonic Plasma HDTVs Best for 3D Viewing

Consumer Reports announced it evaluated fourteen models of 3D HDTVs and found that plasma TVs are better at displaying 3D images than LCD sets, primarily because they exhibit less ghosting. According to the statement, three plasma models from Panasonic offered the best 3D picture quality and the least ghosting of all the sets tested. The …

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Consumer Reports Tests 3D HDTVs

Consumer Reports announced that it tested several new 3D HDTV sets in its labs and found that the sets live up to their advance billing, but the average consumer shouldn’t rush out to buy one. According to the statement, Consumer Reports evaluated two 46-inch Samsung LCD sets (UN46C7000 $2,600 ; UN46C8000, $2,800) and a 50-inch …

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Consumer Reports TV Meets Web

Consumer Reports announced that its latest ratings of TVs and Blu-ray Disc players that can stream movies online includes more than 20 sets from $1,000 and four players from $150. Lab tests revealed that set up and access to online content was easy and picture quality was decent if not quite up to the claimed …

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