32LH30 LG
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32LH30 LG : Product Description
Innovative Technologies
Double the Detail
Make all your favorite sports, TV shows, movies, and video games more realistic. Get nearly double the pixel resolution of standard HD with Full HD 1080p Resolution.
Like Night and Day
It's easy for details to get lost in the shadows. 50,000:1 Contrast Ratio allows for deeper blacks and greater picture detail, especially in darker scenes.
Core Technologies
Find the Perfect Picture
Getting your picture looking great is easier than ever with Picture Wizard. Enables easy self-calibration with your remote by providing on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements.
Audio Should be Heard, Not Seen
The slim-silhouette Invisible Speaker System delivers a look and audio that are equal parts clean and polished.
Hear Every Whisper
Get audio the way it was meant to be heard. Clear Voice II enhances and amplifies the frequency range of the human voice to help keep dialogue audible when background noise swells.
Customized Enjoyment
Sports, cinema and video games can all be heard and seen as they were meant to be with AV Mode II.
Other Features
Watch Like A Pro
It's ISFccc Ready for professional calibration. A more personalized viewing experience awaits, if you're so inclined.
Smart Energy
Conserve money and energy. With an Energy Star 3.0 rating, you can be green and save green.
Bring Theater to the Couch
Don't feel like making it out to the multiplex? 24P Real Cinema gives you a movie-theater-experience right in your own home.
Connect with Crystal Clear Color
Hook up your HD devices and get the Full HD experience. 3 HDMI V.1.3. Deep Color inputs give you the rich hues and HD picture you want.
Versatile Technology
LCD televisions offer a greater variety of sizes, are generally more energy efficient than Plasma and work wonders for video games and computer graphics.
Full HD 1080p Resolution
Enjoy enhanced picture quality over standard HDTV with almost double the pixel resolution. See sharper details like never before. Just imagine a Blu-ray disc or video game seen on your new LG Full HD 1080p TV.
50,000:1 Contrast Ratio
Great picture needs a great contrast ratio, which is defined as the ratio between the bright whites and dark blacks being displayed. With the superior 50,000:1 Contrast Ratio, you will experience deeper blacks and greater picture clarity, especially in shadowy scenes.
Picture Wizard
Get easy self-calibration with on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements such as black level, color, tint, sharpness, and backlight levels. Take the guesswork out of picture adjustments with this simple-to-use feature. It's not actually magic, but it will sure seem that way.
Invisible Speaker System
You won't believe what you're hearing. Fine-tuned by renowned audio expert Mr. Mark Levinson, LG TVs utilize a unique, hidden speaker system that delivers a clean, polished look with a wider sound field. Where some sound systems and speakers only project their best audio towards the center of a room, the Invisible Speaker System projects great sound throughout.
Clear Voice II
Automatically enhances and amplifies the sound of the human voice frequency range to help keep dialogue audible when background noise swells. Can also be personalized with a new 12-step adjustment level-putting you in control.
AV Mode II
Quickly and easily select from one of three AV modes for "Cinema," "Sports," or "Games" to enjoy optimized HDTV picture and audio quality easily set with a convenient button on the remote control.
ISFccc Ready
LG's ISFccc Ready HDTVs contain the detailed standards necessary for professional calibration of brightness, contrast, tint, sharpness, color levels, and much more to meet local lighting conditions for both day and nighttime viewing. Settings are added to preset modes for easy access from your LG remote.
Contemporary Design
The perfect hint of transparency is added to the glossy black frame to add elegance to any room in the house
Smart Energy Saving
In addition to adhering to the new Energy Star 3.0 guidelines, LG HDTVs have energy-saving options like the ability to choose settings for different types of programming. Now you can save the world from the comfort of your couch.
24P Real Cinema
Stay in for the theater. Enjoy a true cinema-like experience in your own home with movies the way they are meant to be seen. LG's Real Cinema technology precisely displays 24p source frames on your screen, the same as on a movie screen. If you love movies, you'll love Real Cinema.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get.
Why LCD?
LCD displays deliver increasingly higher contrast ratios along with bright, crystal-clear images that look great in a variety of lighting conditions. They're available in sizes that fit any space, at prices that meet any budget. Many LCD HDTVs also have new features that can significantly reduce power consumption. So whether you enjoy movies, sports or video games, there's an LCD HDTV just right for you.
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32LH30 LG : User Review
32LH30 LCD - Making a Case For Lg, Amazing Tv
LG doesn't get enough praise.
Just bought this TV for the sake of it being an IPS panel and for its apparent adjustability (and also 1080p). Plus this tv is so easy to calibrate; the 'picture wizard' is extremely helpful.
The amount of menu options is jaw-dropping, as is the style of the set. The LH40 model looks neat with the plastic square along the bottom of the panel, but I like the more minimalist look of the 32lh30 lcd, and I do not like the 120hz or the $100 price jump of the LH40.
I made a comparison to my sony 32M4000 (which I have now given to my father) and there are some interesting differences (many are polar opposites):
-The sound is far superior on the LG.
-Black levels are very close, sony's is a bit deeper and maintains black colors better at angles.
-The whiteness of whites is slightly better on the sony, but colors and mid tones definitely have more of a 'punchy' factor on the LG.
-Color is amazing; rich and saturated; best I've seen on any LCD, period.
-Color does not wash out at all from different angles, only very dark colors and black tend to become discolored (blue or red depending on the angle).
-Of course there are far, far fewer picture options on the sony.
-My sony has a ghosting problem with dark colors, not so on the LG; motion blur and lag is also reduced too.
-OTA HD channels look decent enough, not as sharp as the sony, but the better color makes up for it imo.
What was the main factor that made me get this LG?..its S-IPS panel.
Samsung is an excellent maker of lcds, but I steered clear of them this time, as buying a tv from them is like playing the lottery. They use 3 different panels with differing levels of color and contrast quality; you are not essentially getting what you pay for:
You may get Samsung's own S-PVA panel, the best quality (if you're lucky).
An A-MVA panel from Taiwan's AUO (a notch worse than S-PVA).
Chinese company Chi Mei's S-MVA panel (worst of the three).
Panasonics IPS Alpha panels are decent, but on some panels dark colors appear far too blue from different angles.
That narrows it down to LG's S-IPS panel; its color saturation, vividness, and response time are worth the slight sacrifice in contrast and black depth (at least in my opinion).
This tv is not perfect, however; I spotted 3 dead pixels right out of the box (2 bright, 1 dark), right around the middle of the screen. They are practically invisible without being a foot from the screen and looking hard for them, however.
Viewing angles demonstrate some darkening of the picture, but its not too bothersome (swivel stand helps).
No other flaws I can think of at the moment, I recommend this tv!
My calibration settings use color adjustments from cnet. com along with some of my own tweaks, try them out!
Picture menu:
Aspect ratio: Just Size
Energy Saving: Off
Picture Mode: Expert 2
Backlight: 60
Contrast: 88
Brightness: 58
H Sharpness: 60
V Sharpness: 60
Color: 50
Tint: 0
--Expert control menu
Dynamic contrast: Off
Noise reduction: Off
Gamma: Medium
Black level: Low
Real Cinema: On [grayed out]
Color Standard: HD [grayed out]
Color Gamut: Wide
Edge Enhancer: Off
xvYCC: Auto [grayed out]
OPC: Off
Expert Pattern: Off[grayed out]
Color Filter: Off
White balance: Medium
Method: 10 point IRE
Pattern: Outer
IRE: [see below]
Luminance: 137 (100 Luminance only, 90 through 10 are preset)
-- 10 point IRE calibration
IRE: [Red, Green, Blue results, respectively, for each IRE point]
100 [-8, 1, -40]
90 [-13, -5, -40]
80 [-20, -12, -40]
70 [-17, -14, -33]
60 [-17, -12, -31]
50 [-17, -13, -26]
40 [-13, -12, -19]
30 [-6, -4, -8]
20 [-6, -4, -10]
10 [2, 3, -1]
Color management system
Red color: 2
Red tint: 0
Green color: -1
Green tint: -7
Blue color: 2
Blue tint: 7
Yellow color: 0
Yellow tint: 1
Cyan color: 0
Cyan tint: 0
Magenta color: 0
Magenta tint: -2
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32LH30 LG : User Review #2
32LH30 LG - I Got a Bad One
Before we bought a 1080p screen, I wanted my wife to see the difference between the 60 and 120 hz 1080's. She thought the 120 hz ruined the "movie" look of films(it looks too real). We went with this 32lh30 lg because it fit within our budget and size restrictions for our living room setup.
When we got it home and removed the tv from the box, we noticed cat or dog hair clinging on the unit. We do not have pets-or have ever had an animal in the house. We carefully brushed off what he could.
We attached our blu-ray player to HDMI port 3. We turned it on and tried our blu-ray player first. The picture was amazing just using the factory settings right out of the box. We couldn't be happier.
We attached our our current cable box (analog until it can get switched to HD) to the AV1 (RCA Yellow video, left, right audio) import. The TV did not recognize the RCA video signal on its AV1 import. I thought maybe it was the cable box or cord, so I tried a video game system with a different cord in the same inputs, but it couldn't recognize that video signal either. I plugged the cable box in again and the screen popped up a message saying that it detected a new signal. The analog cable worked. Yay. We went to dinner.
When we came back from dinner, we turned on the tv and the picture (both HDMI and AV1) was noticeably darker. We thought maybe the bulb needed time to warm up, so we gave it 1/2 hour to warm up. The screen was still dark. I adjusted every color setting on the set to as bright as it could go, but the picture stayed dark. Our cable box and blu-ray menu screens were too dark to read. The next morning we turned the tv back on, and the picture was getting even darker. It had been less than 24 hours since we bought the tv.
We also noticed that there was a slight, but noticeable image burn on the edges of 4:3 content would be displayed.
We returned the tv and swapped it for a new one. The AV1 recognized my cable box from the start, and the "input" source selection menu shows connected inputs in color now. So far, the picture has been good, but I'm still nervous every time I turn it on.
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32LH30 LG : User Review #3
32LH30 LG - Best 1080p 60Hz HDTV In Its Class
BEFORE BUYING THIS TV....
I've been doing research on HDTVs for about a year. My new hobby now is high quality entertainment and wanted to get the best TV for quality picture and price. LG is a great company with beautiful quality that produces very detailed color and picture. I knew this because my girl friend's parents have a 32" LG 720p in their family room which kind of inspired me to go with LG. Picture is much cleaner and more clear than most TV's I've seen for under $600 at bestbuy.
For the most part, I love Baseball and watching the team with the best fans and best city to play in, the Chicago Cubs. I try to watch almost every game along with the Chicago Blackhawks from time to time. PlayStation 3 is another hobby of mine. And have been playing and watching on a Tube my whole life, currently was running off a 23" Symphonic tube TV. Like I mentioned, I love the PS3 and have been playing since 1998 PSOne and accustomed to the controller. Love the 1080p blu-ray feature and the stunning blu-ray graphics processed by the Cell chip. But I was getting nowhere near the quality and picture I should be getting. I knew I had to upgrade, as time went on the tube tv became more pathetic day by day, "What am I looking at!?!?!"
The day the HDTV came, 01/21/10, WHAT TO EXPECT....
Holy cow!!! This HDTV came fast and a HUGE beautiful box. 32" was bigger than I expected but really is the best size tv for my small room. Any bigger or smaller would not make me as satisfied as I am already. I went from a 23" tube Symphonic to 32" LG 1080p 60Hz with a contrast ratio of 50,000:1 which has amazing black details. Since the TV is running at only 60Hz, the picture tends to almost skip/blur when imagies or the camera are moved across the screen quickly. But overall movements are only noticable if you really pay close attention and look for that sort of thing. On some of the slower shots and still frames, it's like looking through an F'in WINDOW. Blu-ray movies are absolutly mind blowing. Watching the Disney Nature film Earth in Blu-Ray was breath taking. You get a feeling of almost being there.
I showed the family and they couldn't believe their eyes because they're still stuck on old, dead technology, and by that I mean Tube Televisions. I can't even look at a tube tv without seeing a bunch of lines going across and static it seems like. I feel bad for you tube tv owners. This HDTV has AMAZING picture/color quality for a great price. This is a $600 TV at bestbuy not including tax so you're looking at at least $650 at BestBuy. Going from a Tube to a HDTV is really a black and white difference. PlayStation 3 looks amazing, it's almost like upgrading my entire PS3, it's completely different and better in every way! I can go on and on about this TV. "Is it a TV or something better?" is a perfect mato for this TV.
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