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LG LV5500

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Front view of LG LV3700

LG LV3700

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Ranked #3 and #4 in Lightest DLNA DMP LG TVs
  • 42" 1080p LED-backlit
  • 120 Hz
  • Internet enabled
Released February, 2011
The HDMI connection works very nicely with the cable box, with one exception.
Rated 80% by B.-McEwan--yellokat (Jul, 2011)
 
  • 42" 1080p LCD
  • 60 Hz
  • Internet enabled
Released February, 2011
Has a very good list of sites to subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, Napster, NFL,... I am very happy with the HD & SD streaming (from my).
Rated 80% by Kashyap-Bhatt (Nov, 2011)
 
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general

Brand LG vs LG
Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Release date Feb, 2011 vs Feb, 2011
Announced date Feb, 2011 vs Feb, 2011
Expected release date N/A vs N/A
Power consumption 155 Watts vs 130 Watts
Manufacturer's product page www.lg.com vs www.lg.com
Urls Unknown Unknown
Optimum viewing distance 4.2' to 6.1' vs 4.2' to 6.1'
Manufacturer code 42LV5500 vs 42LV3700
Replaced Unknown Unknown
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 75.32% vs 86.1%

form factor

Size 42" vs 42"
Color Black vs Black
Screen coating Matte vs Unknown
Bezel width at narrowest point 38.1 mm vs Unknown
Bezel width at widest point 38.1 mm vs Unknown
Thickness 31 mm vs 41 mm
Weight 13,199 g vs 13,290 g

screen

Display type LCD vs LCD
Backlight type Edge-lit LED vs Unknown
Supports local dimming Yes vs N/A
Local dimming zones Unknown vs N/A
Motion resolution 900 lines vs Unknown
Refresh rate 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
Horizontal viewing angle Unknown vs Unknown
Input lag Unknown vs Unknown

video & film

Native resolution 1920 x 1080 vs 1920 x 1080
Supported resolutions
1080p vs
1080i vs
720p vs
Supports 3:2 pulldown Yes vs Unknown
Native 24p support None vs None
Supports 1080i de-interlacing Yes vs Unknown
Integrated video tuner
ATSC vs
QAM vs
NTSC vs

connectivity

Hdmi ports 4 vs 3
CEC SimpLink vs SimpLink
Usb ports 2 vs 2
Optical audio outputs 1 vs 1
Composite A/V inputs 2 vs 1
Component A/V inputs 2 vs 1
D-Sub inputs 1 vs 1
PC audio inputs 1 vs 1
RF inputs 1 vs 1

colorimetry

Supports ISFccc Yes vs Yes
Peak brightness 342 cd/sq. m. vs Unknown
Black level 0.004 cd/sq. m. vs Unknown
Contrast ratio 34,260:1 vs 4,000,000:1
Calibrated gamma 2.25 vs Unknown
Color temperature out-of-the-box 6,944K vs Unknown
Calibrated color temperature 6,480K vs Unknown
Calibrated red 0.6479/0.33 vs Unknown
Calibrated green 0.3088/0.6 vs Unknown
Calibrated blue 0.1524/0.06 vs Unknown
Average dE UV 1.5 vs Unknown

network

Wi-Fi optional, 802.11n vs optional, 802.11n
Has built-in ethernet Yes vs No
Is DLNA DMP Yes vs Yes
Is DLNA DMR Yes vs Unknown
Streaming video sources
YouTube vs
Hulu Plus vs
Netflix vs
Amazon Instant Video vs
VUDU vs
Streaming image sources
Picasa vs
Streaming audio sources
Napster vs
Social networks
Facebook vs
Twitter vs
Supported video types
MPEG1 vs
MPEG2 vs
MPEG4 vs
Supported audio types
AAC vs
AC-3 vs
LPCM vs
MP3 vs
Supported image types
JPEG vs
Supports skype No vs No

3d features

Supports 3D No vs No
3D technology N/A vs N/A
3D glasses N/A vs N/A

miscellaneous

VESA mount 400 mm x 400 mm vs 200 mm x 200 mm
Supports picture-in-picture No vs No
Optional webcam None vs None
Has a QWERTY remote No vs No