While there is nothing to compare with the pristine quality of High Definition pictures on your LCD TV, for most of us, the majority of our viewing schedule will will be in Standard Definition (SD).

Having seen a demonstration of High Definition programmes at their local electrical retailer, many of us have been disappointed when the same TV displays Standard Definition pictures.

The choice of TV is a very personal and often subjective choice and our top ten LCD TV's for Standard Definition represent those screens which in our opinion offer the best combination of price and performance.

We strongly recommend that you compare as many TV's alongside each other with SD and HD material on screen. Any trustworthy retailer will go out of their way to help. It might also be worth noting that;

(i) Viewing distances usually differ with SD and HD for the same screen. HD will invariably be better viewed close, while moving away from the screen will produce better results for SD.

(ii) Ultimately, the picture processing technology employed on a TV will be the single most important factor which determines how good the SD and HD picture is - again, we would like to stress how important it is to compare as many TV's as you can with SD and HD material

View our Top Ten LCD TV's for Standard Definition.