Customer Reviews

LG Infinia 47LW6500 47-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 240 Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Smart TV and Four Pairs of 3D Glasses

5 star:		(169)
4 star:		(49)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Summary: Great value for a 3D LED set. Passive 3D is much more impressive than I initially thought it would be. Input lag a deterrent for timing-strict gaming.

Bought this TV because of its glowing reviews and it did deliver, as expected.

Picture Quality: Above Average -> Great. It's on par with Sharp's and Vizio's best models. Edge LED lighting leaves a little bit to be desired in terms of artifacts and black/white levels, but I'd be surprised if its noticed by the average viewer. It's does light and colors really well. Local dimming and tru-motion makes movie and TV watching an absolute blast.

Sound: This TV surprising packs some wallop behind its audio. Definitely not surround sound material, but on par with basic soundbars. I was impressed to say the least -- quite possibly one of the best out-of-the-box audio for thin LED TV's.

Passive 3d: The bonafide specialty of this set. LG does not lie when they say they do the best 3d around -- it really is exceptional, even with just using its 2d-3d feature. This can make even Netflix streaming pop out of your screen. And did I mention it can make YouTube videos look absolutely phenomenal? If you're after 3d, I doubt you can get much better than this set for the cost in the foreseeable future.

Gaming: It's fatal flaw. Keep in mind it does have a game mode, and if you turn every feature off, you can get between 20-50ms input lag. While this is acceptable, perhaps even barely noticeable for most casual games such as RPG's, Adventures, etc, it borders between tolerable and annoying for fighting and FPS games where player input timing is more strict. Sadly, I'm the latter type of gaming fan. LG continually patches their TV's though, so if it can get closer to 5ms I'll be perfectly content -- I'll even update this review. But for right now, it leaves much to be desired. The lag is not enough that warrants a return.. at least yet.

Features: Perhaps one of the more feature-rich TV's out there. It comes with the usual suspects like Netflix, Hulu, social media but it also introduces LG apps -- an appstore for your TV. It's kinda gimmicky at the moment, but I can see this being the trend for future TV's. It also has its own self-calibration tool, which is a nice free way to correctly calibrate your TV. Expert picture modes allow you to have access to even MORE picture options, right down to modifying individual color levels. Too bad there's only two expert picture slots though.

Usability/Other items: As feature-rich as this TV is, I hate how it does not have a QWERTY remote control. It makes it extremely hard to search on YouTube or type status messages on Twitter. Moreover, the magic motion controller is a slight help at best, terribly useless at worst -- it's hard to aim the cursor on the right inputs if the buttons are too close together to begin with anyway. The options the TV gives you far outweighs this negative though. Getting 4 free glasses makes this a true out-of-the-box 3DTV too.

Final Score: 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. I would gladly give up some of this TV's features to reduce input lag further, but the TV itself performs very well. If you're in the market for 3d, you really cannot go wrong with this set -- I firmly believe passive 3d will be the trend for future 3d sets. Otherwise, it performs the same/on par with sets in the same price range.

I'll be stress-testing out the TV for the remainder of my 30 day return period, and will update this review with any news.

I bought this set about a week ago and I've ran it through the ringer to test out everything. So far I'm pretty impressed.

The drawbacks aren't very many and they're not too much of a game-changer. One, there are no audio outputs from the tv other than an optical output. If you have a legacy sound system that doesn't have an optical input, it's not the end of the world. For an extra ~$25 or so you can get a stereo adapter that transfers the optical signal to coax or composite RCA analog. $100 to get yourself one that'll do dolby surround (which I had to do). It was a bit off-putting, and I was tempted to just get a new home theater system, but it was necessary for me to get (and save a couple hundred more dollars) who has a ton of extra gaming and video devices that I use. It's easier to just run an audio out from the television to the home theater system and plug everything into the tv to not have to mess with too many settings. I think you'll find audio output sparsity with most newer sets anyway. Digital age is taking over, I suppose.

The 2D to 3D features on this set are, well, hilarious. I have to commend the programmers who designed this set as I'm sure trying to write code to fit every visual situation will have a few coding hiccups, and over all it is a great feature. With very well-defined images, i.e. a strong foreground, a background, a middle ground subject, the forcing of the 3d image from a 2d image works amazingly. It doesn't bring anything towards you, mind, but will definitely push the backgrounds back for a pretty believable and often stunning picture. But, there are times when the image on the screen gets kind of confused and makes an approximation. This happens particularly often with women's shirts with words on them. The face will seem to come forward too far, the neck will be pushed back, the chest... well, let's just use the word I used earlier: hilarious. Slightly exaggerated, yes perhaps, but makes you wonder if the people designing feature did it on purpose? Speculation, probably not true...dirty, dirty coders. It's something I noticed, and others may not, but I think it's worth mentioning. 90% positive on this feature of the set, I'll give it.

Navigation on the set is a little weird if you want to get through the menus. It's designed more for the magic remote (the apps, too) I've found, which is pretty much just like using a Wii remote if you're familiar with that. A traditionalist like myself tried using the regular remote which took a while trying to weed through the often clumped-together features. Plus, I'm all for the progress of technology and all, but calling 240hz TruMotion, or whatever they call it, would be easier to figure out for the laymen in the long run if you put an explanation bubble popup upon hovering over an item in the menus. Also, by not listing the 240hz feature leads to a bit more confusion as the settings on the frame refresh sensitivity go from 1 to 10. They assumed people don't know what a hertz is, I suppose. Figuring out trumotions 1 to 10, I had to guess what I was messing with on screen.

Turning off the 240hz feature might be desirable, too, if you are annoyed at fine letters "crawling" on your screen. There was a feature in there that turned down an edge-refining in the picture which would've solved that problem, I think. I found it once, but I have yet to find it again. Another menu issue.

If you're an avid gamer, like myself, you're going to want to turn off all the nice little features that come along with this set. There is about 1/5 of a second lag on the image with doodads engaged. Halo looked pretty awesome with the forced 3D and Trumotion turned on, but that 1/5 of a second is the difference between a headshot and betrayal(s). It was a very unfortunate game I played that day.

I got a chance to look at the previous model (55LW5500) to test the passive 3D features of the old with the features on this one(55LW6500). There was talk that they would improve the 3D resolution somehow as with passive 3d you're essentially taking a 1080 pixel image down to 540 for each eye. I read talk about improvements to this feature, and I think (comparing a couple days apart) the 3D image is improved. I wouldn't know how they improved it as from what I can tell, the polarizing film on the screen I would have thought was set in stone, and maybe some of my own psychological want for the system to be better is creeping into the review, but I think it's been improved. It's hard to tell without having an active shutter 3D system in front of me with the older and newer models, but I'm pleased with the image. If you want the 3D image without the hassle of the active shutter glasses (which I did), I think this is your set.

The picture is great, the colors are great, LED backlighting works well, lightweight set easy to mount on a wall, picture wizard gives you a pretty good approximation of what you would want for a picture. In a phrase, I'm pleased.

I give this tv a 4 star rating.
I'm one of the people who don't like the active shutter glasses. primarily because I wear glasses already and adding a heavy second pair bothered me. My cousin purchases the sony 3d tv with active shutter glasses and I can say first hand that after watching 2/3 of avatar 3d I had a splitting headache. this pretty well told me active shutter wasn't for me. I blamed the headache on the weight of the glasses more then the shutter. however I can't prove that. what I can say is that after reviewing the differences in 3d I decided that passive 3d was for me. my reason for this is that I was able to watch 3d avatar at the theater without getting a headache so I thought since it was the same technology it should work. well it's been 3 day since i've had the lg passive 3d tv and after watching avatar, despicable me, and tangled I can say NO headaches!!!!!! I can also tell you the 3d quality may be equal to theater real3d but doesn't have the sharpness of active shutter 3d. I know I gave up quality for no headaches or eye strain. But i'm ok with that as I think the quality of passive 3d is of more value to me then having to wear heavy 3d glasses. There is also a large bonus of being able to bring home the 3d glasses from hoyts and reagal theaters to have spares.
what I didn't expect:
in the past I have owned sharp, samsung, sony and now an LG tv. in all previous cases I always used my bose theater system for sound as I'm sure everyone can contest tv's suck for sound. there isn't any depth or quality and usually they sound like talking into a can.
with LG I was seriously surprised. the sound quality was far better than my samsung 40 led tv. is it as good as the bose system? Heck no! but it did justify putting the bose upstairs in my bedroom with the samsung led and leaving the LG tv solo downstairs for the kids. :) that's a double bonus
thanks LG I got an unexpected upgrade to my nighttime tv.
quality picture of 2d:
The quality is almost equal to samsung and sony at the same size. if I where rating sony or samsung I would rate them a 5 star for quality and LG comes in at 4.75. almost as good but not quite. it's not that I see lines or pixilations or shadowing.
so my 4 star rating is because I took 1 point off for the uselss documentation they send and the lack of programable remotes without having to deal with going to the lg site and finding the key codes for it. then I gave them .25 for the sound quality. which by the way I would take off .25 from samsung and sony.
Big negative for those with boses older aquistic system the lg doesn't have a audio out port so you can't use bose aquistic with it. this didn't affect me but I know friends who own the system and wanted to give everyone fair warning. you can ofcourse use optic out as always. For the fun of it I had one friend bring over his bose system to try useing through the headset out port, it definately isn't recommended. Bad sound and bad quality plus you have to manage both remotes all the time.

anyway this was my review, as an owner of LG I'll see with this model if I ever buy another.

47LW6500

This is my first time leaving a review on a product that I bought online. First off....WOW. I think that this is an amazing TV. For a little background, I have been waiting and waiting to finally get an upgraded TV. I have been doing my homework, reading about the different TV's, and what they offer. I am big movie person and the HD picture was really important to me. I was checking out the 5600 and was really pleased with what I saw at Best Buy. The reason I purchased the 6500 was because of the price on Amazon (the updates to the picture quality and the 240 hz also helped....:) ) The price was so good in fact, that I probably would not have been able to get this TV otherwise.

HD 2D picture is fantastic.

3D conversion is just amazing whether with bluray, or even HD TV. I have been watching Baseball, Basketball and Hockey finals in forced 3D. Awesome. I even think that it makes the HD TV picture look better.

Blu-Ray 3D - The first night I received the television, I popped in the actual Tron 3D disk and I was absolutely blown away. I know that there is a lot of talk of the shutter versus the passive and loss of quality between the two, trust me, I was nervous about it too......the picture/detail was simply beautiful. If there is any loss, and I would be hard pressed to say that there is, it is not worth the debate when you add the non-cost of the 3d glasses.

PS3 3D Gameplay - is simply awesome. Black Ops and MLB The show are that much more fun. It takes gaming to the next level. I have not experienced much lag as said in other reviews, but I also have my Tru-Motion set to low.

Set-up and Menu - Set up was easy and the smart TV features are great. Easy and quick to navigate.

The fact that there is a head phone jack has been great. I have plugged in My Klipsh computer speakers and the sound is perfect for the size room we have at the moment. It saves the need to buy surround/receiver right away. The sound/volume of the actual TV is not bad, I mean it lacks range, but come on, it's a flat screen. With all the negative talk, I was expecting the sound to be a lot softer/worse than it is.

I know that this isn't a huge technical review, but from an person who expects Awesome, this TV is it. If you have any doubts, don't worry about it, just do it.

I do recommend that you go through the color set up. That does make a difference and doesn't take that long.

I had some friends over the other day and showed them some of these features and they were amazed, especially of the 3d picture.

I hope this helps!

These are my first impressions after a couple of days.

We are totally satisfied and wowed. First of all the angle of view is just as good as plasma. There is absolutely no degradation of the picture from even extreme side angels. The setup was easy and LG's onboard program for adjusting the picture to our preferences was easy.

We haven't even watched 3d source content, but are totally blown away the the up conversion from 2D to 3D. We have watched TV HD sources for the "Oceans" series (lots of underwater shots) and Blu-ray DVDs for arial tours of Italy. Both were amazing. The underwater shots looked liked we were actually looking through the window of a submarine, and the arial shots like we were actually looking through a window of a helicopter. Our hats are off to the LG software developers!

The effect is like looking through a window, however, as all the depth of field is created from the screen to the distance. Nothing jumps out at you into the room, but the effect is very realistic for depth of field.

I have followed the active vs. passive 3D debate and I'm very fussy about my HD viewing. That being said, the 3D viewing is a very slight downgrade, maybe 10%, but the 3D effect more than makes up for it when watching the right programs. No problems with headaches. You can look around the room with the lightweight glasses on and nothing appears any different. 2D viewing is most excellent with no motion blur.

We are more than satisfied with the TV. The price on Amazon was the best we could find and the free delivery two days after ordering was a bonus. This is a large TV and you do not want to lug the box home in you car.

Last January I had a dilemma. I wanted to upgrade an old 40" Samsung 720P LCD tv but I couldn't decide whether or not to purchase a 3D tv since the technology was so new. I decided to play it safe and ended up purchasing a Samsung 55B8500 in February 2010. That particular LED model was the last one to have local dimming backlight, not edge lit. I must say, I'm still beyond happy with my decision because that tv is nearly flawless and 3D technology has certainly improved.

Anyways, a year passed and I felt that it was time to purchase a 3D tv. This time to replace my old 40" Samsung that was now in my bedroom. I researched online and went to multiple stores comparing brands, sizes and the difference between active and passive 3D. I must've spent a good 2 months before finally choosing this LG model. I love Samsung and had originally wanted the new UN55D8000 model with the slim bezel but it was a little more than I wanted to spend. Plus, after a while I had come to like passive 3D more than active mainly because I wouldn't have to deal with charging the glasses or replacing them(expensive) if they broke.

So the main reason I bought this model was for the 3D which I must say is nice. It's not as crisp a picture as active shutter but it's nonetheless clear. Passive 3D only delivers 540 lines to each eye hence halving the 1080p resolution but in all honesty, the picture still looks like it's in HD. The tv delivers great 3D depth and that's what it's all about. One negative about the 3D picture though is that you can make out thin horizontal lines across the whole screen while in 3D mode. BUT, this is only noticeable if you are watching from 5 feet or closer. All passive tvs are like this and the smaller the screen the less noticeable. I watch from 6-8 ft away so I don't notice it at all. Recommended viewing distance for a tv this size is a minimum of 6 ft anyways.

The 2D to 3D conversion isn't anything special. The depth isn't quite there and when it is it just doesn't look right. It's fun to play with though.

The 2D picture quality is great but one drawback is the edge lighting. It's noticeable in dark scenes and there is uneven screen uniformity. My Samsung is back-lit so I guess I'm spoiled because I've never encountered this before. All I have to say is that I'll never buy another edge-lit tv ever again.

Overall, this is a good tv. If you don't want to spend too much on a 3D tv($1400) and don't want to deal with active shutter glasses this is a great tv to have. Although you may want to wait for LG's newer model: LG 47LX9500. It has local dimming backlight, 480hz refresh rate, and a slimmer bezel. Just expect to pay a lot more.

First of all, this is my 1st purchase of an LED 3D type TV since they 1st came out. I have done extensive research on this purchase, from looking into the Sony Bravia NX810, HX800, EX720 and any other "decently" priced 3D TV. I watched and watched the prices on these items, and all except the NX810 were dropping. This was kinda scary as if I was going to spend alot of $ on a TV, why would I want one I cannot find anywhere? The other ones were reasonably priced, but did not include a 3D transmitter or glasses. After what I would consider "over researching", which was not being able to pick out one TV because I saw so many that I liked but yet had either bad reviews (sound - NX810) picture - EX720, or just were year old technology (everything else) I happen to come across this TV on a couple of different websites for a awesome price. The ONLY downfall was NO reviews anywhere, yet the price was phenomenal on every website but Amazon. After about a week at the lower price, Amazon dropped their price and I pulled the trigger, even with no reviews. Well, I just got the TV today and there are still no reviews, but if you are reading mine 1st, take it from a novice TV person and GET THIS TV. All I can say is WOW!
Picture - awesome
Sound - better then expected
Ease of use - very simple, now just need to tweak settings and transfer cables over to HDMI.
3D - Very simple to transfer over to, just a click of a button, and after seeing Gran Turismo 5 in 3D, I was blown away. Just easy to look at without being overwhelming. Like I said, this is my 1st TV of this nature, but if anyone has seen 3D they know what I am talking about.
Look - wow...this TV is just a knockout...nothing more to say...just have to see it to believe it.

In conclusion, this TV was worth the wait if you are getting a 3D TV for the 1st time or thinking of upgrading, have no fear that this TV will meet and exceed your expectations. It has mine, and I have high ones...I guess over researching allowed to me wait just long enough to get this majestic piece of art.

Let me start this review out by saying that I have been following the "war" between passive and active 3D for a little bit now.

I have only tried active 3D a few times at the store, but I found the glasses to be clunky, overbearing and an all-around pain (Literally... the eye strain was horrid even after a short amount of time). Not to mention, the last thing I need is another thing to charge.

Enter passive 3D. Sure, its resolution is a slight bit less than its active sibling, but the difference is so minute that I have not even noticed. Another high point is that that the 3D viewing angle is amazing. I had the glasses on in the kitchen which is about 15 feet from the TV and at probably a 70 degree angle, and I could still see the 3D picture without issues. And the glasses! If you've ever been to a 3D movie in the theaters, they are the exact same. Inexpensive, lightweight and expendable. The only thing I noticed is that the picture is somewhat jittery when you have the TruMotion turned on- even on the Low setting. Last thing I would like to cover with 3D is the upconverting from 2D to 3D. As stated in other reviews, the picture does not pop out as much as it adds depth of field to it. I have my 3D set to 15 (the highest is 20) because 20 gives me some motion sickness.

The 2D picture on this TV is absolutely amazing. The blacks are very black and the colors are vivid. As stated in another review, the picture setup is very easy to do and has a few options based upon your tastes. Up above, I mentioned that the 3D picture looks best with TruMotion turned off, but have no fear- the settings for 3D are separate from 2D. And each input's options are separate from one another. The only strange thing I found about changing the settings per input is that you have to hit the Home button to be able to access the the full settings menu. But that's no biggie.

Considering how thin this TV is, the sound quality produced by it is quite good. I know that most of you will want to use a HTIB or a soundbar, but for watching at night, the speakers are no slouch.

After reading countless reviews and evaluating prices, specs, etc, I finally took the plunge and bought my first 3DTV and (my first tv over 40 inches). This 55inch thin beauty has been gracing my living room for 3 weeks and I am in love. Everyone who comes over for football or other sunday night TV weekly is in love. Hanging on the couch after a LONG day of work or just relaxing with friends watching football, HBO, and other stuff is now really, really, awesome and everyone is enjoying it more! I can't imagine going back to my 40inch, 4 year old Samsung

I'll keep it as simple and untechnical as possible, because if this TV is in your budget, you will not regret purchasing it. I haven't looked back. Hands down, the TV excels in its 3D technology, especially its amazing 2D-3D conversion.

====POSITIVES====
+ SIZE - 55 inch screen and super thin. We sit probably 10 feet away and it looks/sounds great from this distance.
+3D - Looks great, I've had tons of guests watch 3D with me, and everyone has had same reaction, "WOW!"; We love the glasses because they are not battery powered and love the fact that you can sit on a slight angle and still have a great viewing experience. We have played PS3 (something not done in at least a year), watched Planet Earth (2D-3D) and the DirecTV 3D channels. Everything looks beautiful but note it may not be the "3D" you are expecting with images popping out at you. It seems more of a depth effect where you feel like you can walk/look into the image of the TV.;; Glasses are cheap to replace too and if you buy during a promotion, they'll give you 6 additional to the 4 that come with the TV AND tons of micro-fiber cloths. This is more than enough and one can never have enough micro-fiber cloths.
**Comment on 3D > I heard about 3D and most people, including myself thought it was a waste with the lackluster 3D programming. I have DirecTV and there are only 3 maybe 4 3D channels that seem to repeat most of the same programming.
++2D TO 3D - best feature on the tv. Converted images look great and stunning; noone gets sick or uncomfortable. IT works with ANYTHING you feed it. computer, external video/dvd player, PS3, ANYTHING!
+PICTURE QUALITY - absolutely picturesque and beautiful. I have a bright apartment (tons of sun) and this picture shines right through Day or night. ALSO, 2D HD and non-HD channels look great as well.
+SOUND - TV is set up on stand (will be mounted on wall very soon) about 10 feet from the couch. We can hear it just fine, even without the bass or virtual surround sound, it is great for my apartment.
+HDMI SWITCH - WOW, TV automatically switches to the recently powered input. This simply means that if you are watching your Cable/Satellite and you then turn on your PS3, the TV prompts you to switch to that input and its completed in seconds.
+4 HDMI INPUTS - perfect amount for me and beats my old Samsung with only 2! Also conveniently located on the side of TV.
+Internet/WIFI - a TV that gives itself software updates over the Internet? I was shocked, but it works. Setup with the included WIFI adapter took a couple minutes and I have had no connectivity issues.
+APPS - The apps are cool but I don't use them as much. The MLB and Amazon apps are great and we watched both and experienced quality and speed. There is also a cool FM tuner app that allows you to listen to FM radio from all over the country.
+MENUS/SETUP - Very easy to navigate and customize the TV to your liking. user friendly and fast.
+PRICE - beats other TV's in this range especially in consideration of the features. I currently own 2 other TV's, both Samsung, and I am upset I didn't ditch them sooner for the LG. Quality, Design, Features, Price and 3D. Everything is better on LG.
+COMPUTER MONITOR - I hooked up my Apple laptop via the display port to hdmi adapter and who would have guessed the LG also excelled as a computer monitor.

====NEGATIVES====
-APPS, PANDORA! -- I wish Pandora, a great music service available on your phone and other devices, was available on the TV :(
-EXTRA WAND REMOTE -- I don't really see the purpose of this remote and don't like using it. It looks cool and egdy, but I find it much more convenient to use the old school remote/clicker.
-It is taking me a long time to think of others, but this is it.

OVERALL, if you want a 55 inch TV, are interested in 3D and this fits your budget, you will never look back at your purchase. If my experience is telling, then you'll love it and all of your friends and family will want to join you to watch! That alone makes it worth the money!

OK. So I am not an EXPERT. I just want a very good product and price. I research things to the inth degree until I find what I want. Sooooo...this TV is GREAT!
1)Shipping from Huppins was very fast. Great instructions on accepting delivery and inspecting on arrival.(Did not get from Amazon due to 1 month wait time.)
2) Set up was extremely easy. Stand swivels which is a plus. 3) Adjusting picture very easy if you follow the simple prompts. Adjust to your particular tastes. GREAT PICTURE!!!!NO BACKLIGHT BLEEDING THROUGH!! Do not overthink this! Great whites and blacks! For the average TV buyer, this is a great set. Everyday I say WOW...this picture is amazing. 4) Got the 3D version, because that seems to be the future. Watched one movie so far and it is nice, but the 2D is so good, it does not matter.5)This is a SMART TV. Very easy internet connection. Everything is there...toggle and wireless connect easily to home router. SO SIMPLE! Just signed on for Netflix. What more do you want? 6)Sound is better than average, so wait to hear before deciding on sound bar. 7)Get off the couch. Enjoy the outdoors!! Then.. when it is too hot or too cold outside you will have a GREAT TV to watch.