Panasonic & Toshiba HD ready televisions are bound to be good. The names of these two companies are known worldwide, for reliability and value for money. If you are choosing a new HD ready television then these are makes you will really want to look at.

The prices depend on many factors with the modern HDTVs; there is the obvious difference of size. HDTVS start at around 15 inches and go all the way up to 103 inches, although only one company, at present, makes an HDTV this big.

There are a variety of different specifications for these televisions and you need to decide which of these are important to you and which ones you are happy without, or at a lower quality.

When comparing Panasonic and Toshiba you are unlikely to worry about reliability, as both companies have built up excellent reputations. You may look at price differences but these will depend mostly on the specifications of the individual televisions. Such things as refresh rates and viewable angle are quite important, you want a good flow to the picture and you want to be able to see it from your chair. Then there is the contrast ratio, the sound quality, and maybe even weight, if you are mounting it on existing furniture.

With Panasonic & Toshiba HD ready televisions you get the full range of choices, both companies make Plasma screen and LCD HDTVs. When you go into a shop you will be able to look at a variety of different televisions, but probably not the entire Toshiba & Panasonic range.

You would be better off checking what particular functions and specifications you want from your television, then check the internet and see which models fulfil your wishes. Toshiba & Panasonic both have sites with the model specifications on them. It is then a simple task of finding the shops that sell the models you have decided to place on your shortlist and see what the actual picture they display looks like. Or you could save yourself the trouble of going to the shops and just buy your Panasonic or Toshiba HDTV online, that way it will posted to you and you won't dent or smash the thing squeezing it in to the back of your Fiesta.

These televisions are so easy to connect and set up that a shop 'setting up' service is generally not necessary, but sometimes is free so knock yourself out. The wires and connectors are so obvious and well marked, and they do come with an instruction manual. If you wish to wall mount it you will need to be able to drill a couple of holes ... in the right place ... securely ... maybe scrap the advice about installing it yourself?