Monitors, TVs and Projectors

HD TV Reviews (32" and Above) [ Updated: May 21, 2012 ]

Competition in the television market is fierce, with dozens of LCD TVs, plasma screens and LED TVs to choose from in a range of different sizes. Our detailed TV reviews will help you pick the best television for your budget.

Monitor Reviews: 22''-30'' LCD Displays [ Updated: May 21, 2012 ]

LCD monitor manufacturers compete aggressively, which is improving standards and bringing down prices. Our 23"-30" monitor reviews will help you choose the best screen for your needs, and now includes 120 Hz 3D displays.

Universal Remote Control Reviews [ Updated: April 23, 2012 ]

With a TV, a Blu-ray player, a media tank and more, your living room can soon get cluttered up with remotes. Why not keep things looking neat and tidy with a universal remote control?

Sound Bar Reviews [ Updated: April 18, 2012 ]

A 5.1 Home Cinema system is great—if you've got enough space in your front room, that is, and your neighbours don't mind. If that's not an option, then you can fall back on a more compact sound bar.

Buyer's Guide: The Best Media Centres [ Updated: April 12, 2012 ]

A media centre is an all-in-one entertainment station that you can hook up to a TV. While some models have a built-in hard drive for storing films, music and photos, others have an integrated TV tuner so you can watch and record all your favourite shows.

Screen Technology and Sub-Pixels Up Close [ April 9, 2012 ]

Examining screens and their sub-pixels up close can tell us what type of display technology is used in a particular product. This in turn gives us an idea of what a screen's main qualities and faults are likely to be!

Buyer's Guide: The Best Blu-ray Players [ Updated: April 5, 2012 ]

A huge Full HD TV with 3D support and top-quality hi-fi speakers might take pride of place in your living room, but what's that dodgy old DVD player doing in the corner, sending a ropey picture to your top quality TV? It's time to get yourself a Blu-ray player that's up to the same standard as the rest of your kit. This buyer's guide lists all our current favourites.

Archive: Blu-ray Player Reviews [ April 4, 2012 ]

This is an archive of reviews of Blu-ray players that have been replaced by new models or which are no longer on the market.

Reviews: Blu-ray Players [ Updated: March 19, 2012 ]

Despite the growing popularity of HD TVs, very few people own equipment that produces good enough pictures to make the most of these advanced screens. Depending on the availability of HD broadcasts, a Blu-ray player is sometimes the only available source capable of delivering HD content worthy of the name.

Reviews: Video Projectors [ Updated: March 12, 2012 ]

Whether you're looking for a Full HD projector for the ultimate home cinema set-up or a pocket pico-projector for use on the move, you'll find all of our projector reviews in this section of the site.

Buyer's Guide: The Best Universal Remotes [ Updated: February 16, 2012 ]

With a TV, Blu-ray player, media centre and all kinds of other devices, you can soon find yourself drowning in remote controls. Why not cut the clutter with a universal remote?

Buyer's Guide: The Best Video Projectors [ Updated: February 10, 2012 ]

Want to enjoy big-screen sports or movies from the comfort of your sofa? Looking to equip your new meeting room with top-quality equipment? You'll find just what you need in this video projector buyer's guide!

Buyer's Guide: The Best Monitors [ Updated: January 19, 2012 ]

Although 16:9 and Full HD are now dominating the market, it can be difficult to pick the right monitor when there are so many different kinds of screen technology (TN, IPS, PVA, MVA) out there and active and passive 3D to contend with too. Our buyer's guide will help you find the best monitor for your needs and for your budget.

Investigation: Active 3D TVs, Full HD 3D Guaranteed? [ Updated: January 2, 2012 ]

Two types of 3D technology are fiercely battling for market domination—active 3D and passive 3D, which use different kinds of glasses. While active 3D glasses are heavier and more expensive, they have the major advantage of displaying 3D images in Full HD ... or, at least, that's what we thought!

Buyer's Guide: The Best 40'' to 47'' Televisions [ Updated: December 5, 2011 ]

Over the last year, 3D and connected services have gained ground in the TV market. So with LCD and plasma options, 3D and 2D models, and CCFL or LED backlighting to choose from, picking a TV may seem like a minefield. Thankfully, our TV buyer's guide is on hand to help.

Buyer's Guide: The Best 50" and Above Televisions [ December 5, 2011 ]

Over the last year, 3D and connected services have gained ground in the TV market. So with LCD and plasma options, 3D and 2D models, and CCFL or LED backlighting to choose from, picking a TV may seem like a minefield. Thankfully, our 40" (127 cm) and above TV buyer's guide is on hand to help.

Buyer's Guide: The Best 32'' to 37'' Televisions [ December 5, 2011 ]

Over the last year, 3D and connected services have gained ground in the TV market. So with LCD and plasma options, 3D and 2D models, and CCFL or LED backlighting to choose from, picking a TV may seem like a minefield. Thankfully, our 32'' (81cm) to 37'' (94 cm) TV buyer's guide is on hand to help.

Buyer's Guide: The Best 22'' to 27'' Televisions [ December 5, 2011 ]

A small TV is often a second TV for occasional use in a bedroom or kitchen. However, in most cases, a smaller model won't give quite as spectacular results as a big-screen TV. Here's our pick of the best 22'' (56 cm) to 27'' (69 cm) televisions.

Colour Calibration Profiles for your Monitor [ Updated: December 1, 2011 ]

LCD default colour rendering can range from good (the best screens are factory calibrated) to utterly awful. Colour dominances are frequent and lately there has been a particular trend for more bluish colours and whites with reddish tinges.

LCD TVs: Six Years of Contrast Measurements [ Updated: February 24, 2011 ]

According to manufacturers' tech specs, between 2007 and 2010 the average contrast ratio of LCD TVs has shot up from 2,000:1 to 150,000,00:1. Since we've been testing TVs since 2007 and measuring contrast ratios for ourselves, we decided to check the credibility of this incredible progress against our own data. So just how far have things really come?

TV Panel Switching: Findings from 2010, Hopes for 2011 [ January 23, 2011 ]

Back in 2010, we investigated panel switching in TVs. Six months down the line, it's time to take a step back, take stock and see where things stand with LCD and plasma TVs.

Plasma TVs: Your Questions Answered [ Updated: January 12, 2011 ]

Panasonic offered to answer all your questions about plasma TVs. You wanted to know about screen burn, energy consumption, 3D conversion and more—and they were happy to let us know what they think.

Archive: Media Centres 2007-2009 [ Updated: November 3, 2010 ]

This archive contains reviews of media centres from 2007-2009

Archive: 50'' and Larger HD TV Reviews (2008 - 2009) [ Updated: October 8, 2010 ]

With such a big LCD or plasma TV, your Home Cinema will be as close to the real thing as you can get right now, thanks to technologies like 3D TV and local dimming LEDs. Our other reviews cover smaller, more affordable TVs.

Archive: 32'' and 37'' TV Reviews (2009 and Earlier) [ Updated: October 7, 2010 ]

Flat screen TVs measuring 32'' and 37'' are enough to enjoy HD TV on your new LCD, LED or plasma, but won't break the bank.

Archive: Projectors [ Updated: September 8, 2010 ]

Here you'll find our archives of older projector tests.

Archive: 22''-30'' LCD Displays 2009/2010 [ Updated: August 23, 2010 ]

Why go for a smaller LCD monitor when today's 22 inch screens are so cheap? The 22'' monitors we review start as low as a hundred pounds and go up from there. We've tested models with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 pixels, as well as 1680 x 1050 pixels.

A plasma screen: subjection to <i>burning</i> [ Updated: March 29, 2010 ]

Some of the readers on our French language forum have been having a little debate: they find us overly alarmist when it comes to the principal default of plasma screens: burning.

3D TV: What you need to know [ Updated: March 11, 2010 ]

Ever since Avatar came out at the end of 2009, it seems like everybody's been talking about 3D. But is it ready? Can you actually buy 3D products already? Is it worth taking the plunge? These are just some of the questions we're hoping to be able to answer.

Watch Out: Crazy Contrast Ratios [ Updated: March 1, 2010 ]

Can you still believe the tech specs on a monitor? If it's impossible to reach 10 000:1 or 8 000 000:1, what are manufacturers playing at by promising such contrast ratios?

The DLNA standard: a real mess? [ Updated: February 25, 2010 ]

The DLNA standard has a simple objective: to facilitate communication between all your multimedia devices so you can access your music, photos and video more easily. A nice idea

TV Reviews: 29'' and smaller [ Updated: February 8, 2010 ]

We have now divided our TV tests into several categories based on diagonal size. Here we look at 29 inch (74 cm) models and smaller. The size and technical characteristics often mean they are limited to small rooms or occasional use.

19'' LCD Monitor Reviews [ Updated: November 18, 2009 ]

You can still get 19'' monitors, but they're becoming much less attractive as they're often just expense as 22'' screens. A few survivors are still hanging in there though, so what have they got to offer?

Buyer's Guide: The Best 23'' and 24'' Monitors [ Updated: September 23, 2009 ]

Buyer's Guide: The Best 22'' Monitors [ Updated: September 15, 2009 ]

22'' monitors are all over the place and finding your way through the technological jungle can be quite tricky: there are panels with TN, IPS and PVA technology, some at 60 Hz and others at 120 Hz, not to mention those have 3D here are our favourites.

How do we test TVs? [ Updated: September 12, 2009 ]

How are our TV tests carried out? What aspects of the spec are measured? How are they rated? Here is an explanation:

Turning glossies matte [ Updated: September 9, 2009 ]

Many laptop and LCD screen owners dream of being able to wave a magic wand and turn their glossy screen to a matte one. All sorts of crazy ideas and methods on how to do this appear on the net, so we thought an article on the question might be of interest.

Archive: 30'' to 39'' TVs - late 2008, early 2009 [ Updated: September 2, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 30'' to 39'' TVs from the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.

Archive: 40'' to 49'' TVs - 2007-2008 [ Updated: September 1, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 40'' to 49'' TVs from 2007 and 2008.

Archive: 30'' to 39'' TVs - 2007-2008 [ Updated: September 1, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 30'' to 39'' TVs from 2007 and 2008.

Archive: 40'' to 49'' TVs - 2008-2009 [ Updated: August 31, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 40'' to 49'' TVs from the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.

Archive: 50'' and larger TVs - late 2008, early 2009 [ Updated: August 31, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 50" and larger TVs from the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009.

Where were at with 3D: at the cinema and at home [ Updated: August 6, 2009 ]

The 3D world is focussing a great deal of attention on itself right now. Were following the latest with interest and recent democratisation via the NVIDIA 3D system has upped the ante even more.

Update: OLED and LED [ Updated: July 13, 2009 ]

Are LED TVs and monitors closer to OLEDs, or traditional LCDs? Will OLED TVs be a new generation of LED TVs, or something different? Here's a guide to the current situation for anybody feeling a little lost ...

Archive: 50'' and larger TVs - 2007-2008 [ Updated: July 10, 2009 ]

Here you'll find our archives of 50" and larger TVs from 2007 and 2008.

Product Survey: 22 LCD monitors (2006-2008) [ Updated: March 17, 2009 ]

Youll find all the old ranges here.

Getting your screen settings right [ Updated: March 2, 2009 ]

Something that's often neglected by users, getting the settings or calibration of a screen or projector right is nevertheless often necessary to get the best out of it. This will only take a few minutes of your time and no technical know-how.

Samsung: touching the "Hidden Menu" invalidates the warranty [ Updated: February 12, 2009 ]

Over the last two years we've been including a procedure that describes how to access a hidden menu in Samsung screens. In this menu, you can read (or work out) the source of the panel used. However Samsung has just told us that this procedure is prohibited: it invalidates the warranty.

Archive: 23'' to 28'' LCD Monitors (2006 - 2008) [ Updated: January 1, 2009 ]

This is an archive of 23'' to 28'' LCD monitor reviews from 2006 to 2008.

DigitalVersus Scoring System [ Updated: November 5, 2008 ]

How do we choose our scores? They're based on just one thing, our own tests and experiences in ours labs, at home and on the road, and nothing else. Price, reputation and marketing don't affect our decision in any way.

Archives: 30'' LCD Monitors [ Updated: October 22, 2008 ]

A 30 inch LCD is a 76 cm diagonal and has 2560 x 1600 pixels totaling more than 4 million. This is equivalent to the amount of information displayed on five 15 inch LCDs or two 24 inch screens in a dual monitor configuration.

Guide: 120 Hz Screens [ Updated: October 16, 2008 ]

Now that more and more 120 Hz LCD TVs and computer monitors are on their way, they pose more questions than they answer. In advance of some in-depth reviews of the latest 120 Hz screens, this guide is a brief look at the technology and what it promises for the future.

Guide: Choosing your new TV [ Updated: September 3, 2008 ]

HD Ready, Full HD, Freeview, LCD, plasma if youre a bit confused by all of these terms and dont know how to choose your new TV, then dont worry, digitalversus.com will explain it all.

Monitor Reviews: 20'' and 21'' LCD Displays [ Updated: August 25, 2008 ]

You might prefer a 20'' or 21'' LCD monitor for your PC if you haven't got much space or are on a tight budget. Although smaller than some other screens, the monitors we review here offer the same reactivity and display performance as larger 22'' monitors.

The upcoming release of 120 Hz monitors: afterglow, 3D, etc. [ Updated: June 19, 2008 ]

A Digitalversus exclusive on 120 Hz LCD monitors! We owe this discovery to some indiscretion on NVIDIAs part. The impact will be significant, especially for gamers. Less afterglow, games in 3D, etc.

How to choose the size of your next television? [ Updated: June 8, 2008 ]

Guide: Do our calibration profiles work for all monitors? [ Updated: January 14, 2008 ]

We give you the profiles for most screens! Great, you say. But will they work with all operating systems (Windows XP, Vista, Mac...) or different graphic cards?

Test procedure [ Updated: November 7, 2007 ]

Small text in big tests Each product presented on our site is tested on its technical characteristics and in practical use. We use the results from these tests to make a product profile with its pluses, minuses and to give it a final grade.

Connections [ Updated: November 5, 2007 ]

The type of connection you use to relay your projector to your DVD player or computer is of the utmost importance for high quality rendering. Here, in order from highest to lowest quality are the various types of connections you will encounter:

Choosing the right monitor [ Updated: September 13, 2007 ]

There arent too many screen characteristics and understanding them is rather easy. This will allow you to better choose your monitor and know the ideal use for each screen just from the few values that are provided.

Glossary of defects LCD and Plasma TVs [ Updated: September 6, 2007 ]