J.D. Power and Associates released the results of their 2007 Large Screen HDTV Usage and Satisfaction Study last week.

Taking top honors in the sub-50 inch class was the Sony Bravia series of direct view LCD televisions. Coming in a close second and third was LG, with their LCD and plasma series in a dead heat with the Sony Bravias.

The 50-65 inch class was won by Pioneer's plasma televisions, who edged out Sony's Bravia series for first place in this class. Rear projection televisions are rated in their own class, and Samsung DLP televisions beat Sony Wega LCoS and Toshiba DLP in a very tight race. It should be noted that while Samsung won the class, both Sony and Toshiba topped Samsung in picture quality scores.

It should be noted that this evaluation is used to determine consumer satisfaction and is targeted at mass market consumption. A thumbs up from J.D. Power is a good thing, but if you're shopping for a television, please take the time to read some detailed editorial reviews, and make sure to go look at televisions yourself and let your eyes be the judge.