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New additions to The List in December include the Revel Concerta, a $3,800 home theater speaker system that's short on style but long on value thanks to near-perfect sonics. Olive scored with its thoughtfully conceived Symphony music server. We loved both JVC's 2nd-gen Everio hard-drive camcorder and Sony's "affordable" $2,000 high-def model. Apple's iPod nano is, well...the iPod nano. No deletions this month, although some recently updated models, including Pioneer's PDP-4350HD plasma and Denon's AVR-3805 receiver, will soon disappear from stores and, therefore, The List. All prices are manufacturer's list, which may bear no resemblance to actual selling prices.

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HDTVs Flat-Panel Panasonic Onyx TH-42XVS30U 42-in plasma $6,500, May 2005 Not the cheapest 42-inch plasma HDTV, but stunning to look at in every way. panasonic.com Pioneer PDP-4350HD 43-in plasma $5,000, May 2005 Style, great features, and a clear, natural picture further cement Pioneer as a plasma leader. www.pioneerelectronics.com Dell W4200 42-in plasma $2,599, September 2005 With its crisp, natural picture, excellent tuner, and low price, this could be the sweetest flat-TV deal going. dell.com Rear-Projection TVs Sony Qualia 006 70-in SXRD $13,000, May 2005 This high-end set featuring 1080p-resolution LCoS technology is simply the best RPTV we've tested. sony.com/qualia RCA Scenium Profiles HD61THW263 61-in DLP $7,999, December 2004 Excellent performance in an unusually trim DLP projector, just 7 inches deep.
rca.com-->HP Pavilion MD6580n 65-in DLP $5,500, October 2005 A loaded feature set combined with a mammoth 1080p picture that holds its own against Sony's $13,000 Qualia 006. hp.com Sony KDS-R50XBR1 50-inch SXRD $3,999, November 2005 In this 1080p LCoS set, Sony managed to bring most of the superb performance of its Qualia 006 to a smaller, real-world screen size at less than a third the price. sony.com Mitsubishi WD-52627 52-in DLP $3,699, October 2005 1080p resolution, a super-smooth picture, deep blacks, and vibrant color create a winning combo. mitsubishi-tv.com Front Projectors Sharp XV-Z2000 DLP $4,000, July/August 2005 Fine HDTV home theater performance with the benefits of DLP at a sensible price. sharpusa.com Sony Cineza VPL-HS51 LCD $3,500, April 2005 There's terrific value in this LCD projector that delivers great HDTV and progressive-scan DVD images. sonystyle.com