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haim

8:35 AM on 8 September, 2009

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Wow that looks gorgeous.

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Philepo

9:18 AM on 8 September, 2009

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that seems very poorly designed. why would you make a super flat screen so you could hang in on a wall like a picture and then have all the big fat cables coming out the back?

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rav

10:18 AM on 8 September, 2009

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Great review. I'm looking for a new living room telly and this could fit the bill. Just wanted to make a suggestion for your search filtering. Would be really useful if there was an option to select betweem, LCD, Plasma and LED. I'd prefer an LED but there's no easy way to find just those reviews.

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Martin6

10:27 AM on 8 September, 2009

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So for about £1000 you get this TV

the Real question John though is:

If it was your money would you go for this TV or the Panasonic TX-P50G10 at £945 delivered from Dixons?

the reason I ask is I am getting ready to buy a nice new TV :)

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PoisonJam

11:48 AM on 8 September, 2009

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@ravmania - LED isn't really a technology on its own though. It's still an LCD, it's just LED backlit. OLED TVs are another thing and won't be priced this competitively for a while yet.

I think the review really undersells just how attractive this set is :)

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Keithe6e

11:54 AM on 8 September, 2009

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Is it me, or does the LG logo seem a bit in your face.. I wish manufactures would get out of the habit of advertising the product you have just bought. Nothing wrong with some sort of watermarking logo, but I hate these in your face shouting from the rooftops, "look at me I'm an LG".

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comedian

12:32 PM on 8 September, 2009

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That is a beautiful looking set.

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rav

2:13 PM on 8 September, 2009

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@Jordan

I know that LED backlit screens are still LCDs however John does distinguish in the review between the black level response of this TV and LED LCD TVs. Although they aren't a different technology their performace appears superior enough to warrant a distinction.

And it'd help me a lot right now when I'm trying to decide what to buy! Don't want to spend this much on a non LED LCD.

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ffrankmccaffery

4:16 PM on 8 September, 2009

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for sure beauty is in the eye of the beholder but for me this set is ridiculously overstyled. the bravia s-series reviewed here earlier this year by contrast an object lesson in understated design

@martin, the panny seems a much better choice in comparison aswell being futureproof with a built in hd freesat tuner

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Enigma

11:04 PM on 8 September, 2009

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@Martin I share your sentiments.

Presently you can get LG 50PS3000 for £660-700; Panasonic TX-P50G10 was for £499 over the weekend in PC World (Dixons) & Samsung PS-50B451B for £635-799.

Keep in mind the viewing distance.

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Geoff Richards

11:21 PM on 8 September, 2009

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That must be a typo - the Panasonic TX-P50G10 is a grand's worth of telly. How could it have been £499? Maybe a similarly named model?

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Greg17b

11:41 PM on 8 September, 2009

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How about Divx, mkv etc playback via USB?

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Enigma

11:54 PM on 8 September, 2009

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No typo. It was in large bold black numbers. Jut to be sure I checked with the staff and that it was not the price for the display model only but an already packed tv set or one delivered. I think it is a discontinued model and hence the price.

Having said that I got my brand spanking new Panasonic DMR-model 250GB HDD-DVD video recorder for about a £100 less than high street and most internet price markup before it was delivered to re-sellers by Pani. To my annoyance a month or so after delivery the same seller dropped the price another £20s or so.

Got other things similarly low priced when just out NEW rather than discontinued - pays to shop around.

How's this WD USB 1TB HDD for £68.99?

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davidcrofter

3:58 AM on 9 September, 2009

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I think Enigma is getting confused here maybe the C10 for that price??

Because I feel pretty sure that if a 50" G10 was being sold for that price (half price almost) in two of the largest nationwide chains then it would be plastered all over the internet ...

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Enigma

7:48 PM on 9 September, 2009

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David I think Geoff could be right it may have been a typo by the retailer. In which case there are some lucky owners of the tv or some irate Customers.

I just had a look at the spec: Freesat tuner; Native 40,000:1 contrast; 600Hz Sub-field Drive Intelligent Frame Creation Pro etc.

Even for the 10C the £499 was still a very good offer given that the 10C is now £610 at Dixons online.

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PoisonJam

10:05 AM on 15 September, 2009

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@ravmania - I prefer to look at a screen's overall picture. I know you're not saying an LED screen will automatically be better than a non-LED LCD in all ways, but I think the technology is irrelevant; it's only the final picture that matters. Why write off non-LED screens?

Saying categorically that LED LCDs are better screens just wouldn't be accurate. What HiFi did a 42" TV group test recently and the only LED screen in the test came in 4th or 5th for overall image quality.

Not that I disagree that you should be able to group them into a different category if it makes things easier for you, tough...

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davidcrofter

5:57 PM on 25 September, 2009

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Agreed - seems that the term LED is SUPERIOR is this years Noob version of 2008's 1080p is a MUST ... people don't seem to understand that you get good and bad sets no matter what technology and processing is touted as being at work on the product and each have their own individual strengths and weaknesses.

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Frank7

9:22 AM on 8 October, 2009

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I hope a review of 42/47SL9000 is coming soon

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BIGGIE

1:25 PM on 24 January, 2010

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Have you noticed that reflaction on the screen-gloss when the background is black....Globally the tv set is AWESOME but that reflaction makes me nervous

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Thanks to the 42SL8000, LG now has a truly outstanding LCD performer to add to its already well-established value and design talents. If this is the shape of things to come for LG, we could be in for a very interesting and competitive ride in the lead up to Christmas…

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Reviewed by John Archer

08 September 2009

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£1,000.00

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