Liquid-crystal display televisions (LCD TV) are color television sets that use LCD technology to produce images. LCD televisions are thinner and lighter than CRTs of similar display size, and are available in much larger sizes as well. This combination of features made LCDs more practical than CRTs for many roles, and as manufacturing costs fell their eventual dominance of the television market was all but guaranteed.In 2007 LCD televisions surpassed sales of CRT-based televisions worldwide for the first time, and its sales figures relative to other technologies is accelerating. LCD TVs are quickly displacing the only major competitors in the large-screen market, the plasma display panel and rear-projection television.

JVC has unveiled a super thin LCD TV that has about the same profile as a much more expensive OLED TV. The set is only 6.4mm thick at the thinnest point. The catch is that the sides of the set are really thin, but all the actual hardware to make the set work is in a much thicker section of the TV on the lower half.That sort of makes the thin profile at points moot. Still, if you want that sexy OLED look but don’t want to spend that much the JVC set might be a good alternative. The set has two HDMI ports, RGB, component, composite and other connectivity options. Two HDMI ports is woefully lacking for today's standards.

Although it did not enter into the LCD TV market as early as its other competitors, Philips would like to be counted as among the premier LCD TV makers in the market. One of the most recent models that Philips came out with this year is the 52PFL9703 LCD TV. It has some of the best features that Philips has to offer in their television range. Here is a list of some of those features. First and foremost, TV displays are usually judged by the level of picture quality that they offer. For this Philips model, it aims to offer one of the best in picture quality by using its Perfect Pixel HD Engine. This high definition image engine makes use of a special video processor that allows the alteration of individual pixels according to their association with the other pixels surrounding each one. Through this, pictures are being rendered as natural as possible. It also offers top quality contrast and black level details that also offers smooth motion handling features.

Despite the many new brands available in 2005, the Sharp LCD TVs still remain favorites of critics and public alike. The Aquos line of Sharp TVs is especially applauded for its picture quality. The original Aquos is the Sharp-LC32GD4U, is a 32 inch TV, which is known to produce the best black rendering among all brands. It is available in other versions such as the 45 inch Sharp-LC45GD5U and the 37 inch Sharp-LC37GD4U. Sharp also produces economy versions of its TV in smaller sizes. They haven't got rave reviews, but are still better than other brands on the shelves. Sharp's widescreen version is closely followed by the Sony Vega KDL-32XBR950. The race between the two has been almost neck to neck.