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More…The LG 50PG30 is an inexpensive plasma HDTV ($1700, as of November 4, 2008) with stylish looks. Its design and its range of inputs (including three HDMI ports) will attract attention, but this model's image quality is only average.
LG Electronics 50PG30 50-inch Plasma
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Screen Specs
| Diagonal screen size | 50 inches |
| Viewable size | 50 inches |
| Display type | Plasma |
| Maximum resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Contrast ratio | 30,000:1 |
| Brightness | 1000 cd/m^2 |
| Horizontal viewing angle | 178 ° |
| Vertical viewing angle | 178 ° |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
Broadcast Standards & Resolutions
| Broadcast format displayed | 720p (HDTV) |
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Dimensions and Weight
| Width | 47.9 inches |
| Depth | 13.9 inches |
| Height | 32.2 inches |
| Weight | 74.3 pounds |
| Wall-Mountable | Yes |
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Pros
Low price for its size
Very good on-screen menus
Cons
Lacks picture-in-picture
Bottom Line
Though inexpensive for its screen size, the LG 50PG30 plasma HDTV lacks features and image punch.
LG Electronics 50PG30 50-Inch Plasma HDTV
50PG30 50-inch Plasma Review, by Lincoln Spector November 18, 2008
In PC World Test Center tests, our judges had a wide range of reactions to the set. It looked quite good when viewed at an angle--as you'd expect from a plasma TV. And I thought the 50PG30 did a very good job with foreground and background detail (especially the latter) on our David Letterman interview clip. My least satisfying 50PG30-viewing experience was in the NASCAR clip, where I observed some motion blur and fuzziness. Other judges' appraisals were less upbeat. One faulted facial tones; another said that images appeared flat, with colors that didn't pop.
The 50PG30 is easy to set up--with conveniently placed inputs and a setup wizard that asks whether to optimize for home use or store use. Six large icons form the crux of the on-screen menu; I found the menus to be logically organized--and because they were slightly transparent, they didn't block too much of the picture.
The Quick Menu offers even easier access to common options such as the set's picture and sound modes. And the selections that pop up (as icons along the bottom of the screen) when you press the input button give top priority to sources that are currently sending a signal to the TV--a time-saving touch.
But the 50PG30 lacks a number of extra features. It has no picture-in-picture, and no USB or SD Card multimedia capabilities. The minimalist remote doesn't glow in the dark, isn't programmable; and can control only VCR or DVD players that support LG's SimpLink (HDMI CEC) interface.
The 50PG30 finished second among our 50- and 52-inch sets in our overall rankings, thanks in large part to its aggressively low price (the Hitachi P50X902, for example costs almost twice as much, at $3200), but it can't touch the superior design and top-of-line image quality of our number one large-screen set, the Samsung PN50A760. LG's other entrant in this category, the 52LG70, is superior to the 50PG30 in almost every way--but it costs $800 more.
As a pretty good TV at a very low price, LG's 50PG30 qualifies as a bargain.
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| Brightness and Contrast | Good |
| Color Quality | Good |
| Detail | Good |
| DVD Image Quality | Good |
| High-Definition Image Quality | Good |
| Interface Tested | HDMI |
| Overall Quality | Good |
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Strengths: This tv performs very well with HD sources, HD Cable, Bluray, even dvd looks good. Liked that the Blu-Ray and all the HDMI and component cables were included.
Weaknesses: If the source is not quality, hard time getting the picture to look good. Regular cable non HD look bad, make sure you plan on having HD and blu ray etc. tv's this size have this problem.
Overall: Been wanting an HDTV for along time, this deal popped up and had to jump. takes a little doing to get to look good but once you get it set it looks great!
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