LG Plasma 60

LG Plasma 60

Many consumers are looking to buy a Plasma TV with adequate features at a reasonable price. LG Plasma TVs fit this requirement. LG's Plasma TV targets consumers who want affordability with a few good features, such as its pleasing modern design and excellent sound quality. The trade-off is reduced overall technical specification when compared to the more expensive models, but many home-users neither need nor want to use the more advanced technical features offered by competitor Plasma TVs.

Tested against other TVs in its size category, LG Plasma 60 HDTV achieved Superior rating for color quality on standard- and high-definition images, but only Average rating for brightness and contrast. In the TV programs viewed such as the George Lopez Show, the skin tones were believable, while some hint of pixels were present. Sports broadcasts like the San Francisco Giants game showed a good balance of orange and green colors. Picture detail was also good when viewing low-light scenes such as some action sequences in Lord of the Rings.

In terms of connectivity, some of the LG Plasma TV models feature three HDMI inputs compared to other brands, which have four. The User can utilize a USB port for data stored in card readers or thumb drives. This USB port allows the plasma television to display photos in a slide show, using the remote control to manage the settings.

With some adjustments at the back, the LG Plasma TVs swivel, although the action is not as smooth as Samsung FP-T5084 TV. Cables can be tied together using a loop that is installed at the back near the swivel bolt.

There are two ways to set the display: through the remote control or through the mini touch pad on the lower right side of the TV. The test found that the remote control keys were not backlit and they were somewhat cramped, which means the User might have to switch on a light to operate the remote at night. To adjust the display settings manually, the mini touch pad at the lower right side is used. This launches the menu for all the TV display settings. These include menus for color adjustments, with the colors red, green, and blue as indicators. The menu also allows the adjustment of contrast, brightness and vividness of the display through color presets called Dynamic, Standard and Mild. Dynamic is the most vivid preset but the color saturation gives unnatural images. With the Standard and Mild settings, images are toned down but more realistic.

LG Plasma TVs appear larger than competitors because panel extensions on both sides contain built-in speakers. These speakers were found to deliver good quality sound from tests ran during musical shows like Phantom of the Opera.

Finally, LG Plasma 60 TVs come with a full 2-year warranty on parts and labor, which is double the standard warranty of most competitors.