The LD-4255VX is focused on energy efficiency, the ad campaigns for the television promote that it uses less energy than a 100 Watt light bulb. The 42" is LED edge-lit and features a 1080p, 120Hz panel.
Picture And Viewing Features
The 1080p panel features a 120Hz refresh rate to combat motion blur and judder. TO lower energy use the LED edge lighting uses an auto dimming feature to adapt the brightness to the room lighting, we generally caution against leaving features like this on as they usually represent a compromise to picture quality.
Appearance
At 2.14" deep the LD-4255VX is quite a bit thicker than most edge lit LED televisions. The panel is surrounded by a glossy, piano black bezel that is about 1.5" on the top and sides and another inch thicker at the bottom. The included table stand matches the television's bezel.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The LD-4255VX does not have internet connectivity.
Standout Features
1080p 120Hz Panel
Low Energy Usage (if using energy saving features)
Modern Looks
Value Price
Connections
The LD-4255VX has 2 HDMI inputs, a Composite input and a PC input built into the television. The Component inputs are on a dongle indluded in the box.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Screen Size: 42" Diagonal
- Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1
- Viewing Angle: Horizontal 176° / Vertical 176°
- 120Hz: Yes
- Screen Fit Modes: Standard/Fill/Overscan
- Progressive Scan: Yes
- 3D Noise Reduction: Yes
- Inverse 3:2 Pull Down: Yes
- De-Interlacing: Yes
- 3D Adaptive Comb Filter: Yes
- Selectable Color Temperature: 3 Presets
- Wall Mount: VESA 200mm x 200mm
- Weight with stand: 29.8 lbs
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 39.8" x 27.0" x 8.7"
- Weight without stand: 27.8 lbs
- Dimensions without stand (WxHxD): 39.8" x 25.6" x 1.6"
- External Power Brick Dimensions: 5.3" x 2.3" x 1.3"
- External Power Brick Weight: 2.0lb
- Carton Weight:
- ISTA 1A: 40.0 lbs
- ISTA 3A: 42.0 lbs
- Carton Dimensions (WxHxD):
- ISTA 1A: 47.64" x 30.71" x 6.30"
- ISTA 3A: 50.0" x 33.07" x 8.66"
- Cabinet Color: High Gloss Black
The LD-4655VX is focused on energy efficiency, the ad campaigns for the television promote that it uses less energy than a 100 Watt light bulb. The 46" is LED edge-lit and features a 1080p, 120Hz panel.
Picture And Viewing Features
The 1080p panel features a 120Hz refresh rate to combat motion blur and judder. TO lower energy use the LED edge lighting uses an auto dimming feature to adapt the brightness to the room lighting, we generally caution against leaving features like this on as they usually represent a compromise to picture quality.
Appearance
At 2.14" deep the LD-4655VX is quite a bit thicker than most edge lit LED televisions. The panel is surrounded by a glossy, piano black bezel that is about 1.5" on the top and sides and another inch thicker at the bottom. The included table stand matches the television's bezel.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The LD-4655VX does not have internet connectivity.
Standout Features
1080p 120Hz Panel
Low Energy Usage (if using energy saving features)
Modern Looks
Value Price
Connections
The LD-4655VX has 2 HDMI inputs, a Composite input and a PC input built into the television. The Component inputs are on a dongle indluded in the box.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Screen Size: 46" Diagonal
- Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1
- Viewing Angle: Horizontal 176° / Vertical 176°
- 120Hz: Yes
- Screen Fit Modes: Standard/Fill/Overscan
- Progressive Scan: Yes
- 3D Noise Reduction: Yes
- Inverse 3:2 Pull Down: Yes
- De-Interlacing: Yes
- 3D Adaptive Comb Filter: Yes
- Selectable Color Temperature: 3 Presets
- Wall Mount: VESA 200mm x 200mm
- Weight with stand: 38.1 lbs
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 43.2" x 28.4" x 7.9"
- Weight without stand: 35.3 lbs
- Dimensions without stand (WxHxD): 43.2" x 26.9" x 2.14"
- External Power Brick Dimensions: 5.3" x 2.3" x 1.3"
- External Power Brick Weight: 2.0lb
- Carton Weight: 44.8 lbs
- Carton Dimensions (WxHxD): 51.6" x 30.7" x 5.5"
- Cabinet Color: High Gloss Black
47" BLACK CRYSTAL LED TV
BlackCrystal is the name JVC is using for their flagship line of LED back lit LCD televisions, the BlackCrystal E-LED line has the same features as the normal BlackCrystal televisions but uses LED edge lighting for a slimmer depth. With "CrystalMotion" 120Hz processing and many of the features the JLE47BC3001 has lots of bells and whistles yet still comes in at a value price.
Picture And Viewing Features
The BlackCrystal series televisions have LED back lighting and 120Hz processing that JVC is calling CrystalMotion. It also features a color boosting technology named CrystalColor that will probably appeal to viewer who like a more saturated look. It has an auto diming mode for energy savings and a game mode that bypasses the picture processing to virtually eliminate input lag when playing games.
Appearance
The JLE47BC3001 has a glossy black bezel surrounding the screen and a lighter colored strip along the bottom. The E in E-LED means the TV is LED edge lit instead of LED back lit, this cuts over an inch off the overall depth of the television.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The JLE47BC3001 does not feature internet connectivity.
Standout Features
1080p, 120Hz BlackCrystal Panel
LED Edge Lighting for Slim Depth
CrystalMotion and CrystalColor Processing
Auto-Dimming
Game Mode
SRS TruSurround
Value Pricing
Connections
The JLE47BC3001 has 4 HDMI inputs and a full suite of analog connections for all your video sources.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Size Class (Diagonal): 47" (46.96" diagonal)
- Resolution/Aspect: FHD 1920x1080 / 16:9
- Backlit: CCFL
- Refresh Rate: 120Hz CrystalMotion™
- Brightness (nits): 500
- Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1 (Dynamic)
- Viewing Angle: 178/178 degree
- Panel Response Time: 5ms
- Display Color: 16.7M
- Gamma, Gamma Correction: Yes
- 3D Comb Filter: Auto
- 2D De-interlacer: Auto
- Motion Adaptive De-interlacer: Yes
- Independent Gain & Offset, Color Temperature Adjustment: Yes
- Color Enlancement: Yes, CrystalColor™
- Noise Reduction: Yes
- Ambient Sensor: Yes
- Interactive Setup Guide: Yes
- Input Port Naming: All inputs
- Audio Only Mode: Yes
- Gaming Mode: Yes
- HDMI - CEC: Yes
- USB Multimedia: Pictures, Music & Videos
- Wall Mount Pattern: VESA 400 (400x200mm)
- Without Stand (approx.): 43.7"W x 27.4"H x 2"D; 43.12 lbs
- With Stand (approx.): 43.7"W x 29.8"H x 9.7"D; 46.86 lbs
- Carton (approx.): 51.8"W x 31.3"H x 4.5"D; 55.88 lbs
47" BLACK CRYSTAL LED TV
BlackCrystal is the name JVC is using for their flagship line of LED back lit LCD televisions. With "CrystalMotion" 120Hz processing and many of the features the JLC47BC3000 has lots of bells and whistles yet still comes in at a value price.
Picture And Viewing Features
The BlackCrystal series televisions have LED back lighting and 120Hz processing that JVC is calling CrystalMotion. It also features a color boosting technology named CrystalColor that will probably appeal to viewer who like a more saturated look. It has an auto diming mode for energy savings and a game mode that bypasses the picture processing to virtually eliminate input lag when playing games.
Appearance
The JLC47BC3000 has a glossy black bezel surrounding the screen and a lighter colored strip along the bottom, it is just over 3 inchs deep. That's a little deeper than we are used to seeing on LED back lit televisions these days but the BlackCrystal LED is not an unattractive television.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The JLC47BC3000 does not feature internet connectivity.
Standout Features
1080p, 120Hz BlackCrystal Panel
CrystalMotion and CrystalColor Processing
Auto-Dimming
Game Mode
SRS TruSurround
Value Pricing
Connections
The JLC47BC3000 has 4 HDMI inputs and a full suite of analog connections for all your video sources.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Size Class (Diagonal): 47" (46.96" diagonal)
- Resolution/Aspect: FHD 1920x1080 / 16:9
- Backlit: CCFL
- Refresh Rate: 120Hz CrystalMotion™
- Brightness (nits): 500
- Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1 (Dynamic)
- Viewing Angle: 178/178 degree
- Panel Response Time: 5ms
- Display Color: 16.7M
- Gamma, Gamma Correction: Yes
- 3D Comb Filter: Auto
- 2D De-interlacer: Auto
- Motion Adaptive De-interlacer: Yes
- Independent Gain & Offset, Color Temperature Adjustment: Yes
- Color Enlancement: Yes, CrystalColor™
- Noise Reduction: Yes
- Ambient Sensor: Yes
- Interactive Setup Guide: Yes
- Input Port Naming: All inputs
- Audio Only Mode: Yes
- Gaming Mode: Yes
- HDMI - CEC: Yes
- USB Multimedia: Pictures, Music & Videos
- Wall Mount Pattern: VESA 400x200mm
- Without Stand (approx.): 44.6"W x 28.1"H x 3.3"D; 39.6 lbs
- With Stand (approx.): 44.6"W x 29.9"H x 9.9"D; 44.44 lbs
- Carton (approx.): 55.5"W x 32.3"H x 6.3"D; 52.36 lbs
Picture Quality
The LED edge lit 55LM6700 impressed us with both it's color and black level performance. Colors were bold but still realistic even on the standard setting prior to professional calibration. The picture handled warm interior and exterior scenes and dark scenes showed impressive contrast and detail. It did not have the oversaturated, other-wordly look of some LED televisions and we found just about everything we saw on it to be enjoyable to look at.
TruMotion 120Hz
The 55LM6700 uses LG's 120Hz TruMotion, after much testing, we recommend locating this feature in the settings, tuning to the User setting and changing the Judder Reduction component completely off to 0, and Motion Blur at level 9 with the exception of sports programming or fast action in broadcast programming for which the feature actually adds quality. This tradeoff will produce lots of jerky judder but it's worth it.
Side Angle Viewing
Side angle viewing quality is an impressive area of performance for the LG 55L6700. It is much better than most of it's LED backlit and LCD competition even though there is still no comparison to plasma TVs in this area. Contrast remains solid up until about 35 degrees off center – which is a good result.
Appearance
The LG 55LM6700 also has the modernistic avante-garde design that leaves nothing but the picture image in front of you. That's due to the .2" (5mm) depth and virtually no frame. You will not have to worry about reflection from the TV bezel – something that has annoyed us especially from black gloss bezels of the past. We hate to mention another manufacturer, but it's similar though less deep to the D8000 series LED Televisions by Samsung last year.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
LG's Smart TV suite is also available on the 55LM6700 and includes the more than 1000 Apps the company now has along with the typical premium content channels some paid and some unpaid like Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, MLB.tv, Facebook and Twitter. It's overall a very complete solution and enables lots of play time with unusual little Apps that users may or may not find worth the 99 cents to $2.99 that they usually cost.
Magic Wand Remote
Included with the 55LM6700 is LG's innovative Magic Remote, also called the Magic Wand Remote. This secondary remotes operates using motion control. To interact with your TV you point the remote at the screen and move a crosshair with you wrist to select items on the menus or in the Smart TV suite. We think it's a fantastic little gadget and are glad to see it being included in more of LG's series in 2012.
Gaming
When 2 people play a game in the same room on the same TV they are oftne forced to use split screen, the TV screen is split in half horizontally or vertically and each player not only gets a smaller view of the game, sometimes important screen area is cut off. The 55LM6700's Dual Play technology utilizes the Cinema 3D to display both screens at the same time on the whole screen. Each player wears a different set of polarized glasses and only sees their game on the full screen. This is a huge upgrade from only looking at part of the screen.
Picture Quality
The 60LM9600 has very impressive picture quality with saturated blacks and eye popping whites and brightness. This is due in part to the Nano full array local dimming but also the internal video board de-interlacing and processing. The TV is of course 1080P and we note that the beautiful screen panel with its low luster showed excellent color reproduction. One area that LG has not shied away from with these its LED offerings is side angle viewing quality in which it exceeds the other manufacturers. Contrast degrades slightly at around 35 degrees off center but much less than other LED TVs. One negative trait that we noticed is a slight edge blurring. Images are not as crisp at the edges once some of the annoying edge enhancement features are turned off. We do however recommend leaving the Sharpness setting on this TV at 70% to offset the issue.
Black Level
Black levels are excellent on the LM9600 as evidenced by the top and bottom black bars framing 16:9 images. They appear inky and rich and do a good job of not oversaturating dark shadow detail.
Cinema 3D (Passive 3D)
LG has really attacked the advertising hard with their 3D Cinema claims. Their campaign reads that, "In 3D tests, 4 out of 5 people choose LG Cinema 3D over Samsung and Sony for best color." Well first will say that in our testing of the LM9600 LG's 3D color was very good. It's got a nice realism to it. Color hues are very nice in both 3D and non-3D. I will even go as far as to say they look better than Sony or Samsungs. But color is only one component of testing. Image edges are, as stated, fuzzier with the LG picture image with or without 3D. There is a softness to the picture that is not crisp. And depth appearance with 3D signals is not as significant – all very important aspects of 3D picture quality. The 3D passive imagery is good in our opinion, just dont be fooled by a partially misleading claim.
TruMotion 480Hz
LG uses a scanning backlight technology in the 60LM9600 along with local dimming to create a faster refresh rate of 480Hz by using a superfast on and off sequence in the LED backlight. This is combined with the 240Hz rate of the TV to enable the TV to test much faster in fast motion image tests. That's the ultimate benefit of a faster refresh rate – perceived or real. It smooths out side to side panning and it takes away motion blur from fast moving or rapidly changing images.
LG has some of the best calibrated picture settings in the TV arena. We found the Standard picture setting on the 60LM9600 very tough to compete with even with our calibrated picture settings. This is especially true of lowly standard definition picture images, so we do not hesitate to recommend this setting especially for brightly lit rooms with lots of incoming ambient light.
Appearance
The 60LM9600 receives the ultra thin 5mm or .2" bezel width for the minimalist modern look that today's manufacturers strive for. Why do we need OLED TV technology when the screens are already getting this thin without OLEDs? Anyway, all you see is what's on the screen which is cool. As well, the frame of the TV is virtually invisible – almost non-existent to the eye. It's built to optimize the TVs screen image while giving it a window type effect.
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The LG Smart TV Dashboard showing apps on the 60LM9600
LG touts its Smart TV function in the LM9600 as being a crowd favorite. It is very complete and getting better. But essentially it offers about the same options as most other TV companies such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, MLB.tv, social networking site hookup to Facebook and Twitter, and lots of kitschy little Apps like Boing, Boing, Fruit Puzzle, Paint, Agent Sudoku to name just a few. The viewer can see their current screen programming in a small upper left window while viewing the Internet TV choices.
Included in the LM9600 is a full web browser which is one of our favorite features in today's TVs. It's not only useful to be able to watch free programming, but also to do rapid searches of the web for various things when you thing of them (while watching the TV). You never have to leave the couch. The magic motion remote control makes search much faster and easier.
Magic Wand Remote
One area where the LG 60LM9600 has the competition beat is its impressive and fun-to-use Magic Wand Remote control which enables users to point and drag the curser before clicking to make selections. This speeds up on-screen keyboard typing on the 3D compatible LG TVs considerably. The main benefit is when web browsing, but it also helps with Apps. 2012 adds the new voice recognition function to the remote control as well though it does not speed up typing or browsing like the point and drag function does.
Gaming
When 2 people play a game in the same room on the same TV they are oftne forced to use split screen, the TV screen is split in half horizontally or vertically and each player not only gets a smaller view of the game, sometimes important screen area is cut off. LG's Dual Play technology utilizes the Cinema 3D to display both screens at the same time on the whole screen. Each player wears a different set of polarized glasses and only sees their game on the full screen. This is a huge upgrade from only looking at part of the screen.
Picture And Viewing Features
Picture Gallery
LG may have little competition in the large LCD TV category. Not many of the other manufacturers seem interested in competing for this value oriented space.
Everyone is on the the latest and greatest 3D TVs and LED TVs, but dont underestimate some of these excellent little LCD TVs for delivering the best value (along with plasma) in the marketplace. From past reviews and viewing at CES we know that this TV has a strong picture performance
On of the highlight features of this 1080p full high definition LCD TV is the 120Hz TruMotion feature that increases the refresh rate from 60Hz to 120Hz for reduction of judder and jerky effects from fast motion and camera panning. It's an effective tool for sports programming but, we've advised users in the past to turn off the 120/240Hz feature when watching film and broadcast based video content, and our sentiments remain the same. It introduces too many unnatural artifacts. After doing so however there are some very nice picture attributes to this TV including good black levels, natural beautiful colors, and plenty of dark shadow detail.
Viewing angle is usually somewhat impaired and contrast begins to degrade at around 30 degrees off center. But colors are crisp and not oversaturated like many LED TVs.
The picture is not as bright as an LED (thank goodness) that's cranked way up in contrast, but provides plenty of brightness and contrast for 90% of viewing content.
One recent past LG LCD TV received an 93.5 picture rating and editors choice award from us. The picture on some of these LCDs is usually more consistent and uniform with even higher end LED TVs. And for the price they become very compelling offerings as they are cheaper to produce than newer LED backed LCD TVs.
Appearance
Appearance is not a focal point for these new LCD TVs as they give way to LED backlit LCDs in the aesthetic department. The plastic black slightly brushed gloss framing bezel is not bad looking - has slightly sloped edges and is about 2" in width all the way around the screen. Panel depth measures around 2.5 to 3".
Internet Applications And Connectivity
The LK520 series does not have LG's improved SmartTV functionality for Internet TV. However, LG does have a SmartTV upgrader device called the ST600 Smart TV Upgrader which would allow you to receive all of LG's new Internet TV features. It is sold seperately.
Standout Features
1080p, 120Hz refresh rate
Energy Star Qualified for power savings.
Connections
3 included HDMI inputs should be plenty. LG Simplink for other LG devices. 1 Component video input should be sufficient for your favorite older DVD player. USB 2.0 for access to digital music and photos (MP3, JPEG)
-Jack Burden, Editorial Contributor
SPECIFICATIONS
- 54.6" diagonal screen size (55" screen class)
- 16:9 native aspect ratio, 6 correction modes
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 3 HDMI/HDCP inputs, v1.4 (2 rear, 1 side)
- 2 composite AV inputs, 2 component video inputs + audio, RF input, PC input, PC audio input, USB 2.0 input
- Headphone output, digital optical audio output
- 10W + 10W built in speakers with Infinite Sound, Auto Volume Leveler, Clear Voice II, and 5 sound modes
- Includes ±20° tabletop swivel stand; VESA compliant 400mm x 400mm
- Includes remote control; RS-232c port
- Full HD 1920 x 1080p resolution
- Intelligent sensor adjusts picture to room light level
- 2.4ms response time
- XD Engine
- 8 picture modes, 3 color temperature correction modes, and 3 AV modes
- Picture Wizard II calibration
- ISFccc ready
- 24p input capable
- Deep Color and x.v.Color
- Bass/Treble/Balance controls
- SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC)
- Input labeling
- Smart Energy Saving
- Power consumption: 310W max, 150W average, <0.1W stand-by mode
- Dimensions (with/without stand): 52.3"/52.3"" W x 34.3"/31.3" H x 13.0"/3.8" D
- Weight (with/without stand): 72.8 lbs/65.7 lbs
