Cost: $1,199 (42″) | $1,699 (47″) | $2,199 (55″)

What to enjoy:
Vizio extends the possibilities with their new SV422XVT series. Not only does the SV422XVT have 240 Hz, TruLED, and the local dimming LED backlit technology previously reserved for the 55-inch and absolutely beautiful picture has led them to lead the LCD market in 2009. Also the SV422XVT eliminates the need for another cord, working on a wireless 802.11n connection instead of an ethernet cord in the back.

Third-Party Features:
The Vizio SV422XVT is the mother ship for all your application needs: there’s the social network links to Facebook or Twitter (so you can converse and share what you’re watching with your friends); movie streaming via Netflix, Blockbuster OnDemand, and Vudu; and music streaming via Pandora and Rhapsody (exclusive to Vizio).

Vizio also has integrated widgets from Yahoo, Showtime, YouTube, Flickr, eBay, and Revision3. Vizio is also going the extra step to support Adobe Flash applications, thereby allowing developers an open door to increase the amount of widgets in the future.

Cost: $1,400 (42″) | $1,700 (47″)

What to enjoy:
Welcome to the future. LG’s new LH50 series includes Netflix, Vudu, Yahoo Widgets, YouTube, and Flickr, allowing you to tap into the Internet without all those pesky boxes getting in the way. This is combined with a TruMotion 120 Hz that eliminates motion blur and gives you that crisp picture that LG has used to make a dominating name for itself in the business. If this is the future, LG is saying that it’ll come in beautiful 1080p with no problems with buffering, and if that’s the case, we have to say the future is looking pretty nice.

Third-Party Features:
The LG LH50 has a nice range of applications from the HD streaming Vudu, to the subscription-based Netflix for movie needs, plus Flickr, YouTube, and Pandora to complete your TV as your new multimedia center.

News & Updates:
Afterdawn.com (09/02/2009): VUDU comes to LG broadband HDTVs – “Owners of LG HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access now have access to another source of online video. LG announced an automatic update which adds the Vudu video rental (and purchase) service to LCD models .42LH50, 47LH50 and 55LH50 and plasma models 50PS80 and 60PS80.” {Read more}

Buy:
LG 47LH50 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz Broadband LCD HDTV, Gloss Black