LG OPUS 42LB9D - 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

by LG

Product Details

• Item Weight: 96 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 96 pounds
• ASIN: B000WPKMX8
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,060 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 3, 2007

Product Description

With this 42 Class LCD HDTV Full HD 1080p - no matter how intense the on screen action gets your picture stays smooth with TruMotion and full 1920x1080p resolution. And if you can tear yourself away from the action, experience your music and photos in a whole new way with the USB Media host.

FULL HD RESOLUTION Displays HDTV programs in full 1920 x 1080p resolution for a more detailed picture.

TRUMOTION DRIVE (120Hz PANEL)Advanced 120Hz panel provides clearer, smoother images, even during fast action scenes.

TRUCOLOR (WIDE COLOR GAMUT) Expands the gamut of colors from the conventional 88% of the NTSC spectrum to 92% for more vivid and natural reproduction of color.

SUPER IPS TECHNOLOGY Reduces common distortion and blurring caused by fast motion video and also provides one of the industrys widest viewing angles.

LG SIMPLINK Allows for convenient control of other LG SimpLink products using the existing HDMI connection.

USB MEDIA HOST Experience your digital music (MP3) and photo (JPEG) library with USB Media Host.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LG 42LBX Review, December 1, 2008

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Riley Trotter (Lincoln, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG OPUS 42LB9D - 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio (Electronics)

UPDATE: It's Feb. 16th, 2009 and I'm still loving my LG. Purchased it around June of 2008. No problems at all. Picture is still as awesome as the day I took it out of the box.

I have owned the LG42LBX 42" LCD TV for about 6 months now. It is one of the best items I have ever purchased. I own 3 LCD TV's which are all great but the LG stands above them all. For starters, I purchased for only $1,100. I was looking at a Sony 37" LCD that was about $400-500 more than the LG and the Sony was only 60HZ. I watch alot of sports so I really wanted the 120HZ so I didn't have to watch choppy motion. I didn't want to get a plasma tv because I HATE how glossy the screens are. The LCD's screens are matte black with no sheen and hence no glare. A few weeks after I bought this TV I set up one of my 720P 32" LCD TV's next to the LG during a Saturday night of College Football (so we could watch two games simultaneously) and the 60HZ TV had a definite motion blur, the LG with it's 120Hz, as I had hoped, had none. For the money this has to be the best TV you could possibly find anywhere. Also, FYI the only major technical difference between the 2007 42LBX "Opus" and the new 2008 model 42LG60 "Scarlet" is there is one extra side HDMI slot and the contrast ratio is higher (50,000:1).

PROS: 120HZ means no motion blur, great/classy piano black finish but no glossy screen, awesome picture, great menu controls, WAY LOWER PRICE THAN OTHER 120hz LCD TV's.

CONS: Speakers aren't very loud and don't put out the greatest sound either. No picture in picture.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing TV! Top of the line for a great price!, November 10, 2008

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S. Sendecki (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG OPUS 42LB9D - 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio (Electronics)

This TV from LG is an unbelievable deal. I have had it for 2 months now. For $1099, this TV packs an incredible punch. Even though technology for these TVs is always improving, I don't think there is much more room for improvement. It is 2007 model, but still has mostly all the bells and whistles that the new Scarlet line has. I have a PS3 and have watched blue-ray movies, played online games, and watched up-converted DVDs. All are spectacular. The 1080p with 120Hz processing does an incredible job. If you are looking for an all around top performer without the high-end price tag, this TV is for you.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing buy..., October 14, 2007

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Shopping fanatic (Green Bay, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG OPUS 42LB9D - 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV - 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio (Electronics)

We recently bought this tv from Best Buy. We shopped for quite a while, atleast 3 months, looking for the best fit for our family. We are upgrading from a 32" tube tv, so really, anything would've been better than what we had. But we knew, despite what the sales people often told us, that LG is a FANTASTIC brand. We lived in Germany for a few years, and there LG is THE BRAND. Not Sony, samsung, yada yada yada. So when we stumbled onto it at Sears for only 1099.99, we knew we had an OUTSTANDING deal. We've been watching the tv now for a few days and EXTREMELY enjoy it! Especially when we bought it for such a good price. Only because Best Buy does price matching, we were able to get it for less that what it cost Best Buy. Great Tv, Great Value....