LG 32LH30 32 inch LCD HDTV

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LG 32LH30 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black List Price: $599.95 Sale Price: $549.99 Used From: $447.99 Average Rating:

Description

32" LCD TV FULL HD 1080p (1920 x 1080p) resolution, 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clearn QAM - 1 Tuner, XD Engine, 178 True Wide Viewing Angle, SRS TruSurround XT, Invisible Speakers, Dolby Digital 5.1 Decoder, 3 HDMI, USB 2.0, includes swivel stand

Features

• LCD HDTV features a slim profile contoured edges with swivel stand
• 1080p Full HD resolution 1920 x 1080p with 3x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs and PC input
• Invisible speaker system with Dolby Digital 5.1 & Clear voice for richer more balanced sound & a polished look
• Super ISFccc caple of professional calibration for picture performance
• 50,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio

Reviews

I will start out by saying that I use this TV as a computer monitor, so my experiences are different from others. I normally sit about 2 feet from the TV, as it is situated on my desk behind my keyboard and MIDI keyboard. It's works great so far; no dead pixels and great contrast and color. The only downsides come from me using it as a monitor: it does not auto power up and down with my computer, which means I have to manually turn it on and off. Otherwise, the screen real estate and picture quality are great. I can easily display 2 windows side-by-side. I prefer it over using 2 monitors because it takes less power and there is no gap in the middle. Some may argue that it is only 1920 pixels wide. However, because the screen is so large, the text can be set smaller and is just as easy to see, giving the same sense of real estate. If you can find this TV on sale, I say buy it with no hesitation.

This tv is so great--I bought it in used condition, and I was not expecting much, but wow! it's so great! Great picture quality, excellent sound quality...Everything I was hoping for! I definitely recommend this product.

This tv is very nice. I like everything about it: sleek design, great sound, terrific picture. The remote is very well done too. It is easy to use, has great menu and it complements our room's appearance. Movies and TV news look spectacular on it.

The set-up paper pamphlet tells you nothing but how to put on the base and plug in the set. The DVD instructions have 138 pages for you to print out. The cabinet is reflective material that reflects even the faintest light in the room back from the set cabinet to the viewer and is a pain in the neck. The hookup to the purchaser's existing sound system requires a special cable, not included, and nomenclature of the cable is not given. The sound-out cable plugs into a 'laser' source on back of set, it is NOT an RCA plug-in. The laser connector has to go into a laser receptacle on your system, and without the laser plug-in in your system, one must go and buy a new compatible sound system. I think this set is over-designed for the price, it is good only as an 'extra' in a guest room where it is rarely watched or as a computer monitor, and is not for anyone who has any expectations beyond being able to watch it only when nothing else works or is available.

Don't buy LG TVs unles you plan on replacing them in 2-3 years. 50" complete dead after 36 months, 32" remote sensor went after 14 months LG is NO HELP with service of out of warranty, You don't matter at all! STAY AWAY FROM LG!!

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Guess what's the third highest consumer of electricity in most homes--the TV. After heating-cooling and refrigerators, TV's come in third. Add DVD players, TiVo and game consoles, and TVs can consume as much as 10% of a household's total electricity. As a result, electronics manufacturers have been racing to produce eco TVs that consume less power. The Philips 42-Inch Eco HDTVdoes just that, with several energy saving features.

How the Phillip's Eco TV conserves energy

Phillip's Eco TV conserves energy in several ways. The primary mechanism to save power is the ability to dim the backlight (by up to five times peak brightness) in response to program material. According to Phillips, dimming the backlight in darker scenes has the dual benefit of saving power and improving black-level performance. The backlight can also be dimmed via a room lighting sensor. As a result, in darker rooms the TV will use less power. The Phillips Eco HDTV also has a "power-saving" mode that caps the peak light output.

With these energy saving features engaged, the TV's power consumption can dip as low as 75 watts--just a tad more than an incandescent light bulb and 30 watts less than the most 42-inch LCD. The Eco TV's standby power is less than 0.15 watt according to the company.

Phillip's Eco TV from Amazon

Sony's OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) XEL-1 TV, is an amazing television. It boasts a 3 millimeter (yes, 3 millimeter) thin panel and offers, according to Sony, "unparalleled picture quality with amazing contrast, outstanding brightness, exceptional color reproduction, and a rapid response time." OLED technology turns off pixels when reproducing black, resulting in a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. The XEL-1 features two HDMI™ inputs, a digital tuner, and a Memory Stick® media slot for viewing high-resolution photos.

Sony's XEL-1 is Energy Efficient

OLED technology employes a more efficient way of using light, which is rendered by the organic material itself instead of an always on backlight. And when elements are in their “off” state, they consume no power whatsoever, making it a perfect energy saving product.

Sony's XEL-1 is Incredibly Slim

OLED TVs are slim because organic material directly emits light. That means the OLED display panels don't need a thick backlight like other flat panel technologies. In fact, Sony describes OLED as the "holy grail of TV display technologies." Here's how Sony describes the technology:

What is OLED?

OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. The "organic" in OLED refers to organic material. Carbon is the basis of all organic matter. Examples of carbon-based substances include sugar, wood and the majority of plastics. The "LED" stands for "Light Emitting Diode" and describes the process of converting electric energy into light. There are two types of OLED — small molecule OLED and polymer OLED. Sony uses the small molecule type because it has a longer lifespan.
How does OLED work–

A layer of organic material is sandwiched between two conductors (an anode and a cathode), which in turn are sandwiched between a glass top plate (seal) and a glass bottom plate (substrate). When electric current is applied to the two conductors, a bright, electro-luminescent light is produced directly from the organic material.
How is color created–

OLED has more control over color expression because it only expresses pure colors when an electric current stimulates the relevant pixels. The OLED primary color matrix is arranged in red, green, and blue pixels, which are mounted directly to a printed circuit board. Each individual OLED element is housed in a special “micro-cavity” structure designed to greatly reduce ambient light interference that also works to improve overall color contrast. The thickness of the organic layer is adjusted to produce the strongest light for each of the colors — red, green and blue - used to render the color picture. The three colors are further refined by a color filter, which purifies each color without the need for a polarizer, rendering outstanding color purity.

The XEL-1 retails for $2,499.99 and is currently available in Sony retail stores only. Here are some more pics: