LG 50PS3000 Reviews: 50" Screen Plasma Full HD 1080p TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “The picture is excellent when watching popular standard definition tv (freeview)…” Steve , Newcastle View all 461 real customer reviews

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461 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
95% of people recommend it.

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Design	9.2
Ease of use	9.1
Image quality	9.1
Sound quality	8.5
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.6
Overall rating	9.2

Multi-purpose viewer (84)

Film and documentary lover (45)

Sports and games fan (44)

High spec fanatic (12)

Occasional TV watcher (5)

Other (263)

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Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent picture quality HD sports are awsome

- Reviewer left no comment

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24 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Apr 2009

Steve, Birmingham , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture is great, no complaints, good clarity, no obvious pictulating! Has high contrats ratio 2,000,000:1 and is 1080p 24pi! What more can you ask for that price!

- Havent really found any yet, maybe im not enough of a tv geek! If your normal you want complain with this monster!

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jun 2009

sam, london , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ very good design,very easy to use/install.would highly recommend this plama tv to anyone.playing the xbox360 on this tv is awesome.

- slight image retention on screen if you watch a programme with a logo for a long time(4-5hrs)but this washes away when u change channels.just have your settings set low for the first 100 hours(colour 50 ,brightness 50).

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent Picture Quality
Excellent Sound Quality
Perfect for HD TV

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ ALL OF IT

- NONE YET

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Loaded with features and connectivity options at an excellent price point for a 50" 1080p TV

- High gloss frame can cause reflection annoyances if the screen is facing a window

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ picture quality is excellent for the price

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2009

John, |Sheffield , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ Looks and sounds good so far.

- Not all cables fit directly down back of cable slots due to length of cables and still tend to look untidy. So far thats really all.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Everything

- None

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

Graeme, Portsmouth , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ Good looking set.

- No manual only a CD,to many settings to adjust,says model is 100 hz or 600 hz sub field division,what is that and how do I switch on this mode ? I can see flickering in the background of certain scenes,very annoying !!

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purchased 04 Aug 2009

john, singleton , “Sports and games fan”

Score 8.0/10

+ Stylish great sound and picture.

- Screen highly reflective, needs careful placing in room away from reflections which is not always possible.

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purchased 17 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Excellent picture through sky HD good value for money.

- none

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purchased 03 Sep 2009

Paul, Windsor , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Crisp picture hood colours and blacks.

- None

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purchased 09 Sep 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent value for money and great picture and sound quality.

- None

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purchased 13 Sep 2009

Dermot, Edinburgh , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Great TV for the money, I use it for watching sport and also with a PS3 and I am very happy with the TV.

- Haven't encountered any yet!

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purchased 21 Sep 2009

david, royton, oldham , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ i looked at comet for this tv and it was £900 argos where £800 and got it online from dixons for £699
top picture and souns fantastic now i have hooked it up to my surround sound

- none

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purchased 29 Sep 2009

Mark, Manchester , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Lots of connections points which made my multimedia system perfect with crystal clear image.

- No picture in picture, from what i can find.

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purchased 07 Oct 2009

Steve, Newcastle , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to setup, picture is fantastic for the size although best viewed from 5-6 ft from the screen, looks fantastic and the sound is excellent. Sports and movies look amazing and its fantastic when hooked up on my PS3 .

- non really

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purchased 10 Oct 2009

Joe, Newcastle , “Sports and games fan”

Score 10.0/10

+ The picture quality is superb. It is easy to navigate around the menus. Despite what people say, 50" is not too big, it fits perfectly in my living room and causes no strain whatsoever. Get a PS3 for the bluray player because only then can you realise the full potential of the thing!

- You may lose friends if you stay in watching TV too much. This is a great product and I have no problems with it.

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purchased 05 Oct 2009

Andy, Lincolnshire , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ The picture quality is 2nd to none. Extremely good value for money. The swivel design makes connecting leads very simple when dealing with such a large tv. Superb for game play.

- None.

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purchased 16 Oct 2009

Luke, Oxford , “Sports and games fan”

Score 9.0/10

+ Good quality all round TV for the price.

- None to date

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purchased 29 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	50
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	Plasma
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
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)	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.
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.
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
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	1500
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
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	No
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)	34.5

Height in mm	759.1
Width in mm	1216.7

Depth in mm	83
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 50ins

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Manufacturer's Description

Zero Motion Blur with Splitting Second Response Time
LG 600Hz Sub-Field Driving Plasma technology provides zero motion blur and the ultimate razor sharp response time perfect for watching high speed viewing such as sports and movies.

Image processing system to optimize picture quality
Dual XD Engine is upgraded from XD Engine, LG’s own core technology for picture quality. The new algorithm of Dual XD Engine expresses amazingly accurate color by enhancing colour correction, contrast, visibility in dark area and sharpness.

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 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 sounds 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 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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