LG 42LG5010 Reviews: 42" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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+ This television has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on ease of use. “Everything. every time i watch it i like it more and more. ” Ann, Edinburgh View all 292 real customer reviews

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Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: HD quality, menu system, easy installation, hidden speakers
Cons: slow channel selection, image quality for sport channels

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Design	9.3
Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.4
Overall rating	9.1

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Sports and games fan (11)

Film and documentary lover (9)

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Ann, Edinburgh

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything. Every time I watch it I like it more and more.

- I can not think of anything bad about the television

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34 of 34 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 May 2008

Alex, Worcestershire

Score 10.0/10

+ I can't fault it, its fantastic!

- Reviewer left no comment

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25 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2008

Gordon, Northumberland , “Avid football fan!”

Score 10.0/10

+ The 42LG5010 TV has an extremely clear picture and has a fantastic 'sport' feature which makes watching football and the likes seem like you are actually at the game itself (not just that we are watching through our Sky TV HD channel)! It has a very sleek design and appears slimmer than most LCD TVs.

- Reviewer left no comment

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2008

Dave, Glasgow , “Gamer, raver, shaver, quaver”

Score 9.0/10

+ A very well designed tv and good value for money, great sound and good image quality when using the hdmi connection when playing ps3 and for watching blu-ray films.

- Menus and switching channels is kinda slow, slightly delayed response.

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2008

EMMANUEL, LONDON,E13 0QB , “LAW STUDENT,LOVE ELECTRONICS”

Score 9.0/10

+ TO ME SO FAR THE PICTURE QUALITY IS THE BEST ON THE MARKET YET,STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY ON LCDs.FANTASTIC DESIGNE ALTHOUGH THE THE WINE COLOURE COULD HAVE BEEN BLEND ON THE OTHER PARTS SAY THE TOP FRAME,REALLY REALLY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY.I HAVE SEEN MORE EXPENSIVE TVS YET STRUGGLING PICTURES.

- STILL LCDs ARE NOT AS VERY CLEAR AND TOUCHY AS THE TUBE OLD ONCE, GETTIING THE BLACKS TRUELY BLACK AND DISTANT IMAGES ON THE SCREEN CLEARER THAN IT IS NOW.GENERALLY MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS,BUT AT THE MOMENT THE LG TOP THE PICTURE QUALITY FROM MY INTENSE OBSERVATION,NO PROBLEMS YET

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Outstanding looking TV, invisible speaker technology, very easy to set-up, with an easy to operate menu system and also a fast teletext system.

- none

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2008

Nikolai, Walton , “Gadget lover :)”

Score 9.0/10

+ Good Interface, menu's are well laid out and logical. Lots of controls for picture and sound. Intelligent Sensor good for people who aren't sure what settings to use and clever how it changes based on lights/colours in the room. Picture is good from an HD source at full 1080p and SRS sound option gives the sound allot of depth.

- Sound can be quiet when not using SRS mode and in SRS mode some rare deep sounds can cause the tv to vibrate.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2008

Chris, Wakefield , “I like big tellies”

Score 9.0/10

+ Good clear picture and sound,can be seen from any seat in my room(a big bonus when you have 2 kids fighting for the best seats)looks well in the room too...overall very pleased with this tv.

- The stand is a bit flimsy,
( ok as long as it does'nt get knocked) but other than that nothing to complain about.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Soulium, Leicester , “I am a Gamer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Very east to setup. Image quality is awesome unless you have your face up against the TV in TV mode in which case you'll see the pixels (like on every TV above 32"). The sound is very good though you'll most likely want to buy a sound system to complement the TV - in which case the TV offers a "Turn TV sound off" option in the sound setup. The TV Menu's are really cool and stylish. The Build in free view is fast and it doesn’t take an age to switch between channels. It has 3x HDMI ports!! The contrast Ratio is actually 50000:1 not 15000:1 - perfect for gaming (see the LG site for proof). It also doesn’t weigh much.

- hmmm Bad points.... *thinks hard*. I really cant think of any.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Sep 2008

phil , stafford

Score 10.0/10

+ all good in my book

- should come with a wall bracket.
the table top stand! Screws are to soft so you round them off very quickly.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2008

Steve, Nottingham , “Always research before buying.”

Score 8.0/10

+ LG Value - good quality, low price. Ease of setting up. Brilliant picture on Freeview.

- None

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Oct 2008

Ken, Woodford Kettering

Score 10.0/10

+ Looks great. I don't have a HD source yet but the picture quality from a distance is fine. Sky HD will sort that! The set sits well back in the corner of my room and takes up much less space that my old 36" CRT tv. There ar loads of settings available and I haven't quite found the best all round setting, but it is easy to change from sport to movies. Very easy to install and set up. Has a top quality feel to it

- Non yet!

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Oct 2008

jon, st austell , “film geek , footie”

Score 9.0/10

+ very good looking tv , plenty of future proof technology and ideal to connect to a laptop or playstation 3

- stand seems a little bit fragile ... and the sound is a little twangy but thats nit picking

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Oct 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Great telly. Well chuffed. Pictures much better than a lot i've seen in store and exceeded expectations by miles. Not really tested sound too much, but seems ok. Menus are nice to use and reasonably quick to respond.

- None really.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Oct 2008

pau;, Bo'ness in scotland

Score 10.0/10

+ this is a great tv.Quality is excelcellent and looks great and sounds great too....ps3 is amazing on it....reason why i bought it.

- The stand tends to be bit wobbly when cleaning the tv.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Oct 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	42
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.
Built-in Disc Player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
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.
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	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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
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)	19.33

Height in mm	662
Width in mm	1032

Depth in mm	92
Sound System	SRS TruSurround XT
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Release Date	5 Apr 2008
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
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.

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Manufacturer's Description

42" Full HD 1080p LCD TV
Whether you’re watching TV, Blu-ray movies, or gaming, this 42” high-definition LCD TV is a perfect fit. Equipped with smart features like an Invisible Speaker System, fully adjustable swivel stand, Intelligent Sensor which automatically adjusts picture, and three HDMI inputs, you’ll enjoy all the benefits of high-definition performance.

Freeview
Freeview is a subscription-free service that delivers up to 48 digital TV channels, including ITV2, E4, BBC3, and Film4-plus 24 digital radio stations, with no contract and no satellite dish.

Intelligent Sensor
Intelligent Sensor optimises the brightness, sharpness, colour and contrast of the picture within your environment to protect against eyestrain and reduce power consumption up to sixty two per cent.

50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
With a contrast ratio of 50,000:1, this LG HDTV provides vivid images, even in a bright environment, eliminating optical glare and minimising light reflection.

HD-Ready 1080p
LG HD Ready 1080p (Full HD) provides 1920 × 1080p picture resolution delivering incredible picture clarity and vibrant colours. This results in up to 5 times the picture clarity and detail in comparison to standard definition. 1080p television is the only way to fully experience the true potential of high definition gaming and blu-ray which takes you even closer to the action

HDMI 1.3 Deep Color / 3xHDMI
HDMI 1.3 supports 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit colour depth. HDMI 1.3 eliminates on-screen colour banding for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations. It also enables increased contrast ratio, and represents many times more shades of grey between black and white.

Invisible Speaker
LG’s Invisible Speaker System has been fine-tuned by world-renowned audio expert Mark Levinson for an increased sweet spot. Breaking through the fixed idea that speaker grills must be exposed, this system provides a fully realized sweet spot, and powerful, realistic sound with speakers integrated into the panel design.

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