Gift Guide: Top TVs for your holiday wish lists

These are some of the top TVs being sold this season whether you’re scrimping or splurging, according to the Verge’s David Pierce.

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Panasonic Viera VT30 65 inch: If you watch a lot of dark movies or a lot of sports, you’ll want the sharp detail and dark blacks that plasma TVs offer. The VT30 is one of the best plasmas on the market — it doesn’t come cheap, but its picture quality, 3-D performance and Internet connectivity are hard to beat. Price: $2,499.95 for 55-inch model

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Samsung UND8000: Samsung’s D8000 TVs tick all the boxes: fantastic image quality, wireless capabilities, lots of Internet apps and a gorgeous design. If you can stomach the price, the D8000’s overall performance is as good as any TV on the market. Price: $3,599.99 for 55-inch model

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LG LW5600: TVs look good only in the darkest of settings, but sometimes you can’t blot out the sun while you watch a movie — that’s what the LG LW5600 TVs are for. They have matte screens, which don’t take on glare like glossy sets, and have solid picture quality and features for a reasonable price. The LG LW5600 even has a motion-sensitive remote, so you can control the TV Wii-style. Price: $989 for 47-inch model

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Vizio E3D0VX: Vizio’s E3D0VX series TVs aren’t the best-looking sets you’ll see, but they have solid image quality, all the Internet features you’ll need — not to mention they’re as cheap as you’ll find for 1,080-pixel 3-D playback. Price: $699.99 for 42-inch model

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Samsung LNC350: Believe it or not, you can buy a decent TV without paying an arm and a leg. The Samsung LNC350’s image quality isn’t the best, but it’s solid, and the TV even has a USB port built in so you can plug in your camera or music player and use your TV as the hub of your home theater. Price: $429.99 for 26-inch model

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