Consumer Reports HDTV Reviews

Consumer Reports is known to put out some advertising posts for some of their HDTV reviews. They do a range of tests amongst models, and decide which are the best ones to get. The one on HDTV projectors looks especially interesting (they claim a particular 1080p Kodak model for $3,000 has the best picture).

They also have some good tips on whether or not you should buy a projector. The gist: it’s much more expensive, but it’s probably the best experience you can reasonably get in a home.

Subscriptions to Consumer Reports online cost about $26 a year, or $5.95 a month. Slightly less if you subscribe to the dead tree version. If you are the kind of person who regularly updates their home theater or gaming rig, then this is probably a drop in the bucket. Even so, if it prevents you from making one bad decision (a poor HDTV choice, wrong audio system, more money for unnecessary features, etc.), then the subscription more than pays for itself.