- 42-inch HD-Ready 1080p LCD TV
- Built-in Freeview HD
- Store your favourite pictures and audio quickly via the USB port
- View YouTube content via built-in LG Netcast
- Connect your games console, home cinema, Blu-ray player or satellite box via HDMI
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42" HD 1080p LCD TV with freeview HD, NetCast, 3 x HDMI and USB connectivity
The LG LD490 LCD TV series provides Full HD 1080p picture quality and built in freeview HD to provide 5 times the picture quality of standard definition freeview. Also built in is LG NetCast technology for access to your favourite internet content such as YouTube.
HD-Ready 1080p
LG HD Ready 1080p (Full HD) provides 1920 x 1080p picture resolution delivering incredible picture clarity and vibrant colours. You'll see up to 5 times the picture clarity and detail in comparison to standard definition and double the detail compared to HD Ready 720p. 1080p television is the only way to fully experience the true potential of high definition gaming and blu-ray which takes you even closer to the action.
Freeview HD
Get Ready to watch High Definition TV for free with built in freeview HD bringing you the best of BBC, ITV and C4 in glorious high definition with no monthly fee or contract. Freeview HD provides up to 5 times the picture quality of standard definition freeview taking you closer to the action. *Check you can get Freeview HD where you live – just visit freeview.co.uk or text your postcode and house number or house name to 80560.
3 HDMI Inputs
Connect your games console, Blu-ray player or home cinema system through the 3 HDMI ports for a true High Definition multimedia experience.
LG Netcast
LG Netcast is a number of web related services which includes YouTube, Picasa and AccuWeather.
USB 2.0
Upload and store your favourite pictures and audio quickly and easily using the built-in USB port.
Div X HD Playback
Connect your digital camera, M-P-3 player or flash memory through the USB port to show off your latest holiday snaps, music collection or High Definition DivX movies for a true multimedia experience.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Ordered this last week on the basis that there would be a 1-2month delivery wait on the item, however i was surprised to see that it was dispatched two days ago, arrived yesterday and the TV is brilliant. Good size and packed full of features, netcast being the big plus. Able to use facebook, twitter, google maps straight off the TV and stream from your PC is brilliant. Picture in picture as well. Amazing price for this TV.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Well i have had this for a month now and i think it is a great television. this tv is packed full of features. there are lots of picture and sound options that you can easily get the picture and sound to suit you. the picture in freeview and freeview hd are excellent. blu rays and videogames also look stunning on this tv. it has a usb input for viewing pictures or video from a usb stick. also lg netcast has picassa , acuweather and youtube whidh you can access using an ethernet cable. some small negatives, it has no instruction manual, you get a cd rom disc. but the remote is easy to use. you have to fit the stand which needs 2 people but it is very easy.and there is no off switch so when you put it into standby you have to switch it off at the socket, which could be a pain for some people. but these are small negatives to what is a top branded and brilliant television. delivery was excellent too, arrived in 2 days and that was using free super saver delivery. this is a brilliant top branded television and well worth the purchase.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I had this TV for just over a week, (having had to replace a Samsung 6 series that died) and I have to say I am very disappointed with it.
It has so many things wrong with it. Firstly not only does it feel very 'cheap' but it wobbles on the stand, and for some unknown reason tilts upwards by quite a few degrees.
The picture is one of the worst I have seen. Freeview reception is very poor and it suffers from a constant blocky picture on near all channels. Neither of my previous TV's suffered from this. The picture has a surreal quality about it. It does not really deliver a natural colour tone regardless of how you fiddle with the settings. Blacks come out either dark blue or dark green depending on the predominant colour in the scene you are watching. It has a constant graininess that gets worse as you notice it.
But the most annoying thing, is that it has a terrible lip synch problem. Watching Freeview or Satellite via the SCART connection is like watching a badly dubbed movie. And frustratingly it comes in waves, sometimes it is barely noticeable, but at other times it is appalling and renders the TV quite unwatchable.
The sound was 'OK' but only just. The only thing this TV has going for it is the inbuilt games (which my kids really liked) and really easy USB playback.
Maybe I have been unlucky as far as the lip synch issue is concerned, and the set is genuinely faulty, but quite frankly I can't get past the terrible picture.
I know that the set is built to price, so you can overlook the cheapness, shiny thin plastics and wobbly stand, but if the picture is terrible what's the point?
The set has gone back and I have replaced it with a SONY KDL40EX503. And MAN what a difference!
The difference in the picture compared to the LG is astounding. The Sony delivers the best picture bar none that I have seen in the price bracket.
Sorry LG but your quality control is terrible and your TV just does not cut the mustard in the picture stakes.
It has so many things wrong with it. Firstly not only does it feel very 'cheap' but it wobbles on the stand, and for some unknown reason tilts upwards by quite a few degrees.
The picture is one of the worst I have seen. Freeview reception is very poor and it suffers from a constant blocky picture on near all channels. Neither of my previous TV's suffered from this. The picture has a surreal quality about it. It does not really deliver a natural colour tone regardless of how you fiddle with the settings. Blacks come out either dark blue or dark green depending on the predominant colour in the scene you are watching. It has a constant graininess that gets worse as you notice it.
But the most annoying thing, is that it has a terrible lip synch problem. Watching Freeview or Satellite via the SCART connection is like watching a badly dubbed movie. And frustratingly it comes in waves, sometimes it is barely noticeable, but at other times it is appalling and renders the TV quite unwatchable.
The sound was 'OK' but only just. The only thing this TV has going for it is the inbuilt games (which my kids really liked) and really easy USB playback.
Maybe I have been unlucky as far as the lip synch issue is concerned, and the set is genuinely faulty, but quite frankly I can't get past the terrible picture.
I know that the set is built to price, so you can overlook the cheapness, shiny thin plastics and wobbly stand, but if the picture is terrible what's the point?
The set has gone back and I have replaced it with a SONY KDL40EX503. And MAN what a difference!
The difference in the picture compared to the LG is astounding. The Sony delivers the best picture bar none that I have seen in the price bracket.
Sorry LG but your quality control is terrible and your TV just does not cut the mustard in the picture stakes.
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I dont understand if i need wireless dongle ..
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