For the home theater enthusiasts, CES is the place where the next big thing in television is launched. After that, it’s just a waiting game of months (or sometimes years, unfortunately) for the hotly anticipated products to arrive in stores.

This year CES is banquet of cool new TVs sporting several new technologies, design features and quirks. It’s also a year of many “firsts,” or sort of firsts.

Here’s a look at the coolest, most head-turning, most want-worthy new televisions that you might be able to buy in 2013. Check out hot products from Sharp, Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba.

Grant Clauser - Technology and Web Editor, Electronic House

Grant Clauser has been covering home electronics for more than 10 years with editorial roles in several consumer and trade magazines. He's done ISF-level damage to hundreds of reviewed products and has had audio training from Home Acoustics Alliance and Sencore. He's also the author of the book The Trouble with Rivers. Follow him on Twitter @geclauser.