LG 32LG40 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV with Built-in DVD Player Review

LG 32LG40 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV with Built-in DVD Player
Coming with an integrated DVD player, LG 32LG40 LCD TV offers great convenience. As you will see from the reviews, it offers a pretty good quality as well. While its black levels dont match those of competing LCD TVs, it does have good color accuracy and an extensive array of picture controls. On the not so bright side, aside from the not so great black levels, it has not so great performance when displaying standard definition (SD) content and its image changes when viewed from an angle (a problem some LCDs have more than others). The LG 32LG40 has a native resolution of 1,366×768. Its screen has a 720p resolution, bu this really isn’t a problem considering the size of this LCD TV. From the distance you will be watching, you would probably see no extra detail from 1080p anyway. It also has a swiveling stand which will allow you to turn it a bit towards where you’re sitting.

Flat-panel TVs are slim and sleek, but in the real world a lot of that style is lost when there’s a DVD player and a cable box next to the TV, with a nest of wires in the back. The LG 32LG40 takes care of at least part of the problem, with a built-in, slot-loading DVD player that’s nicely hidden in the side of TV. This 32-inch LCD also features extensive picture control options, which contribute to its accurate color and natural-looking picture. 

The 32LG40 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, just like Samsung, 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.

Like other 2008 LG HDTVs, this LCD features tons of picture adjustments in seven different picture modes, all of which remember settings independently per input. If you’re counting, that’s 63 total “slots” over the set’s nine sources, for a range of adjustability that should satisfy even the tweakiest of viewers. 

Connectivity on the 32LG40 is mostly comprehensive. The back panel includes a pair of HDMI inputs, a PC input, a component-video input, one AV input with composite and S-Video, an analog audio output, and an optical digital audio output. The side panel adds a third HDMI input as well as another AV input with composite video. We would have liked a second component video input, but that’s becoming rarer on smaller LCDs, and is less of a big deal on this model since you won’t need to connect a DVD playe

Technical Details
• LCD HDTV with Built-in DVD Player all-in-one design with swivel stand
• 720p Full HD resolution 1366p x 768p with 3 x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs
• Side load progrssive scan DVD player for space saving convience
• Invisible speaker system for richer more balanced sound & a polished look
• 12,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio

Pros:
• The embedded DVD player is a nice and useful feature. It is located on the side and is virtually invisible, saving you space.
• Accurate colors.
• Plenty of image adjustment controls.
• Good anti-reflective screen.

Cons:
• Not so great black levels. Not bad either, but competing LCD TVs perform better when it comes to black levels.
• SD performance could be better.
• When viewed from an angle the picture quality is visibly affected.
• Bottom part of the frame is red, not exactly like Samsung’s red touch of color but at least as annoying if you’re not a fan of colored frames.

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