Digital Trends

With prices on high-definition television sets at rock-bottom lows, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy great home entertainment for the holidays. Enter the hottest HDTVs around for hardcore gamers, movie buffs and people who can’t tear themselves away from Mad Men or the latest Giants game alike. Buy now, thank us later when (talk about a seasonal miracle) the entire clan’s willingly gathered quietly in the living room for a little quality time in front of Eight Crazy Nights or, better still, It’s a Wonderful Life.

Vizio VOJ320F 32-inch 1080p LCD HDTV, $649 

Proving the trickledown theory works just as well in the electronics biz, 1080p picture quality has quickly moved down the food chain to 32-inch sets. This is the first Vizio model with a bit of design flair, called Java, which, for all you computer nerds out there, refers to the cabinet color, not the applet. Happily, the set additionally features three HDMI inputs including a HD Game port on the side and SRS TruSurround XT audio for more realistic sound. (www.vizio.com)