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LG 42LG30 42-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
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(4 out of 5) by Steven Warner on Jan 14, 2009 (allentown, pa)For the price this is a great tv when using cable box the hdmi cable works great for hd channels but the regular cable works better for non hd channels not sure why neither is cable co. refresh rate is good for the price but may want better recovery in future which will be the next level of price point
LG is Good!
(4 out of 5) by T. R. Love on Jan 11, 2009 (Rochester, NY USA)We are pretty pleased with this TV, it helped that I had researched it on CNET Reviews and got some tips on how to tweak the picture settings. The only issue we are dealing with at the moment is audio in relation to our DVD /XBox360 /Bose extended speakers. Only sometimes it doesn't sound quite right (fuzzy), it has a lot of options to choose from though so I'm sure it is just a matter of tweaking it. Overall, for the price we are very happy though.
good buy for buck
(4 out of 5) by Wall on Jan 11, 2009 (ATLANTA, GA United States)after reading other reviews I bought this for my family room over the holidays. Very good product, am very happy with the purchase. Good buy for buck!
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New 42" LG
(5 out of 5) by C. Crowson on Jan 13, 2009Couldn't be happier with the delivery speed, quality of the product and the condition it came in.
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Good TV but cant get the video and audio just right!
(4 out of 5) by Nathan Burke on Jan 2, 2009 (Boston)I purchased this TV a few weeks ago. Overall I think its a good TV but I do have a few problems with it. I have a 42inch Panasonic plasma as well and when you put both of these side by side I do like the panasonic more.
THE PICTURE:
The picture quality on this TV is good but when I am watching HD programs from Comcast sometimes the programming doesn't look HD. I am not sure why this is happening. Blu ray movies on the other hand look spectacular I play them off of my PS3 which looks amazing on this TV so it makes me think that there might be something with comcast. When playing SOCOM Confrontation on PS3 there are some minor video problems, One being that every now and then the TV will freeze up for a second or 2 which makes me feel like the game is lagging when I think it is really the TV trying to catch up with the video. Also I am using the original video settings for this tv which other reviewers say are horrible. other reviewers say that once the TV is calibrated properly it looks 10x better, I am yet able to figure out the correct calibrations... If anyone has any please E-mail them to me Nathanj89@yahoo.com
The Audio:
The audio is different from other TVs of this size. I personally found it to be off when I first took it out of the box but then you get used to it. The biggest problem I have had with this audio is when playing Playstation 3 games. When playing SOCOM Confrontation on this TV it is fine when there are 1 or 2 gun shots. But when there are lots of explosions or even lots of rapid gunfire the Television lags in when the gun is firing on the screen and when the gunshot sounds are coming out of the audio. This is something I cant figure out and I am working to try to fix.
Again if anyone else has this TV and has optimal settings or knows how to correct any of there problems please dont hesitate to email me!
Nathanj89@yahoo.com
THANKS!
THE PICTURE:
The picture quality on this TV is good but when I am watching HD programs from Comcast sometimes the programming doesn't look HD. I am not sure why this is happening. Blu ray movies on the other hand look spectacular I play them off of my PS3 which looks amazing on this TV so it makes me think that there might be something with comcast. When playing SOCOM Confrontation on PS3 there are some minor video problems, One being that every now and then the TV will freeze up for a second or 2 which makes me feel like the game is lagging when I think it is really the TV trying to catch up with the video. Also I am using the original video settings for this tv which other reviewers say are horrible. other reviewers say that once the TV is calibrated properly it looks 10x better, I am yet able to figure out the correct calibrations... If anyone has any please E-mail them to me Nathanj89@yahoo.com
The Audio:
The audio is different from other TVs of this size. I personally found it to be off when I first took it out of the box but then you get used to it. The biggest problem I have had with this audio is when playing Playstation 3 games. When playing SOCOM Confrontation on this TV it is fine when there are 1 or 2 gun shots. But when there are lots of explosions or even lots of rapid gunfire the Television lags in when the gun is firing on the screen and when the gunshot sounds are coming out of the audio. This is something I cant figure out and I am working to try to fix.
Again if anyone else has this TV and has optimal settings or knows how to correct any of there problems please dont hesitate to email me!
Nathanj89@yahoo.com
THANKS!