Typical price: £1,200
What is it: Super-slim, 42-inch, 1080p, LED-edge-lit LCD TV
What we think: Good but not great. It's not quite up there with the best of the LED-edge-lit competition
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 9 November 2009
Tags: LG Electronics, LG SL9000 (42SL9000), black levels, contrast ratio, Ethernet
We like:
Gorgeous and remarkably slim design; good pictures; loads of features; excellent operating system
We don't like:
One or two colour problems; black levels are nothing special by LED standards; motion isn't particularly well handled
CNET UK judgement:
The LG 42SL9000 looks great and offers a solid feature set, but its performance falls a notch or two short of the best that the LED TV world currently has to offer. As a result, its price looks rather steep
Full review:
LG's 42-inch, 1080p 42SL9000 LCD TV isn't just thin -- it's really, really thin, measuring about 29mm at its deepest point. That means it's just as slender as the ground-breaking and popular B7000 and B8000 TVs from Samsung. The LED-edge-lit 42SL9000 can be picked up for around £1,200. Continue Reading...
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Posted by: gadget123
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