LG XB12

Advantages: Aesthetically Pleasing, Great Sound, Power Saving Features
Disadvantages: Standard Resolution lacks in clarity

...times, but because all of the frames are shown for the same amount of time there's no judder. LG has also packed the set with an Intelligent Sensor, which automatically adjusts the picture depending on the viewing conditions to deliver the optimum picture. This reduces the power consumption and protects against eye strain too. The set comes complete with Freeview TV. Don't rely on freeview though, as it depends on what part of the country you are in as to what channels you can receive. I live on the Hampshire side of the border to Wiltshire and I receive around 12 Freeview channels out of the 100 or so available. This is due to reception being reduced in my village. <<< Top Tip >>> It is strongly reccommended to purchase a surge protector for any LCD TV. This TV is no exception. They can be bought for as little as a fiver... Read review

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Advantages: Clarity, detail, a movie experience at home, people's mouths fall open.
Disadvantages: Any weakness in TV signal will be quickly apparent because of size.

...... it's not as good as, say, underneath for access. Once connected the various plugs are invisible but it's quite a tricky feat to reach up behind the machine whilst looking at the manual's picture of the back and plug anything in. Fortunately, once things are attached they're done for a long time. You can't take this TV out of standby without pulling the mains plug out of the wall or flicking the switch. This annoys my wife as the socket is difficult to reach and we can't easily do that. The manual suggests turning things off fully whilst being struck by lightning or going on holiday. How good is the LG 50PC56 for watching? This depends entirely on what you feed into it. If you have Virgin Cable then it's very poor. I've had an engineer come out to see why the built in Freeview which is great looked so much nicer than the slightly... Read review

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Advantages: Wall mounting saves space
Disadvantages: expensive to repair when things go wrong

...I can only tell you of the experiences found when purchasing an LG plasma tv. Firstly I would like to shout from the roof tops to any potential purchaser DON'T GO THERE!!!!!, this product is apparently always going wrong. I purchased my plasma 13 months ago and one evening the picture failed but the sound remained. I was never offered by LG to take out any warranty so when it came to ringing Customer services they were literally the most unhelpful people I have ever had to liaise with. If your TV is out of its warranty then tough, you must pay for the engineer yourself. Why does a TV which cost £1300 only last for 13 months then its components clap out? I rang the engineers to find just how much a callout would set me back. I was not prepared for the amount stated. The engineer seemed to automatically know the exact... Read review

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