Dec
21
2010

LG 32LD350 32-Inch 720p 60 Hz LCD HDTV Reviews

An article by Admin Top 10 LCD TV

As on December 21, 2010, the list price for LG 32LD350 32-Inch 720p 60 Hz LCD HDTV is USD449.00. At Amazon, you can get it at USD369.59 only, and you save USD79.41 (18%)!

Customer review #1:

This is the first LCD TV I’ve bought so I did a tone of research before finally settling on this unit.

Things I love about this TV:

-The backlight on this thing turns way up so you don’t have to worry about having dark scenes like in Interview with the vampire you can’t see. The wide viewing angle is also great.

-On the quick menu you can easily change the sound between Music and Cinema and I can actually hear the difference. Yes they are tv speakers not surround sound but for my studio apartment it is more then adequate.

-I noticed I was getting a little noise on the sound when I had the Clear Voice on but totally fixed it when I put the Auto Volume option on in the audio main menu.

-I keep the tv on a lot for music during the day since I work from home and there is this great button on the remote labeled energy where you can quickly adjust from 100% which is the best for viewing to maximum energy saving. I like this not only for the energy savings but also to save the back light from 100% constant use.

-I noticed that one of my shows off of my Roku (digital box that streams netflix) wasn’t HD and the picture wasn’t looking to hot. I adjusted on the picture main menu the aspect ratio to Just Scan and it actually cleaned it up really nicely. This is important,several of my friends have really ritzy tv set ups but if it’s not HD the picture is almost unbearable. This one you can watch older movies/tv shows and HD without having to fiddle with everything to get a good picture.

-Overall picture quality can be adjusted by so many advanced options that if you play with it I’m sure you can get exactly what you want.

-I know it is 720 versus 1080 but at this price range when I looked at the specs if you go for 1080 it seems that you will get dark spots in dark scenes and it’s refresh rate will be so low that you will notice it in quick scenes plus the audio seemed unreliable. I think at this 32inch size 720 is really not that noticeable.

Very satisfied customer. Only complaint is you need 4 screws to attach the tv to it’s base and my baggy only came with 3 in it. Luckily the hardware store is right down the street so I was able to get something comparable instead of waiting for them to ship it.

Do your self a favor, get some good HDMI cables with noise reduction that can handle full HD (found some on amazon for like $7). I haven’t experienced any blurring at all on this tv while watching movies/shows like others have commented about. Regular cables don’t cut it and you won’t want to wait when your tv arrives.

Customer review #2:

Picture quality on this tv is excellent (it has an IPS panel), black levels are impressive, color is vibrant. And you can tweak the picture to your likeing with a ton of various options. Took me a while to get the picture quality just right for gaming, HD content and SD content. SD tv actually looks pretty good on this tv, suprisingly sharp picture quality on it. Though this being a LCD tv the picture isn’t crystal clear, in darker areas you can see some obvious blurring or trailing (but only if you really want to notice, and its not as bad as the latest Samsung), in brighter areas blurring is not noticeable at all (in Modern Warfare 2 for example darker wood textures you can see the blur when moving, on brighter wall textures there is no blur).

Speakers are decent, not going to blow you away with the sound but they aren’t complete crap either. Like the picture – sound also has various tweaking options.

Remote is pretty standard, doesn’t look cheap and doesn’t go overboard with the options. But is has everything you’d accept to be on it.

Also has a headphone jack (and unlike Samsungs you can control the volume of the headphone jack with your remote).

You can also display pictures or play music with a usb stick, I don’t think I’ll be using this feature. Would’ve been nice if it allowed you to play videos from the usb stick…but they only have that feature on their higher end models.

One problem is that if you switch the input to hdmi and then go back to AV or TV input…there is no sound. You have the turn off the tv and turn is back again to get the sound back.

Customer review #3:

Stuff I love:

Backlight adjustments. I like that I can turn the backlight up if I am watching a movie with dark scenes or down if I need to. It is much more simple than it is for most other TVs. Along these same lines, I love the energy saving modes if I am listening to music through the TV or feeling guilty about my carbon footprint.

Mode adjustments. I rotate between gaming and watching movies frequently so it is nice to change the AV mode without having to go through an overloaded menu. Instead you just hit one button on the remote!

TV screen. The screen has no obnoxious light reflections which is great since it faces my bedroom window! The darks are dark and the lights are light. I honestly cannot tell that it is only 720p and not 1080 like my family’s other television.

Could be better:

The speakers are not very loud, but they are more than enough for now. If I really need to, I will buy a soundbar in the next few years.

There is a little red light on the TV that shines very brightly when it is turned off. It can get really annoying if you are trying to sleep and the light bothers you. I have put painters tape over it myself.

Overall, this is a great television for the price! Of course there are things that could be better, but I am extremely happy with this TV. Perfect for large bedrooms or small living rooms. Easy to assemble, lightweight, and great for students or young professionals!