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LG 42LH3000 42in LCD TV

Budget box that punches above its weight

Of course, none of this would matter if the picture quality wasn’t much cop, but the 42LH3000 turns out to be no slouch in this department. Naturally, given the panel’s 1080p full HD native resolution it’s most impressive when dealing with HD sources.

LG 42LH3000 LCD TV

Extra connectors

No Country for Old Men on Blu-ray looked impressively crisp and sharp, and although black levels aren’t the best I’ve seen, they’re nowhere near as washed out as they are on many lesser budget sets.

LG 42LH3000 LCD TV

You'll need to tweak it to get the best picture

The default picture presets are over egged, though, so you’ll need to tweak them a bit. However, this is easy as the 3000 has built in test pictures to help you calibrate stuff like contrast, brightness and sharpness. Once you’ve toned down the preset, you’ll find the set delivers surprisingly natural colours and realistic flesh tones for the price.

LG 42LH3000 LCD TV

The UI is straightforward and easy to navigate

Despite the lack of 100Hz processing, I was also pleasantly surprised to find that it suffers surprisingly little from motion blur.

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