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PLASMA: Home Theater E E l l e e c c t t r r o o n n i i c c a a l l l l y y r r e e p p r r i i n n t t e e d d f f r r o o m m A A u u g g u u s s t t 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 www.hometheatermag.com DVDs Build the Ultimate...
Home Theater / August 2005 more than the price of an EDTV just over a year ago. LG Electronics is one of the only companies with their feet on both sides of this issue (the other biggie being their across- the-Han rival, Samsung).
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Blue Color Temp - After LG Blue The left chart shows the 42LP1D’s gray scale relative to its color temperature at various levels of intensity, or brightness (20 IRE is dark gray; 100 IRE is bright white). The gray scale as set by the factory, in the warm color-...
LG ELECTRONICS 42LP1D LCD HDTV AND 42PX4D PLASMA HDTV contrast ratio. Besides the fatigue, a high black level is far more noticeable in a dark room than in a well-lit one. So, generally speaking, if you...
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LG 42LP1D LCD HDTV In terms of black level, the LCDs are dropping very quickly 42LP1D is no slouch, either, mea- in price. A little more than a year suring 0.147 ft-L. This is just a bit ago, a 42-inch LCD cost close to higher than average for the LCDs $10,000.
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LG ELECTRONICS 42LP1D LCD HDTV AND 42PX4D PLASMA HDTV The viewing angle is about aver- age for an LCD from left to right, but the up-and-down viewing angle isn’t great. I wouldn’t plan on mounting this display above your fireplace.
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LG ELECTRONICS 42LP1D LCD HDTV AND 42PX4D PLASMA HDTV window, the 42PX4D is more of a screamer, putting out 71.86 ft-L. This combo of black level and light output is impressive and shows a real effort on LG’s part to—oh, I don’t know—take over...