Customer Reviews

LG 47LG70 47-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV

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We received this LG last week and couldn't be happier. My husband set it up himself and had it programmed and ready to go in a short time. The picture is great and we are extremely pleased with the sound. We looked at many LCD's before making this purchase and I know we made the right choice. The price, unbelievable. No matter which angle you look at the screen, the picture is clear and sharp. It doesn't matter if the room is dark or well lit, great picture!!!

I reviewed many, many LCDs before purchasing this unit. I am a long time Sony fan but after looking at the various offerings in this size/class and comparing them to the LG there was one major thing that stood out, there was NO glare at all. I have this TV in a room where there tends to be a lot of glare and the Sony I had in the room was terrible with reflections. I went into a local store to see the 47LG70 and could not believe how well it dealt with glare from the lights in the store. That sealed the deal for me.

Excellent picture, pretty good sound but I rarely use the speakers on the TV and instead us my Sony sound system for everything (XBOX 360, Dish HD, Blueray, Apple TV, etc..) and lots of connections with HDMI. Remote is fine and I really like the swivel stand. A snap to setup and the picture quality with blueray (Iron Man looks fantastic!!) is truly amazing.

You cannot go wrong with this unit.

I recently purchased this TV from Fry's Electronics for about $1400.00 with tax. I have been waiting (for almost a year) for the Samsung 650 to drop below $2000 but finally decided to go with this LG. I could not believe the price of this television given it is 1080p and 120 hz. So far, I could not have made a better purchase. The sound is great and the picture is absolutely wonderful. I've been watching movies on Blu-ray and playing games on my Playstation 3. My jaw drops every time. The picture is really incredible. To be perfectly honest, I couldn't see a difference between this television, the Samsung 650/750 and the Sony XBR. Now that it is in my living room I have no regrets. It looks amazing!!!

This is for SD content at a 16x9 ratio on this model as there is still so little true HD content available (over-the-air is still <10% 16x9). DVDs upconverted to 1080i look incredible, with no noticeable artifacts and enabling settings/processing features don't detract from picture quality. Over the air "HD" digital channels are not quite as good, but clear. SD DirecTV varies but you get a slightly soft picture or else "shimmer" artifacts around the edges of moving things, most notable on faces. Even so SD processing is as good as other brands. Obviously the less processing devoted to stretching signals to match a 16x9 ratio the better here.

The two "Expert" (night/day) picture settings are the only ones that lessened SD artifacts. On "expert" much tuning is needed to get the brightness/contrast, back-light, and advanced options balanced to your liking. Color is very nice everywhere and blacks are great. In fact, when using Intelligent Sensor blacks and contrast can be too high, it works best for sunny/outdoor rooms (wish the I.S. had low/medium/high). Perhaps a firmware update through the USB port can add this feature. Even so, when using I.S. one "lite" options menu is still available to tweak some picture settings like black level, dynamic contrast, tru-motion, etc.

Tru-motion/120Hz gives new life to old TV programs but takes the romance out of many movies. It's nice for documentaries/true stories but bad for fantasy/adventure.

S-Video processing in the set is of good quality and if you convert the s-video to HDMI through an upconverting DVD player the option to "just scan" is available for SD. I'm glad I decided on the larger 47". When using "just scan" an extra inch of horizontal picture is revealed which shrinks the actual vertical picture to 17" (but still 41" wide!) for widescreen DVDs. On a 42" that is less than a 15" high picture 37" wide.

LG's S-IPS panel shines on viewing angle as well as colors. Picture barely begins to darken at 45 degrees from center and only loses about 5% color and brightness to it's widest viewing angle of around 80 degrees. This is a wider viewing angle than all other LCDs. Some I've seen begin to lose brightness in less than 30 degrees and half their picture is gone from 45-60 degrees off center.

The HD tuner is kind of weak. My cheap-O Walmart 32" Emerson receives perfect signals from my large attic antenna. Using the same cable the LG cuts out on some D-TV stations and SD ones are grainy. Maybe a $15 booster will solve this?

SRS sound from the "Frame speaker" works well when a Dolby 5.1 signal is being received. The surround effect is actually good enough that you think sounds are coming from beside you. Clear-voice lowers all channels besides the center one. I haven't needed it as the SRS is so good. Auto-volume really works on this TV. No more incredibly loud commercials:)

The anti-glare screen! My 14'x5' picture window is finally open all day. With a Sony or Samsung/(large)Toshiba in bright uncontrolled environments you get an expensive mirror. The non-shiny Sharp/(small)Toshiba panels do not match the LG for beautiful picture, tuning options and features. Still don't mind shiny? Then get a plasma, their pictures are creamy and show the beauty of HD better. LCD's main advantages over plasmas are a matte screen and lighter weight. Why would anyone want a shiny LCD?

Looks wise, the bezel is thicker than some and reflective. Although not too annoying, I may add anti glare monitor cover material over the side bezels to fix this. Other brands advertise thinner panels, however, in person they all have a 12" square power brick sticking out the back that makes them about equal. After living with it a week I find the syle to be a contemporary design that will not look dated for many years.

Free white glove delivery through Pilot Air Freight was on time and smooth. They unbox and place it for you so you can see it in good condition before you sign. Prior to delivery I called their local number and the people were friendly and knew about my specific TV, amazing.

Bottom line, picture and contrast on this panel is good to great in any lighting conditions. Get this set for the beautiful color and it's very wide, 'useable' 160 degree viewing angle. Pricing is very good for the many high end features LG managed to put into this LCD viewing experience.

Had to return it within a week because of a 1/2 inch blue dot that had formed in the middle of the screen. Got the second one home and the faux chrome decorative piping at the bottom of the frame peeled right off when I (carefully) removed the protective plastic. The picture is wonderful for most applications; it has excellent color and deep, rich blacks. The standard audio and the surround-sound simulation are both very good. I'm not entirely sold on the 120Hz feature, though. Couldn't really notice any difference with it on or off while watching football or hockey in HD. I guess plasma is still the king when it comes to fast-motion applications. Still a very good buy. I might more strongly consider the Samsung A650 or Panasonic Plasma if I had it to do over again.

First of all, I think I underestimated the size of this TV. When the Amazon delivery guy showed up, my jaw dropped at how big the 47 inch looked in our master bedroom. That said this TV has some great features, with some calibration we were able to get some of our 720P Apple TV content to look exceptionally well. One caveat is that the picture with all the bells and whistles is almost TOO good when playing non HD content, so that sometimes shows look almost hyper real and more fake. We found that by making sure the True Cinema is off with non HD content, that solves the issue and when it is on with HD content, it truly is amazing. The blacks are extremely black and we found the calibration menus to be very easy to use. Also we had the White Glove Delivery and we were very pleased with that as well. All in all, with all the TVs we looked at before going with the LG, the LG seems to have the crispest colors and it "Popped" more then the other. We saw the 47LG50 at Best Buy and that picture looked miles above even the most expensive TV they had on display and the 47LG70 is even better then that. Very happy with this purchase.

I bought this TV about a week ago and I am very pleased with it's performance. I have Directv with the DVR and HD package, and it's the best relationship ever! Rich colors, and deep blacks are wonderful, they "pop" at you, almost like 3D! The TV is not heavy at all, easy to set up, nice clean sound, feather touch power button, piano glossy black color, 4 HDMI, and the best picture ever. To take advantage of the 1080P, I plugged in my PS3, and the pictures are amazing, deep blacks, and vibrant colors. I had a plasma Panasonic that I paid double for (5 years ago), and the LG kicks butt! The only thing that I have a problem with is that the remote is hard to program, I did not find any directions. If I could program the remote, I would give it 5 stars.

I got this TV recently and couldn't find that much on the internet about it in terms of reviews, so I want to share my experience. I had previously owned a 720p LG and bought the Samsung LN46A550 because of a great deal and great reviews. Once I got the Samsung I was happy, but when I spend over a grand on something I need to be ecstatic. So... since I was in the window to take the TV back, I did some research. I came to where there were two TVs in my price range that I was interested in, the Samsung LN46A650 and this TV. I went with this TV because the Samsung seemed to have more issues based on online posts (AVS Forums) and the picture looked a bit better to me in the store. So... here is my review:

Setup: I had heard that with this TV you have to attach the stand, but you don't. Its with the smaller models I believe, but this one is was new out of the box and the stand was attached. It was as easy as it should be (instructions are included on how to detach the stand).

Look: It has a really classy look. There is a dim light that's red when its off and blue when it's on in the bottom right of the frame, but you can turn it off if you don't like it (I like it). There is red on the trim, but I haven't noticed it since I set it up. I really like that the input/channel/vol buttons are basically touch sensitive.

Audio: What you would expect from an LCD. Not that great, but not bad. In my opinion you shouldn't be using the TVs sound if you're going to spend this much on a TV unless you have to... but that's my opinion. I've got mine running through my 5.1.

Picture: WOW! HD looks stunning! The contrast compared to the Samsung 550 series is incredible. Blu-Ray is absolutely beautiful. If you like things simple, you can just use one of their many preset options. Plus, the TV does pretty well with the intellisensor. However, if you are a complete videophile, you can calibrate it with the expert setting and control many things (search for this model in the AVS Forum and you can get different people's calibration settings to try if you want to go more in depth). I'm not totally into the Trumotion (its good with sports and a few movies), but turning it off is easy enough. I will tell you though, when you watch true HD content (not just stuff on the HD channels, but the stuff recorded for the HD channels... usually the newer stuff), the picture is hard to beat. The blacks are about 9/10 (compared to other HDTVs), but the colors are 10/10... easy. Standard-def looks about the same as the 550, but not bad enough to make me like this TV any less.

CONS: (because everything has them)

1. The remote is horrid. If you're going to sell such a great item... spend some time on the remote! However, it doesn't matter to me because I use the Harmony universal remote. Don't have one? Check them out... mine is a cheaper one and I could never ever go back. I can't imagine what he expensive ones are like.

2. This isn't much of a con for me, but it would be for some; when you change inputs it takes about 2-3 seconds to come up to that input and another second for the sound.

3. The side inputs aren't 100% on the side. They are a bit further back than most TVs have them. However, not too big a deal if you ask me.

4. You have to enter settings to turn on/off Trumotion. As I said, there are a few things that it works great with... wish the remote could turn it on/off so I could program my Harmony to do it.

That's it... all my cons...

I strongly recommend the 47LG70 vs the Samsung A550 or A650 series... well I just recommend it overall. I mean, even the settings menu is pretty. Plus, my last LG shows me that this brand is reliable. It kept going and going and never died... not even after several years and many moves (I'm in the Navy and move a lot). If you have questions check out AVS Forums and search for this TV. It's free and someone on there will answer your question. Go on... buy it already!

Good deal for the price. I bought this instead of the Samsung 550. The only problem is the remote - Consumer reports rated it down - I wasn't all that concerned, but I tried to program it for my Samsung DVD/Surround Sound system and it wouldn't work. I e-mailed LG and they said they wouldn't guarantee compatibility with other components - which is fine - but I thought Samsung was a well known brand enough for it to be compatible.

I am not new to HD LCD's. This one is brighter and has more clarity than I ever expected. It appears to be in 3D most of the time. People and objects appear to jump out at you. I believe this is due to the rich colors/vibrant colors and deep blacks. Also, there's absolutely no glare. I am not totally confidence that the 120Hz feature really makes a big difference. I'll give it some credit though - it's 25-30% better than without the feature. You will not notice this unless you watch motion movies or sports. I like the Intelligent Sensor. It appears to adjust to the environment - I am still trying to figure that out. LG has very good features, but you will have to read up on a few of them. Everyone else is correct, the sound is not great. Mine runs thru a stereo, so no big deal.

Overall, if someone makes a better 47" LCD, I would be shocked. LG has come through !!