LG 50PG30
LG 50PG30
LG 50PG30 50Inch HD Ready Plasma: LG 50PG30 50" HD Ready Plasma 3x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs with swivel stand.
Details
Displays HDTV programs in full 1920 x 1080p resolution for a more detailed picture.
Motionflow+100Hz for smooth motion
Combines two of LG`s exclusive XD Engines to help maximize picture quality for any kind of video content. By combining XD Engine processors, panel performance is optimized ensuring higher-quality, more realistic images.
Enjoy smoother, clearer motion with all types of programming such as sports and action movies. The moving picture resolution give the impression of performance of up to 3x the panels actual refresh rate.
The AV Mode optimizes the picture into Cinema, Sports, and game Mode according to the video and audio content. The viewer has the ability to quickly choose the correct mode for the picture they are viewing.
Automatically enhances and amplifies the sound of human voice frequency range to help keep dialogue audible when background noise swells.• Full HD 1080p Resolution
50PG30 Summary
LG's plasmas have an understated appearance that we've come to appreciate, and the 50PG30 is a great example. It looks almost exactly like the 50PG20, with a glossy black frame that's relatively thin for a 50-inch plasma. The frame has sleekly rounded corners and the bottom angles back to provide a mild visual accent, while speakers are concealed under the bottom of the cabinet and face straight down. The only interruption of the gloss comes courtesy of an LED power indicator near the silver, rounded power button, and the LG logo itself.
Including the matching, pedestal swivel stand, this 50-inch plasma measures 48.5 inch wide by 33.4 inches tall by 14.3 inches deep inches and weighs 93.2 pounds. Without the stand, it shrinks to 48.5 inches wide by 31.1 inches tall by 3.3 inches deep.
LG's remote control looks and acts like many other remotes. As with other remotes, it has a cluster of similar buttons around the cursor control that you will have to constantly look down at to see what you are pushing. In one improvement over the remotes of some previous LG TVs, the 50PG30's clicker actually has a dedicated "ratio" key to toggle between aspect ratio settings on the "Quick Menu." It can command three other pieces of equipment beyond the television itself.
The stark black-on-light-gray menus are legible and large, and the input menu, which is arranged horizontally, groups active inputs near the left where they were easy to select quickly. We would have liked to see text explanations accompany menu items, and navigating the extensive Expert menu (see below) can be quite tedious, but overall we liked the simple arrangement. We also appreciated the Quick Menu, which allows control of aspect ratio, picture presets, and other options without having to deal with the full menu system.
The principal step-up feature found on this TV is its 1080p native resolution, which lets the TV display every pixel of the highest-resolution sources available today. At this screen size, however, it's tough to differentiate between 1080p and lower-resolution displays.
50PG30 range of picture controls is very good, although this model lacks the 10-point grayscale calibration we liked so much on higher-end sets like the company's 50PG60. The two-point version available in the PG30's Expert menu isn't bad, however, and really helped us adjust the TV's color temperature beyond the typical three presets. There are a few other advanced controls, including gamma, black level and a complete color management system to play with primary and secondary color points as well as color decoding, although it wasn't as effective as we'd have hoped.
This plasma includes a healthy five manual-aspect ratio modes and a sixth that detects incoming content and attempts to adjust aspect automatically. LG chose to call its zero-overscan mode Just Scan, and we'd recommend using this mode with HD content unless you notice interference along the extreme edges of the screen, which can occur on some cable and satellite feeds.
The LG's main picture control menu features seven adjustable modes, with a convenient "(User)" to designate which ones you've changed.
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