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LG Electronics 42PC1DA

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Pros
Great color quality and detail
Four-paned adaptive picture mode
Cons
No DVI input

Pricing: Expensive: $2250 (9/8/2006)
Performance: Very Good: 80
Features: Very Good: 89
Design: Very Good: 89

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Expensive: $2250

Wall-Mount Kit, If Not Included in Unit Price - $0

Performance

Very Good: 80

PC World Tests
Interface Tested	HDMI
High-Definition Image Quality	Very Good
Standard-TV Image Quality	Good
DVD Image Quality	Good
Image Quality Under Bright Lighting	Good
Color Quality	Very Good
Brightness and Contrast	Good
Detail	Good
Overall Quality	Very Good

Features

Very Good: 89

Screen Specs
TV Technology	Plasma
Diagonal (inches)	42Screen
Native Resolution (pixels)	1024-by-768
Rated Contrast Ratio	10,000:1
Rated Brightness( cd / m^2)	1500
Antiglare	Yes
Horizontal View Angle (degrees)	160

Dimensions
Depth (inches)	13.1
Height (inches)	29.5
Width (inches)	44.5
Weight (pounds)	68.5

Features and Characteristics
Cabinet Colors	Black, gloss black
Speaker Type	Yes
CableCard Ready	Yes
Primary Color Controls	Yes
Reset to Factory Settings	Yes
HD Formats	720p, 1080i
NTSC Tuner	1
ATSC Tuner	1
Remote Control	IR
Picture in Picture	Yes

Inputs
RF Coaxial Input	2
RF Coaxial Output	0
VGA Input	1
VGA Output	0
Composite Input	2
Composite Output	1
S-Video Input	2
S-Video Output	0
Component Input	2
Component Output	0
DVI Input	0
DVI Output	0
HDMI Input	2
HDMI Output	0
RCA Audio Input	4
RCA Audio Output	1
Optical Input	0
Optical Output	1
Other Interfaces	RS-232 (for control/service), wired remote input

Physical Adjustments
Panel Tilt	No
Panel Pivot	No
Height-Adjustable Base	No
Swivel	No
Wall-Mountable	Yes
Included Wall-Mount Kit	No

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	Two
Parts Warranty (years)	Two
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Very Good: 89

LG Electronics 42PC1DA Review

by Christopher Null

- We're not going to lie to you: You could very nearly buy two identically sized bargain plasmas for the price of one LG 42PC1DA plasma HDTV. Its price of $3000 (as of 6/6/06) is nearly twice that of some 42-inchers we've seen in the PC World Test Center. But plasma enthusiasts would do well at least test-drive the LG. Hands-down, it had the best-looking screen of any plasma we've tested recently, according to our test jury. For the average popcorn-munching TV watcher, it may not be worth the steep price--but if you demand a top-notch picture, you'll want to check this one out personally.

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Strengths: great black levels and 2 hdmi inputs

Weaknesses: none

Overall Evaluation: I hooked this tv up to my new PS3 and the picture was incredible on both games and dvd. The two year warranty is an added plus.