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When comparing the best picture quality on the high-end LCD flat panels according to the reviews I have read the 5 top companies would be:

1. Sony
2. Samsung
3. Panasonic
4. LG Electronics
5. VIZIO


When it comes to the most popular displays to own by mainstream consumers the 5 top brands are:

1. Samsung
2. VIZIO
3. Sony
4. Panasonic
5. LG Electronics

"The study revealed that Samsung was again the top flat-panel TV brand, but Sony, the previous No. 2, dropped into the No. 3 position as value-driven brand Vizio moved into second place with 14.3 percent of the overall U.S. flat-panel TV market."


“This is an indication that in the present tough economic climate, consumers are becoming less brand conscious and prefer televisions that they perceive to have good picture quality and that are less expensive compared to the competition, rather than seeking models with a lot of extra features,” Patel added."


“Vizio’s success in the fourth quarter was partly due to increasing brand recognition, courtesy of the company’s strong marketing efforts and retail strategy,” said Riddhi Patel, principal analyst, television systems, for iSuppli. “A cornerstone of Vizio’s selling strategy is Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, which features the company’s LCD-TV products. U.S. consumers in November and December 2008 bought more televisions at Wal-Mart than at Best Buy, the first time this has occurred in the two years iSuppli has been conducting research in this area.”

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6638805.html?desc=topstory