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Plasma TV Line-up
The entry level range from LG throws up two models, the PA4500 and the PA6500.
The PA4500 is the replacement for the outgoing PT250, and is the only non-Full HD offering in the range. Not too much notable difference from last year in terms of spec, besides an aesthetic makeover and a little improvement on the energy rating.
The PA6500 is the same specs as the PA4500 - but in Full HD resolution. The only other difference is an extra HDMI plug (up to three form two) and a "Metal Line Design" which is a brushed aluminium look on the front bezel.
The higher end of Plasma introduces us to the PM6700, a replacement for the outgoing PZ570.The PM6700 is a Full HD, 3D Smart TV - offering built in Wi-Fi which is a first for LG, as in previous seasons you needed to purchase a Wi-Fi Dongle on all but the 9500 LED model. Another new fantastic feature is Wi-Di (see below). The PM6700 also boasts THX3D display certification, 2D-3D conversion, Time Machine recording, a Magic Motion Remote with Voice as well as a new Triple-XD processing engine. One pair of 3d Glasses are also included in the box.
LED / LCD LINE-UP
LG's entry level models comprise of a Full HD LCD, and several sizes of regular HD panels.
The CS460 is available in 42" Full HD LCD format, which boasts an improved contrast ratio over the outgoing LK330 it's replacing, as well a slight cosmetic makeover. In 22", 26" and 32" guise, the CS460 is regular HD and traditional LCD format.
The popular LV3300 model from last year is replaced with the LS3450, which has the same entry level specs as the CS460, however with LED backlighting. The 42" size is Full HD, while the 32" size is regular HD.
The final model in LG's entry level range is the LS3500, which is a regular HD LED and available in 22", 26" and 32" sizes. The middle of the range models start to introduce us to some very cool features like Dual Play (See below), as well as some incorporating 3D, Wi-Fi built in and Local Dimming.
The LS4600 is an entry level Full HD LED, with 50Hz processing and no 3D or Smart TV. These are available in 32", 42" and 47" sizes.
Stepping up to the LS5700 gives you Smart TV functionality, 100Hz processing, and the ability to upgrade to Magic Motion remote or Wi-Fi (ie. Wi-Fi Ready). The LS5700 is also the first in the range to incorporate Wi-Di and Time Machine functionality. These are available in 32" and 42" sizes only.
The next level up is the LM6200 available in 32" right up to 65". These models boast LG's new Triple XD engine, the famous Cinema 3D, 100Hz processing and an 8,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Micro Pixel control is a a new feature as is 3D sound zooming. Wi-Di is also built in to these models.
Jumping up to the LM6700 gives you built in Wi-Fi, built in Magic Motion Remote capability and a feature which will have gamers drooling - Dual Play (see below). The aesthetics of this range really hots up, with what LG are calling "Cinema Screen Design". This is edge to edge slim bezel design and the floating stand. The LM6700 is available in 42", 47" and 55" sizes.
From here we jump into the high end of the models, starting with the LM7600 which should represent the bulk of LGs big panel sales this year. These have all of the features of the LM6700 but with a faster 200Hz processor. Available sizes are 42", 47" and 55".
The LM8600 is a stunning set, boasting a 10,000,000:1 Contrast ratio, Cinema Screen Design, a 200Hz processor and Micro pixel Control. As well as Dual Play, Wi-Di, built in Wi-Fi, and Smart Remote Voice - the one new feature will people will sit up and notice is LGs new Dual Core CPU. This provides for a much faster Smart TV browsing experience. This range is available in in 47" and 55" sizes only.
Here's one for the "Size Matters" Freaks! LG's LM9500 model will be available in a mammoth 72" size this year! As well as a 10,000,000:1 Contrast ratio, the set boasts Wi-Di, Wi-Fi built in, Dual Play, Dual Core Processor and an elegant Real Metal Design.
Which brings us to the flagship, top of the line, LM9600. This Set has NANO Full LED technology (See below), a 400Hz processor, and the slimmest bezel in the range (besides the later to be released OLED models).
Glossary - New Features Explained
Wi-Di- In times gone by, to duplicate your PC screen onto your TV the only way to do this was via a RGB or HDMI cable. Wi-Di, or "Wireless Display" allows PC's or tablets with compatible Wi-Di technology to stream an exact duplicate of the screen to your TV without any wired connection.
Magic Remote Voice- Last year's LG's Magic Motion Remote allowed you to navigate its Smart TVs like a Wii - this year's remote improves with a scrollable click wheel and some new voice recognition functionality. The microphone in the remote sends your voice to your Smart TV, which converts it to text - making things easier than typing character-by-character while you wave your arm around in the air.
MHL - stands for Mobile HD Link, allows the connection of mobile devices such as phones and tablets via a Micro HDMI cable.
2nd display - is basically the opposite of Wi-Di - ie. Streaming TV back to your Smartphone or Tablet via Wi-Fi.
Smart Share Plus- Smart share plus is available on LM9600 and LM8600, and incorporates the two features of MHL and 2nd Display, as well as the Network file browser and Wi-Di available on the regular Smart Share enabled TVs.
Dual Play- LG TVs with Dual play transmit two separate 2D images that can be seen through two different set sets of polarized glasses. So when two players wear the glasses while playing games, they will each see a different image covering the entire screen.
Nano Full LED- A full array of LED backlights, with a thin film of minuscule dots in front, which disperse light evenly and effectively creating a more defined and dynamic contrast.
There are many reasons you could be having problems with your LCD TV. The thing to remember is that these things are microprocessor based, just like your computer. That means that at the first sign of trouble you should do the same thing you do with your computer; reboot it! That's right, if your LCD TV is dead ir unresponsive, turn it off with the remote or power button, wait about 10 seconds, then unplug it from the wall. After about 1 minute, plug the power back in and turn the TV on again. With any luck, your TV is now fixed. The next thing that causes problems with all new TVs, not just LCDs is the HDMI connection.
You see, HDMI is a fantastic way to get high definition video, but it's so good that the content providers were worried their stuff would end up out on the Internet in pure form, easy to copy and distribute. To prevent such an occurrence, a copy protection scheme called High Density Copy Protection (HDCP) was developed. This is an electronic data handshake system where the source and display devices have to recognize each other and agree that it's okay to send video. If there is no handshake, or the process gets corrupted in some way, poof, no more video. This problem was extremely prevalent in the early days of HDMI, but has been steadily improving since about the end of 2007 or early 2008.
If you are having problems with your TV, it may actually be an HDMI related issue. Here are some of the problems you might encounter.
Problem 1: No Picture
If you see, or rather don't see this, then shut everything down and then restart the system. Make sure all the connections are in place first. Look at the screen. If you see a resolution notice chances are the DDC line has communicated between source and sink. Good news for you! The problem is likely video related.
Problem 2: Flashes, No Audio, Pink Screen
No audio accompanied by a pink screen is usually indicative of a DDC communication problem. What's that mean for you? To check this, power up the system while all the HDMI cables are connected. If possible, try using shorter cables. Here you need to see if the system works at all. If for some reason the system still fails to come on, try using different inputs. You may find that your cable box will work and your DVD may not or vice versa. This can happen because of stray capacitance on the DDC line inside the HDMI cable. This may actually be caused by the hardware itself. If you think it may be, try getting a DDC line conditioner. Normally, these types of problems completely go away when conditioning is introduced.
Problem 3: Sparkles in the Picture
This is normally a video data transmission problem. Typically data transmission problems with HDMI are cable related. It could be that the cable is underperforming due to its length. This is especially common with cheap cables. Remember the HDMI spec says cable length should not exceed 10 meters. Shortening the cable should improve the signal integrity. Another possibility in this situation is a bad connector. HDMI connectors are notoriously fickle anyway.Try a new cable at each position along the signal path.
Symptom 4: Picture Comes On, Then Goes Off
Typically, this is caused by one of two things. The first is when one or more of the video TMDS channels has a high bit error rate or is not working at all. Next is when the DDC line doesn't quite make it. In that case, the HDCP is not getting a new refresh key. Buy a in a better quality cable with larger wire. When it comes to wire gauge, smaller gauge equals bigger wire diameter. Hence 20 gauge is larger diameter than 24 gauge.
If you're having LCD TV problems, check these things before you call a TV repair company. In many cases you can easily fix the problem yourself without spending a fortune.
LCD TV Problems - How You Can Fix Them FastLG, the market dominator in consumer electronic appliances, have come up with the all new 42LG50 Lcd TV to redefine your Hdtv viewing. A magnificent model with overall attractive design, the LG 42LG50 is embellished with hidden Speakers and a simple thin chrome strip on the bottom.
With full native resolution 1920 x 1080, the 42LG50 Lcd Hdtv produces more detail images which are sharper and clearer. Other image enhanceMent features such as 3 A/V mode and 8 picture modes facilitate the smooth running of images and view television basically every way possible. Moreover, the picture can be rotated in both vertical and horizontal through 178 degrees viewing angle. Hence you can enjoy your favorite scene from any seat of your living room and even from behind the room.
The HDMI interfaces of LG 42LG50 are spectacular. They do a good Job with the SD channels, and you can connect your PlayStation, Blu-ray player, digital TV, and even PC applications that use VIA HDMI cable to this high-end TV. The best thing is the price factor. With a price of around ,099.99 MSRP, LG 42LG50 offers you possibly one of the best bargains in this size range for LCD TV's.
Suitability: Suited as a primary TV in a mid-size room.In general, a wide aspect TV such as this one is ideal for DVD movies recorded in the popular 16:9 format, as well as high definition programming.
Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this TV has great features for the money.In fact, you would typically pay around 40% more to get a LCD TV having roughly the same viewable size.
Cons: Has only a rear connector location.
Pros: With built-in Hdtv compatibility, this television can display images that are significantly sharper and more realistic than regular television, as long as the source is high definition.(It can easily render standard-resolution digital TV broadcasts and also depict the full resolution of widescreen DVD video.)The 3:2 pulldown feature of this TV reduces artifacts that can occur when motion pictures are transferred to a digital format such as DVD.
LG 42LG50 42 Inch 1080p LCD HDTV Customer ReviewWant to buy a high-def TV but just don't know how to figure out the specifications to choose the best sets? Here's a short guide to some of the most common specs you'll be faced with.
Contrast ratings-a measureMent of the darkest blacks to the lightest whites-Panasonic boasts of a 18000: 1 contrast rating for their best plasma. In nearly every case, you'll find that plasma TVs have better contrast ratings than any other high-def TV, but you don't necessarily need off-the-charts contrast ratings to have a television you'll enjoy. An 1800: 1 makes most people happy, and in a darkened room you often can't tell much difference, though it will be obvious in a showroom.
1080p and 1080i-These numbers refer to the horizontal lines that make up yourtelevision image. Traditional televisions-and traditional TV broadcasts-have a 480i; most modern high-def TVs have 1080 or better. The p and i refer to the method the television uses to interpret these lines. An i is an interlaced picture, where every other line refreshes, usually every 1/60 of a second. A page displays all the lines at once, and refreshes either every 1/60 or 1/30 of a second. Look for sets that have a high number and the p for best pictures. Also, for best results look for Blu-ray sets that match this number for your television; some televisions designed for interlaced images cannot handle to Blu-ray set only for p.
Scaling-Refers to the ideal resolution for your television's picture. This is more important for a front-projection DLP TV than any other set, asit determines the maximum and minimum picture for good viewing.
Artifacts-Auras, ghost images, sharp edges, and other distracting things that can detract from your high-def TV's good image processing. A television reviewed as having few or no artifacts is always better than one that has some complaints.
De-judder processing-this refers to the sometimes-jerky motion when frames change too slowly. Because high-def TVs are in essence computing devices, this depends heavily on internal processor speed as well as good programming at the factory. Some experts complain that certain sets do too good a Job at de-juddering, and as a result the image is unnaturally smooth in motion. Most consumers are happier with this sort of set, though, so the better your de-judder is the happieryou will probably be.
Resolution-Most sets have at least 1920 x 1080 resolution, referencing the vertical x horizontal lines your set will display. High resolutions indicated better pictures, provided everything else works well.
Color-temperature presets--With values like Cool1 and Neutral, these presets skew your television's color settings toward blues or reds. These settings are not necessarily a make-or-break thing for your high-def TV, but it's nice to be able to skew your picture without fiddling with every color setting. Most high-def TVs have many other color settings you can mess around with, but none of them are critical.
Guide to Hi-Def TV SpecificationsThings are definitely changing Fast. You can see improveMents and introduction of newer models from the top Lcd TV manufacturers. Take for example, Samsung and LG. But as we all know, not all Lcd televisions work the same. ImproveMents are different, and technologies applied are distinct. Let's take a look at how these two brands differ.
Samsung as the world leader in the LCD TV market has always provided the consumers with something to look forward to. The Samsung LN52A650 was a great addition to their lineup of best LCD TV models because of its 1080p, 120 Hz, Hdtv feature. The brand still improved televisions from their Series 6 and included to 100.000: 1 dynamic contrast ratio, LDNA, and Yahoo Widgets.It delivers the same exceptional performance as those of previous models only that deeper blacks are delivered and more exciting features were added.
For the following year, finally introduced their Samsung 7 Series lineup. The Samsung LN52B750 52 inhc is a LCD TV with an impressive 240 Hz refresh rate. The response time was changed from 1ms to 2ms making it reload Faster. The contrast ratio was increased to 150.000: 1.
Owners of this model expressed extreme satisfaction not just because of its outstanding performance but also because of its affordable price of $ 2000. Perhaps the features of Samsung LN52B750 are the perfect ingredients that compose a best selling LCD HDTV.
LG LCD HDTV
On the other hand, LG will not of coursecompete without providing an equally outstanding LCD television. One of the reasons behind LG's success in the previous year is the LG 47LG60 which is a 47 inch screen. Because of its top of the line features, solid performance, and unique design, they were able to compete with larger brands.
For the current year, LG came up with a competitive collection of LCD televisions. There is the LH30 series LCD HDTVs of that come with extremely appealing looks and specifications. Color adjustMents, picture wizards that are very user-friendly, 24 p film processing, 120 Hz dejudder processing, and other features make up the series ' LCD TV models.
What sets them apart from other premium LCD TV models is their complete usercontrols. Additionally, prices are on the mass-market level making LG LCD HDTVs offer cheap but quality LCD televisions. A 42 inch LG screen would only cost $ 900 while a 47 inch screen like the LG 47LH30 of the premium line would sell at $ 1200 only.
This is just one of the eight series from LG. The LG LH50 allows consumers to stream Netflick movies directly on the TV. Internet connectivity is the greatest addition for this series. The LG LH55 series, on the other hand, renders a 240 Hz refresh rate which eliminates motion blur.
Samsung Vs LG-A Head to Head Battle* Easily Scratched!
First we have to understand a little bit of background about Lcd screens to know why we should be careful when cleaning. Lcd stands for Liquid Crystal Display; which has crystal molecules sandwiched under layers of polarized panels. These panels are usually made of "plastic-like" polymer materials, and like any plastics they can be easily scratched or gouged, even by just your fingernails! That's why cleaning Lcds requires special care while cleaning compared to the old CRT glass monitors!
* What You'll Need
-rubbing alcohol (aka isopropyl alcohol)
-distilled water (not tap water!)
-A soft Cloth (lint-free)
* Steps
1. Dilute the rubbing alcohol into a mix with about 50% alcohol and the restdistilled water.
2. Pour this solution into a spray bottle. Old Windex bottles are good as they spray a mist pattern with just the right amount to get good coverage on your screen. The spray bottles that squirt a single stream tend to drip solution all over the place.
3. Spray the mixture onto a soft lint-free Cloth. Old t-shirts and microfiber car wash Cloths are both good choices. Large Cloths are better since it helps to reduce the risk of leaving streaks on the screen from too much pressure.
4. Gently wipe the cloth on the screen in a circular consistent motion. Apply even pressure to the cloth and be careful not to push too hard, or scrape the screen with your fingernails!
* Suggestions
-Costly products that you buy at the "Computer screen cleaning"aisle of your local Computer store contain the same basic ingredients of alcohol and water! Some even contain other harmful chemicals such as ethylene glycol, which may be ok on older CRT monitors,glass, but should NOT be used on LCD screens! Some of the extra chemicals can also be harmful to the environMent and to your health.
-Be sure to use Mineral water! Not tap water; you don't want hard mineral spots on your screen.
-Don't use tissue paper; they will leave lint and spots of paper stuck to your monitor. Also they're too thin, risking damage from your fingernails poking through.
-Don't apply too much solution. If you do, just wipe it off with the cloth and use less.
-You can also use lint-free lens wipes from photography stores, butthey're thinner so be careful about your fingernails poking through.
-For a cheap ready-made solution from the store, you can also use CD/DVD cleaner, It's already designed to be plastic-safe, and is a simple solution of 50% isopropyl alcohol about.
* Some Precautions
-Don't use Windex or other glass cleaners! These contain ammonia, which is ok for glass, but WILL hurt your LCD screen!
-Try not to use the really cheap paper towels, like the tough brown ones in public washrooms. They can scratch your screen.
-Be sure to shut down your Computer and your monitor, then unPlug from the wall. This reduces the risk of electric damage in case you spill some of the solution on components.
-Don't drink isopropyl alcohol! It's toxic!
-If you aren't sure, you can test a small corner of the screen first.
Follow the steps and suggestions above, and your trusty LCD monitor should give you years of clean, clear, trouble-free service.
How to Clean Your LCD TV screen