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Our DVD movie looked great on this affordable contender from HP, marred only by harsh whites and oversaturated colors. Both problems are correctable, but you will sacrifice some clarity. A grainy picture from our Blu-ray movie, on the other hand, proved that noise reduction was a no-show. And its utilitarian, industrial case design left us thinking more of TPS reports than Harry Potter.
WIRED: Simple menus make setup and source selection a breeze. Cheapest model to offer three HDMI inputs.
TIRED: Poor HD source-conversion shows candy-cane-like moir distortion in some 1080i sources.
$800, hp.com