HDTV HEAVEN is our online showcase featuring just the very best, top-of-the-line Full HD 1080p high definition television that's currently available from ten top TV manufacturers. On this website, you will see the most technologically-advanced, fully-featured wall-mountable HDTVs on the market today.

Keep in mind that even the most expensive high-end state-of-the-art HD television requires much more than merely plugging the TV set into an AC power outlet before you can experience 100% of its high def beauty and utilize its most advanced capabilities.

When shopping for a new HDTV, you also need to figure out your A/V sources and a sound system. By sources, we are referring to any separate source components that you will be connecting, such as a Blu-ray Disc player, video game console, or HD TV tuner. By sound system, we are referring to a separate home theater system to provide multi-channel surround sound audio effects that complement the high resolution video, significantly improving upon the less than spectacular sound quality of modern ultra-thin flat panel televisions.

Blu-ray Disc players can output Full HD 1920 x 1080 video and up to 7.1 channels of digital surround sound audio from Blu-ray Discs through a single HDMI cable. They can also play standard DVD movies and music CDs, but some Blu-ray players can do even more, especially when connected to a home broadband network using an Ethernet cable (or WiFi).

For example, LG's BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc player can also provide access to pay 1080p HD movies on demand via VUDU. Sony's PlayStation 3 is a video game system and Blu-ray player in one. Panasonic's DMP-BD70V doubles as a VHS player for viewing old videotapes. OPPO's BDP-83 handles the SACD and DVD-Audio audiophile surround sound music formats.

The uncompressed Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks commonly found on the latest Blu-ray movies far exceed the audio capabilities of even the very best audio-equipped HDTV, so you'd doing yourself an injustice to not set up each of your audio/video source components and television with a separate home theater sound system.

Setting up a 7.1 or 5.1 channel home theater audio system requires an eight-piece or six-piece surround sound speaker system (seven or five speakers, plus a powered subwoofer to provide low frequency bass), and a power amplifier and separate A/V preamplifier surround sound processor or an integrated home theater receiver.

To experience the best possible sound quality, each of your A/V source components should be connected (using HDMI cable whenever possible) directly to the inputs on the preamp/ processor or receiver. Most modern pre/pro's and better receivers can up-convert non-HD and analog video sources to 1080p via HDMI, letting you run a single HDMI cable out to your HDTV.