Ratings for LG 47LD950 TV set in descending order of importance:
Usability - 2/10 This TV has a shiny screen like a plasma. In bad lighting conditions it is no better than a plasma. Be warned, with this TV you will be reaching to close curtains, blinds and switch off lights so you can view in a darkened room. Marketing monkeys have done an excellent sabotage job on this set.
Versatility - 9/10 There is no HD Freeview or Freesat tuner, but since I use SKY, this isn't a problem for me. No ethernet cable, but not required for an LCD TV. There's the usual D subminiature connector for a PC that is standard for LCD sets, and it autosyncs with a full range of resolutions. Outstanding, since I use the TV as a giant monitor more than as a TV set.
User friendliness - 9/10 Menus are excellent, remote well designed and responds quickly. All the connections I need. Excellent calibration tools.
Resolution - 8/10 Haven't used this set with Blue Ray, but since it is sized correctly for the room to allow me to benefit from the resolution of 1920x1080 I assume the wow factor you get with LCD and a top quality source will be there. 2D HD SKY material is very good.
Colour - 7/10 Very plasma like and not as good as my older Toshiba and Sony large screen LCD TVs. Seems to have captured the dull, drab, flat look of plasma without the dark blacks.
Contrast - 6/10 Not very dark blacks. Noticeably inferior to my old Toshiba 46 inch screen. White also not brilliant. I'm a short sighted pensioner with poorer eyesight in dim light than bright light. This model seems to have captured most of the poor white problem of plasma without the benefit of deep black.
Upscaling - 9/10 Very plasma like in its ability to produce a decent picture from a very poor SD source.
2D Depth perception - 4/10 Very plasma like with sharp, in focus background and foreground. As a short sighted pensioner, I see distant objects blurry and my brain interprets degree of out of focus as distance. So the 2D picture looks very 2D, unlike my old Toshiba which is more pseudo 3D with 2D source material.
Jaggies - 6/10 Noticeably inferior to my old Toshiba, especially with an HD source.
Sound - 5/10 Very average and noticeably inferior to my old Sony and especially to my old Toshiba big screen sets. The Toshiba drives a sub woofer directly from the set without a surround sound system. Brilliant idea by Tosh. The Sony has a built in sub woofer.
3D - 8/10 SKY 3D is only available if you take SKY Sports. I don't want a roomful of idiots expecting to hog my set to watch sports, so I can't use 3D for the moment. When I do I won't use Blue Ray 3D, but will use SKY when it becomes available. So my rating is based upon comments at review sites. Passive 3D seems much more practical to me than Active. - Cheap as chips, lightweight, manufacturer independent glasses or expensive, heavy, manufacturer specific glasses, with flicker and ghosting? Hence my choice was between a Toshiba and LG model. Perhaps this will change in about 5 years time with faster processors when I buy my next set?
Aesthetics - 4/10 This is an ugly set. Shiny plastic fingerprint magnet sections, shiny screen, and clear plastic sharp edges. Bummer. Another own goal from the marketing monkeys.
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