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07 Feb 2010

The HDTV market might be well awash with new LED-backlit screens but that doesn't mean there isn't any room for conventional LCD TVs to fill.

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HWZ's Overall Rating: 8.0

HD Performance:

SD Performance:

8.5

Features:

Value:

Excellent 24p conversion

Healthy 480i upscaling

Relatively deep blacks

Hard to reach side-panel

Poor noise reduction

Moderately expensive

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			<h2 class="header-green">LG 42-inch LH50YD LCD TV - One Step Closer To The Movies</h2>
		<span class="byline">Reviewed by Andy Sim on Sunday, 19 Jul 2009</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">One Step Closer To The Movies</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">The Decepticon That Got Away</h3>
<p>The Koreans have never been coy with their product designs. We have seen what Samsung and LG can do when it comes to engineering the ostentatious just to garner some eyeballs. Think Crystal Design. Think Scarlet. However, LG seems to believe in a strange equation when it comes to balancing the flamboyant and the full-blooded.</p>
<p>Back in April, LG Electronics pushed a handful of their HDTVs to the fore with much emphasis placed on the LH50YD and Scarlet LH70YR series. Given the Scarlet's looks, one might have been hoodwinked into thinking that it bags more potential than the less alluring LH50. Well, think again. The simpler it looks, the more it hides. And we're not talking about Megatron here.</p>
<p>For starters, the LH50 features a 200Hz frame rate compared to the 100Hz LH70. The LH50 might not sport any fancy red trimmings, but it carries an integrated digital TV tuner. Using the 42-inch models as a comparison, the LH50 and LH70 are set apart by a cost difference of $1000 based on their listed price. Have we got a winner on our hands? Well, trek on to find out.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img title="LG's LH50YD is available in 55, 47, 42 and 37 inch sizes. We'll be tackling the 42-inch edition for our review. Singaporeans will get to toy with the integrated DVB-T tuner, while the LH50YR iteration deployed in neighboring Asian countries will come without it. Not too great of a loss when there's not much use to it yet, but the YR version would surely retail for less and that probably makes up for what it doesn't boast." class="caption" alt="" src="http://images.hardwarezone.com/upload/files/2010/02/5967d16c74.jpg" /></p>			</div>
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