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Item #: 47810L. High brightnessSuper IPSRJ-45 LAN controlHDMI with HDCPRS-232C controlConvenient external speaker-outEnergy Star 5.0 compliant information display for serial number Product Type: LCD flat panel display
Diagonal Size: 42" - widescreen
Dimensions (WxDxH): 39.2 in x 4.5 in x 23.1 in - without stand
Weight: 46.7 lbs
Color: Black
Digital Television Certification: HDTV monitor
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Display Format: 720p
Input Video Formats: 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Video Interface: Component, composite, HDMI, S-Video
HDMI Ports Qty: 1 port(s)
PC Interface: VGA (HD-15)
HDCP Compatible: Yes
Technology: TFT active matrix ( S-IPS )
Progressive Scan: Yes
Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9
TV Tuner: No tuner
Additional Features: Anti-glare coating
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Speaker System: Speakers not included
Remote Control: Remote control - infrared
Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Environmental Standards: ENERGY STAR Qualified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty
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1. SL80 series features a seamless, edge-to-edge LCD panel high lighted by a sleek & elegant design
2. 240Hz TruMotion Technolgy virtually eliminates motion blur for fast motion clarity
3. Intelligent Sensor automatically optimizes the picture to the lighting conditions of the room for an enjoyable viewing experience
4. Full HD 1080p resolution for enhanced picture quality
5. 150,000:1 contrast ratio of provides sharper image quality

Editorial Review :

42-Inch Seamless LCD HDTV, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 150,000:1 Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurround XT, 4 HDMI input

Customer Review :

One of the best for the price

This TV has a super clear picture with blueray and good with reg dvd, I was watching Terminator Salvation and the picture was the best ive seen ever better with trumotion on low, some reason with Terminator on blueray the tru motion was really good other movies it might look unnatural. 240hz for under a $1000, great deal. At first the trumotion was kinda weird looking once you get use to it, it looks great especially with gaming with xbox360 the graphics look more smooth like gaming with a hi end gamer computer. The blacks are excellent and it does make a difference cause dark blacks makes your picture look more clear and crisp, picture is bright so much better than my samsung DLP and sony xbr 6 new tech way better. If anyone has ever had the problem with older lcds that when you play games the picture is very dim and you have to turn up the brightness the LGsl80 has no problem hooked it up and good to go. People always complain about the sound being horrible but to me the sound is great for speaker that are small and not even half way the volume is loud enough full volume would be too loud. Of corse your not going to get surround sound with bass. About the lip sync problem none maybe you need HDMI 1.3 not sure though but i have no problems at all. Also the TV is super thin.

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LG 42SL80 Rocks!

Besides the picture quality my buying decision was primarily based on the appearance.

This is the one of the best TV out there for its price - for a sub $1000 LCD HDTV this is a great value. For the look, this TV is absolutely stunning, I was captured by the appearance of this TV. Due to space limitation I had to go with the 42" model, but there is a 47" (LG 47SL80) or alternatively with LED back-light (LG 47SL90) of course in a higher price range.

I have this TV set now for about a month and following is the short summary of my experience until now. Main usage of the TV is connected to HDTV cable set-top-box (FiOS), upscale DVD player and Wii game console (standard definition). Haven't tried the TV receiver capabilities, yet.

PROS:
-Great appearance ("frameless"/seamless design)
-Very thin design
-Easy set-up, easy built-in wizard
-Extensive but organized menu with very high number of settings
-Very good HD picture quality with smooth & crisp picture
-Relatively good sound quality for a very thin flat LCD set, would recommend external audio though
-User manual on CD (somebody prefers paper version, I like the search-ability of the electronic documentation, needed it only once)
-swivel stand
-good range of inputs

CONS:
-No analog audio output (e.g. for headphones or external sound-bar/speakers); only digital
-Somewhat high reflection of the ambient light on the glossy glass screen (that makes the appearance so great) - make sure that the room can set lower the light or use in a darker room with less direct sunlight
-TrueMotion is a marketing gimmick (comes in default setting as "Low", but I decided to turn it off as it's more distracting than help with the motion blurr)
-Standard definition picture quality not as good as competitors but still acceptable.

There have been reports of the audio/video lag problem of the earlier version of the TV's firmware, I haven't experienced any problems.

To achieve more natural cinema-like look of the movies and to suppress the "TV-like" feel I would also recommend to turn on the "Real Cinema" mode and set the color temperature options to "Warm". Of course these are personal preferences.

All in all I would recommend to buy this TV for it's appearance, very good high definition picture quality and a good value.





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Too glossy

I love the picture and build quality but have to agree with the other review that the glass front makes this TV too reflective - everything is there! The product shots really don't give you a good impression of this. So, this TV would work best in a media room where you can really cut out unwanted light. My plan is to fix with really light frosting film - if I can find something appropriate will post a follow up.

HD content looks fantastic. Blacks are very black.

I had lip sync issues initially with my Charter Motorola cable box but setting it to 1080i (instead of 720p) has fixed this.

Only audio output is optical. HDMI audio is switched to the optical output - so greatly reduces the number of cables you need.

LG need to post the manual on their web site.

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WHy isn't this TV more popular?

My first impressions...

For the past 2 months I've been researching and looking for a 40-42", and there were products from Sony, Samsung and Panasonic that were solid options. I was all set for a Panasonic plasma but passed by the 42SL90 LED/LCD on my way to the salesguy. I pulled up short and stared... and stared... and stared. That SL90 is a great looking TV but was priced above my budget. Salesguy suggested I take a peek at the SL80... I was still wowed! Spent an hour Saturday night comparing this set to 3 others watching HD on CBS and tweaking the screens. I needed to do some more research before making a decision.

Didn't find a lot online about the SL80, so went back on Sunday for another hour looking at the NFL pregame show, and some of the game, on broadcast HD. This time the Panasonic plasma and the SL80 were the finalists. Both screens had excellent picture quality, but it seems I'm an LCD kind of guy; I prefer my screens on the bright side. So I got the 42SL80.

At home, the picture quality was simply outstanding, the sound is more than adequate, and Comcast HD never looked so clean. Standard definition receives a thumbs up as well. Connecting my portable hard drive to the USB port on the TV, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could play my DVDs I had copied on to the drive. Not just pictures and music, but movies as well! A big plus in my book. Last night I viewed files from a TS folder, and will try other formats tonight.

Alas, it's not all smiles and sunshine... a lip sync issue emerged later on at night. The sound seemed to lag behind the video. This issue was also reported with their LH90 sets when viewing content through a set top box, and a firmware fix was quickly issued. I sent an email to LG Support and I'm counting the days until a response and fix. If not addressed soon.. that Panasonic will start looking mighty good once more. I'll be connecting my PS3 tonight to view bluray; hopefully the lip sync issue won't appear there as well.

If not for that... I would have rated the SL80 5 stars, but since lip sync can render programming and movies unwatchable, it's a substantial flaw until fixed.



Rating :

Great product; hope sound/video quality fixed tomorrow

Received the product seven days as promised. No problem with assembly. One problem; sound lags picture as many reviewed prior. Called customer services within 24 hours of receipt and promised service between 8:00 and 12:00, noon tomorrow. Very happy with the service thus far. It was indicated that I should have an update applied tomorrow that should correct the audio/vidio problem. This is the reason for the 4 1/2 construction quality.

Technician arrived approximately 24 hours from reporting my problem. He applied a program patch to the TV using the USB port. The fix was applied in about five-minutes. Perfect picture/sound. I would rate the TV five stars now.

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1. LCD HDTV features NetCast use with content providers such as Netflix and YouTube
2. 1080p Full HD resolution 1920 x 1080p Trumotion 120Hz panel for clear smooth images even for fast action scenes with 4x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs
3. Intelligent Sensor Mode LG's Smart Energy Saving Technology, Energy Star 3.0 compliant
4. Invisible speaker system with Dolby Digital 5.1 & Clear voice for richer more balanced sound & a polished look
5. 70,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio

Editorial Review :

42" LCD Broadband HDTV, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 120Hz, 70,000:1 Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurround XT, 4 HDMI input

Customer Review :

Great TV

I resisted ditching my 32 inch tube Panasonic for a flat screen because I didn't see the price/performance benefit. That is until I saw this TV on display at the local electronics store. The picture was amazing and price was very affordable. I broke down and bought the LG. I've had it for 7 months now and my wife, 2 teenage boys and I are very happy. It took awhile to get use to the very realistic picture. Everything looked like a live performance! But over time and with the easy adjustment available (AV modes) for the picture we have been able to adjust the picture properly for the content being viewed. The sound is a bit disappointing as even at the highest level it is still not very loud. Decent but not what you would expect. I don't have a home theater hook up so we depend on the TV speakers for sound. Everything else exceeded expectations. The external hookups are plentiful. Even though the TV does not have a wireless connection we connected the Ethernet to a wireless hub and that works just fine. We love streaming Netflix right to the TV! We have a WII connected directly and that works perfectly also. LG as an extremely inexpensive extended warranty that gave us a total of 4 years of coverage. I couldn't match that anywhere. No regrets from my family in finally taking the LCD plunge with this TV.

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Great Home Investment

This TV has really turned up the entertainment level of our home! We replaced an aging 27-inch analog television with this for "over-the-air" television broadcasts. A few months ago, we kicked our monthly Dish Network subscription to the curb by purchasing Dish Network's DTVPal DVR. We currently connect the DVR to the LG 42LH50 using an HDMI cable, but we can also connect with the multitude of other options listed in the product description.

The remote for the LG has functions that can not be duplicated on most Universal Remotes, and the LG remote is not a Universal Remote for controlling other devices. That's a shame. Now I *must* keep at least two (2) remotes out at all times: One for the device I am using, and one to access the LG Netcast features. There seems to be no other way to activate the Netcast features other than using the supplied remote. If the LG remote gets lost or damaged, we are S.O.L.

Pros:
Intelligent Sensor Mode LG's Smart Energy Saving Technology (when enabled) will reduce the screen brightness if you watch it in a dark room or increase the brightness if you watch it during the day with the sunlight shining in. Great feature if you can use it (see "cons" below).

Several aspect ratios to pick from, from Auto, 4:3, 16:9, Cinema 1-6, etc. Taylor any video to fit the way you want or leave it on the Auto setting.

Never have to watch some stale old program on TV again with shows from your Netflix account's Instant queue, when it works (see "cons" below).

Plug in external USB drive into side port to watch movies you've burned (only tested with VOB, WMV and mpeg). As soon as drive is inserted, a menu pops up on screen asking if you want to view photos, listen to music or play movies. Very easy!

Input Source selection is very nice! Press the Input selector and input sources that are currently powered on and available show up first. Other input selections are still there, but they are grayed out - usually (see "cons" below).

Vudu "Pay Per View" and free movie trailers are a nice touch.

Cons:
Intelligent Sensor Mode: LG's Smart Energy Saving Technology interferes with DTVPal DVR remote (may affect others). Disable Energy Saving Technology in LG menu fixed this problem.

Netflix is not always able to retrieve titles from our Instant Queue through our network connection. Sometimes, we can "auto reset" the Network's IP settings, sometimes we can surf out to You Tube, then go back to Netflix - and it works! I don't know what the problem is. Anyone have an idea?

Netflix, part 2: Netflix movies have to be loaded into your "Instant" queue first, or you will see no movies available. To do this, you must go to Netflix on your PC and add movies to your Instant queue.

You Tube: There isn't an organized method of locating information on You Tube or adding something to a queue (that I've found). You are limited to what someone has named their videos.

LG Inputs: We have our DVD player connected on HDMI2. If we turn on the LG 42LH50 *after* having watched a show on the DVD player and the DVD player is off, the video input selector seems to be buried 10 items deep. I would find it more convenient if the video input would default to the first available when input sources are not available.

Yahoo! Widgets: These appear to be useless as far as I can tell. The Yahoo! Videos are only for previews (there are only about 10 to scroll through), Yahoo! Weather just shows sunshine or a rain cloud along with the temperature (I can tell this by walking outside), etc. I'd like to replace the Yahoo! Widgets with a radar loop from [...]! That would actually be useful!

Vudu: Vudu accounts have to be secured with your credit card and are $5 - $30, depending on popularity and quality (SD, HD, HDx). I can't link my Vudu account to a credit card because there is no way to stop the baby sitter from racking up a $150 bill while my wife and I go to dinner.

Closed Captions: The LG tuner supports closed captions, but the captions option seems to be grayed out (unavailable) unless the input is set to the TV source. Our Dish Network DVR on HDMI1 can be set to display captions, but the LG will not display captions from it. There seems to be no way to display captions for any of the Netcast features either.

In summary: I like this TV because of all the Internet capabilities it brings to the table that other televisions do not offer. As the Devil's Advocate, I will admit that if I had a Media PC plugged into the back of this device, I probably would not need these features. A Media PC would be a more complete solution, but this is good for what it does.

I hope that helps you make a decision!

Rating :

Very pleased with this purchase

This was purchased for the den, which is where my internet router sits. This made it possible to directly connect the TV to the internet for high-quality Netflix streaming, which works beautifully and reliably. The TV does not support a wireless connection.

Besides Netflix, the TV is used to watch HD/SD cable programs and for playing Xbox 360 games.

The TV has a beautiful picture, once you adjust the settings to suit you. There are built-in wizards to help you adjust the picture quality. I suggest turning off the "TruMotion" option, because it tends to make film look strange during panning shots, as if the show were on video rather than on film.

The sound is ok, better than average but with very little bass or depth, at least in our den environment.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SOUND OPTIONS: There are no RCA audio-out jacks. The only audio-out option is the digital optical output port. I wasn't aware of this - I never thought to check, as all other TV's I've had provide the RCA ports. Because of this limitation, I wasn't able to use the external speakers that I had planned to use. However, I was able to buy an inexpensive (< $200) Philips home theater system that did the job just fine.

Overall, I'm extremely happy with this TV and would highly recommend it.



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Broken TV Shipped: Not the only one

The TV looked impressive until it started freezing, restarting several times on its own, and finally stopped working altogether. Repairman told me this is common with this tv and is repairing. They will not replace the TV, so I am stuck with an expensive TV with band aid parts (assuming it can be fixed) that will likely fail quickly after warranty expires. I did some internet browsing and found other consumers reporting this problem. You buy at your own risk. LG customer service lost contact with me and did not call back.


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Great features, good picture, HORRIBLE sound

I won't bore you by parroting the other good reviews, other than just to say I mostly agree with them.

My 2 cents:
- Netflix woks great with a hardwired connection all the way to your cable/DSL modem. I originally had the TV on wireless (plugged into bridged wireless router) and while it worked, the connection would occasionally drop, as wireless connections do, which meant the stream would break and have to rebuffer. Fortunately it never meant I couldn't get HD, if available. I dropped a network cable from the router that is connected to my cable modem and it was smooth sailing from then on.

- Never used Vudu since it's over priced, but the trailers are cool

- YouTube is... YouTube. It's "neat" and you aren't subjected to the IQ-reducing comments.

- The picture is as good as it should be, no better, no worse. The anti-reflective, semi-gloss screen IS actually kind of impressive: not as sharp as a good plasma, but not as soft as a matte LCD. Nice work, LG.

- LOTS of controls for OCD home theater peeps, especially for the price. On a related note, I am not a fan of the 60/120/240Hz hype. I don't care for the, uh, weird, artificially overly smoothed video game-like motion. Sure, I don't like motion blur and tearing, but that was only ever an issue on early and/or cheap displays. It's 99% artificial sweetener so they can charge more. Period.

OK, now the catch: THE SOUND SUCKS!

It just is plain horrid. LG should be ashamed and issue an apology.

Not everyone wants to use surround sound to watch TiVo'd Daily Shows or have an immersive aural experience when their kid just wants to watch Shawn the Sheep. If I spend hundreds of dollars on a TV, I should be able to just turn it on and watch it without wondering why it sounds worse than my 10 year old 13 in. tube.

Seriously, the volume goes to something like 80 or 100 (?) and if a show with low volume (the aforementioned Daily Show is notorious for this), you try turning it up and it's like nothing really improves after maybe 40. I kid you not it's really, REALLY bad.

I came so close to returning this unit just because the sound is that bad. It managed to JUST be livable enough though.

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Product Type: LCD flat panel display
Diagonal Size: 32" - widescreen
Dimensions (WxDxH): 31.6 in x 3.9 in x 19.4 in - without stand and speakers
Weight: 35.3 lbs
Color: Black
Country Kits: United States
Digital Television Certification: HDTV monitor
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Display Format: 720p
Input Video Formats: 720p, 1080i
Video Interface: Component, composite, HDMI, S-Video
PC Interface: VGA (HD-15)
HDCP Compatible: Yes
Technology: TFT active matrix ( S-IPS )
Progressive Scan: Yes
Image Aspect Ratio: 16:9
TV Tuner: No tuner
Additional Features: On/off timer, video noise reduction, on-screen menu, XD Engine technology, portrait mode
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Speaker System: Speakers not included
Remote Control: Remote control - infrared
Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty

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LG Electronics is one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, producing a large range of consumer electronics and IT products. LG has created reputation for progressive technology and innovation with the latest technological developments in consumer electronics, home appliances and IT products.PRODUCT FEATURES:WXGA resolution, Super IPS Technology, a Faroudja DCDi processor and half mirror-digital index produce crystal clear images;Displays DVDs and high-definition programming without image distortion or letterboxing;Compact, lightweight and comes equipped with built-in speakers, an adjustable stand and a unique cable management system;Simultaneous viewing and channel preview made possible with picture-in-picture.

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