LG 26LH20 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black

LG 26LH20 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black Review

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I've been looking for the right TV for almost a year. I read reviews, visted displays and compared specs. I waited until the 2009 models were released since I learned that they would be technically superior to prior year models. The LG is by far the best in its size, class and price point. In fact, if there is a better picture I'd like to see it because it would truly be incredible. The picture clariry is superb and you can detect actors' skin flaws and excessive make-up. Truly amazing! The sports mode is great. Its like being in the stadium. I should mention that I don't have cable so I rely on over the air broadcasts.

The remote control is easy to use and intuitive and the on screen menu is uncomplicated and straight forward. The sound quality is pretty good. Overall the perfect choice for the home office. The set worked perfectly out of the box. I've had the set for almost two months and look forward to continued good performance.

One small flaw however. On occassion, the voice #sound# is out of sync with the picture. A small intermittent annoyance. I checked the web and it turns out that
the problem could be caused by a factory setting. Reportedly, there is a way to change the setting which I have not tried because the problem isn't that annoying and I'm not sure if its the TV or the broadcast station. At this stage the juice ain't worth the squeeze.

LG 26LH20 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black Feature

• LCD HDTV features with swivel stand and energy Star rated
• 720p HD resolution 1366 x 768p with 2 x HDMI v 1.3 digital inputs
• Invisible speaker system with Dolby Digital 5.1 & Clear voice for richer more balanced sound & a polished look
• ISFccc caple of professional calibration for picture performance
• 30,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio

LG 26LH20 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black Overview

26" LCD TV HD 1080p (1366 x 768p) resolution, 30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, ATSC/NTSC/Clearn QAM - 1 Tuner, XD Engine, 178 True Wide Viewing Angle, SRS TruSurround XT, Invisible Speakers, Dolby Digital 5.1 Decoder, 2 HDMI, includes swivel stand

LG 26LH20 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Gloss Black Specifications

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Good set but skimpy documentation - Michael Morris - Santa Rosa, CA United States
I would give this 5 stars if it had a real user manual. The file provided on a disk is only a color version of the B&W manual. The set has a lot of potential custom-setup options and few are documented. I'm quite experienced and managed to figure out most of them, but would have appreciated more information. I bought this for my 80 year old mother and she'll never figure out what to do if anything goes wrong, because the company provides no useful information for the average consumer who isn't an AV expert.
Finally, I saw good reviews for the sound, but I don't agree. The speakers are hidden and sound like it- very honky and stressed sounding. You can fiddle with the audio options but I found the synthetic audio modes to be very unnatural and phasy, indistinct and muddy. The best option to my taste was to disable all processing, but it still doesn't produce sound that matches the beautiful picture. It's really too bad that smallish sets like this don't offer better audio, because it kind of defeats the whole idea of the elegant package if you need to add amplifiers and speakers.

Worked for 60 seconds, No return policy, 6 weeks to repair. - Arizona Designer - Tucson, AZ
I was looking for a smaller TV for desktop use. I know the LG brand is usually low quality, but the price was right. I purchased this TV, plugged it in, went through the setup menu, it worked for about 60 seconds, then the TV turned its self off.

After 3 calls to LG tech support, they recommended I return the TV for repair. I tried to return it to the amazon partner I purchased it from: Adorama Camera. They advised they don't take LG TVs back. What!? So a customer is sent a defective product, but they wont do an exchange! Mental note: never buy from Adorama.

I called LG: the return process is a pain and takes about 6 weeks.

Recommendation: save yourself the frustration of purchasing a product that was not quality tested, buy a Samsung or Sony brand.

Not Crystal Clear - M. Mitchell -
I wanted an LG...little disappointed in the height as compared to my previous 26" T.V. Truly unsatisfied with the quality of picture on all stations. But, I still have cable and not digital...that might be the reason. It's better than what we had, so for that reason I'm Ok with it.