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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 2 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | 55" LCD HDTV, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 120 Hz, 70,000:1 Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurround XT, 4 HDMI input | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.3 inches | | Product Width: | 52.7 inches | | Product Height: | 32.7 inches | | Product Weight: | 71.7 pounds | | Package Length: | 57.0 inches | | Package Width: | 40.0 inches | | Package Height: | 21.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 96.69 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 30 reviews |
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| | Features | LCD HDTV features an elegant & distinctive design with swivel stand1080p 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 inputsIntelligent Sensor Mode LG's Smart Energy Saving Technology, Energy Star 3.0 compliantInvisible speaker system with Dolby Digital 5.1 & Clear voice for richer more balanced sound & a polished look70,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio
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 Big, clear, fun: make sure those are your priorities. Jun 05, 2010
I went from a 50inch plasma by lg, to a 47" led LCD tv by LG, to this 55" regular lcd. Here are some notes. I would have kept the 47" led LCD if it weren't for two big glaring issues: not just flashlighting around the edges but serious defects in certain places (over-brightness) that were annoying in dark scenes. In addition, while it had seperate controls for anti-judder / anti-blur, the more you turned UP the anti-judder, the more the image would judder! WTF? In addition the 120z created horrible artifacts, even while just looking at wikipedia!
I ended up settling on this one. Why? It's huge. Sure, it doesn't have all the little gadgets, and it doesn't have network support. That's ok, I'm fine with that. What I DON'T understand, is why they removed the option to play videos from USB. Now it's just jpg or mp3. Yeah, right, like I need a 55" mp3 player or a big @ss digital picture frame. No. Ok, so I got over that. Then I started playing around the 120HZ on this set. And I THINK, I finally understand it. Here's the deal: because this technology is still really in it's infancy, you HAVE to accommodate IT, it doesn't accommodate you. Case in point, this technology basically relies on you not watching any one thing on the screen in particular, but to "take it all in" so that the improvements gained by 120hz OVERALL aren't judged by the minute but frequent errors in this still pretty undeveloped tech. If you use the "high" setting and watch regular tv, you will be amazed at how smooth fast action is and how it almost seems like it's going at 1.5x speed. You will ALSO be frustrated when you realize the tv doesn't get it 100% right all the time. LARGE judders not present when 120HZ is OFF will have you scratching your head from time to time. I think this was just the compromise they decided to make... as it is, with the setting on high GAMES look awesome and it definitely helps. I have it hooked up to my PC, and the difference that 120HZ over 60hz makes it a -must- for full-screen fast action games on a set this size. Movies, TV shows, etc, will look superb with it off: with 120hz on you may begin to notice all too frequent "guessed" frames that just don't sync up with the action. Whether it's just an underpowered chip, or needing a firmware patch, or someone to get in the service menu and do some tweaks, 120hz is not for everyone and NOT for all the time.
Other than that, what can I say? The picture is clear and great out of the box but of course for tweakers the picture options like all LG sets are phenomenal. That being said, like all the big lg's I've had, it doesn't sit completely level on it's stand which might have you using a shim... the control isn't back-lit which is just... retarded. It's 2010.
I got this for $1200, and really, it's a pretty good deal. At $1600, I would think there are better options, but, if you just want a good barebones 55" inch lcd, this is it.
 As good as everyone else rated! May 28, 2010
By now you already know almost everything about this TV from other reviewers. Having said that I did not buy this TV for sound. I have surround sound setup already and I am not using TV speakers. I am also using this TV with my HTPC. If you are using this TV with PC then here are couple of tips: Turn off "overscan" on your PC's display settings. 2. Set "scan only" aspect ration on TV. BTW I was able to score this TV for $1200 on Nov 30, 2009.
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lg wont post my review May 13, 2010
LG wont post my review of my TV on their site so I'm posting it here: Amazon has always been good to me ! thanx guys !
After looking at LCD TV's for a couple of years I had my choices down to either a Samsung or an LG.
I decided to purchase the LG 55LH40 which became an uphill climb right from the start.
After taking the first set back because of so many problems with artifacts (juddering) and ghosting when using the 120 Hz feature (tru-motion) no matter what I tried doing to correct it I couldn't, the second TV was a lot better but still had some artifacts(juddering) and ghosting (mainly ghosting) when watching the same material as I did with the first TV set.
I called customer support and it was like talking to a stone wall the guy was just telling me to turn off the tru-motion and when I turn it off does the ghosting go away which of course it does and so does the 120 Hz. I continued to ask for a fix for the issue but he was a robot only able to answer from what he was instructed to give, which I made a comment about and he became indigent and hung up on me.
I have worked on the set for awhile now and with all the individual settings and the ability to tweak those settings I finally got a beautiful picture with my satellite, blu ray, and even my DVD's, everything looks great and would be perfect if the tru-motion would work a little better.
I do wish they would address this issue with the tru-motion/video noise circuitry problem.
I have some commercial experience with LCD TVs in my job and understand they do have the means of helping to resolve this issue or at least able to tailor it so it's not as troublesome (low key).
I know this probably won't help out a lot, but I purchased a very expensive HDMI cable which not only helped to have a better picture it helped to a smaller degree with the ghosting.
Over all I'm very happy with the purchase now and if I had it to do all over again I would stick with the same set.
LG really needs to work on their customer relations skills and come up with a better plan for dealing with the tru-motion issue other then apologizing for the trouble I'm having and stating it's all better when you turn it off, what's the point in having the tru-motion if it's always off?
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Bought it elsewhere but you still need to know about it May 12, 2010
I bought this TV last week after much deliberation and worry about the technical aspects. Contrast Ratio, 120Hz vs 240Hz, 3 vs 4 HDMI ports, I was looking for the best bang for my buck and found it in this TV. I paid $1499.00 at a local appliance store and since Amazon now charges NYS tax there was no real deal to be had online. Also purchased with this was a Five Year warranty for $159.00 almost $150 less than the three year plans the big appliance stores and Amazon is offering. Considering that the company servicing all of these warranties is the same this was a no brainer. At 55 inches it is a huge screen, just barely fitting over my fireplace mantle, but the picture it delivers is fantastic. Plugged in the HDMI Out on my FIOS cable box and into the port on the back of the TV and TA DA, beautious 720p HD picture. Out of the box settings were a breeze to tweek with the easy to use remote. And while professional tuning will get you the "best picture" possible, you don't need to be a "GeeK" to get a picture you are extremely happy with.
The sound is what it is... tv sound. Not tinny like some of the thinner tv's so surround sound is not instantaneously necessary. It's 4 inches thick, and while you can't pack much speaker in that kind of size, the back facing invisible speaker is more than adequate insomuch that it is not necessary to change the volume up and down on DVDs being played to adequately hear dialogue over the background noise and music.
Out of the box the TV comes with the stand attached and fits just fine on the standard TV stand that my old 36 CRT TV was on. This TV though, is not light. At nearly 100lbs it takes two able bodied people to lift it and mount it onto a wall mount. 400 x 400 VESA standard mounting holes on a flat back make buying a mount rather easy and once it's there, all I can say is WOW. This has been one of the best Electronic purchases I've ever made.
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 Problems out of the box Apr 27, 2010
The set up guys could not get HDMI to work as it kept showing no signal, so we had to revert to component...I got a new HDMI cord and same problem. New problem occurred when turning TV on, it turns itself off and then on 24 times and then stays on. Repeats everytime the TV is turned off and then powered on again. Service guy is on his way but I am very nervous about my 2 week old TV
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