Customer Reviews

LG 42SL90 42-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV, Glossy Black

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After extensive research and visits to video stores, we chose the 42SL90 for several reasons - stunning HD quality, LED technology (3,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio), small form factor, and excellent price/value. We were limited in size by our entertainment center - most other 42 inch sets were too wide, but the form factor of the 42SL90 is so svelte that it fits perfectly. After comparing 40 inch sets with 42 inch sets, the extra 2 inches of real estate was quite a noticeable improvement.

The HD picture on this set is absolutely stunning, much better than our Sony LCD XBR that sits in another room. We watch the SL90 from a distance of 10 feet and the size is perfect. All the bells and whistles have so far worked flawlessly. Blu Ray, DVDs, HD Roku, and HD cable look fantastic. Standard Def is actually watchable, again better than the Sony XBR.

The set comes with two remotes - a beautiful backlit model and a simpler model with just the basic functions. The menu system is easily the best I have ever used. Very intuitive and simple to use. The picture adjustments are extremely extensive. A picture wizard is included to calibrate to your own tastes. If you can't find an optimum setting with this set, you should not be watching TV. The color accuracy appears to be spot on out of the box.

Given its thin 1.15 inch depth, the sound is better than I expected. I have yet to turn it up past the 50% volume level. Adjustments for bass, treble, and surround sound. And the Clear Voice II function works great. Hook the set up to a sound system and it really shines. The only cons so far (and we knew about these going in) - no analog audio out (optical only) and no PIP. I purchased a Gefen Dolby optical converter that allows the SL90 to work flawlessly with our legacy sound system.

We have the SL90 hooked up to an LG BD390 Blu Ray player, so we also have full wireless access to services such as Netflix, Vudu, and YouTube via the Blu ray player. The 42SL90 also includes LG's Simplelink Technology. So, when you pop a DVD into the LG Blu Ray player, the SL90 turns itself on and automatically switches to the DVD player input, ready to play your DVD! If the set is already on, it will still switch to the DVD input automatically.

Highly recommend the 42SL90. It is a stunning set to watch and easily the best looking set when turned off too. In fact, the new 2010 high-end Sony sets have copied LG's "borderless" design concept exactly, renaming the Sony design "monolithic" - quite a compliment indeed.

I did a lot of research before buying this TV and for this size LED there was nothing better...and the price was great. It's a little heavier than I was expecting, but the glass front makes the whole thing look incredible. The image is sharp and vibrant. I'm a professional photographer so I'm very aware of things like color profiles. LED is the best I've seen to date, and LG takes this new technology to its extremes. I would definitely recommend this TV to anyone.

I love the TV and everything about it except for two things:

The glass surface creates a lot of glare. If there is any light in the room, I can see my reflection almost as if I were looking into a tinted mirror.

Secondly, captions will not work if HDMI cables are used. That makes no sense.

I purchased this TV after much consideration of whether to get a 55" LCD or a 42" LED-LCD for roughly the same price. After reading the technology reviews for this TV I purchased it with the hopes of being wow'd. I set it up, plopped in 007: Quantum of Solace Blu-ray and during the opening sequence had my jaw dropped for almost a full 5 minutes. All I can say is, if you thought your LCD tv's were amazing, wait until you have one of these. AMAZING! I have never seen picture clarity like this before.

I bought LG 42SL90 about a week ago. I like its look and the borderless design concept. This is my second LED TV. The first one is 46" Samsung LED TV 7-series, which I am very happy with. I bought this 42" LG instead of the Samsung 40" LED TV because LG is cheaper and it comes with 2" larger screen. It can also play movies (.avi and DIVX) straight from USB drive. The picture quality is great which is at par with Samsung in my opinion.

The only thing missing from this TV is that it doesn't play .MP4 or .MKV movies, while Samsung simply plays all. So, I had to play my downloaded movies via the USB port on my LG BD350 Blu-Ray player connected to it. Overall, I like it a lot and I would have rated it 5-stars only if it can play .MP4 and .MKV files. Because of this missing feature, it can only get 4 stars from me.

Good tv for the price(mine was 999)If you can manage without all those futures that le5400 has I would recommend it to you.My main purpose to buy this tv was to watch blueray movies and play pc games and i am completely satisfied how this tv does that.Lots of picture options,I dont need them,probably im one of those average users(see LG commercial :)I use vivid mode + 120hz on high for HD movies since it makes them look incredibly good and cinema mode for web browsing because with this mode it isnt very bright and doesnt tire my eyes much.

Pros:
price
picture quality
variety of adjustments

Cons:
not enough of black(not visible when watching movies)
lack of futures like netflix,youtube,etc.

I am very happy with this TV. The reviews and tech. info. was very helpful in making this choice! Thanks, again to Amazon for getting the best price, around. I recommend this TV to anyone that's looking at a LED, 120HZ. 42 incher!

This T.V. is my first LED, so for me is out of my world! I love it....the borderless is breathless. The service is very good and the packaging is super safe. It works perfect with my PS3 and my computer. The only thing that bothers me a little bit is that with DVD the image looks so perfect that everything else is blurry jejejjeeje this is a good thing not bad :) I'm no expert on technology stuff but i love the latest so I would entirely recommend buying this one if you want a stunning 42" of perfection.