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- 42-inch HD 1080p LED TV with 4 x HDMI
- Built-in Freeview--over 40 TV & radio channels
- Store your favourite pictures and audio quickly via the USB port
- Connect your games console, home cinema, blu-ray player or satellite box via HDMI
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Wishing to upgrade from our 5 year old 32" Thompson LCD TV, I looked at a lot of TVs, compared a lot of prices and read a lot of reviews before choosing the LG 42" LED.
Well done all you previous Amazon reviewers; your positive comments were spot-on and the high rating of this TV fully deserved!
Being one of the few sub-£500 big-screen LED backlits, this was comfortably within my budget - an important factor, when I decided to buy now to save a few quid before the VAT hike cuts in on 4th Jan. On opening the box, the first thing you'll notice is how beautifully slim the TV is - making plasmas and LCDs look anachronistically clunky! 8 small bolts (cross-head screwdriver required) secure the TV to the stand unit. Then it's just a matter of swapping over your leads - the generous provision of 4 HDMI sockets negated the need for the HDMI splitter we used up to now for SKY HD, DVD and XBOX, switch on and select the auto-tune option. 10 minutes later and you're up and running! I then eagerly selected an HD channel (it was showing Gary Moore's* superb set at the Strat Pack concert) and WOW! Pin-sharp picture with beautifully deep blacks and I could see every drop of sweat and pock-mark on Mr Moore's saggy jowls! To be honest, I can see little difference between the picture quality of this set and the far more expensive Sony, Panasonic and Phillips TVs. Lots of pre-set picture settings - Standard, Movie, Sport, Game etc are fun to experiment with, although I reckon the "Vivid" setting is really only suitable for watching my animé collection. Audio - often criticised on ultra-slim TVs, seems perfectly adequate to me and is no big deal, as I'll be using a 5.1 surround system anyway.
I was a little hesitant to buy a standard 50Hz TV, instead of a 100Hz, but needn't have worried. On watching sports VERY close-up, there is perhaps the faintest hint of smudge/blur on a fast-moving ball, but certainly nothing to ruin the average punter's enjoyment.
Haven't yet used the USB option, but am sure I will.
Only thing I wasn't really impressed with was the user manual, which covers some 20 different TVs and is not particularly easy to follow. Luckily. a more comprehensive manual is supplied as a PDF file on CD.
To summarise, I'm happy that I made the right decision not to be tempted by the heavily discounted plasma TVs and to go for the newer LED-backlit technology instead. I can whole-heartedly recommend this TV.
PS. To use with your SKY remote, select SKY Interactive > Remote Control and enter code 0206.
* PPS. RIP Gary Moore - still can't believe the legendary bluesman is no longer with us!
Well done all you previous Amazon reviewers; your positive comments were spot-on and the high rating of this TV fully deserved!
Being one of the few sub-£500 big-screen LED backlits, this was comfortably within my budget - an important factor, when I decided to buy now to save a few quid before the VAT hike cuts in on 4th Jan. On opening the box, the first thing you'll notice is how beautifully slim the TV is - making plasmas and LCDs look anachronistically clunky! 8 small bolts (cross-head screwdriver required) secure the TV to the stand unit. Then it's just a matter of swapping over your leads - the generous provision of 4 HDMI sockets negated the need for the HDMI splitter we used up to now for SKY HD, DVD and XBOX, switch on and select the auto-tune option. 10 minutes later and you're up and running! I then eagerly selected an HD channel (it was showing Gary Moore's* superb set at the Strat Pack concert) and WOW! Pin-sharp picture with beautifully deep blacks and I could see every drop of sweat and pock-mark on Mr Moore's saggy jowls! To be honest, I can see little difference between the picture quality of this set and the far more expensive Sony, Panasonic and Phillips TVs. Lots of pre-set picture settings - Standard, Movie, Sport, Game etc are fun to experiment with, although I reckon the "Vivid" setting is really only suitable for watching my animé collection. Audio - often criticised on ultra-slim TVs, seems perfectly adequate to me and is no big deal, as I'll be using a 5.1 surround system anyway.
I was a little hesitant to buy a standard 50Hz TV, instead of a 100Hz, but needn't have worried. On watching sports VERY close-up, there is perhaps the faintest hint of smudge/blur on a fast-moving ball, but certainly nothing to ruin the average punter's enjoyment.
Haven't yet used the USB option, but am sure I will.
Only thing I wasn't really impressed with was the user manual, which covers some 20 different TVs and is not particularly easy to follow. Luckily. a more comprehensive manual is supplied as a PDF file on CD.
To summarise, I'm happy that I made the right decision not to be tempted by the heavily discounted plasma TVs and to go for the newer LED-backlit technology instead. I can whole-heartedly recommend this TV.
PS. To use with your SKY remote, select SKY Interactive > Remote Control and enter code 0206.
* PPS. RIP Gary Moore - still can't believe the legendary bluesman is no longer with us!
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
This is among the cheapest of the LED TVs of this size (42"). But the reviews were pretty good, so I took the plunge. Brilliant choice. Lots of inputs - HDMI, composite, component, laptop - even USB. All work without any messing about. Just plugged it in, connected SkyHD to one HDMI and PS3 to another and off it went.
Only tiny problem is that I can't find the code to make my Sky remote work the volume etc.
Amazon delivery was immediate - as always.
Only tiny problem is that I can't find the code to make my Sky remote work the volume etc.
Amazon delivery was immediate - as always.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Excellent TV. HD Picture Quality. Easy to set up, even better to watch. 10 out 10 marks to LG. 4 HDMI connections, 1 Scart, 1 usb Port connection to connect a multimedia drive or External hard drive and listen to music or watch movies or pictures and other connections which I think can be used to connect camera, camcorders and latest smartphones. Have got a Nokia N8 ordered will test it as soon as I get it. Recommend anyone to buy it without a doubt.
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