LG 42-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV 42LD550
Posted on 09 June 2010
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| The future of entertainment is broadband TV and the LD550 with NetCast Entertainment Access lets you tap into it today. Beyond the limitless possibilities of accessing movies, shows and info direct from the Internet, the LD550 gives you options like never before with Wireless HD capabilities, along with an array of LG innovations that will change your expectations about TV. | |||||||||||
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Customer Reviews
 Seeing is Believeing |
| Review Date: June 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Dennis F. Lasanen, usa-ohio |
| I am very pleased with the LG capability. It receives movies from Net Flix thru my DSL connection. It was easy to program. It also receives extra HD stations thru the basic cable service. I was previously viewing from a Sharp 32" LC-32D43U Aquos 2008 TV but was only able to receive Net Flix thru a graphics accelerator card connection from my Dell Computer by HDMI connection. I receive a lot better quality sound from this LG. Adjustments are easier to make for the picture and sound. The quality will be remembered long after the price that was paid will have been forgotton. |
| Enjoying TV, nice picture, great features. |
| Review Date: June 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ferk V, Fort Worth, TX |
| TV is great for the type (LCD) and price. The picture is bright, good contrast, and very smooth. The menu/remote are very comfortable...overall the picture is very nice. Aesthetically, the TV looks great as well...no cheesy features or decorations. This is my first LG product and I'm very pleased with this set. Also added the wireless adapter ($70). The entire setup and interface are very intuitive. This is a kids TV and they had Netflix down in no time (even the 5 year old). My only wish would be a backlit remote control.
Only complaint at all is with shipping. It did not ship on time and there was no communication from the shipping company. Ultimately, I had to contact the shipper to make an appointment (was stated that they would contact me). Once I called them, they drove it over the next day (Saturday). All in all, still very pleased. |
| I think it's love. |
| Review Date: June 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ryan Boam, Layton, UT United States |
| I had been planning on buying a new tv for quite a while, and did as much reading and research as time would permit. I kept coming back to the LG 42LD550. What really sold me on it was the Netcast (powered by the WiFi USB dongle), super-high contrast ratio, wireless-ready, and the price. The price! Man, a tv like this would have cost several thousand dollars a few years ago.
At any rate, I've been working this set for about 2 weeks now, and I love it. The picture quality is amazing, it's very responsive, the remote is very good, and even the speakers are decent. If you spring for the wireless box, you have the option of mounting it straight on the wall with no unsightly cables hanging off of it (or being routed through the drywall). Now it makes for a beautiful centerpiece of my entertainment center, which the wife loves to show off (win-win). The World Cup is going to look mighty nice in HD on this tv! |
| Great picture and functionality, acceptable sound quality, Impresive specifications |
| Review Date: June 11, 2010 |
| Reviewer: H. Narasimhan, |
| This is my first LCD TV and I spent few days doing some research to choose a good TV. I did a specification comparison between several LCD TVs and finally had to decided between LG and Samsung. I choose LG TV as this one has 120HZ with 2.4 ms refresh rate.I am not sure how do these features affect the picture quality but this TV has excellent picture. I mostly watch movies over internet using netcast/DVD player and didn't watch fast sport action yet. Sound quality for this TV is regular and you need to buy speakers if you want something special.
The wining feature for this TV was the Netcast functionality. I watch a lot of Netflix streaming over internet and this works great for me. You need to have atlease 3 MbPS connections to watch HD movies. Currently you can only have Yahoo Widgets, Netflix, Vudu, Picasa web album and Youtube available (no web-surfing). I am disappointed that I had to buy a LG wireless adaptor ($ Seventy) to access wifi. You can use a LAN wired connection as default without the adaptor. This TV also has some power save modes which I am using a lot to decrease the brighness when needed or switch off the display when not needed (listening to music). As this is not a heavy TV (around 40 lb), so it is relatively easy to hang this on wall. If Netcast is not what you need then I would recomend to have a look at LG 42LD520 which is a chaper bet than this one. I bought this TV when there were no review in Amazon but I am happy with my purchase and price. I don't have Cable or Dish at my home so I can't comment on that. |
| Excellent TV |
| Review Date: June 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Derek Hammond, |
| This is a great TV. Works well with our AT&T U-Verse. The best feature of this tv is the NetCast. Netflix videos are beautiful. The ability to rent movies from Vudu is fantastic. You get one free rental with the tv. Nothing bad to say about it. Love it. |
| Great picture + networking = total winner |
| Review Date: August 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Uluru II, United States |
| This is my first HDTV, so keep that in mind - I was bound to be wowed by HD, no matter what the TV. But I really like this one. It has excellent specs (high contrast ratio, 2.7ms response time, 120 Hz) and a 'picture wizard' that seemed to do a great job in calibrating the picture settings. It supports the latest HDMI specs, and has some nice features like Real Cinema (which maintains film's 24 frames per second when watching a movie with a compatible source), and also the ability to tweak the settings of TruMotion, LG's image interpolation system.
Interpolation is what 'smooths out' video on HDTVs - it actually creates additional frames on the fly to fit between the existing frames of the source, and it's what can give HD material that documentary/soap opera quality. Sometimes that's desirable, but other times it just looks bad and cheesy. This TV has Low, High, and User settings for this feature. I was able to tweak the User setting to a good compromise, that smooths out some of the blur and 'judder' effect of normal video, but doesn't make it look artificial. There are lots of other settings to tweak, for audio (downmix preferences, dynamic range, etc.) and everything else. This brings up the user interface. The menu system on the TV is very user friendly, and graphically attractive. The remote control is one of the best I've used - it has just enough buttons, while being well-laid out and thin and light, and fits nicely in the hand. The 'arrow pad' to move left/right etc. has comfortable buttons and works well (remotes often screw that section up, for some reason, but not this one). My favorite feature has to be the networking/Internet capability of this TV. When I bought this TV (at a store) it came with a free Wi-Fi USB stick, so it was a good deal, but be aware that on its own the wi-fi stick is an unreasonable $70-80, and you can't just use any old USB adapter, it has to be a special LG one - at least it seems to work very well and it's N or G capable. Or, you can also use the TV's wired ethernet port - even a 50' ethernet cable would be cheaper than the wi-fi stick. In either case I think it's well worth the cost to unlock the TV's networking capability. Built into the TV are the streaming Netflix interface, VuDu, YouTube access, and more, including Yahoo Widgets - this lets you access your Yahoo account and any associated widgets, like Twitter, weather info, stock feeds, whatever. I only really use Netflix and VuDu in this section, but it allowed me to eliminate my Roku box and remote. When you already have a computer or laptop in the room, the Yahoo Widgets thing seems a little superfluous - this TV is NOT a replacement for a computer with internet by any means, but for some people, being able to quickly check the local weather or movie showings, etc. on the TV could be valuable. The best part about the networking feature is that it will let you stream media from any computer on the network. You just need to install some included Nero software - which, by the way, is actually small, un-bloated and simple, unlike any other Nero product - and voila, your PC is a media server. You designate a folder (or however many you want) to be your media folder, you put videos, music or photos in it, and you can access them on the TV. It really works well and it's very easy to do, literally just a few clicks of the remote. I found that even streaming a 1080p mkv file wirelessly from my PC worked fine and looked fantastic. There are a few caveats - for one, it only supports mp3 for music (why not FLAC, or iTunes format?). It supports a lot of video formats (mkv/mp4,avi, divx, and more), but not all of them, and even for supported formats it may be finicky with specific files. Usually, converting the file to another format will solve the issue and make it playable; this is annoying but it's only happened a few times out of dozens of videos, for me. Occasionally, fast-forwarding or reversing through a video streamed from your PC can be confusing and slow (you backtrack 15 seconds, hit play, and it plays about 2 seconds before where you started). This and the other issue could have everything to do with improper video encoding, and nothing to do with the TV, I don't know. But given that the TV will automatically update its firmware through the network, one might expect these bugs to be gradually worked out. Hopefully, they will even add support for more file formats with future updates; it's just a matter of adding more codecs to the firmware, which seems like it should be easy to achieve. The styling of the TV is subtle and not cheap-looking, unlike some brands (*cough*Vizio*cough*). It's just a clean piano-black border around the picture, with a tasteful LED 'bar' light that stylishly fades from red to blue to indicate power. The stand is easy to assemble (just install some screws) and looks nice while supporting the TV adequately. The screen has a matte surface, so glare, while not totally eliminated, is not an issue. The typical buttons (power, channel, input) are on the right side, out of sight when viewing from the front. This TV has plenty of inputs - 4 HDMI, two component, two old A/V (the red, white and yellow kind), and normal cable input. It also has an optical audio output, which will let you consolidate all sources into one stream. This is great, because I no longer have to switch my AV Receiver between sources - cable, Blu Ray, VHS and Wii all go through the same input on my receiver. There's only one feature I really miss - the ability to control my receiver volume from the TV remote. My old tube TV remote could do this, so why not this new juggernaut? Like all flat TVs, the built-in speakers on this one are adequate but not much more. You'll definitely want a home theater setup, or at least a simple receiver with a pair of speakers, to do the big, beautiful picture justice in the sound department. (BTW, Blu Ray looks stunning on this TV!) I'm really quite delighted with the LG 42LD550. It's one of the few major products/appliances I've owned that met and exceeded my expectations, and I have to dig pretty deeply to criticize it. Even these criticisms are happily brushed aside, given how much I like everything else. My only regret is not splurging on the 46-inch version. :) |
| Excellent TV |
| Review Date: July 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Terry M. Kinane, Atlanta, GA |
| I recently got my LG 42LD550 as a free replacement from an Extended warranty company. It was one of three brand new TVs offered to me as a replacement for my two year old Sanyo. I really made the right choice with the LG 42LD550.
This TV is awesome. The picture quality is superb, and you can either make simple manual adjustments like, Backlight, Brightness, Contrast, color etc, or you can use the advanced mode to really calibrate the TV. The on screen menus are easy to use whether you are a novice or an expert. Being a 120Hz TV with the Trumotion feature, watching fast moving sports is great on this TV. I left my Trumotion setting at 'Low' and everything looks great. This TV has too many options to discuss here, and it offers high end functionality for a retail price of between $800 and $900. Highly recommended. |
| Nice picture, lots of gizmos |
| Review Date: August 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: W. Beau Christian, Tennessee |
| I finally took the leap to flat screen, LCD, HD television and have not been disappointed. I selected the 42 inch size as being about right for my den, and chose LG due to reviews and a few news articles about the television. The LG was easy to set up on its stand, although the construction of a new TV stand was not - but that's another story! I get a great picture whether live or from DVD. I guess my only problem with it is that it has lots of gizmos to figure out. I tried to put on a wireless LAN and never could make it work. Ultimately I ran another cable from my router to the TV and that got the widgets and movie rental screen going. There are so many ways to modify the picture that it required me to spend some time with the manual and remote control. I didn't know, for instance, that I could switch from HD to 'normal' picture on the same channel. All in all I am quite pleased with the product and my learning curve is my problem, not that of the product. |
| awesome |
| Review Date: July 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: A. Bell, |
| Great TV. Sound is a little tinny, but that's to be expected from such tiny speakers. They're not visible, which is nice.
The TV can access netfix, yahoo widgets, youtube, vudu, picasa, gives you the weather and has games! Every time I dig into the menus I find something new. Also, it automatically updates it's own software -- which I love for some reason. Overall, it's just awesome. Buy 2. |
| LG LD550 LCD TV |
| Review Date: August 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Philip, IL, USA |
| I recently purchased this tv, because my old tv would no longer broadcast all of my provider's channels I pay for due the digital switch. After carefully reviewing other products in this particular product's price line, with the features and specifications I decided to purchase it. I read the other five star reviews here on amazon and decided it would be a smart decision, I also looked at the local Best Buy and found this tv to be quite stunning simply amazon offered a better price. The LGLD550 is a great tv for the money, it produces clear picture, games and movies alike are very clear, the refresh rate of 120hertz does well. Like other lcd tv's if it is bright in a room the black levels while you are watching the tv are not perfect, when the shades from your windows are dimmed the display is very good, in addition the viewing angle is good from quite a wide angle as i caught myself standing on the left and right of the tv to test the parameters and limits of the picture. Although I don't actively use them, energy saving settings are a great addition to this tv, along with the presets such as cinema, vivid, sports and two slots to customize the picture settings that you can save. I currently have it connected to my xbox 360 slim with an hdmi output and games are quite specatular, I am very happy with my purchase and if I ever decide to upgrade I would be very inclined to purchase an LG Hdtv again, I haven't had this product yet for more than a month, but if any problems arise, I will be sure to update this post! |
| Awesome price for a really good TV |
| Review Date: August 13, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Uttam Channegowda, NY, NY |
| After having done a whole lot of research and weighing in on the Netcast and other features, decided on buying this. I must admit, was damn confused between Samsung and LG. Finally decided to buy LG, cause i had a really good experience with the LG Scarlett 32 inch i had.
Netcast is a really good feature to have. Even if you end up paying a few additional dollars. 1080p and 120HZ both for 750$(Now, its 700), is something of a steal, for a brand like LG. Its feature rich. So, when you are trying to finalize, take my word that it has all the expected features and much more. A word for Amazon's customer service - You guys are 'The Best'. |
| Fantastic TV! |
| Review Date: August 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: bsm999, Michigan |
| I have had Dish-HD in the house for a couple years, but only one of two sets had the HD capability. I looked long and hard for a TV that had a really good picture, a reasonable price, and a good set of features. This is it for me!! I've had it for a month and I still sit in awe of the picture quality. Have watched about 5 flicks from Netflix and they have all been of excellent quality. In order to use Netflix, I had to purchase the wireless USB dongle but setting that up was no problem. I also tried a hard wire and that worked fine. I really don't have one bad thing to say about this TV. Shipping from Amazon was a bit slow... It took 9 days to move it about 400 miles and then I had to call the freight co. (they didn't call me). Had to drive 40 miles to pick it up but that was my choice. |
| Great TV |
| Review Date: August 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mr. K. Carter, Kent |
I bought this TV to put on the wall as we were re arranging the room. I looked at all sorts of different TV's size 42inch. I bought it for £479 which I thought was a great price. I self installed a new Sky HD box and then with a 5m HDMI cable linked it to the TV. It was very easy to set up and I am very delighted with the picture quality. I then set up a connection with my Wi using a component cable and again a great picture. Setting up my surround sound system also was easy. Overall I am delighted with this TV and would recomend it. |
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