Comments on: 'One million' to one: Why contrast ratio is the Dr. Evil of HDTV specs

CNET editor David Katzmaier tackles the question of the value of contrast ratio spec in high-def televisions.

[tigTheViking]

Thanks for this info, David. That helps clear up some information for me.

[joshdeboer]

Its all marketing....thanks for the article.

[Starr008]

David,
Thank you (insert heavy sigh here).
Mark

[dadernator]

Disappointing - a lot. On the one hand, you say that CR is the best judge of definition in evaluating HDTVs but then you go on to say that not only there is no way to really compare CR values and but also you don't give any guidelines as to what the next best way to judge definition. What was the point?