Best @ CEDIA

The doors of CEDIA 2006 are closing and vendors are packing their bags. It was a good show and now that we have seen everything CEDIA has to offer, here is the Best at CEDIA.

Best Plasma

• Fujitsu – Arguably the best picture at the show
• Runner-up – Runco Signature line

Best LCD

• Sharp's 42-inch – Bring Aquas back to the top
• Runner-up – Sony 52-inch Bravia

Best RP HDTV

• Sony SXRD – simply the best
• Runner up – Samsung LED DLP

Best CRT

• Maganvox 13-inch – only CRT at the show

Best Sub-5K projector

• Tie – Sony Pearl – 1080p goodness
• Tie – InFocus IN78EX – DarkChip3 goodness

Best Sub-10k projector

• InFocus 777 – Oldie but a goody
• Runner-up – Panasonic AE1000U

Best 10k+ Projector

• Marantz VP-11S1 – Breathtaking at $20,000
• Runner-up – Runco

Follow the link for the best CEDIA had to offer including best Blu-ray player and Biggest Disapointment, plus a whole lot more.
Best Blu-ray player

• Pioneer BDP-HD1 – networking wonder
• Runner Panasonic DMP-BD10

Best HD DVD player

• Toshiba HD-XA2 – default
• Runner-up – Toshiba HD-A2

Best must have HDTV accessory

• iScan VP50 – must see to believe
• Runner-up – Datacolor Spyder2PRO

Best remote

• Logitech Harmony 1000 – color touchscreen to the masses
• Runner-up – Monster Central AVL300

Best TV stand

• BDI – To bad we couldn't show ya
• Runner-up – Salamander Designs

Best display booth

• Sony – room after room after room after room
• Runner-up – Panasonic

Biggest surprise

• Sony Pearl's $4,999 price – wow
• Runner-up – McIntosh 1080p projector
• 2nd Runner-up – Monster Einstein

Biggest disappointment

• Lack of SED TVs – *sigh*
• Runner-up – Samsung's empty display case

Most publicized

• Sony Pearl – You have heard of it right?
• Runner-up – Logitech 1000

CEDIA '06 was a great show and we came to see the Sony Pearl but stayed for the Fujitsu plasmas.