LG 47LH3000 LCD Television Review
47LH3000 - 47-inch Widescreen FULL HD 1080P LCD TV from LG
LG has not been hit too badly with the effect of recession as the other TV makers have faced. Sales numbers demonstrated that these parsimonious times gong well with LG’s mere but effectual strategy of trading advantageously featured, properly functioning TVs for comparatively less price than its competitors. The 47 inch LG 47LH3000 Full HD 1080p LCD TV is also a great deal that suites this type of policy.
Design:
Massive but Appealing:
The LG’s 47LH3000 is a telly that is providing over-the-top features for the money paid for it. Though in overall the LCD TV is massive, the edge running around the television is astonishingly stumpy, especially by the bottom bezel, which is broadened three to four inch below the screen.
Common Shiny Black Finish Exterior:
Please do not look over LH30 if you are finding some relief from seeing identical looking sheeny black HDTVs out in the market. The aboveboard external part bears the same medium width shining black on the top and sides, with a thicker portion at the bottom. LG’s logo is bulged out, an illumining power indicator cuts off the strip on the right side. The speakers are made invisible and are hidden under the bottom of the panel. The stand is capable of pivoting and compeers with its shining black panel.
Bezel Cloaked Around the Screen:
The users may not be really satisfied with LG 47LH3000’s big old bezel cloaked around its screen as it is very large. But in our notion, the bezel of 47LH3000 will not put it off, we should thank its highly sheeny finish, its subtle curved edges, and the gentle arc formed by the bottom border, is overinflated by a cute, metallic silver trim. Even the arch-competitor Samsung would struggle a lot to provide such an aggressive glamour for the same price.
Connectivity Options of LG 47LH3000:
Though RS-232 is not standard equipment on an entry level 1080p TV, it is an exceptional connectivity added in LG 47LH3000 Widescreen LCD Television. Two HDMI ports, a component video output, an AV input with composite video, a RF input for antenna or cable, an RGB style analog PC input and an optical digital audio output are provided on the back panel. A third HDMI port and the second AV input with composite video would be encountered on the left side. The deficiency of any S-Video inputs is the only complaint about LH30’s connectivities.
Inclusion of New Connectivity:
The connections provided in LG 47LH3000 High Definition LCD TV are not meager as any user may expect, and we are even not sure know how far in the current hierarchy of LG LCD TV sets this new model would sit down. Most of the shoppers who are probably interested in LG 47LH3000 TV will also be more fulfilled with the new inclusion of three HDMI ports, a PC port and a component video input.
Rear Side Connectivities:
On the rear side on the TV set you will find one USB port, one composite output port, two SCART ports, 1 RGB SCART port, one component output port, and three HDMI ports.
Disappointing placement of the USB Port:
The only small point that is dashing hopes of the users is that the USB port which is located on the TV’s rear is only for service use, it will not play any digital photos, audio files or DivX high definition files which are endorsed by some other competitor sets were made superior to LG’s range.
Infrared Remote Control of 47LH300:
A remote control is also included along with the set which works on infrared rays. The manufacturer has cut down the corners of the entry level remote control. The biggest detail that is putting down the purchaser about the remote is the deficiency of a devoted aspect ratio button and even one would not easily get used to the change of the location of menu key to the lower left of the big cursor control. The prominent energy saving button is placed with a green coloured button with a leaf on it, but it is confusing as it is addressing the rotary looking quick menu. You can overcome this by setting to energy saving position instead of a completely separate energy saving function. You will also like the rubberised feel of pressing the cursor controls.
Onscreen Simple Manual:
The LG’s menu system is very large but not confusing, so you will definitely welcome the new easy access quick menu for access ratio, picture and sound modes, the timer and other often used functions. The main menu has been retained same as the last year’s model just with a small alteration, which is the addition of new onscreen ’simple manual’ which provides you access to the basic set up and function information. There is one par praxis in the design of menu keys, we would have loved to see the TV display information about the keys onscreen, as many of the advanced television sets are doing these days.
Features:
Many Breakthroughs on the Spec Sheet:
You will witness a number of unexpected assuring breakthroughs waiting on the specification sheet of the LG 47LH3K 47″ HD Ready 1080p LCD TV. To start with, it comes with 1080 p resolution, a more than honourable arrogated contrast ratio of 50000:1, and for enhanced Blu-ray playback. Additionally, it provides video processing support from both LG’s Twin XD Engine and the 24p Real Cinema Mode.
Fantabulous Menu System:
The LG 47LH3000 47-inch Flat Screen Television holds back its same fantabulous, graphics-heavy on-screen menu system which are also used by LG’s flagship televisions, which is more pleasing. This system is exceptionally clear and well prepared that even your granddaughter/son can find a way to work through it.
The Missing Feature of LH3000:
In the LG’s entry level line of 1080p resolution LCD TVs, the biggest missing feature of LH30 models compared to set up LH40 models is the lack of 120 Hz with dejudder processing.
Surpassing Picture Adjustment Controls:
The LG LH30’s picture adjusting controls surely exceed those of most entry level HDTVs. A built in Picture Wizard tool is the provision provided by LG’s wish of removing the brain ache of using its TV. To help you assist in optimising the picture’s appearance, LG provides a series of built in video test signals. They assist you in the basic standardisations of the controls for brightness, contrast, colour, tint, horizontal and vertical sharpness, and backlight. Once the calibration is finished, your settings will be automatically saved into Expert1 picture memory slot for your choice of inputs.
Eight Picture Memory Slots:
All the eight adjustable picture memory slots are independent per unit, and it is considered that except the two Expert slots, other slots are capable of pointing whether they are in default settings or not. Even in the non expert modes, the advanced controls are made plenty, with their three colour temperature presets, wide and standard colour spaces, a room lighting sensor, and also an eye care setting designed to forestall the screen from being very bright, however it is disabled in Vivid and Cinema modes.
Imaging Science Foundation:
An impressive layout of fine tuning tools are supplied in 47LH3000 LCD HDTV, which includes several levels of adjustment for the TV set’s dynamic contrast, dynamic colour, noise reduction, three levels of gamma, black level and edge enhancement circuits, to help the user to figure out everything by himself. The user is also provided with a facility of professionally fine tuning the TV by an expert from the Imaging Science Foundation if you desire, and making LG 47LH3000’s picture set up more flexible. But in real you need not actually have any professional help to turn out some out of the blue good images in this TV.
A 10 Point White Balance System:
A good deal of additional controls are provided by the Expert modes holding the logo and the input of Imaging Science Foundation. Firstly, a 10 point white balance system which is first stuck in by LG and is still owned by it, that can in reality help you get a more precise gray scale and this is our all time best loved feature. To get on into the race the company has also increased the features in 2009, by contributing a 2.2 gamma, internal test patterns, and also colour filters like green only, red only, blue only to help set a good colour balance. In addition to this, a full colour management system is available, and one will be definitely fond of the capability of employing Expert settings to all inputs or one by one. Though most of these settings are attractable to professional calibrators and HDTV flakes, the LG’s LH30 is providing a complete suite of user menu picture adjustments that we have never seen in any HDTV with it.
Energy Start 3.0- Qualified Televisions:
LG boasts a lot about the efficiency of the new set. There is a trio of increasingly faster growing energy saving settings that reduce the backlight, light output and also power consumed, with its initial settings in home mode and store demo mode common to the Energy Star 3.0- qualified televisions. The standard backlight control is disabled by employing the settings.
Plenty of Aspect Ratio Options:
The LH30 series provides you with a lot of aspect ratio controls, including five modes that work with HD sources and another four that work with standard definition, even though it is missing picture-a-picture. There is a “set by program” mode which mechanically selects the correct aspect ratio grounding on the signal, and both the modes are changeable zooms. A zero over scan and right 1:1 pixel matching 1080p display is ensured by using Just Scan mode with 1080i and 1080p material.
Performance:
Excellent Picture Quality:
The user will be instantly struck by the LG 47LH3000 picture’s exceptionally bright and intense look. Though it is a common strength of LG TVs, you will find it highly satisfying as the feature has retained back on the new design also at such a comparatively low price.
Minuscule HD Delights:
The LG 47LH3000’s sharpness with which the screen reproduces more HD material, is the more surprising picture strength. It provides many minuscule HD delights like pore details, individual hairs, the weave of clothes and celluloid grain, and all are ebulliently pictured. By setting the edge enhancement tool to higher than its low level the user can avoid over-egging edges and also causing too much of dot crawl.
Surprising Motion Handling Capability:
The TV’s motion handling capability is pertained as one more good news. Often, the less expensive TVs endure from resolution loss and even opens daubing when demonstrating motion. Though the LG 47LH3000 LCD TV is not perfect, its motion clarity is quite spectacular. The motion clarity is mainly because, it is a large TV without 100 Hz processing.
LG’s Invisible Speaker System:
For the given price the LG 47LH3000 LCD TV’s black levels are away from the horror show as you must have expected and permits the set to procreate the dark scenes with good deal of vigour. The new device’s shear enormity seems like helping it produce more potent and clear audio from LG’s ‘Invisible Speaker’ System than we have ever heard before from small invisible speaker models, surpassing the expectations concerning its sound quality.
Great Deal of Black Levels:
Frankly, there is nothing really bad about the pictures of LG 47LH3000. The worst point we can say about the new LH3K is that it is good enough in only few areas where more costly TV’s would be first class. For example, though the black levels are of great deal for the money paid for the set, there is more grey and blue clouds in darker scenes than you may expect to see from more bounty sets. Whilst motion clarity is good, you will also encounter intermittent signs of judder which may not be found in more perverted sets. And last but not the least, though the standard definition pictures seem to be bright and more natural, you may also find TVs in the market that do better job in inhibiting source noise.
Warranty:
The LG 47LH3000 full HD LCD TV is provided with one year of service warranty.
Contents in the Box:
The 47 inch LG LCD TV, Remote Control, batteries, user manual and power cable are the components included in the package of LG 47LH3000 Full HD LCD TV.
Verdict:
Though LG is doing a good job with mid range and high end TV’s, one may not expect anything better from nearly entry level model 47LH3000. Doubtlessly there are television sets out in the market that perform some or many things better than LG 47LH3000 LCD TV. But most of the shoppers who buy this set, after their very first watch of the television, they are likely to be found in self satisfaction smile on their faces, recognising that they have obtained themselves a good deal. You will definitely thank its all round natural performance, big screen, princely design and extraordinary menus. You will undoubtedly fall in love with its massive and attractive size of the screen, picture quality and great value for the money paid to purchase it. It is however proved to be a substantial enticement for a shopper in a very tight budget who thinks that they may afford only 37 inch LCD TV.
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LG 47LH3000 LCD Television - Technical Specifications, Features
| Manufacturer | LG |
| Model No | 47LH3000 |
| Product type | LCD TV |
| Dimensions (in mm) | 1140.6 x 99 x 722.9 (without stand) 1140.6 x 337.4 x 784.8 (with stand) |
| Weight (kg) | 22 (with stand) |
| Colour | Black |
| Screen Format | 16/9 |
| Screen Size | 47 inch |
| Brightness | 500 cd/m² |
| Dynamic Contrast | 50000:01:00 |
| Response Time | 5 ms |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Viewing Angle | 178/178° |
| Audio Power | 2 x 10 W |
| Noise Reduction | Yes |
| Mono/Stereo Sound | SRS Trusurround compatible with Digital Dolby |
| Speakers | Yes |
| Connectivities | 3 x HDMi, 2 x SCART, 1 x Component, 1 x Composite, 1 x Audio / Video, 1 x Headphones Jack, 1 x optical digital audio output, 1 x PC Audio, PCMCIA, Antenna, RS-232, USB 2.0 (Technical Service) |
| Double Tuner | Digital Tuner |
| TV Text | Yes |
| Remote Control | IR Remote Control |
| Accessories Included | Remote control, batteries, user manual and power cable |
| User Guide Language | English |
| Warranty | 1 year |
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