The only thing about this set is the remote. Its a basic remote with nothing but the TV’s controls. It should do more. But thats all thats wrong with this set. It is truly Great!
Rating: 5 / 5
I looked far and wide to try to find a TV that comes close to the features that this LH55LH has for the money. Amazon.com was far and away the lowest price when everything was considered. I even went to the local dealer to look see what I was buying and gave them the price I could get on line, with free shipping, delivered to my home and the owner informed me that he paid more than that for the ones he sells in his store and that there in no way any one can sell for that price and he would guarantee me that I cannot buy it for that price either, because when I submit the order, they will add this and that and other things to the price. The price quoted is the price I paid and it was delivered in a timely fashion to my living room and brand-new in the factory box. How you do it, I don’t know, but keep up the good work and I’ll use you again when I need to purchase something else. Amazon.com is amazing!
Rating: 5 / 5
Nice TV, crisp picture, colors are vibrant with streaming action (1080i/p mode). When it comes to the refresh rate, I could not tell the difference from the 120Hz model so I’m not convinced there’s an improvement. The on-screen menus are intuitive and easily accessible. Predefined viewing modes make it easy to adjust for lighting conditions without going through the tedious process of manually adjusting backlight and color levels.
This was a great purchase. The cost was $800 less than the same item in local stores. The delivery person actually off loaded the set and did total set up to make sure that it worked. The only issue I have with this purchase is that the operation manual is on CD (as most items are these days) so its a hassle to open up the CD when questions arise on operation. Other than this minor item I have had no issues with this purchase.
PS- The 120 Mhz version of this set is still tracking at a HIGHER cost in local retail stores than the online price for the 240 Mhz version.
Rating: 5 / 5
After deciding on a 55″ TV, and a lot of research on LG, Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, and Panasonic LCD (with and without LED); and, evaluating them at Best Buy and a local discount appliance store, I purchased the LG 55LH55.
The plasma screen picture was better and I would have selected it but it was highly reflective and would not have worked in my location. I think the Samsung LCD may have a brighter picture also, but again, it had too much reflection, as did all the others, except Sony.
After comparing the Sony and LG, both LED and not, I could not see the difference. Had they been closer in price, I would have bought the Sony just on their reputation.
In deciding between the LH90 and LH55, I was surprised the 55LH90 LED did not look any better than the LH55 and may have been slightly worse, not quite as bright, at two store locations.
I could not tell the difference in the sound quality of them either, or the Sony. They are all adequate and if you want good, you have to buy a stereo receiver.
I would have bought local if I could have found a price within $150 of on-line.
After reading about others’ shipping problems, I was worried about such a large, fragile, expensive item.
I ordered from Tiger Direct through Amazon, for $1700, inc shipping. I had no problems with delivery and so far (3 weeks) the TV seems fine. I am happy with the picture. As others have indicated, there are some minor lip-sync issues, with HDMI cable connection, but they are not major. Different programs vary the lip-sync delay so I think some of the problem is with the cable box. I will try to fine tune it and see if it helps but I am going to be connecting to a receiver so that should provide a fix, according to other reviews. I am glad I selected this TV especially for the price, appearance, performance and reflective characteristics.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 12, 2010 | Posted by admin 
Categories: LG LCD HDTV | 
Tags: 1080p, 240Hz, 55Inch, 55LH55, Black, Gloss, HDTV | 
5 Comments »
The only thing about this set is the remote. Its a basic remote with nothing but the TV’s controls. It should do more. But thats all thats wrong with this set. It is truly Great!
Rating: 5 / 5
I looked far and wide to try to find a TV that comes close to the features that this LH55LH has for the money. Amazon.com was far and away the lowest price when everything was considered. I even went to the local dealer to look see what I was buying and gave them the price I could get on line, with free shipping, delivered to my home and the owner informed me that he paid more than that for the ones he sells in his store and that there in no way any one can sell for that price and he would guarantee me that I cannot buy it for that price either, because when I submit the order, they will add this and that and other things to the price. The price quoted is the price I paid and it was delivered in a timely fashion to my living room and brand-new in the factory box. How you do it, I don’t know, but keep up the good work and I’ll use you again when I need to purchase something else. Amazon.com is amazing!
Rating: 5 / 5
Nice TV, crisp picture, colors are vibrant with streaming action (1080i/p mode). When it comes to the refresh rate, I could not tell the difference from the 120Hz model so I’m not convinced there’s an improvement. The on-screen menus are intuitive and easily accessible. Predefined viewing modes make it easy to adjust for lighting conditions without going through the tedious process of manually adjusting backlight and color levels.
Overall a great buy.
Rating: 5 / 5
This was a great purchase. The cost was $800 less than the same item in local stores. The delivery person actually off loaded the set and did total set up to make sure that it worked. The only issue I have with this purchase is that the operation manual is on CD (as most items are these days) so its a hassle to open up the CD when questions arise on operation. Other than this minor item I have had no issues with this purchase.
PS- The 120 Mhz version of this set is still tracking at a HIGHER cost in local retail stores than the online price for the 240 Mhz version.
Rating: 5 / 5
After deciding on a 55″ TV, and a lot of research on LG, Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, and Panasonic LCD (with and without LED); and, evaluating them at Best Buy and a local discount appliance store, I purchased the LG 55LH55.
The plasma screen picture was better and I would have selected it but it was highly reflective and would not have worked in my location. I think the Samsung LCD may have a brighter picture also, but again, it had too much reflection, as did all the others, except Sony.
After comparing the Sony and LG, both LED and not, I could not see the difference. Had they been closer in price, I would have bought the Sony just on their reputation.
In deciding between the LH90 and LH55, I was surprised the 55LH90 LED did not look any better than the LH55 and may have been slightly worse, not quite as bright, at two store locations.
I could not tell the difference in the sound quality of them either, or the Sony. They are all adequate and if you want good, you have to buy a stereo receiver.
I would have bought local if I could have found a price within $150 of on-line.
After reading about others’ shipping problems, I was worried about such a large, fragile, expensive item.
I ordered from Tiger Direct through Amazon, for $1700, inc shipping. I had no problems with delivery and so far (3 weeks) the TV seems fine. I am happy with the picture. As others have indicated, there are some minor lip-sync issues, with HDMI cable connection, but they are not major. Different programs vary the lip-sync delay so I think some of the problem is with the cable box. I will try to fine tune it and see if it helps but I am going to be connecting to a receiver so that should provide a fix, according to other reviews. I am glad I selected this TV especially for the price, appearance, performance and reflective characteristics.
Rating: 4 / 5