LG 42LH50 42-Inch 1080p 120Hz Broadband LCD HDTV, Gloss Black | 
| Brand: LG
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
as of 3/9/2010 20:26 MST details
New (5) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $699.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 3189
Color: Gloss Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.9
Dimensions (in): 3.6 x 41.4 x 25.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 42LH50
Model: 42LH50
UPC: 719192174771
EAN: 0719192174771
ASIN: B001VKYALS
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | LCD HDTV features NetCast use with content providers such as Netflix and YouTube | | • | 1080p Full HD resolution 1920 x 1080p Trumotion 120Hz panel for clear smooth images even for fast action scenes with 4x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs | | • | Intelligent Sensor Mode LG's Smart Energy Saving Technology, Energy Star 3.0 compliant | | • | Invisible speaker system with Dolby Digital 5.1 & Clear voice for richer more balanced sound & a polished look | | • | 70,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio |
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Product Description
Tap into Internet content easily and seamlessly with LG's first TV series with NetCast Entertainment Access. Easy set up and use with the Yahoo! Widget system as well as other LG content providers such as Netflix.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Love this TV! October 4, 2009
K. Campbell (Texas, USA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I am really happy with this LCD. The newtwork features are what really set this set apart. I am sure these type of features will soon be common, but for now LG is leading the way. Under NETCAST, you have streaming Netflix, Vudu HD movies and youtube. The Netflix setup was easy and the movies lookedmuch better than I expected. I tried both SD and HD movies and they looked good but of course I will be glad when they get a better HD selection. The Vudu movie service is one of my favorite features and not evem because of the easy access to streaming HD movies at your finger tips. The best part of Vudu for me is that you can view HD trailers for upcoming movies, and most of the previews aren't even on TV yet. They lso have all the latest movies, so it's a better selection than Netflix. The youtube streaming also looked much better than expected. An example of how cool this feature can be, my wife was watching a talk show with friends an it was talking about the viral video of the baby dancing to beyonce and she was able to quickly pull it up and see what all the fuss was about. Needless to say her girlfriends loved it. The other nice feature of this set is the ability to use the usb drive to connect a thumb drive or hard drive and watch video clips, pictures or listen to music. You can also view media on your network, so this tv really does it all. Oh and the yahoo widgets are aslo available. They allow you to watch Yahoo videos, follow your Twitter account, yahoo weather, news, sports, stocks and Flickr. Lastly, there are plenty of settings adjustments that can be made to tweak your picture. There are some settings on CNET that look great. Oh, and I went with some linksys powerline adapters to get it onlne and they work great. I have had no problems with streaming any media, even HD.
Best TV ever August 14, 2009
J. Lambert (claymont, DE United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I recently took delivery of this TV as I had purchased an LG surround sound system and liked that very much.
I am very impressed with the quality of the picture. I especially love the Netflix connection.
It was very easy to set up and connect my components to it.
I corrected the audio issue by going to the menu and selecting the audio options that felt right for me.
I use my sound system for movies and Netflix, but do not use it for regular TV. one of the audio options allows you to set the sound so that TV and commercials will be at the same sound level. This is a great feature. You can pick sound for Cinema, Sports, etc and you can select the same options for picture.
I have watched several Netflix movies on it and the picture quality was terrific. Some of those are older movies and not in HD, but they sure looked good on this TV.
Love our New TV! November 17, 2009
James Rose (Marysville, WA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Our "not too old" Sony TV decided not to come on one day so we decided it was time to upgrade to something better. Were we in for a treat.
The previous reviewers have pretty much covered the basics of this TV, so I will relate my experience with it so far. I've had the TV for a couple weeks. I do not subscribe to any paid TV service (Cable, Satellite or FIOS) and have been relying strictly on digital OTA (Over The Air) for my TV channels. This TV displays OTA HDTV signals with unbelievable clarity. Also, it does a very good job with SDTV (480i) digital signals as well. I've watched 480i on other HDTV sets and was never as happy with the picture as I am with this one. Another surprise on this TV was how well it pulled in some analog stations from Canada.
I have a second HDTV tuner hooked up to the new TV via HDMI in order to utilize the guide and for scheduling recordings from my VCR. Yes, my VCR! As I stated above, this TV handles 480i so well it makes VCR tapes bearable, even enjoyable! So, my VCR still has some use.
I have the TV hooked online via an Ethernet cable. I subscribe to Netflix and only have a 1 mps speed for my internet. Netflix does not look all that good at this speed, but is watchable, especially for animated kids shows. Having Netfix on your TV is awesome. The interface is so easy to use that our 6 year old had it down in no time. I also tried VUDU and found that the picture quality was much better than Netflix and was usable at my 1 mps speed. You-Tube was about the same as it is online - some videos looked OK, some don't.
I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to access and view files on my computer. You can view pictures, play background music while viewing slideshows, and view videos stored on shared folders on your networked computer or any type of memory device attached to the USB port, such as a thumb drive or external hard drive. I was a little disappointed that it would not play AVI files from my wife's digital camera, but I'm sure there's a solution. It will play WMV, other AVIs, and some DVD files I'd copied (VOB, I think).
Picture control is very good. I like the energy saving feature, but sometimes it seems the auto adjust feature leaves the screen a bit dark. I usually set it to medium or minimum, depending on the amount of light in the room.
The sound is OK. While it sounds good, there could be more control when watching online content. Sometimes the sound can be too loud for one video, then too low for another. Or even vary during a video. Hard to blame the TV though. The quality of the sound is good, not awesome but acceptable. If you want more, get a sound system.
The remote is a weak spot on this TV. I find myself hunting for buttons all the time. There is no natural flow to the buttons. The remote is very long and narrow, I cannot reach all most commonly used buttons with my thumb and I have big hands.
The inputs in back face the back so plan accordingly when mounting it to the wall.
The manual is on a CD, a printed one would have been better. There is an onscreen manual which isn't too bad though for most things.
1/31/10 Update
I was able to register this TV on [...] The code (and website to register it on...) can be found by pressing the Netcast button, then the blue option button. There, you can view you registration code for DivX. This is undocumented in the TV manual.
Love my new tv!! November 8, 2009
MB (Jersey City, nj USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just got this tv to replace an old one that broke and I love it. The picture is so amazingly realistic that when people on the screen start running it makes me dizzy :) The sound is awesome too. And I simply love my netflix instant queue being available on the tv. And it the cabinet looks very sleek too. Just a great tv. Bought it from 6ave here on amazon and got it in under 48 hours with standard free shipping - ordered 5pm on thursday and got it 2pm on saturday! Got it sight unseen (old tv broke and had to get one asap) but was amazed at how great it is. Couldnt be happier! And 6ave customer service was great too!
Great Bang For The Buck! November 17, 2009
Barbara W. Blaine
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a Great HDTV For the money $850.00 Free Shipping and No Tax. Picture quality is AMAZING. Sound is ok! You can always do better sound wise so I elected to go with the LG Surround Sound DVD with Ipod adapter. Now This Set Rocks! I much rather watch movies at home now as opposed to going out to a movie. With it being Netflix Ready I just plugged my Ethernet cable in and now I can watch all the free movies they have to offer. I got the Netgear 5 port so I can use my computer and TV at the same time with my DSL service. Best Investment I ever Made.
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