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

Product Description

32" LCD HDTV, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 120 Hz, 70,000:1 Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurround XT, 4 HDMI input

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3207 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Gloss Black
• Brand: LG
• Model: 32LH40
• Dimensions: 20.80" h x 31.70" w x 3.20" l, 24.00 pounds
• Display size: 32

Features

• LCD HDTV features an elegant & distinctive design with swivel stand
• 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
• Dynamic Contrast Ratio : 80,000:1

Customer Reviews

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.

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!