LG 55LH90 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz LED Backlit LCD HDTV, Glossy Black/Infused Blue

5 Responses to “ LG 55LH90 55-Inch 1080p 240Hz LED Backlit LCD HDTV, Glossy Black/Infused Blue ”

1. C. Washington
   February 6, 2010 at 8:55 am

   The quality of the picture is too “real looking” for a lack of a better term. Watching a movies reminds me of deleted scenes or bad acting. I know I can’t be the only one that feels this way. My husband, by the way worships this t.v.
   Rating: 3 / 5
2. Michael A. Montgomery
   February 6, 2010 at 9:58 am

   I bought this TV on sale at a local major chain electronics store. I went in just looking, saw a sony that blew me away, the price blew me away too ($3,999) for a first gen LED. I was not in the market to spend that kind of money. The store staff showed me this LG. LG? hmmmm, not really a long standing company with any real track record that I had found. But, the tv was amazing in the store, and gave the Sony a run for its money, for Half the price. Problem, they did not have any more left, and at $1,999 I could see why. We thought about it for a week, I did my research, then went back and pulled the trigger. CNET gave this TV some real props and helped me decide ultimately. The old 61″ Panasonic that took up up a full wall and 3 feet of depth space was a good tv, but we wanted to be in the new millenia and get something that would match our new sectional.

   Three weeks later and the tv arrived! I was stoked. I even bought new furniture to house it along with the rest of my equipement, dusted off the old Denon receiver I have had for 15 years. Got rid of the old monolith 4:3 61″ tv and placed on the new furniture a 32″ flat panel to hold us over for the few days before the tv got here, even the old Denon was sounding great with the little tv. The delivery guys dropped it off. I got it ready to hang on the new center, hooked up the back, got ready to route the sound to the receiver and no out puts other than the digital optical sound out. PROBLEM. My denon is a great peice of equipment, albeit old and only Pro Logic equipped, but it was made before such inputs as HDMI and digital audio. Major disapointment!

   This is the one thing I did not consider or even check. So I am here to tell you, do your homework. If you are replacing older technology with new technology be sure this will work with your old periphial technology unless you plan on buy all new stuff.

   Otherwise, the tv is awesome. East to set up, great picture and Bluray is awesome on it. The sound is well diappointing compared to using a read amp and decent speakers. Fortunately I found a new Denon that is not breaking my bank, AVR 1709, that will do nicely. However, my little $2,000 TV has now cost me well over $3K to get the set delivered, calibrated (coming soon), new stand/center type deal, new Bluray (hey you cant have a kick a$$ tv without some kicka$$ input), and now a new receiver. I thought I would at least be able to send some old rca outs to the old Denon, but not with this tv. Many others can do it, so that was a curve ball.

   Bottom line, this tv is worth the price. Just be sure you have all the extras you need or plan to buy them to make this TV the true center piece it should be. I am glad I bought it, only disappointed that I cant make it sing the way I thought it would. That is the only reason I have to give it 4 stars instead of 5. I think the new TVs should accommodate the old technology and the new technology as well. Right now it is like having a Mustang, or Corvette sitting in the drive way that is stuck in 1st gear. It sure is beautiful, and has some capability, but not much fun to drive – yet.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. Retired Electronic Engineer
   February 6, 2010 at 11:26 am

   The 55LH90 has as excellent picture. The audio lip sync is horrible via HDMI. I called customer support 9/25/09. They said they had a fix that they would mail to me. I would see it within 7-10 days. 15 days later I called again. They said their support policy had changed. I would receive a telephone call within 7-10 (additional) days to schedule a service call from LG to install the fix. I had to ask for a manager to even get that promise. The regular customer support said I would just have to wait for a call, without any response time defined. They were not even sure that a fix had been found. I hope to be able to update this review within two weeks to say that they have actually fixed this problem.
   Rating: 3 / 5
4. Rusty Shackleford
   February 6, 2010 at 12:41 pm

   Pros: Excellent Picture. LED Back lighting makes it look amazingly real life.

   Cons: It has a horrible Lip Sync problem. Anything I plug into it using any HDMI cable it has a good half a second of audio lag behind the video. Its not as bad using component cables but still is not perfect. And LG’s Customer service is horrible! Ive been waiting for months now for someone to come and fix after they promised me they would send someone.

   Summary: I Would recommend it if you weren’t spending thousands of dollars to get a TV where the sound doesn’t match the video. I will probably buy a Samsung next time.
   Rating: 1 / 5
5. Shoeless
   February 6, 2010 at 3:10 pm

   I swore I would never by an LG after seeing one years ago. My how they have changed. This TV is stunning, big and beautiful. Being able to get a TV with local dimming at this price is impressive. The colors are vivid, and most importantly, accurate. There are enough settings and configuration options to keep you busy for days. It does TV right. No dead pixels. The backlight allows you to light up the room during the day with no detrimental impact to the picture quality. The matte screen is a must for avoiding those annoying reflections. No lip sync problems, I am running it through my Onkyo RC-160 – another great product to consider. Of course with all LCDs viewing angles could be better. But the unit has a nice swivel base that you don’t usually find. Definitely the most accurate, versatile, and affordable TV on the market today.
   Rating: 5 / 5