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Is there a difference in TV makes when it comes to OTA reception? (seems so).
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Yes, this is commonly noted. All tuners are not created equal. Some vendors slap whatever is cheapest in their sets because they're required to by law to have the digital tuner in TV sets. I haven't found a TV manufacturer yet who is serious enough about the performance of their OTA tuners to brag about them since most know that around 90% of their customers will hook up to cable or satellite via one of the other inputs and that antenna usage will, at best, be an afterthought for those folks.
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If so, what TV manufacturer makes a 43"-50" set with "the best" tuner?
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Impossible to say. Some really dirt-cheap brands have been found to have very decent tuners, some models of upper tier brands have been found to have poor to mediocre tuners.
Very generally, I've had good results with the tuners in Sony, Sharp, LG, Samsung, and Visio sets.
As always, YMMV.