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This LG product is a snap to set up; no configuration necessary. Once set up, you can adjust everything and anything with their super simple menus. The picture is perfect, especially with Blue Ray application. The up conversion from DVDs - to - regular TV reception is also extremely good. The sound is great (for TV speakers) - much better than my old Sony. This is also a new product from LG, so I was a bit hesitant to purchase without seeing any reviews. We were orginally going to buy a Samsung - but with all the benefits compared, this was a great buy! I would recommend the LG 42LH40 to anyone! Everyone who has seen this TV has complimented on its style and great picture!

Bought this TV for $999.99 from my local yellow-tag retailer. I've had the tv for almost 3 weeks now and over-all, I am happy.

Pros:
1. The menu system looks nice and is very easy. No confusion even for the most tech ignorant user.
2. Energy saver feature is nice, maybe a little gimicky but nice.
3. Very light weight and easy to install.
4. 4 HDMI inputs are great.
5. Physical appearance in-home is very nice.
6. HD picture is amazing unless very fast motion is involved (see below).

Cons
1. Standard definition picture can be poor. This was almost always remedied by putting the picture on "Game" mode.
2. Fast motion does result in blurring. It's not all the time and usually only lasts a split-second but it can be VERY noticeable. This is not my first HD TV but is my fist LCD. I expected much less blurring for 120HZ but to be honest, don't know how much blurring could be considered normal for an LCD. So far I have only experienced the blurring with TV and movies both through the cable box and my AppleTV. My Xbox 360 seemed fine but I have only tried 2 games, neither of which were sports games. I have not yet tested PS3 or BluRay.

This next thing could be considered good or bad. For me, it is a plus.
The TV uses "TrueMotion" which will drastically change the way movies and shows appear. If you look-up judding or anti-judding on google you'll find out exactly what this means. In short, you'll notice camera pans and movements that you would've never noticed before. I actually like it and feel like it makes the picture more realistic however, it can change the way a director intended for a scene to be shown. Also, I know some people that really hate anti-judding. As I said earlier, I like it. I'm not sure if this can be avoided if you don't use any of the 3 picture modes but plan to test that soon.

This was kind of an inpulse purchase. I was planning to buy a 42" LCD that matched most of these specs. However, I walked into the store just to see what they had and do some research or see what they had as an open-box deal. This TV's picture stood out among the others and looked better than many TV that were more expensive and would be considered nicer. Obviously, the LED TVs blew this away but that's a given. I'm pretty happy but I do have a little buyers remorse due to the blurring. However, for your average joe that's just gonna throw this up on a wall, that may not be a concern. As a long-time Samsung fan, a small part of me wishes that I just held out and picked one of those.

I think the price-point makes this an over-all good purchase. That's essentially what drove me to make the impulse buy in the first place. I do have to admit though, I feel like the old saying, "you get what you pay for" applies with this TV....and that isnt such a bad thing.

This tv has a great picture with good colors,very sharp,and a nice hd and blueray picture. The overall picture quality(because of the sharpness and color) is even better than my more expensive samsung ln-46b630.
I had some issues with the lg though. The audio through my hdmi from the direct tv reciever would not match the video(lips moved then sound)On my blueray the audio was fine? secondly there is a slight light leakage out the back of the tv. It lights up the wall when the room is dark? The truemotion setting must be turned off, If turned on you will see motion blur when watching dvds.(same with my samsung) 120hz effects are a problem for me. Also the contrast is good but not great. Overall the price and sharp bright picture make this tv a good choice. The samsung i exchanged for, the audio matches the video.no light leakage out the back, great contrast, colors and sharpness are not as good as the lg. But overall i like the samsung better, more $$$$ though.

I originally bought the 42LH30, but the 40 went on sale a week later for the same price. Between the two televisions you can tell a huge difference in the quality. The LH30 had an excellent picture but the remote and the housing on the set seemed cheap. When the LH40 came up for the same price I returned it for the 120 hZ. When watching a movie on Blu Ray the picture is AMAZING! It almost borders on life-like. I would buy this TV even if it was $200 more just for the faster refresh rate and the fourth HDMI port. I also agree that the speakers are excellent for TV speakers, and the ease of setup. I had it out of the box and watching a movie within thirty minutes.

I was looking at Samsung and Sony but quickly realized that they lack some features i really want. LG has an excellent matte screen that works well in a bright room, it has EXCELLENT built in sound for a flat screen TV, and the Intelligent Sensor feature really works as the TV adjusts to ambient light to provide a good picture not matter what time of day. Other cool features that actually work are the auto commercial volume leveler and the clearvoice thing that makes voices stand out more so you don't have to worry if someone on your favorite show/movie is whispering. I was surprised how much I love this TV but am totally sold and plan to buy more LG LCD in the near future.