LG 47LG90 47 Inch LED Backlit 1080p 120Hz HDTV Gloss Piano Black with Blue
Featuring LG’s stylish design, the LG90 series has a clean look that compliments all decorative styles while allowing the picture to take center stage. With an unbelievable contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, content-specific picture modes, and a proprietary intelligent sensor that automatically calibrates programming to shine in virtually any setting (including those with excessive ambient light), the LG90 is simply brilliant.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars LG 47LG90 47 inch LED Backlit TV
I have found the TV to be everything it was advertised to be. Hook up was simple and the control instructions very self explanatory. Unit delivered by Pilot Freight and unpacked in the house. Service was excellent. Can’t say enough good about the TV or delivery service.
5 Stars Blue trim is classy
I have Directv/HD and all HD shows are supper. The standard def shows are good too. Is this TV worth $2000?–who knows cause you can get 52 inchers for less and they are all pretty damn good when compaired to analog. The 47lg90 has LED technoligy (saves on power), has 120hz speed, 2.7ms response time, a million to one contrast ratio and LG is a dependible company, the picture is supper, the TV itself, with the blue trim is classy. According to a Bestbuy rep he has fewer complaints about LGs than any other brand of TVs. So it has all the +s and I really like it and that’s that.
PS: I also have a Samsung LN32A450 and my new LG has a much better picture, not to say that the Sammy is not good. [...]
2 Stars It’s ok for a first generation LED backlit LCD
I owned it for a few weeks and then returned it. For this much money for a 47″ LCD, I expect a lot.
The colors were saturated and the blacks were dark, just as you’d expect from the LED backlit set.
But the blooming or haloing created by the local dimming is just too much. There aren’t enough LEDs in the array. So when white text scrolls on a black background like credits you can see a halo around ever letter or word. Then as they scroll, the LEDs turn on and off accordingly and you can very easily see this “pop” of the LEDS turning off. You then begin to notice the same haloing around faces in dark scenes. Pretty soon it is all you see.
You can turn local dimming off, which essentially turns the LEDs into an always on backlight like all CCFL based LCDs. But then you lose the dark blacks benefits, and soon you realize you paid 50% more for a feature that you aren’t using anymore and now your set looks about the same as all the others at far less cost.
5 Stars Amazing Picture
I am not sure why the last reviewer discussed the 47′ tv they found for far less, that is true but that’s because the other TV’s wont produce the picture quality of this TV and this TV blows all normal tv’s out of the water. I saw this TV calibrated in the magnolia room at best buy on the wall next to a pioneer pro elite and the picture quality was in my eyes BETTER. I have been waiting to pull the trigger on a new HDTV until I could get more HD content and I am glad I did. As one of the reviewers posted the local dimming can potentially create some halo effects, but my viewing experience has not proved to show this. The picture quality on this TV is WAY WAY WAY better then any other LCD I have viewed other then the Samsung LN46A950 and the Sony tv with LED backlighting. I agree that this TV was expensive at its release but as anything in technology if you wait a few months you can get a deal. I just picked this TV up two weekends ago for $1800 at best buy on sale. The Samsung is stil $3,000 and the sony is in the $5,000 neighborhood, so at $1800 I couldn’t pass this up. This TV is GREAT!!!!! I love the TV.
5 Stars Meets all expectations
I received this from amazon’s warehouse; whoever returned it clearly didn’t tweak (or know how to tweak) the picture sets for optimum performance. After playing around with all the pix options – and there are a lot of choices – I ended up with video that was incredible….an amazing improvement on my 3yr old sharp (which I had thought was really great.) The picture is sharp, the colors natural, the depth and the blacks superb. For folks who haven’t a clue how to set up the picture, there are plenty of sites like sound&vision or PC world or pc mag who list their particular preferences.
The gents who delivered were awesome….set it up and made sure it worked. Applause for amazon’s service here.
Have no comment on audio since I use my own sound system.
