Check Price- 240Hz TruMotion Technolgy virtually eliminates motion blur for fast motion clarity
- Intelligent Sensor automatically optimizes the picture to the lighting conditions of the room for an enjoyable viewing experience
- Full HD 1080p resolution fro enhanced picture quality
- 80,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio for deeper blacks and greater picture detail
- Picture Wizard enables self-calibration for picture adjsustments
Product Description
LG’s TruMotion 240Hz technology uses proprietary scanning technology to virtually eliminate motion blur so you can keep up with the fastest paced entertainment.47″ LCD HDTV, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 240 Hz, 80,000:1 Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM – 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurround XT, 4 HDMI input… More description and price>>
Check Price / Buy – LG 42LH55 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Gloss Black
This might be a great TV but I don’t know as mine does not work. Shipped fast and the box looks fine. Plugged it in and hooked it up . . . basically, I get a very brief flash of a picture, long enough to see something there, such as the menu or source, but not long enough to read anything. I get three to five of these flashes then the unit powers itself off. Very frustrating. Also, though one can buy a TV and have it shipped and delivered in a few days it takes two weeks to have LG send somebody to come look at it. Depending on the outcome of the service visit I’ll either update my review or send it back and buy something else.
UPDATE: LG did send a guy out to fix the unit (replaced the back light power supply) so it does now work – does look awesome. Still deleting a star for annoyance factor.
Rating: 3 / 5
Taking a time out here to say I’ve had this TV for almost 8 months.
Excellent picture, clear, well-defined with good color, easy menu controls, good sound features. Viewing at an angle, the picture still looks very good. I know contrast ratio on some of the new Panasonics has skyrocketed, so I would not get too hung up with that, because on this TV, at 80,000:1, the contrast ratio is very good. Menu adjustments for picture and sound are vey simple. For my taste the color is already very good out of the box. For sound, there is a feature to adjust the overall sound level (6 levels), with each higher level representing a new higher range of volume for the +/- adjustment on the remote. Too, you can adjust the treble and bass, and the end result can be very, very nice.
Regular dvd movies look great on it, and that was something I was concerned about because of the bigger screen–definition is so good, I don’t even need to consider Blue Ray. One concern was whether the HD would make DVD movies have the look of daytime soap operas, that is, staged, as though in a theatrical play and not actually filmed or having the look of cinema, and the HD does give it that kind of staged, unreal look–but thankfully, it’s an easy fix. Thanks to an earlier reviewer for pointing it out, in the menu picture settings you have to go to advanced controls, turn off the TruMotion 240Hz feature, then make sure have the Real Cinema feature turned on. Bottom Line: I would highly recommend LG televisions.
I should mention the source of the signal for my TV was not cable or satellite, but a Terk indoor HD TV antenna that picks up all the local San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose channels very well (excellent HD at zero cost per month!), given distance of about 10 mi from Oakland, 20 mi from San Francisco, and 30 mi from San Jose.
Hope this was of some help to someone.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am not a person who watches TV, but when my old one went, I got this LG & it looks amazing compared to anything I have seen in a TV. Especially with High Definition DVD’s & I’m sure BluRay (which I am soon getting)
The picture looked like a 3D picture that had alot of depth to the picture. The blacks are true black & the characters in the TV show move quite lucidly, I have to say I have never seen anything like this before, it’s very different than any TV. You can zoom to different aspect ratios, make it bigger, but it does lose quality when you zoom. I haven’t used my computer over the TV yet, but will play some movies from my hard drive when I get a wireless cable/USB
The TV is really pretty even when it’s turned off, it has a clear lucite frame on the outside edges of the black bezel that frames the TV. There is no glare at all on the picture, even with the lamp on, or the sun shining through the blinds.
The only thing I noticed, is when the actor speaks, you can sometimes see pixels in the mouth, but it’s not really a deal breaker, as I said before, it looks amazing to me & HD shows like Smallville (dvd), really pop out with the colors the way it was filmed, enhanced, etc.. Yes this looks awesome, but if I had the money, I would have bought a newer TV, as I’m sure the newest ones look even better. All in all, I think this was an excellent choice that I am still happy about!
Rating: 4 / 5
Spectacular picture that autoadjusts to the ambient light in the room Great sound that autoadjusts down when loud commercials come on. Lots of inputs and lots of adjustments if you are into tweaking “everything.” Had just one problem with the set when I first got it. The sound was out of lipsynch on some channels. However, LG sent a tech out to my house to install a software upgrade that eliminated the problem. That was impressive. This is also a very good looking set, even when it is not on. Also, when the set was delivered from Amazon, the delivery men unpacked the TV, attached it to its swivel stand and set it in place for me. They connected it and turned it on to make sure that it was working properly. All that, at no extra charge. I highly recommend this TV.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great TV and the Amazon price was unbeatable. We are absolutely satisfied!
Rating: 5 / 5