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56LG42SL9000Forgetthemuch-hyped

'

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it 's thepicturequalitythatreally counts

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56LG42SL9000 -4E1 ,000Approxwww.lge.com / uk

"

-

* SpecificationsHDReady :

AsFullHD,1080p24

Tuner : YESFreeviewplusCIslotComponentvideo : vEsoneinput

HDMI : YES 4 x v1.3HDMIsPCinput:

rEsD-sub15pinResolution : 1920 x

1080Brightness (

claimed)

: 500cd / m'

Contrastratio(

claimed)

:3 ,000,000 :

1

Dimensions(

w / ostand

)

:

1 ,009(w )

x

629( h

)

x 29( d )mmWeight(

w / o stand

)

: 20.1kgFeatures :

LEDbacklight (

side-firing ,

notlocaldimming )

;

100HzTruMotion

;

Bluetoothconnectivity ; IntelligentSensor 2

;

Seamlessdesign ; 8-dayEPG;

SimpLink(

HDMICEC)

;

eManual:

USB2.0portformediaplayback(

JPEG,

MP3,

1SFcalibration

controls & wizard :2 x Scarf

LGhasusedLEDtechnology

t o

builda dazzling HDscr =

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SeamlessstyleRikHendersonthinksLG' s LEDTV

is morethan just a prettyface

Muchof thehype of LG'

snew

LCDTVrange , includingthe42SL9000

,

hasfocusedonits

'

seamless'design . Theglassonthefront

of thescreenextendstothe

outeredgesothereforei t i s

without,

er

,

seams . Seemingly.It '

s not '

borderless' or 'frameless'

(

buzzwords formerlyadoptedbythecompany' s marketingmachine

,

before realisingthatbothcanbedisputedbyanyonewitheyesandthemostbasicunderstanding of

descriptiveadjectives)

it ' s

'

seamless' . And it ' s verypretty.

Personally , though ,

nomatterhowtasty it looksontheoutside

,surelymoreshouldbemade

of what' s ontheinside?

Ithink

it would '

vebeenwiser to focusontheTV'

sother

features smallthingslikeusabilityandpicturequality ,

thatsort of thing.Afterall

,

bothof

themarewell-worth

shoutingabout...

TheSL9000's picturequality is

exceptional . ItsLEDbacklight ,

whichis theside-firingtype

, providesmorethanenoughbrightness to goaround . However

,

I suspect thatitsimageswouldbe justasgoodwithstandardCCFLlighting ,

as it ' s theflexibilityof itsmodesandISFcertified calibrationcontrolsthatmakesfor

a crackingpicture in

anycircumstance.

Expertfiddlershavea

smorgasbord of slidersandfunctionsto prod , pokeandmanipulate ,

butthesetalsoaccommodatesbeginners

,

occasional dabblersor theclinically

indolent . While it 'snotnew

t othisTV

exactly ,

this is thefirst timeI '

vecomeacrossLG'

s proprietaryPictureWizard . Thisallowsyou to calibratethepictureforany of thevarious

inputsusing aseries

of easytests.Eachstepforcontrast

, brightness ,

colour, sharpness ,

etc,showsthree

stillswiththemiddleonebeingthe

recommended ideal; youthenmove

therespectiveslidert o makea

fourth,

centralstilllook liketheperfectone

. Youcanthensavethisset-up to one

of thetwoExpertmodes

(

ISF-certified)

. Thenyoucando

It againfora

differentambientcondition . Superb.

Theendresultof

thisspeedyprocesscanbegenuinely awesome.

InglouriousBasterdsonBlu-raylooks

extraordinarily goodontheSL9000aftercalibration

. I tis

a masterat

pickingoutfinedetail

in

shadows ;

thereareseveralscenes in Tarantino'

slatestwithlow

lighting , yettheLGscreendisplaysPeers :

everynuancewithaplomb . Andcolouraccuracy is

,

almost,reference

status . I kidyounot.

NolocaldimmingMyonlygripe is thatwithout

local-dimmingonitsbacklight ,there

arebetterpanelsoutthereforblacklevels . However

,

thosesetsaren't

necessarilyasgoodwithwhitelevelsandbrightness .

I t' s a tradeoffthat,

inthis instance

,

worksequallyaswell

ifnotbetter

.Iammore than

impressed withthecontrast,

regardless of blacksseeminglessintensethanonsomerivalTVs . Maybethat'

s why it ' s a

'

seem-less'screen?

Jokingaside,

thisis one

exceptional television moreso,

considering itspricepoint . I ' venotevenmentioned themultitude

of

otheroptions . I ' veskirtedaround the42SL9000'

s USB2.0media-playingabilities ,100Hzprocessing ,

Bluetooth connectivityandecomodes . I ' vefailed t o mentionitssuperthinfootprint ,

wealthof AV

connections andcapableaudio

performance .Why?Becauseit does

thebasicsright

,

veryrightindeed.Andthat' s allthatmatters

AV / CV

Product:

Position :

200300

0

/ I 500

Whitescreen :

Another LED-litscreen

thatproves thetechreallydoesn'

t useasmuchpowerasplasma

andCCFLpanels

Claimed

3million

:1

Contrast : ratio

Actual

400

353,000 : 1

Picture:

I n Standardmode contrast ratio

isa

moreplausible830:

1

;

you' ll have to selectVividmode

to getthe350 ,000 : 1 contrast

figure . Luminancein Standardmode

is 68.95f1

REVIEWS57

Powerconsumption : Watts

Features :

.- TechLabs

200300100 400

o 500Testfootage :

Asmall increase in

consumption withourtestmoviefootage

suggests thespeakersaren'

t working toohard

Colour temp : Kelvin

_

5 ,867

Presets :

Thesmallselection of

CTpresetsoffersnoparticularly accurate

settings ,

buttheISF

expertmodehasa

range of sophisticatedcolour balance

parameters.Cool : 10 ,848K

Medium :8 ,299K

Warm : 5 ,867K

HCCVERDICTLG42SL9000£1 ,000Approx

Highs : Exceptionalpictures ;

ISF-certifiedcalibrationcontrols;

superbPictureWizardLows : Blacklevelsaren'

t A-list;

'

Seamless' design?Performance :00000

Design :00-10001

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