Typical price: £1,200
What is it: 47-inch LCD TV with 'Full HD' compatibility
What we think: Fair LCD effort, but better and bigger plasma TVs can be had for less
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 October 2007
Tags: LG Electronics, LG 47LY95, maps, summer, resolution
We like:
Easy on the eye; incredibly vivid colours; extremely crisp HD performance; features galore
We don't like:
Pretty serious black level shortcomings; colour toning issues; price doesn't stack up
CNET UK judgement:
The LG 47LY95 LCD TV certainly has the features and the ambition to muscle in on what's traditionally been plasma's big-screen patch. But in the final analysis, its price and performance both fetch it up short of where it really wants to be
Full review:
Once upon a time we were told that LCD was no use for screens bigger than 26 inches. Well, here we are in late 2007 looking at a 47-inch model, the 47LY95, from Korean giant LG. Continue Reading...
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