You may not have heard of Vizio, but they're American and they're shaking up the consumer electronics market. After we moved in to our new apartment, we found our 14" CRT TV to be a little... lacking. We craved an HDTV but failed to see how we could afford one.

Cue Walmart, as we happened to stray in to the TV section during a grocery run and stumbled across this 42" Plasma for under $700. Having deliberated while watching the demo model in store, we took the plunge and bought it. Let me tell you, we didn't regret it!

Excellent quality, provides us with HDTV, great gaming response (We've used it with the Wii, PS2 and XBOX360) and - my favorite part so far - it has 3 HDMI ports, so we've been able to hook up our Macbooks and watch DVDs from there on a huge screen!

Final point to make is that if you want an impressive looking TV even when it's off, this will deliver. Our living room is the envy of our friends!

The Vizio 42" Class Plasma HDTV comes at an extra large size and is HDMI compatible. It has a Built-in Tuner and a 30000 to 1 contrast ratio.