Today's High-Def Headlines

Resolution and Contrast: A Guide to Big-Screen TV Buying - San Diego U-T
When shopping for a big-screen TV, the choices and technology can be overwhelming. In the end, you should purchase the television that's within your budget and that also has a crisp picture quality and design that appeals to your taste. Still, there are issues to be aware of when perusing the TV showrooms.

Sharpening Up Your New HDTV - Forbes
Getting a brand new high-definition TV should be an enjoyable experience, but when you open up that big box you could also be opening up a frustrating can of worms. HDTVs are complicated gadgets. It's not like the old days when you could just plug a TV into the wall and everything magically worked. HDTVs require a little nuance and a little knowledge.

Consumer Reports' Latest Tests of HDTVs Show Quality Up, Prices Down
There's no need to wait any longer to buy an HDTV. That's the advice from Consumer Reports. Tests of 101 plasma, LCD, and rear-projection TVs for the March issue yielded more sets with top scores for picture quality than in years past. CR also reveals that prices are down as much as 40 percent on some TVs, so consumers continue to get more bang for their buck.

Panasonic TH-58PZ750U: Panasonic's Pricey Plasma - CNET Reviews
Panasonic produced a dizzying array of plasma HDTVs in 2007, with four full lines of multiple screen sizes each. The company's 2008 plasma lineup looks to be just as varied. Until it arrives this spring, the TH-PZ750U series--represented in this review by the 58-inch TH-58PZ750U--remains the company's flagship. Panasonic differentiates this model from the step-down TH-58PZ700U we reviewed earlier by including an additional HDMI input on the front panel.