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£468 – £597 at 2 retailers out of 416 retailers checked

9.0 out of 10 based on 65 reviews.

LG 42LV355T with 42" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, and Freeview.

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Graham, Bridgnorth,Shropshire Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: everything about it is first class
Bad points:: none

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: 30 Jan 2012

Ravi, Greenwich Film and documentary lover

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good design
Bad points:: Sound quality not great, but adequate

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Feb 2012

Will, Bristol Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up, nice thin design and good picture
Bad points:: The light which changes with surrounding light is quite strange- ie, when the room is dark, the picture darkens whereas you would expect the revers (IMO)

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

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Feb 2012

Helena, london Sports and games fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Really good picture and easy to set up.
Bad points:: Sound not as loud as I would like and not much bass in an echoey room

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Apr 2012

Syed , Pembroke Multi-purpose viewer

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Connectivity with my laptop and hi fi system
Bad points:: Sound is not good, you need to use hi fi system, this is realy bad, TV of this size with low sound system.

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	7.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	6.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 10 Nov 2011

Marcus, Stratford-upon-Avon Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Set-up procedure was so simple from power-on. I do like the HD and the true colour.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

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: 10 May 2012

anthony, Peterhead Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: slim design,swivel stand, great picture
Bad points:: Pity there is no main isolating switch,fitted a anti surge switched board,for overnight and long non viewing times.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Mar 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	HD ready
‘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.
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.
Connections	Ethernet

Connections	HDMI

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)	2000000
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

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	No
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.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	13.3

Release date	2011-05-23
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Release date	2011-05-04
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: LG 42LV355U, LG 42LV355N

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Manufacturer's Description

42" Full HD LED TV with freeview HD
The LV355T LED TV series provides Full HD 1080p picture quality with an ultra slim design in a wide range of screen sizes as well as having built in freeview HD to provide 5 times the picture quality of standard definition freeview. This TV will also save you money off your electricity bills with 40% power consumption saving vs. an LCD TV.

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