LG 50PQ30 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV
LG 50PQ30 50-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV
THX display certification sets this series apart. 50″ PDP HDTV, 1365 x 768 Resolution, 20,000:1 Contrast Ratio, 1,500:1 cd/m2 Brightness, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM - 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurroundXT, 3 HDMI input. USB 2.0.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Perfect!!
I’m blown away by this plasma. There is no noticable difference (at least for me) compared to a 1080p version. Unless your viewing distance is less than 8ft. On the other hand, there is not much brodcast in 1080p anyway unless you have more money to hand out..Bluray, some on demand programming that costs extra. This TV is not loaded with all the bells and whistels of more expensive ones. I didn’t need all that. The USB and HDMI ports on the side are great. Plug your USB device or game console into it and view your photos and play games easily. Sharp picture and HD looks awesome. Definitely worth the price paid.
4 Stars tremendous “bang for the buck”
For the price this unit is hard to beat.
First the ‘lows’:
1. It would be nice if the frame was ‘matte’ finish instead of shiny. But most sets seem to be shiny for some reason.
2. When viewing in 4:3 it would be nice if there were some choices for the side bar color. The light gray is somewhat distracting. If I had the choice I’d make them black.
3. “Menu” button on the remote is in an odd place. Normally that button would be set apart like the power button is. This is minor, but still makes me look at the remote to be sure I press the right button.
4. Cabling a little tight if wall-mounting. All A/V jacks should have been side-facing or the recess for them made a little deeper so the cables won’t rub the wall.
5. Wall-mount bracket (included by Amazon) difficult to reach to adjust while leveling the set. This was standard universal bracket, and so would have been a problem with any set. A longer allen tool could have helped.
The ‘highs’:
1. Picture is great. I don’t even have HD or up-conversion yet, and the picture is very sharp.
2. The price. This was significantly cheaper than comparable LCD units, and has a better viewing angle and no pixel drag.
3. Easy switching of AV inputs.
4. Easy switching of video modes (4:3, 16:9, etc).
5. Power light is not bright/distracting. Very subdued.
6. Lots of input jacks allowing for many different sources (including a PC).
I anticipate many years of excellent viewing with this set!
3 Stars OK TV
TV was not clear when hooked up to my old DVD player (with component video cables) or my comcast cable box. Called the LG repair guy and he said I needed to get an HD box from Comcast which costs extra. So i got the HD cable box now and the HD channels are clear, but the regular channels are still not that clear. In fact they are worse than my old projection TV. I’m not sure if it’s Comcast or the TV. Also, my DVD picture is still unclear sometimes–especially the menu screens. But once you get into the movie it seems to clear up. Maybe I need a blue ray DVD player…but this TV is only 720p…
Bottom line is: if you buy this HDTV prepare to upgrade all your accessories to make the picture clear. The TV isn’t very compatible with old technology–at least this is what I’m experiencing and what the LG repairman told me.
3 Stars enough
if you just want big…with just enough resolution then go with this…if youre picky about getting sharpness/resolution..go with 1080p
3 Stars Good picture, but broke in first 3 weeks
I bought this, and had a Y-controller go out within three weeks - the top half of my screen went black, while bottom half and sound worked fine. Called customer service and was told part is on backorder - and now have been two weeks without a TV (scheduled for fixing 3 weeks after part broke). So I guess I would say it is a great picture when it works, which hasn’t been often for me.
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