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LG 50PG6900 review

LG melds a dual-tuner Freeview+ PVR with a plasma screen with reasonable results

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2009-01-12January 12th 2009

Price at launch £700.00
MPN 50PG6900
Colour Black/Silver
Dimensions 1236 x 849 x 364
Features HD Ready / Integrated 160GB hard drive / Freeview+ / 100Hz / Invisible Speaker / Clear Voice technology / 1,000.000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio
Weight (kg) 43.7
1080p Output Yes
1080p/24 Output Yes
720p/1080i Output Yes
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Auto-tune Yes
Brightness 1500
CI Slot Yes
Colour Depth 16-bit
Comb Filter 3D Combfilter
Digital Text Yes
Display Resolution 1365 x 768
Freeview Yes
Full HD Yes
HDMI Ports 3
Inputs AV In / S-Video In / HDMI In / RGB In (D-sub 15pin) - PC / PC Audio Input / Digital Audio Out (Optical) / Component in (Y,Pb,Pr) + Audio / Scart / RF In
Remote Control Yes
Speaker Details Invisible speaker - 10W + 10W
Tuner Yes
Tuner Details DVB-T
Widescreen Yes
Backlight Life 100000
Display Size 50
Display Type Plasma
Flatscreen Yes

Product Summary

50PG6900

LG 50PG6900

Price at launch

£700.00

For

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Three tuners

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Well-implemented PVR

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Nice design

Against

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Only 720p

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No dual recording

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Lacklustre Freeview picture

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