LG 60PK550 Reviews: 60” Plasma HDTV

Up for Review: LG 60PK550 Plasma TV. The LG 60PK550 is a member of PK550 series, an upcoming line of plasma HDTV models from LG. The 60 inch HDTV is the largest size model of the series featured with full HD 1080p and 600Hz Sub Field Drive. Whether you have a preference for design or technology, this HDTV has several aspects to meet your expectations.

Starting with the outer look of the LG 60PK550, there is big difference in the frame size of the model from the traditional big screen televisions. The HDTV is designed with a slender frame- around 2” deep case and bezel size under 1”. The most noteworthy advantage is that, unlike its predecessors, it doesn’t take up much space in a room.

Another distinguishing feature of the LG 60PK550 is its “Skin Glass” system. The new panel is designed to reduce internal reflections as it reduces the distance of outer glass and filter by 70%. The Intelligent Sensor technology used with the models of PK550 series automatically adjusts the brightness of the display to match the color temperature and brightness of the room lighting. Well, that is definitely an advantageous feature of the model which also provides marginal energy savings.

The LG 60PK550 Features and Specification Reviews:

• Full HD 1080p
• Protective Skin Glass
• 600Hz Sub Field Drive
• Easy UI menu interface
• Four (4) HDMI (V.1.3 with Deep Color)
• Smart Energy Saving
• Auto Navigation: (VCR, DVD, Bluray, HD DVD, SetTop Box, Satellite, Cable Box, Game, PC)
• Easy UI menu interface
• Parental Control w/V-Chip
• LG Core Technologies
• Pure Black Level
• Clear Voice
• Input Labeling

Contrary to the plasma TVs of yester years that didn’t have motion lag features, the PK550 series is developed with inherent resistance to motion lag. LG has featured the models with 600Hz Sub Field drive to compete with the higher Hz rates of LCD TVs. The user of the LG 60PK550 should be able to enjoy a better picture quality with this plasma HDTV.

Designing the connectivity features of the LG 60PK550, LG has equipped the model with 1 USB connection and HDMI inputs. Users can experience the advantage of LG Core Technology with this model. That apart, there are other features like Closed Caption 3 (English, Spanish, French), Trilingual Menues (English/Spanish/French), EZ Menus (High Performance Interface), Channel Add/Delete, Auto Clock and Manual Clock, On/Off Timer, Sleep Timer, Key Lock, Clear Voice, Quick View (Previous Channel), for the convenience of users.

Though Smart Energy Savings is one among the positive feature of the model, the same system has sacrificed calibrated pictures to solve the purpose in many earlier models. The price of the LG 60PK550 is yet to be released but it is more likely that the model will be a higher priced one.

YouReviewElectronics.com gives LG 60PK550 3.5/5 stars!