Difference between revisions of "LG 42LB5D"
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| + | * 42" (diagonal) widescreen LCD television | ||
| + | * Good build quality on the whole, though some edges on the plastic casing were left "sharp" (I'm OCD about fit and finish) | ||
| + | * Not that heavy for its size (one person can lift it, in or out of packing carton) | ||
| + | Special features and nice touches: | ||
| + | * RS232 port at the back to allow external control (by LinuxMCE for example) | ||
| + | * Power LED is red on standby, and switches to green when set is on (thank goodness, blue-LED fever is abating! :-) | ||
| + | * Brightness can be instantly adjusted via two remote buttons -- the only thing better would be a photosensor that adjusts things automatically for ambient light (but that's what hacking is all about ;-) | ||
| + | Picture fidelity: | ||
| + | * Crisp picture when provided with full quality source (e.g. true HD) | ||
| + | * Crisp picture with some ghosting when using the RGB-PC input with a standard (though longer than average) VGA video cable -- I will try to add a photo of the effect; the lowest-tech connections (S-Video, RF, and the like) for PC video are NOT recommended! | ||
| + | * A touch blurry with low-end sources (S-Video, RF) like older game systems, but still a fairly good overall picture; I have yet to test other signal methods with my game systems (requires special cables I don't yet have). | ||
| + | Usability: | ||
| + | * The OSD UI and remote are excellent. Both the menus and the buttons are laid out sensibly, and the system incorporates a great idea for settings that are cyclic (most are): the first time you press a button (e.g. aspect ratio), it brings up an OSD reminder of the current setting; subsequent presses will cycle through the available options. It's simple, and effective at preventing accidental setting changes by a single inadvertent button press on the remote. | ||
| + | Resolutions: | ||
| + | * 1024x768 | ||
| + | * 1280x768 | ||
| + | * 1360x768 | ||
| + | |||
| + | Warning: This TV is not one of the Plug and Play TVs. It does have a serial port, but it is not recognized by the Setup Wizard. | ||
[[Category: Video]] | [[Category: Video]] | ||
Revision as of 04:35, 22 August 2007
Basics:
- 42" (diagonal) widescreen LCD television
- Good build quality on the whole, though some edges on the plastic casing were left "sharp" (I'm OCD about fit and finish)
- Not that heavy for its size (one person can lift it, in or out of packing carton)
Special features and nice touches:
- RS232 port at the back to allow external control (by LinuxMCE for example)
- Power LED is red on standby, and switches to green when set is on (thank goodness, blue-LED fever is abating! :-)
- Brightness can be instantly adjusted via two remote buttons -- the only thing better would be a photosensor that adjusts things automatically for ambient light (but that's what hacking is all about ;-)
Picture fidelity:
- Crisp picture when provided with full quality source (e.g. true HD)
- Crisp picture with some ghosting when using the RGB-PC input with a standard (though longer than average) VGA video cable -- I will try to add a photo of the effect; the lowest-tech connections (S-Video, RF, and the like) for PC video are NOT recommended!
- A touch blurry with low-end sources (S-Video, RF) like older game systems, but still a fairly good overall picture; I have yet to test other signal methods with my game systems (requires special cables I don't yet have).
Usability:
- The OSD UI and remote are excellent. Both the menus and the buttons are laid out sensibly, and the system incorporates a great idea for settings that are cyclic (most are): the first time you press a button (e.g. aspect ratio), it brings up an OSD reminder of the current setting; subsequent presses will cycle through the available options. It's simple, and effective at preventing accidental setting changes by a single inadvertent button press on the remote.
Resolutions:
- 1024x768
- 1280x768
- 1360x768
Warning: This TV is not one of the Plug and Play TVs. It does have a serial port, but it is not recognized by the Setup Wizard.
