In the Sanyo CE37LD81-B you get an HD Ready digital television that delivers an image resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels in a 16:9 aspect ratio, visible from a relatively large 178-degree viewing area. At 37-inches this television is hovering around the tipping point for arguing the benefits of plasma versus LCD. One thing is for certain with this television set however; the design is sleek and attractive.

When it comes to connectivity the CE37LD81-B is pretty standard, offering a slim, but useful set of options for vital devices and components. The CE37LD81-B features one HDMI input, one SCART input, one component video input, a PC AV input, RF in, and an S-Video input. While this model wouldn’t suffer from more connectivity, it will certainly serve in its intended role with unquestioned performance.

A life expectancy is not given for this model specifically, however the website of a competing manufacturer denotes that modern standards put the lifespan of most models in both the plasma and LCD categories at around 60,000 hours. That comes to just about 360 weeks of continuous use, but that kind of wear is unlikely. If you watch television for four hours per day, seven days a week, a modern digital television set like the CE37LD81-B should last for roughly 40 years according to my calculations! There will most definitely be new broadcast and display technologies available for mass consumption before these things stop working, barring some kind of defect and assuming that Panasonic’s estimates are correct.

A 37-inch display is somewhere around the transition zone in terms of size and cost benefits for Liquid Crystal Display versus plasma technology. It’s safe to assume that if you’re after a modestly large LCD, the CE37LD81-B from Sanyo UK is in line to fulfill your needs without breaking your budget.