LG 42LF7700 TV reviews

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Score 9.0/10 Read 52
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+ This TV scores high on sound quality. - It has no outstanding negative points.

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LG 42LF7700 with 42" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

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Eamon, Magherafelt Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to set up and easy to switch between Freeview, Freesat and analog modes.
Bad points:: Could benefit from having a 7/8 day schedule feature

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Nov 2009

Raymond, Wirksworth Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very good picture quality.
Nice design.
Easy to use with built in Freesat.
Excellant value for money.
Bad points:: Had a problem with volume on first set we received, but a replace ment was sent out to us by return, and we haven't looked back since.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Nov 2009

Liz, Plymouth Occasional TV watcher

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Love it! So easy to set up. Simple instructions + lots of up to date technology, including an energy-saving option.
Bad points:: Personally, I always struggle a bit with all the leads coming out of the back when the TV is fitted to the wall.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Feb 2010

anthony, nottingham Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: very slim and turns on its own stand
Bad points:: not found any yet

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Nov 2009

Les, Crawley, West Sussex Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: The unit worked first time straight out of the box no hassle, instructions are simple enough, it has enough connections to satisfy the gadget hungry. I am using the three HDMI connections and enjoying the HD experience. The design and build is superb cannot fault it. Watching TOP GUN my favorite movie in HD and surround sound is out of this world like being at the cinema. An added bonus is the RGB connection for your laptop, great fun when playing Scrabble with the family.
Bad points:: Can't really fault it.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Nov 2009

shaun, sheffield Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: sleek looking a quality product
Bad points:: as yet i have not found one

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Jul 2009

jim, east kilbride Sports and games fan

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: Reviewer left no comment
Bad points:: my infrared headphones will not work on this tv

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	5.0
Sound quality	5.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Dec 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	42
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
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.
3D	No

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 resolution of 720 horizontal lines (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.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
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. 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.
Number of HDMI ports	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 ports	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.
Connections	Ethernet

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
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.
Response time (Milliseconds)	3

Screen aspect ratio	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.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	80000
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.
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.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	500
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.
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.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	19.4

Release date	2009-03-11
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

HD-Ready 1080p
LG HD Ready 1080p (Full HD) provides 1920 × 1080p picture resolution delivering incredible picture clarity and vibrant colours. You’ll see up to 5 times the picture clarity and detail in comparison to standard definition and double the detail compared to HD Ready 720p. 1080p television is the only way to fully experience the true potential of high definition gaming and blu-ray which takes you even closer to the action.

Built-in Freesat-HD
Freesat brings you over 140 digital TV and radio channels, including high-definition (HD) programmes from the BBC and ITV-all for free.

HDMI 1.3 Deep Color / 3xHDMI
HDMI 1.3 supports 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit colour depth. HDMI 1.3 eliminates on-screen colour banding for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations. It also enables increased contrast ratio, and represents many times more shades of grey between black and white.

100Hz TruMotion
TruMotion one hundred hertz reduces blurring on fast moving scenes by displaying one hundred images per second. Standard TV sets only display fifty images per second so more information means a better viewing experience for watching sports and movies.

Intelligent Sensor 2
LG Intelligent Sensor technology finds the ideal brightness, sharpness, colour and contrast picture setting within any environment to protect against eyestrain and reduce power consumption up to 69%. Simply turn on intelligent sensor in the picture menu and it will do all the work for you.

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