Black levels are better than my 22" Westinghouse LCD computer monitor, but not as good as the 26" CRT Toshiba HD set I have. I've recently watched Batman Begins, The Punisher, The Matrix, and Terminator 2 on it, which all have some rather dark scenes and all have looked good. Some details are lost in the shadows, but I probably wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't for all the hype I'd heard around the LCD black-level issues, which made me look more closely than I would have otherwise.