LG 37LG5000 Reviews: 37" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Easy to set up; excellent value for money; screen size and hd picture quality is…” Ian, Bicester View all 42 real customer reviews

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42 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Design	9.3
Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	9.0

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Sports and games fan (3)

Film and documentary lover (2)

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Ian, Bicester

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to set up; excellent value for money; screen size and HD picture quality is excellent for watching sport and movies.

- Sound quality could be better, but this doesn't matter if audio is through a decent quality dvd home cinema system.

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Best design I have seen.

- Displays BLACK slightly darker than usual, but brightness fixed it

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Great value for money. Easy to set up.

- Vibration on louder cinema type sound. Cannot control via Sky remote

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Jul 2008

Peter, Staffordshire

Score 9.0/10

+ Good looking TV with easy set up and an excellent picture and sound quality. As good as any of the more expensive makes.

- Can't think of anything bad to say about this product.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2008

nag, worcester

Score 9.0/10

+ I just brought LG 37 5000, iam happy with it good value for money, good picture and sound quality.

- I dont no

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ At the time of purchase this was the best value 1080p TV.

- could do with an extra HDMI and Scart sockets

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ really attractive tv with great picture and sound quality.

- none

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Sep 2008

peter, stalybridge , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ all good

- have not found any as yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

Paul, Lancaster , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ superb picture quality and after reading several other reviews, was expecting the sound quality to be a bit below par, but it proved very good indeed.

- other than ''why didn't I get one sooner ? ''none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ clear sound function which reduces background music is effective

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ The ratings said it all

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 04 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ Clarity of viewing experience when appropriately adjusted

- Programme selection could be a slicker process

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purchased 26 Feb 2009

cris, weybridge , “Film and documentary lover”

Score 4.0/10

+ sound is pretty good

- in normal viewing mode,ie not HD the pixalation suffers with fast moving shots and becomes very blocky and distorted

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purchased 11 Apr 2009

colin, Bradford , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ Nice design, works as expected, menu and set up fairly clear. Lives up to expectations

- None found as yet.

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purchased 25 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Great picture and sound quality

- There is no bad points

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purchased 04 May 2009

Maurice, Herts , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy set up
Good quality
Excellent pictures

- None really

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purchased 30 Apr 2009

Paul, Heanor

Score 9.0/10

+ looks really good, very well priced, would definitely recommend.
great picture and sound

- none

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purchased 01 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ does a good job for its price

- it shood at least recomend the best wall mounting

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purchased 04 May 2009

Alison, West Midlands

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent quality. Looks Good - very sleek. very easy to set up.

- nothing so far.

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purchased 03 May 2009

wendy, yate south glos , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

Score 9.0/10

+ it looks real good so easy to set up and use. love the fact i can connect my phone to it and see my pics and video on a huge screen sorry i didnt get the 42 inch now

- cant say there is anything bad so far

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purchased 26 Mar 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	37
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Freeview or Freesat Tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site.
HDMI Interface	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	50000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1080p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Response Time in ms	5
Reflection Angle	176
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Screen Format	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Brightness in Candela per square metre	500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	Yes
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	15.6

Height in mm	612
Width in mm	936

Depth in mm	88
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Sound System	SRS TruSurround XT
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

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Manufacturer's Description

37" HD Ready 1080p LCD TV with built in Digital Freeview, XD Engine and 3 x HDMI

Picture
• Resolution: 1920 x1080
• Peak Brightness: 500cd/m2
• Contrast Ratio: 50,000:1
• XD Engine
• Intelligent Sensor

Sound
• Output: 10W + 10W
• SRS TruSurround XT
• 2 Way 4 Speakers
• Clear Voice
• Invisible Speakers

Convenience
• Simplink
• Swivel Stand
• AV Mode (Game, Sport, Movie)
• CU:V Improved User Interface

Connectivity
• 3 HDMI (1.3 Deep Colour), 2 SCART (1Full)
• Component(Y,Pb,Pr) + Audio
• RS-232C, AV In
• Digital Audio Out (Optical)
• S-Video
• PC Input
• Composite
• Headphone