LG 42LH3000 Reviews: 42" Screen LCD Full HD 1080p TV

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+ This television scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Excellent picture quality crystal clear even when watching standard def tv. hd is…” Lynn, Bristol View all 243 real customer reviews

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243 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
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Design	9.3
Ease of use	9.1
Image quality	9.1
Sound quality	8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.4
Overall rating	9.2

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Film and documentary lover (24)

Sports and games fan (16)

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Lynn, Bristol , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent picture quality crystal clear even when watching standard def tv. HD is on another level and looks stunning the colours and the blacks are oustanding.The sound is of excellent quality a supberb all rounder!

- none

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67 of 67 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 May 2009

Ellen, Leicestershire , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice looking.
Large screen.
Good picture quality.

- Sound fluctuates from one channel to another.
Time consuming set up - to get channels into a usable order.

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19 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2009

Beverley, Tredegar , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent product and value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 May 2009

chris, musselburgh , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to set up

- None really.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2009

Jo, Bournemouth , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ great picture, hi def dvds are amazing

- none found!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 May 2009

John, Newport , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent picture quality and very good sound. Freeview included was easy to set up but freesat would have been better.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2009

Bill, Kilbirnie , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ An easy to set up and tune in television which is well designed and has logical menus. The remote control unit is well laid out and is also easy to use. The TV is very energy efficient when on stand by.

- The set contains a built in signal booster which turns itself on or off at will. This is annoying when you reside in a poor signal location where the signal quality can be adversly effected by poor weather conditions and you are required to enter the appropriate menu and turn the booster on again manually.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2009

Dave, Falmouth , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Nice slick looks, easy to set up, great picture.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to setup,
Excellent picture quality on both standard definition and High Definition

- Audio from the TV speakers isn't that great but better than most

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Aug 2009

Carla, Sutton , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Looks Good
Great Sound
Very easy to use
Well worth the money

- None i love this tv

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 May 2009

Lesley, Birkenhead , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ more or less everything gets the thumbs up from me

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ really good sound quality

- only 2 scart connections

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2009

lorraine, winsford , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Size, quality and flat screen are all good points.

- The guide on the tv is poorly designed and confusing. The instructions being on a computer disk is bad as not every customer has a computer or is computer literate. We still havent looked at our. It has taken us until this weekend (27th June) to realise that we can actually turn the tv off and not just have it on standby (not environmentally friendly). The switch is so well hidden that it was by chance that it was found.
I would have preferred a silver surround.

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4 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Beautiful picture, looks great on my wall, and sounds good too!!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 30 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ so easy to insstall and use, great energy saving feature, fabulous value for money!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 31 Aug 2009

punam, swansea , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ it is just amazing tv sound,picture quality and the style and size is spot on.i love my tv

- there are none at the moment.

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

Joe, Lancaster , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice design, good sound & many picture settings. Good price

- No USB or SD slot for divx or photos

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purchased 17 Aug 2009

Keith , Swansea , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ Design has clean lines. Picture v good. Sound volume is higher than the other LCD tv's we have - fills the lounge

- None yet

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purchased 20 Sep 2009

steve, chester , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use and set up, great picture , wall mounting was easy as its quite light

- none so far

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purchased 27 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 8.0/10

+ At last i do not have to pull the curtains on a sunny day because I want to watch Rugby

- Eventually someone will design a LCD TV without a black frame

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purchased 27 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 7.0/10

+ Design looks good.

- Very slow in response when changing the channels.

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Simple to set up, simple remote control

- Only available in black

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purchased 02 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ good picture quality good sound quality nice design

- takes a little time to start

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purchased 03 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Looks Fantastic - Easy to use and set up. Picture quality is good although haven't connected to HD source yet so maybe brilliant!!

- Sometimes get echo on sound but believe this is linked to sound quality from Sky as does change based on channel selected.

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

ian, salisbury , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ good overall tv

- sound quality could be better

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

Peter, Manchester , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent picture quality. Easy to use. Was also very easy to set up.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Oct 2009

Owen, London , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ It has a lot of special features e.g pc input, component, hdmi slots and loads of inputs for game consels.

- none i can find as of yet.

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 7.0/10

+ nice looking,

- pic appears grainy at times, sound levels vary on each channel

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Kathleen, Crossgates, Cowdenbeath , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 9.0/10

+ Great value!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Oct 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to set up. very slim and sleek looking with the black finish

- having found a bad thing yet

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purchased 19 Oct 2009

sharon, bristol , “Multi-purpose viewer”

Score 10.0/10

+ This is a fantastic tv, much better than the plasma we tried. The speakers not as good as the older style tv's but we bought a cinema system so really happy with it now

- Reviewer left no comment

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Sep 2009

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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.
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)	80000
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	178
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	658.6
Width in mm	1028

Depth in mm	87.8
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.

Also known as: LG 42"

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Customized modes for the content of your choice

LG TVs have three special modes (Cinema, Sport and Game modes) for enhanced picture and audio quality. These are easily accessible using the AV MODE hot key on the remote control.

The picture quality adjust system developed by the foremost experts in picture quality.

You’re the expert when it comes to adjusting the picture quality of your LG TV. The picture quality control guide program installed in LG LCD TV allows you to easily control the picture quality in following the adjust guide developed by visual specialists.

The power to control only the volume of voices

Sometimes when watching films it is difficult to hear voices over the background sound of their environment. The clear voice feature adjusts the sound balance to emphasise voices and reduce background noise.

Great sound is meant to be heard, not seen!

The front bezel works as a speaker, replacing the normal speaker grill. With the Invisible Speaker System, the speakers are embedded in strategic spots underneath and around the front bezel. They enhance the audio by increasing the ‘sweet spot’ to give a wider and richer sound field.

A Big Screen TV that Delivers Big Savings

The Backlight control function controls the brightness of the TV, while the Screen Off function lets you switch off the screen while keeping the sound alive. Stand by Mode 0 function sets your TV to a power saving mode where zero electricity is used. Added to these 3 basic power saving functions is the Intelligent Sensor function that controls automatically the brightness and the colour of the picture in accordance with the brightness and the colour of the viewing area. These are just some of the reasons why the majority of LG TVs have been certified by the Energy Saving Trust to save you money off your electricity bills.

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