LG Electronics 42LH5000 Review (Television)

"The only way you'll know the LG is a budget-conscious proposition is when you get the receipt."

The LG 42LH5000 is recommended by What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision as a good42LH5000 budget priced partner to the Q Acoustics 2000 Series, offering excellent motion and insight in the opinion of the magazine.

"... the LG 42LH5000 isn't just about 200Hz motion control. You'll also find a massive 4 HDMI ports, 80,000:1 contrast ratio and Full HD. So hooking up a Blu-ray player and console will still leave you breathing space for future HD treats. ... However, stick on a movie with plenty of shady night time scenes and you'll really notice the niggles. Blacks look washed out and the colours don't compare well to other TVs in this class. However, if you're after buying a TV for next year's World Cup and are struggling to justify the outlay to your other half, the LG 42LH5000 is for you. ... A fine HD TV with 200Hz let down by basic lack of decent colours."

"Plus points: Prettily designed, frequently impressive pictures, plenty of connections, lots of features Minus points: Dark scenes could look richer, some issues to do with the 200Hz processing system"

With a superior design to many rivals, the LG 42LH5000 offers super sharp, fantastically insightful and very naturally coloured images, motion processing is very good. Contrast is generally impressive with black levels that, although not as deep as rivals, are sufficiently acceptable at this price.

A solid set of specs, including 200Hz images leave LG's 42LH5000 only wanting for slightly deeper blacks. For the price this is a desirable set, giving confident performance even across the audio. One to have a look at for sure.

For a first attempt at 200Hz, LG has done commendably well in the 42LH5000 42" LCD TV. Black levels and viewing angle need improvement, and for the price this is remarkably good value.

“Likes: very good presets; 200 Hz; isf-calibrated by an expert. Dislike: Picture seems neutral in colour, but less crisp.”

“What we like: excellent sound quality; great image processor; stylish design; eco-mode. What we don’t like: 200-Hz-Mode works poorly; strong deterioration of the image at high angles.”