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LG 32LH40 32 Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV Gloss Black

The LH40 series is a Full 1080p LCD HDTV series featuring a TruMotion 120Hz panel and Intelligent Sensor technology along with LG’s Core technologies. The LH40 series also features LG’s Smart Energy Saving technology for higher energy conservation. Full HD performance, a robust feature set and energy savings make this series a standout.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Excellent LCD TV
While I’ve only had this TV for a few hours, I’m greatly impressed. The picture is wonderful and the sound is great in the small room the TV is in. Although I would like a headphone output, connecting it to a home theater system is easy. Having a USB connection for music and pictures is an interesting feature and the music sounds great. I recommend this TV to anyone looking for an excellent smallish LCD TV.

5 Stars Excellent quality, great price.
Mostly used with my PC. I had to go to a big screen due to my vision. I have an upgraded ATI graphics card and the picture is phenomenal. Also, go DVI from the PC to HDMI into the TV FOR THE BEST DEFINITION and make sure your card is set properly. While watching sports on a 120 Hz 32″ LCD you will see things you’ve probably never seen in the past.

5 Stars Great 2nd TV
This is a good size for a bedroom (where we have it), den, home office, computer monitor – but would be small for a main TV. Before we purchased we had the opportunity to see this LG side-by-side with Sony’s 32XBR9. Having done our research we were expecting to love the Sony. Wrong. The color is better on this LG (its 80,000:1 contrast is better than Sony’s) and the LG has less artifacts with fast action scenes; both the LG and Sony are 120hz but LG’s application seems to work better. Both are full 1080p. The bezel/frame is a bit shiner on the LG (Sony is more matte and nicer in my opinion), but the picture is the thing and we went with the LG. Better picture than the Sony, nice menu features, and even cheaper than the Sony!

5 Stars Better than average TV
This is a better than average TV. It’s much better than my last LCD TV. It has a nice matte finish for the viewing area and a glossy black border with a clear accent.

Pros

* Good contrast ratio and brightness for an LCD TV.

* 1080p resolution. The best you can get for HD TV.

* 120Hz TruMotion minimizes blur, which you mainly notice on scrolling text on sports or news shows.

* Better than average low shimmer and background noise on areas of similar colors, like the sky or walls with slightly different lighting.

* Minimal digital artifacts (jaggies) for fast moving pictures, like ocean waves and car races.

* Energy saving mode.

* The standby and power on lights can be configured to be off when the TV is in either mode.

* The TV can easily swivel on its base a few degrees either direction.

* The speakers point downward instead of the front, which is good for confined spaces.

* It has a screw hole in the back of the base to attach the TV to something sturdy. This helps prevents tipping when you’re concerned about little kids or earthquakes.

* In addition to simple standard controls for the picture calibration, you can also select expert mode, which has many configuration features, including color and tint for red, green, blue, cyan, yellow and magenta, which I’ve rarely seen on TVs. Most people won’t care about this expert feature that I liked.

* The top of the TV has a flat spot where the Wii sensor bar can rest

Cons

* It takes a few seconds to turn on, but it’s really mesmerizing seeing the power light pulsate on.

* It has no S-Video, but that shouldn’t be a problem for most people because of the other available ports.

Other technical features of note

* 4 HDMI ports (1 on side of TV)

* 0 S-Video ports

* 2 Component video ports

* 2 Composite video (RCA) ports (1 on side of TV)

* 1 Analog RGB PC port

* 1 Optical connection for surround sound.

* 1 Coaxial port for digital/analog cable or antenna TV

* 1 USB port on the back of the TV for photo and music playing. At least that is what the menu says.

3 Stars Beautiful picture with some compatibility issues
Bought mine two days ago after some research indicated it had a better picture than Sony XBR9. A quick comparison in store confirmed that. The first one I bought had a defect with the base. It would not go into the TV far enough to align the holes for the four screws. It went back the next day. The second one assembled fine and I had it up an running quickly with a standard def composite video signal from a Verison FIOS STB. The picture was stunning! Absolutely fantastic! Could’nt wait to get HD input connected. First thing was my Sony BDP-S350 BluRay. No signal could be detected by the LG. Works great on the Samsung Plasma. Next thing was my FIOS HD Box. Aaah, a picture, but no sound?!!!? Tried multiple selections/setups with LG customer service on the phone to no avail. It went back for the Sony XBR9. Connectivity is fine now, just wish I had the stunning LG picture!

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