Customer Reviews:
 Not Bad For the Price December 1, 2008
Rick Buchanan (Roanoke, Virginia United States)
My parents were looking for an HD replacement for their aging 32 inch CRT set, and they did not want to buy anything larger for their relatively small living room. After doing some online research and looking at various sets in the store, I thought (and still think) the Samsung LN32A450 was significantly superior to this set. In the store I thought the LG picture looked almost dingy by comparison. br / br /However, the LG was about $200 cheaper than the Samsung, and my parents bought the LG. I set it up for them after swapping out their old cable box for an HDMI capable cable box, with no problem. The instructions for assembling the base were very sketchy, but we figured them out. I connected the set using an HDMI cable from the cable box, and component video inputs from their older Sony DVD player. br / br /At first the picture was very bad, even after setting the picture on the home setting. I found Vivid to be unwatchable, and changing to Cinema was almost as bad. Shadows were blue and flesh tones were green. I did some more searching online, however, and found recommended settings for the set, on CNET. LG has remarkably precise picture controls for a set in this price range, allowing for a ten point IRE adjustment. After some playing with the menus (which are not very intuitive) I managed to calibrate the picture using the suggested values for red, blue and green. The result was very good, if less than stellar compared to some other sets in this price range. In a low light environment the picture is clear and crisp, and the color is very good. Flesh tones after the adjustment were accurate. Football in HD was very nice, with accurate color and no motion problems. Non-HD cable movie channels were fine for modern films, and for black and white. The contrast was not that great for non-HD channels. DVD playback from an older player without progressive scan was adequate, but the black levels were not as good as some other sets I looked at. This might improve with an upconverting DVD player. In full daylight I had a problem with glare, and a commensurate loss of detail in the picture. This was easily remedied by closing the drapes. br / br /I was able to program the universal remote supplied by our cable provider, and switching from cable to DVD and back is fairly simple. The sound can be set for a pseudo-surround mode, which was fine within the obvious limitations of such small speakers. The sound is certainly as good as any other set within this price range. br / br /Bottom line, in my subjective opinion, is that the LG is more than adequate for the price after some calibration of the picture, but not as good as the Samsung LN32A450, and certainly not as good as a 1080p model (for example, the Samsung LN32A550), even in this size screen.
 BEST 32" TV FOR THE PRICE November 28, 2008
William E. Arledge III (Columbus, OH USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
We purchased this TV for our bedroom several weeks ago after purchasing a 42" LG 1080p HDTV for our living room and loving it. I am very satisfied with this TV. The picture is awesome to say the least. I love the LG brand because their product seems to be top of the line. This TV pretty much has it all. I only have one complaint and it is with LCD TV's in general. The sound is good but it doesn't get very loud. You are not going to shake the pictures off the walls with this TV. Like I said though this is a drawback of all LCD TV's because there isn't much room fit larger speakers in it because of how slim it is. br / br /Pro's br / br /Stylish Design br / br /720p Resolution br / br /3 HDMI Inputs br / br /Invisible Speaker System br / br /12,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio br / br /Can be wall mounted or on a stand br / br /Lightweight for moving br / br /Con's br / br /Sound isn't very lound
 4 1/2 stars... November 13, 2008
ThisThatNEverything (Columbus, Ohio United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have the 42" in this TV liked it so much we got this 32" for our bedroom. This TV is mainly used for gaming it's great for that. The picture is great the sound is good in our smaller room. The design of this TV is great. It's a nice TV to look at. br / br /My only complaint would be that it's not as fast to change channels or to go from cable to game mode very fast. It would be nice to be able to assign one button to switch back forth between just those two (or whatever your needs are). br / br /Setup was fast and easy. br / br /I would highly recommend this TV. For a smaller room anyway. I can't vouch for the sound in say a living room or another larger room I point this out because we sometimes have to max out our 42" in this style in our living room it's still not very loud but for a smaller room I'd definitely recommend this TV.
Best TV under $800 August 25, 2008
P. Hanson (California)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I set this TV up for a friend and the factory settings are not all that great. I changed the settings to VIVID then turned off/low ALL the noise reduction, gamma, black, etc filters with color temp at warm. Sharpness down to 20. With those settings, WOW!!! I was blown away with the picture quality on blu-ray discs via PS3 (Layer Cake, 5th Element, TMNT). Absolutely gorgeous picture. Played Battlefield Bad Company and it was a crisp, sharp, clean, beautiful picture. Gaming looks great!!! If you are looking for a 32" set, this is THE ONE! Best 720P 32" out there. Never seen anything better for this price.
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