Typical price: £830
What is it: 42-inch LCD TV with Freeview Playback functionality
What we think: The addition of Freeview Playback has made an already good TV into an excellent one
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 21 January 2008
Tags: LG Electronics, LG 42LT75, televisions, LCD, film
We like:
Freeview Playback functionality works well; great operating system; price, picture quality
We don't like:
Signal weakens en route to the second digital tuner; picture deteriorates if watched from much of an angle
CNET UK judgement:
It turns out that Freeview Playback is a really substantial addition to the terrestrial digital tuner proposition, so much so that it almost elevates the 42LT75 to somewhere around the top of any Freeview TV audition list. It also produces LG's finest LCD pictures to date
Full review:
Like its 32-inch sibling, LG's 42LT75 carries Freeview Playback: our digital terrestrial service's long overdue answer to Sky's sublime Sky+ digital recording system. But for around £830, does the new functionality add anything truly significant to the Freeview proposition, or is it just a gimmick? Continue Reading...
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