LG 50PC56 Reviews: 50" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

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Score: 8.9/10

126 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This television is a good all rounder. “Good quality for the price. excellent for watching live sport and very good with…” Lee, Carnoustie View all 126 real customer reviews

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126 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
89% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (126)
Design9.1
Ease of use8.5
Image quality8.6
Sound quality8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.4
Overall rating8.9
Multi-purpose viewer (1)
Other (125)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Lee, Carnoustie

+ good quality for the price. excellent for watching live sport and very good with a playstation 3 (using HDMI cable)

- sound isn't the best quality, but that said, most people with a screen this size will have surround sound i would of thought.

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

Angie, Great Yarmouth

+ Great tv its slim and compact. sound is great and picture is clear, arrived in an easy to romove box which was useful

- none

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

Tom, Sunderland

+ very good HD Picture, and love the Digi Tv

- rear Fan Noise excessive.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

David, London

+ Good picture, sound although not used, reasonable connectivity and 100hz. Top value for money

- Remote could be a bit nicer and direct inputs for external av functions. Lacks some of the higher functions (picture in picture).

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Marc, Scarborough

+ Once picture is set corectly its brilliant. Very good value for money.

- None

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Harrogate

+ design, and price

- slight noise from the fan. the speed that technical design moves , you need to change things more often to keep up. Got wall brackets for £28 and fitted my self saved loads.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Peter, Wantage

+ all good

- no bad

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jun 2007

Score 10.0/10

fawaz, east sussex

+ it's lovely tv with perfect sound and picture no fault at all..I thing I choice the right one

- no bad points

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Chris, Liverpool

+ Excellent viewing with incredible sound would thoroughly recommend this television very good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Sep 2007

Score 8.0/10

Damien, belfast

+ good picture
tv looks great on stand

- sound could be better
LG not always compatible with SKY + handset

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Paisley

+ price range / conectivity / picture sharpness and high contrast ratio

- plasmas are candidates for screen burn if not carefull

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ sharp picture, big screen cinematic experiance.

- no picture in picture, needs good image source for top picture as shows faults in image due to the screen size.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great picture, fantastic menu system, really looks the part

- no picture in picture and the speakers can reverberate when the sound has a low bass in it

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great looking TV. Great picture and sound.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Les, Cumbernauld

+ Excellent value and quality for the price

- sound will be purchasing surround speakers, but no bad points

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “MR N”

+ Looks very good, good sound, games look amazing, and blu-ray makes you feel like your in the cinema with 1080p input.

- image sticking does occur, but goes away after a bit, gets very very hot.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Andrew, Spilsby

+ The television is great and for the money really cant be beat i don't think, it looks really good ,very moden design,with a good size remote which is quiet easy to navigate.
Overall for a large Plasma screen tv i Highly recommend this set ,it is at a very good price ,and ideal for people on a budget,very pleased indeed.

- The picture could be sharper but at the price cant really complain too much.
The lack of an on/off switch is sadly missed as it as to be taken from standby to off by turning the power off and i fear for serges that might be caused by doing this.
Navigation from tv to dvd is not that straight forward and can be a bit confusing.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Nov 2007

Score 7.0/10

Stephen, Westcliff-on-Sea , “Telly addict”

+ value for money

- susceptible to screen burn especially on dark areas ie. when you use live pause on sky+

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

grant, perthshire

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The only thing we are dissappointed is the picture quality on football games

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Paul, Holywood

+ Stylish good looks

- Not enough scart sockets

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

John, Carluke , Scotland , “I like Sports”

+ Great looking TV - Freeview Picture is superb -
Sport on this TV is fabulous

- Factory settings are ridiculous - has to be set manually.
INstruction book is hopeless - no help with settings etc.
TV would have been better with Picture in Picture to check on sky whilst watching Freeview.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

James, Spalding , “Average Family Guy !”

+ Picture Quality Good. Plenty of inputs (HDMI Scart) etc. Simple controls. Good looking design
Top Quality picture for HD Gaming

- Can not be turned off unless at wall socket, goes onto standby only !

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ nice and big

- dusting it

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Keith, Walsall , “Top train driver”

+ Top all round performance, especially with Sky HD and surround sound system

- No off button, has to remain on standby, unless unplugged

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Mar 2008

Score 6.0/10

Steven, Esh Winning

+ it looks good

- you can't turn it off, just stand by

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

mark, plymouth

+ good clear picture, large screen, good viewing angles,

- collects dust

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice looking tv, great value for money.

- Don't like the idea that you can't switch tv off on the appliance it goes to standby unless you switch off at plug.

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purchased 21 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great connectivity and picture quality.

- Rather cheap plastic casing

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purchased 13 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- bit fussy to set up

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purchased 23 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

michael, hinckley , “normal person”

+ nice looking product and good quality

- none

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The screen quality is very good. Sharp clear and bright images and of course, no blur on fast moving objects or scenes. It has enough inputs to cover most home consoles and computers and the built in freeview is very easy to use and setup.

- I was told this model had a white screen to take out any temporary ghosting that may occur and It doesn't have that function. I'm still very nervous about putting up long term graphics on-screen (computer etc.) as you do get a ghosting effect in a relatively short time and this was 1 thing I was told had changed with the new gas in these models. I still have to get reliable information regarding this but I was advised to go plasma on any Tv bigger than 42".

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purchased 16 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

CARL, NORTHAMPTON

+ NEAT DESIGN, LOOKS GREAT, BRILLIANT PICTURE WITH STANDARD AND HD SOURCE. PLENTY CONNECTIONS.

- NOTHING REALLY

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purchased 18 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Holmfirth, Paul

+ Nice design, good quality picture, reasonably priced

- Must turn off at the switch on the wall or leave on standby

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purchased 22 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

alan, cullercoats , “football mad”

+ loverly design

- none

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purchased 19 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

DAVID, PRESTWICK

+ EVERYTHING

- CANT TUNE IN MY SKY HAND SET

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purchased 22 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Colin , East Ayrshire , “honest and realistic.”

+ Slim design, integrated digital tuner, easy installation.

- loaction of scart sockets,aerial point and power point, access is very tight when mounting to wall.

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purchased 22 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use, good quality sound and vision.

- No bad points. Could have slightly better picture if you want to spend a few hundred ponds more.

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purchased 30 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Patsy , Clacton

+ great set up, fantastic picture we had looked at a few but this one is just brilliant

- none as I done my homework before I purchased it

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Kamal”

+ Its a good tv at an excellent price. I have been enjoying it now for last one month. I would highly reccomend it for anyone.

- Speakers are not of great quality especially if u have kids at home, U will land up putting volume very high and doesnt fill the room very well.

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purchased 23 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the screen size , not too much casing around the screen and the depth is excellent

- none

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purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Hayley, Nottingham , “Hayley”

+ All GOOD

- No BAD

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purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

jackie, london

+ a fantastic tv. good picture quality.

- none

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purchased 30 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Like my gadgets”

+ Loads of peripheral connections.

- No On / Off button, can only be left in Standby mode.

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purchased 29 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

James, London , “Young Professional - London”

+ excellent image clarity and user friendly. Simple Set up and very good value for money paid.

- screen image does sometimes drag/blur when watching sport or fast moving items

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purchased 03 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Elaine, Dundee

+ the whole design and picture quality of television.

- the top half of the television appears shaky when cleaning , making it seem ready to topple over!!

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purchased 25 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cant fault it superb television great value

- none

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purchased 22 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andy, Huddersfield , “My first plasma!”

+ Price! looks nice and seems to appears at this stage to be good quality value for moneyas you get a lot of TV for your money!

- No off switch and you have to turn off power at the main socket!
Picture quality is not as good as I hoped it would be!!
Uses a lot more power than expected for a TV as my old Toshiba used less than half and it was still one big TV!!

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purchased 19 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “50+ female”

+ good clear picture
delivered to your door

- could be more ridged on the stand - a bit wobbly

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purchased 28 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

mike, caerphilly

+ ex picture quality.and sound

- unable to turn tv off, only goes to stand by..unless it,s switched off at mains..

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purchased 30 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

colin , ek , “gadget fanatic”

+ looks good great picture and sound

- black gloss easily scratched

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purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

William, Chester

+ For the money it is excellent value in all areas - image, sound and aesthetics.

- For the price none really.

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purchased 30 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ appearance & qauality

- Weight

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purchased 30 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

nigel , rotherham , “likes value for money”

+ great value for money and looks good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 13 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Awesome price for a 50'' TV cant find any fault in it at all

- None

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purchased 12 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The sound is very good and it is very easy to use.

- The bad points are that when using it to play the playstation 2 games you can still see some the game image when you have went back to watching tv again.

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purchased 04 Oct 2007

Score 6.0/10

Martin, Epping

+ 50" Plasma at a very affordable price. LG are generally a good make. I have another 50" LG the 50PC1D which is a little older but I would rate it an overall 9 compared to the 6 I've given this one.

- I originally had my first one replaced due to screen retention from day one. Settings were placed very low but this didnt seem to make a difference. Any white text seemed to linger and could be seen from my settee. A replacement was sent out and exactly the same issues (just slightly better). This went back immediately and replaced by a Panasonic (Still yet to try this as I take delivery tomorrow)

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purchased 04 Oct 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks great!!

- The remote is hard to understand to many different buttons for the same thing.

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purchased 03 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

gary, south shields

+ picture quality and surround sound briliant

- none

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purchased 04 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

Wilfred, Manchester

+ all good no bad points

- None

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purchased 04 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

pat, glasgow

+ awsome tv for a great price im well pleased.

- it seems to leave an impression on the screen if your watching a dvd and pause it or if you have the sky tv guide on.

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purchased 06 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

Chris, Doncaster

+ value for money.

- not able to turn off stand by without switching off at mains

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purchased 03 Oct 2007

Score 6.0/10

Mike, Beds

+ .Looks good

- Not easy to get right colour and picture settings. Also brought the LG Home Cinema system and again instructions are very poor to set up to receive surround sound, so although have good looking TV, it doesn't do what I purchased it to do.

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purchased 05 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

Roger, Taunton , “looks for quality bargains”

+ Good looking quality TV with swivel screen not emphasised

- It was not cheaper!

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purchased 05 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Laura, Denny, Stirlingshire , “Bargain Hunter!”

+ This product is excellent for movies, music, and terrestial TV. The whole package is superb, and I would definitely recommend to friends.

- The only bad point I have is that I am continually dusting the TV stand. It is high shine black and silver, and dust just loves it!!!!

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purchased 01 May 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 50
Type of Screen Plasma
HD TV HD Ready
Freeview or Freesat Tuner Freeview
HDMI Interface 2
Number of Scart Interfaces 2
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 15000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 768p
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 1500
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) No
Energy Savings Trust Feature No
Weight (kg) 34.6
Height in mm 827
Width in mm 1242
Depth in mm 88
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System Surround Max
Colour Black
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