Typical price: £1,350
What is it: Affordable 52-inch LCD TV with invisible speakers
What we think: LG has cut a few picture performance corners too many for comfort, but the TV is affordable considering its size
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 18 September 2008
Tags: LG Electronics, LG 52LG5000, speakers, black levels, televisions
We like:
Size; well designed; bright and colourful pictures
We don't like:
Black levels aren't grea; viewing angle is rather limited; some colour tones are slightly strange
CNET UK judgement:
While we appreciate LG's efforts in making a 52-inch LCD TV available for just £1,350, it's a pity that -- perhaps inevitably -- you have to swallow a few performance compromises along the way. Whether you can live with these compromises is pretty much a personal choice of whether you value sheer screen size more than top-drawer picture quality
Full review:
LG's 52-inch 2LG5000 LCD TV is big, reasonably clever and unusually cheap. For while the jump from 46- and 47-inch LCD TVs to the 50-inch-plus level generally causes all sorts of pricing issues for many LCD brands, the 52LG5000 is going in various internet places for under £1,350. Let's just hope LG hasn't had to shave too many corners to make such a price feasible. Continue Reading...
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