LG 42LC55 Reviews: 42" Screen LCD TV

33 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This television scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Easy to use, great picture and sound quality.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 33 real customer reviews

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33 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.3
Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.7
Overall rating	9.2

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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use, great picture and sound quality.

- Instruction manual massive but only a small section in English.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

iain, london

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Haven't found any yet

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Janet, HULL

+ A very good quality product at an excellent price.

- Nothing

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Bernard, Blackwood Gwent

+ Overall good value for money. Easy to set up and picture and sound quality excellent for for price.

- No way to sith off from standby mode other than mains socket.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Sean, Worksop

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Screen not as clear as the Samsung equivalent, however price much lower.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

James, Barrow in Furness

+ styling and ease of use

- none

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

noah , london

+ l was happy for the product the Quality was fantastic and i really enjoy best of it

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Graeme, Keith

+ The on screen menus are easy to navigate, and the handset is very user friendly.Nice model design and overall appearance is good.

- None

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good value for money

- setting picture settings took a bit of working out

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It's very light, priced perfect for size function and price.

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Stephen, Aberdeen

+ Easy to navagate all product options

- clicking noise on start up ,due to external devices installed

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Dave, Kidderminster

+ Close up pictures are great-HD is wonderful

- The blacks are not so good when the object is out of focus (ie when the camera is on a closer shot) Then it tends to flicker a little.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Sep 2007

Score 8.0/10

Nigel, Worcester

+ The picture and sound quality are both excellent.

- The television can get quite warm. The sound adjustment is quite coarse - we have it on 9-10 maximum and it would be better if the graduations between sound levels was finer - i.e. if there were 20 steps to get to the sound level equivalent of 10.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

ann, kilwinning

+ it works its up on the wall lots more space good picture and sound

- none

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

andy, crewe

+ no problems at all, looks fantastic, works pefect, cheap nasty plasmas cost more than this,,,,

- none at the moment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

graham, bellshill

+ connectability great, picture phenomenal when connected to HD source and great when not

- not much to complain about apart from the remote being a bit on the big side

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

sajid, manchester

+ easy to use. sound quality

- nothing special/ some times colours quality is not good

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

mike, basingstoke

+ good sound and color

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very smart and good value for money

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I really like this LCD TV, it shows good quality pictures.

- There is none

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purchased 11 May 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.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	2
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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	5000
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)	768i
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	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.
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!
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.