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£509 – £700 at 2 retailers out of 409 retailers checked

9.2 out of 10 based on 72 reviews.

LG 42LK530T with 42" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview.

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Ease of use	9.1
Image quality	9.3
Sound quality	8.4
Design	8.9
Value for money	9.3
Overall rating	9.2

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john , wigan Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: easy to use and set up
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Feb 2012

Christine, Ferndown Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up, excellent picture and great value for money. Got all free HD channels after second retune, were not available in Dorset until 21st March'
Bad points:: Difficulty in locating screws for stand

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Feb 2012

Sagrid , Film and documentary lover

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Nice tv. Good screen quality. Good size.....
Bad points:: Bracket was a few mm's out. So had to be forced a little bit by another person in to the tv slot whilst I put the screws in. Works ok now tho. Also reflects light quite badly.

Ease of use	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Dec 2011

Barry, Isle of Wight Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy set up, Looks good.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Jan 2012

James, Blackridge Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very easy to set up and Operate
Bad points:: only 1 scart socket

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Jan 2012

Judith, Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: very easy to use menus are very clear and its is easy to change from playstation X box back to TV Hd freeview box very good
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Feb 2012

Lois, Sports and games fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: everything!!! best ever for xbox360 gaming hd tv just amazing tv
Bad points:: nothing

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Feb 2012

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Product Features

Screen size (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.
3D	No

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 resolution of 720 horizontal lines (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.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
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. 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.
Number of HDMI ports	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.
Connections	HDMI

Connections	Ethernet

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
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.
Screen aspect ratio	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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	150000
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.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	450
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.
Headphone Socket	No
Release date	2011-04-13
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: LG 42LK530T, LG 42LK530

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Manufacturer's Description

42" Full HD LCD TV with TruMotion 100Hz & freeview HD
The LK5 LCD TV series provides Full HD 1080p picture quality with TruMotion 100Hz and built in freeview HD to provide 5 times the picture quality of standard definition freeview.

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