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Up for review: LG 42LG50. LG, the market dominator in consumer electronic appliances, have come up with the all new 42LG50 LCD TV to redefine your HDTV viewing. A magnificent model with overall attractive design, the LG 42LG50 is embellished with hidden speakers and a simple thin chrome strip on the bottom.
With full native resolution 1920 x 1080, the 42LG50 LCD HDTV produces more detail images which are sharper and clearer. Other image enhancement features such as 3 A/V mode and 8 picture modes facilitate the smooth running of images and view television basically every way possible. Moreover, the picture can be rotated in both vertical and horizontal through 178 degrees viewing angle. Hence you can enjoy your favorite scene from any seat of your living room and even from behind the room.
The HDMI interfaces of LG 42LG50 are spectacular. They do a good job with the SD channels, and you can connect your PlayStation, Blu-ray player, digital TV, and even PC applications that use VIA HDMI cable to this high-end TV. The best thing is the price factor. With a price of around $1,099.99 MSRP, LG 42LG50 offers you possibly one of the best bargains in this size range for LCD TV‘s.
LG 42LG50 Features and Specifications Review:
Key Features
TV Type 42-in 16:9 Widescreen LCD TV
LCD Response Time 5 ms
Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDCP Support with HDCP Support
W x D x H 40.7 x 3.6 x 26.1 inches, 49.6 pounds
Overall Warranty 1 Year
Display Capabilities
Built-in Tuner ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Interpolated Aspect Ratio 14:9 Enhanced
Comb Filter 3DYC / 3D Digital
Brightness 500 cd/m²
Viewing Angle 178
Adjustable Color Temperature with Adjustable Color Temperature
Audio Features
Audio Type Virtual Surround
MTS Stereo SAP / MTS Stereo
Audio Leveler with Audio Leveler
Number of Speakers 4 Speakers
Speaker Power 4 x 10 Watt
Technical Features
Parental Control V-Chip
Sleep Timer with Sleep Timer
Energy Star Compliant Energy Star Compliant
Playable File Formats MP3, JPEG, MPEG1
Connectors
Rear Input Connectors Component x 1, S-Video x 1, RF x 1, Audio (RCA) x1
Front Input Connectors Composite x 1, HDMI x 1, Audio (RCA) x 1
Rear Output Connectors Audio (RCA) x 1, Optical Digital, Coaxial Digital
Unlike other high-end TV’s sensors which can only sense brightness of ambient light, LG 42LG50’s “Intelligent Sensor” uses 4,096 sensing steps to evaluate the surroundings and adjust the picture quality in terms of contrast color, sharpness, brightness, and white balance.
Calibration with other digital product is easier with this LCD TV. The AV Mode of the LG 42LG50 optimizes the picture into Cinema Mode, Game Mode and Sports Mode. And Expert Mode has been certificated by the ISF to finely tune the picture at a professional level.
However, reviews show that the LG 42LG50 lacks in producing fluid motion picture quality on super fast action scenes; something that may be disappointing when watching sporting event, action movies, etc. Also the sound quality could be improved in future models. If these two minor flaws aren‘t an issue for your viewing habits, the LG 42LG50 is a strong contender with its budget price.
YouReviewElectronics.com gives LG 42LG50 8/10 stars!
User Reviews
The LG 42LG50 seems to be a nice tv so far. I purchased it about two weeks ago and have yet to fully get a grasp on even its basic features let alone even consider delving into its many advanced menus under the expert modes. It’s screen is a bit more reflective than I was expecting but in most cases, I have not yet had this be a problem. I’m not all that impressed with its sound though, the speaker setup coupled with a very weak 10 watts per side leave lots to be desired but hye, for the price, you really can’t complain. I would recomend this for anyone looking to go for thier first LCD tv set, it’s versatile and has a wide range of inputs and adequate outs as well. My main selling point was the ability to VGA in for my HTPC, man does the vista desktop look nice at 42″ 1080p.
I have to say, do your research and understand the whole 1080p HD thing before you even bother though, I surprised to find out that no major television networks offer 1080p as of yet and that the only true 1080p signal you’ll likely input to your nice shiney 1080p LCD will be from Blue Ray, a PC (with a nice Graphics card) or your PS3, knowing this ahead of time, I’d likely have waited a while longer until the price drops on bigger models.