[LG UK]

LH3000 HD Ready 1080p LCD TV series (47-, 42-, 37-, 32-inch)


The LH3000 series features LG’s four core technologies in a simple and elegant form while its Invisible Speakers give viewers crisp, rich sound quality without detracting from the TV’s overall look.


[edit:]You can now find more photos in our Flickr set.

Key features include:

· HD Ready 1080p

· ISFccc Ready

· LG SimpLink™

· USB 2.0 for access to digital music and photos (JPEG / MP3 Playback)

· 24p Real Cinema (3:2 Pulldown)

· 3 HDMI™ version.1.3 with Deep Colour

· Smart Energy Saving (Energy Saving Trust recommended)

· Super IPS Panel Technology

More information and photos as we get them!



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[Necronomicon]

Anyone own one of these yet? Opinions?

[blindkiller]

£519.99 delivered from currys, is this a bargain? should i go for it?

[Fee100]

Blindkiller, that sounds like a fantastic deal to me... I bought a package from currys yesterday with the LG 42LH3000, a cool oval black stand, a blue ray player, HMDI cable and a sky remote (not part of the deal) for £751.99. In the shop yesterday the tv alone was £549. Anyway the tv package I thought was great and looks brilliant in my livingroom. Im really happy it looks good sounds good, though defo want to upgrade to HD with sky now as the picture quaulity is so much better. All in all Im pretty happy with my package and I thought the price was brilliant compared to other deals I`d seen. I`d go for it!

[blindkiller]

Thanks mate, yeah thats the deal i saw, plus there is an extra £30 off with an online code, how much is the LG extra warranty? is it cheaper than the instor warranty?

Have you found any problems with the T.V or is all ok?

Is there an optical out on the T.V or not?

[Fee100]

First off I never take warranty`s for anything so no idea about the cost, been stung before with 1. Just checked the back of the set and there is an "optional audio digital out" socket... no idea what its for but I think that might be what your looking for. Its only been 1 day but so far we are thrilled with the tv but then I did buy it mainly for price and how good it looked though had done some research before I went ahead so Im hoping that its all been worth it.

[blindkiller]

ok cheers mate, i think this will be a buy for me to

[thefunkygibbon]

any opinions on this set yet? I've gone and ordered one for £519 delivered (none in stock though so have to wait up to a month ). I cant find an awful lot about it on the internet yet (is it that new? my bro in law has one and it seems to be pretty good.

[Smeg0rz]

Originally Posted by thefunkygibbon

any opinions on this set yet? I've gone and ordered one for £519 delivered (none in stock though so have to wait up to a month ). I cant find an awful lot about it on the internet yet (is it that new? my bro in law has one and it seems to be pretty good.

Right, firstly, i got one from currys instore on saturday. I originally went for the 32 inch they had advertised on TV, but it was going to replace a 26" Acer display, and since I sold my HD Projector to get it, didnt seem justifiable.

Walked in the store, and seen the 32" for £348 I believe, but they had the 42" next to it, and smartly had a PS3 plugged into it, with a pad, so I was watching some vids on PS3 and XMB looked fantastic, I was sold, and as soon as I noticed the £550 price tag, I got one.

Got it home, and for size I'm glad I got the 42", plugged it in, did the usual smacked on some of the latest blu-rays and was blown away, the quality is VERY good with the PS3. It's setup menus are awesome too, I turned on game mode and it's perfect for me.

Now, this is the part I'm really happpy about, and very suprised, my partners dad wanted to see it, and since he's hard of hearing wanted to check out the sound (since as he said, the new TV's are usually **** with sound) and I just happen to agree, hence why when I brought it home, the PS3 was already plugged into my Logitec Z-5500 5.1 setup.

So before he come around, I selected output sound via HDMI on PS3, and I couldnt quite believe what I heard, I thought that it was still coming out of my logitec speakers, I actually got up, and turned off the speakers at the wall to check! The sound quality on this thing is 'outstanding' and considering I'm compairing to logitec Z5500's then yes, I'm use to **** hot sound.

Since moving in my new house the sound system is upstairs and the big sub takes upto much room and is behind the new TV, I' putting my Z550's on ebay tomorrow, get rid of the sub and extra speakers, and enjoy the sound directly from a TV. Did i think this was gonig to be the case? NO WAY.

Oh a note on the sound, it has SRS make sure to turn it on, as it makes it sound like surround sound, god knows how it works, but i've had loads of TVS with it before and it did nothing, with this TV it works. INSAINE.

It's back upto £799 now, and I just found out it's actually a 2009/2010 range and is new out.

Whoever got it ordered, enjoy.

[blindkiller]

I pick mine up tomorrow from currys cheltenham, went in to buy it today and it had gone up to £799.99, so i explained the price change to the manager and he Knocked £250 off, normally currys are crap on this sort of thing but today the were brilliant, one of the staff has even offered to pick the T.V up from a local branch and deliver to my house tomorrow for FREE

[Smeg0rz]

Originally Posted by blindkiller

I pick mine up tomorrow from currys cheltenham, went in to buy it today and it had gone up to £799.99, so i explained the price change to the manager and he Knocked £250 off, normally currys are crap on this sort of thing but today the were brilliant, one of the staff has even offered to pick the T.V up from a local branch and deliver to my house tomorrow for FREE

That's awesome, i noticed it went back up to 799 on the site yesterday, wondered why since the mega deals was ment to end today, seems like they took only that off... Good of them though

[thefunkygibbon]

Probably as they sold too many and realized they couldn't meet the demands.... I hope not though. Call me cynical but I don't trust retailers like dixons group to come through with the order. Surely it must be a loss leader at that price for something that new.

[IC3coldKillah]

I plan to order the 37" model from littlewoods within the next few days, obviously due to it being from a catalogue, the price is high, but i am limited to catalogues and or Argos and, so far this LG is the newest, and most impressive tv within the 5-600 pound mark.

After 2 weeks of reading reviews I cannot justify spending 700 quid on a sammy 6 series, when for 200~ less you can get this. Top notch telly LG. Now i just gotta pick a suitable stand :/

Has anyone played Killzone 2 on this TV yet? Damn i want it now :>

[whiskyboozer]

Originally Posted by IC3coldKillah

I plan to order the 37" model from littlewoods within the next few days, obviously due to it being from a catalogue, the price is high, but i am limited to catalogues and or Argos and, so far this LG is the newest, and most impressive tv within the 5-600 pound mark.

After 2 weeks of reading reviews I cannot justify spending 700 quid on a sammy 6 series, when for 200~ less you can get this. Top notch telly LG. Now i just gotta pick a suitable stand :/

Has anyone played Killzone 2 on this TV yet? Damn i want it now :>

I will be plugging in KZ2 also when I get mine, will let you know.

Richer Sounds selling TV for £550. How much at Littlewoods/Argos?

[KingGuppy]

Originally Posted by LG Blog

· 24p Real Cinema (3:2 Pulldown)

What exactly is meant here by "3:2 Pulldown"? Does this mean that 24Hz input is accepted, but is presented at 60Hz? Telecine judder is not something I would brand as "Real Cinema".

The specs on the UK site (LG 32LH3000 : LG UK) currently state "24p Real Cinema (24p 5:5 Pull down)". This suggests to me that the video is played back at 120Hz, which (as a multiple of 24) sounds great.

Are these two statements contradictory, or have I misinterpreted the meaning of "3:2 Pulldown" in this context? If the former, which is correct?

[IC3coldKillah]

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

I will be plugging in KZ2 also when I get mine, will let you know.

Richer Sounds selling TV for £550. How much at Littlewoods/Argos?

just under 650 at Littlewoods, would be cheaper at Argos, but they don't stock it.

[thefunkygibbon]

Originally Posted by KingGuppy

What exactly is meant here by "3:2 Pulldown"? Does this mean that 24Hz input is accepted, but is presented at 60Hz? Telecine judder is not something I would brand as "Real Cinema".

The specs on the UK site (LG 32LH3000 : LG UK) currently state "24p Real Cinema (24p 5:5 Pull down)". This suggests to me that the video is played back at 120Hz, which (as a multiple of 24) sounds great.

Are these two statements contradictory, or have I misinterpreted the meaning of "3:2 Pulldown" in this context? If the former, which is correct?

well none of that makes any sense to me, I would assume though that the lh3000 models wouldnt be any more than 50hz

talking of hz. how can LCD panels have Hz? I thought the whole point in LCD's over CRT's were that the whole 50/100hz thing were a non-issue.

[whiskyboozer]

Originally Posted by KingGuppy

What exactly is meant here by "3:2 Pulldown"? Does this mean that 24Hz input is accepted, but is presented at 60Hz? Telecine judder is not something I would brand as "Real Cinema".

The specs on the UK site (LG 32LH3000 : LG UK) currently state "24p Real Cinema (24p 5:5 Pull down)". This suggests to me that the video is played back at 120Hz, which (as a multiple of 24) sounds great.

Are these two statements contradictory, or have I misinterpreted the meaning of "3:2 Pulldown" in this context? If the former, which is correct?

Have a read at these

24p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Telecine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[KingGuppy]

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

Have a read at these

24p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Telecine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for the effort, but could you please explain how those links either answer my question or contradict its premise? I'm not quite sure what you're getting at.

[blindkiller]

Just set mine up today, i have 1 problem, i can't select SRS TruSurround, it won't even let me select it, please help

[fruitfly]

Originally Posted by blindkiller

Just set mine up today, i have 1 problem, i can't select SRS TruSurround, it won't even let me select it, please help

Make sure that clear voice is off as this overides other settings.

[blindkiller]

Cheers mate that works saved me loading up the instructions, any other setup tips

[fruitfly]

Originally Posted by blindkiller

Cheers mate that works saved me loading up the instructions, any other setup tips

With sound? Not really. As a fairly general rule most LCD TV's have poor sound quality due to them being so thin and using tiny speakers. For better sound it is best to buy a decent amp and speakers or one of those all in one DVDplayer/audio systems.
As for picture tips, well, my advice would be to use a calibration disc - click-> Play.com (UK) - Free Delivery - DVD - Search Results: digital video essentials and spend some time with it calibrating your set and DVD player.
LG TV's provide a lot of additional processing options - enhanced colour, enhanced contrast, noise reduction. Whilst these might seem useful, you might find some of them a little overbearing, especially on their high settings and on a well calibrated set. Despite having the additional options, I'm surprised they are needed at all. A well set up TV shouldn't need additional extras. But that is my own opinion based on my settings on my own TV. What suits you might be completely different and you might find extra contrast or full on colour to your tastes.
But if you really want a good picture, get the calibration disc(s), or leave it to the Intelligent Sensor to do most of the work. The Intelligent Sensor, while not giving an industry standard, reference quality picture, does a fine job most of the time and allows you to just enjoy the TV, instead of spending time fiddling with settings.

[blindkiller]

I think this T.V is GREAT, lovely picture, easy set-up, thumping sound and sexy looks, but i have 1 slight problem, my ps3 is connected to an Acoustic Solutions 5.1 surround sound (which for £52 is great to) when i turn it on/off with the remote the T.V changes to channel 4 and when i turn the volume up the T.V turns off, a small problem, but i can live with it

[whiskyboozer]

Originally Posted by KingGuppy

Thanks for the effort, but could you please explain how those links either answer my question or contradict its premise? I'm not quite sure what you're getting at.

I don't see 5:5 pulldown in the 32LH3000 specs (UK LG website)

5:5 would be better than 3:2 which in turn is better than 'naked' 24p

[whiskyboozer]

Originally Posted by blindkiller

I think this T.V is GREAT, lovely picture, easy set-up, thumping sound and sexy looks, but i have 1 slight problem, my ps3 is connected to an Acoustic Solutions 5.1 surround sound (which for £52 is great to) when i turn it on/off with the remote the T.V changes to channel 4 and when i turn the volume up the T.V turns off, a small problem, but i can live with it

Which screen size do you have?

[blindkiller]

i got the 42" model

[KingGuppy]

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

I don't see 5:5 pulldown in the 32LH3000 specs (UK LG website)

You can find it by going to the link I posted (LG 32LH3000 : LG UK) and clicking on the "Specifications" tab.

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

5:5 would be better than 3:2 which in turn is better than 'naked' 24p

5:5 is not necessarily "better" than straight 24Hz. In practise, it may be just an irrelevant implementation detail - it's the same result.

3:2 pulldown is certainly not better than pure ('naked') 24p. It's much, much worse.

I'm really just looking for a response from LG on which specification is correct. I'm really hoping the one quoted in the first post in this thread is some sort of error, or some very strange interpretation of "3:2 pulldown" (perhaps they're trying to say that they do inverse telecine).

[whiskyboozer]

Originally Posted by KingGuppy

You can find it by going to the link I posted (LG 32LH3000 : LG UK) and clicking on the "Specifications" tab.



5:5 is not necessarily "better" than straight 24Hz. In practise, it may be just an irrelevant implementation detail - it's the same result.

3:2 pulldown is certainly not better than pure ('naked') 24p. It's much, much worse.

I'm really just looking for a response from LG on which specification is correct. I'm really hoping the one quoted in the first post in this thread is some sort of error, or some very strange interpretation of "3:2 pulldown" (perhaps they're trying to say that they do inverse telecine).

Oh I see the 5:5 now and why my text search of the page didn't work.

As for pure 24p TBH I got my info from these guys who I have NO reason to disbelieve.

The Big Judder Problem and the Overhyping of 24p

Still as you say if these LGs have 5:5 this should be decent and I will report back when I get mine.

[KingGuppy]

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

Oh I see the 5:5 now and why my text search of the page didn't work.

As for pure 24p TBH I got my info from these guys who I have NO reason to disbelieve.

The Big Judder Problem and the Overhyping of 24p

I just read it and think they make reasonable points, but I personally find the judder that 3:2 pulldown produces to be extremely obnoxious - it never occurred to me that someone else would find this preferable to true 24p under any circumstances. I'm in Europe, so I don't get as much exposure to 3:2 pulldown - it's generally used for NTSC. Perhaps that's why it bothers me more.

Of course 24 fps video is jerky, but the jerkiness is consistent, and we're trained to recognise this as a "cinematic" look. I completely agree with the article's view that it should be abandoned in favour of a higher frame rate, but I don't see that happening soon.

I've generally found interpolation to be disconcerting when applied to movies - it's a feature I always disable when it's available. It's certainly a subjective thing, and aiui people seem to really like it for sports (which I don't watch).

Black frame insertion (not really mentioned in the article) would probably be ideal for me. I've never had a TV or projector with this capability though. As it is, I'm quite happy with 24Hz full-duration frames.

Originally Posted by whiskyboozer

Still as you say if these LGs have 5:5 this should be decent and I will report back when I get mine.

Great, thanks!