 Fantastic television... no problems for me |
| Review Date: September 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Pedro Oliva, Denton, TX United States |
I felt like I had to chime in with a positive review to counter the only other review that existed for this set. And it's not because I don't believe the other user who gave the one-star review to this set, but because I'm here to say that such behavior for this TV does not appear to be typical. I know another person who has had this TV since June and has yet to experience a single issue with it. Assuming that the board failure/power problems never occur on my set (I've owned this set for about a month now), it's far and away a fantastic TV that rivals anything from more well-known makes like Sony, Samsung or Sharp.
In fact, I'd go out on a limb and say that with a little bit of picture tweaking, this set produces a much more satisfying and more film-like, less exaggerated picture when playing DVDs or Blu-ray discs than my other LCD TV, a Samsung.
The 5ms response time is noticeably better for playing video games, as I used to notice a very slight amount of motion blur when playing fast-paced online video games like Resistance on PS3. Not anymore with this LG set.
This set performs well enough with standard definition content. I'm not sure if this is because of its advertised "XD" engine or what not, but I don't feel dissapointed by its performance. But HD is a whole other story. When viewing HD content this set performs on par or better with any Sony or Samsung HDTV, both of which I have owned.
The remote if functional but nothing special. If you're like me this is a non-issue because I use my cable box remote as a universal one.
This set seems ideal for a viewing distance of between 7 and 10 feet. At this distance, you really feel immersed in what you are watching. If you must sit closer or desire a larger display, you'd probably be better serviced going with the added resolution of 1080p. But at this screen size and viewing distance, 720p remains a fantastic choice.
If I have any negatives to offer for this set, they are minor. Two HDMI and two component connections may be enough for now, but not in the future. An easy work around is to get a HDMI switcher hub that will allow for more HDMI connections.
Also, the black levels and contrast performs brilliantly if you're sitting directly in front of the TV, up to about 60 degrees either direction off center. But people sitting on the extreme sides of the set, about 100 degrees or more, will probably see a noticeable loss of contrast. My Samsung LCD that I moved upstairs handled extreme viewing angles better.
But, if you're like me, you spend most of your movie and game time sitting directly in front of the set, and at this position I find no fault with the picture. Blacks are black and brights, with a little tweaking, are just intense enough to not be overpowering. As I said, it looks very much like the picture you would get in high quality movie theater. Hues are muted just enough to be very realistic. It's a very Sony-like picture (you Sony owners know what I'm talking about), and much more natural looking than the often oversaturated colors (even with adjustments) that I get from my Sammy LCD upstairs.
Topping it off, this set is Energy Star compliant and even has really good speakers, if you choose to not use a separate home theater system.
I do not regret this purchase one bit, and based on this experience would buy from LG again.
Hopefully no hardware issues rear their ugly heads in the near future, but as of this moment, I couldn't be happier.
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Great TV. no problems so far
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| Review Date: October 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jeyson Peters, Liberty, MO. |
| I purchased the LG 42LC7D recently to replace my Toshiba rear projection HD CRT, that failed after 3 and half years. I shopped around for the awhile and found that this TV had the best picture and features for the money. I got it set up and mounted to the wall. I was impressed by the picture. The HD looked really good on my old TV, but this one looks much crisper. The colors did not seem as vibrant as they were on my old TV, but they were close. I had it hooked up through component and HD looked excellent, but the analog channels were still a soft, and dull. Then I went and picked up the cable box that supports HDMI. I was blown away at the difference. I did not think it would matter that much. HD looks nearly the same, but the colors are much deeper. The biggest difference I noticed was in the analog channels. They look incredible! The colors are much better, and the picture is crisp. It is one of the best pictures I have ever seen with an analog signal. I couldn't be happier. Overall, I am very happy with this TV, and you can't beat the price. |
very satisfied with the purchase
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| Review Date: December 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: A. Chughtai, CT, USA |
I purchased this TV about a month ago and so far no complaints, whatsoever. I have hooked it up to a Sony upconverting DVD player, and a digital-HD cable box. Spent initial half an hour to calibrate my input signals from these devices, and voila! crystal clear picture. Btw, you should always calibrate your TV because the factory settings are there to make these stand out the competition, not always The Best for your TV room ambiance.
I am not using internal speakers, since my devices are routed to audio reciever, so cant really say anything about the TV sound quality.
Overall, for the price, I am very happy and I think I made the right decision not to go for Samsung 40" which I was getting for about the same price. |
Even failures look good!
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| Review Date: January 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: C. Haugh, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| When I brought my 42" LG home and set it up, we were getting erratic behavior--the picture would freeze for 10 seconds or so four or five times a half hour. I called LG and the cable company. The latter changed a card in the set top box and everything was fine. I saw the cable guys at a neighbor's home a few days later. Both of them had bought the 42" LG like mine! The two of them agreed that they'd seen lots of new HD sets, but thought the LG was the best cost/performance buy. |
Good TV for cheap
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| Review Date: April 2, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Kurapati, Fallschurch, VA United States |
| I had this TV for 6 months now, and the TV is perfect for the price tag. I like the picture quality, sound. I dont know why some people had issues with it. |
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