LG 42PT85 HD Ready Plasma TV With Freeview
November 18, 2008
General Specifications
LG 42PT85 Plasma TV is an amazing creation with a screen size of 42 inches. It comes with built-in DVR and is HD Ready. This is HDCP compatible too. One analogue and two digital TV tuners come with this plasma TV model. Various interfaces of this plasma TV are; Composite, Component, S-Video, HDMI and SCART. VGA(HD-15) comes as a PC interface in this TV. You can easily pause and rewind live TV by using the remote control. You can also record split events when short programmes such as news or advertisements come in between an event. It is beautifully designed with silver and high gloss black finish on the enclosure. Without stand, this plasma TV model measures 113cm (W) x 8.5cm (D) x 71.5cm (H) in dimensions and weighs 27.7Kg.
Display Characteristics
The screen that comes with 42” size is built with plasma technology. The display format is 720p. Image aspect ratio of 16:9 provides the user with the complete widescreen viewing experience with the theatre effect. Contrast ratio of 15000:1 and brightness of 1500cd/m2 gives the user better quality pictures that look natural and crisp. Progressive scan is another important feature than increases the clarity in the images on the screen. The back light life of this model is 60000 hours. Some important features of the display are Auto Power Off, Video noise reduction, parental control, 2:2 pull down compensation, 3:2 pull down compensation, channel labelling and XD Engine technology.
Video Features
LG 42PT85 HDMI Plasma TV is HD Ready that is capable of displaying high definition pictures with vibrant colours and sharp pictures. Teletext is an important feature that allows the viewer to access information that are related to sports, weather, entertainment, financial services and lot more. It comes with 1000 pages teletext memory. This plasma TV model comes with parental channel lock.
Audio System
The sound produced in this TV is of stereo type with Dolby digital decoders. There are two speakers that produce 3D surround sound effect. Audio controls in the audio system includes Balance and Sound Mode. Auto Volume Adjustment is an important feature that comes with plasma TV model. The right and the left speakers come with a built-in power of 10W.
Connectivity
Various connections in LG 42PT85 HDTV are Composite, S-Video, SCART, Component, audio line-in, HDMI, audio line-in, serial and RGB input. There is a slot provided for the common interface.
Power
The power supply in this plasma TV model is internal. It requires a voltage of AC 120/230 V at a frequency of 50/ 60 Hz. When the TV is under operation, it consumes power of 370W and in sleep or stand by mode, it consumes power of 1.4W.
Special Features
DVD comes with a hard disk drive capacity of 160GB that can record about 57 hours of high quality digital TV programmes. It comes with 86 hours of standard recording. PAL and SECAM are the two important analogue TV tuners and DVB-T is the digital TV tuner in this plasma TV model. The stereo reception system in this model is NICAM. Freeview is another important feature that makes this TV one among the most distinguished lot. LG 42PT85 Plasma TV comes with an infra red remote control. This TV is easily supported with a built-stand table top stand.
100Hz technology removes blurring and flickering of pictures. Clear Filter Pro technology eliminates double images, and thereby increases the brightness by 30%.
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I bought my LG 42PT85 on 31st Dec 2007 from Empire Direct. Under one year the TV started freezing and not responding to the remote. Could only switch off from the wall to reset the tv.
Contacted Empire Direct and they told me to speak with LG as the tv was within its first year of warranty. Called LG and they said it must be software fault and they will send someone round in two weeks time to fix in situ. Then they called back same day and said we will collect for repair. Should be back within 10 days.
Called them up 2 weeks later and it was with an outsourced repair company in Greenock, Scotland, awaiting parts.
After 3 weeks they were still waiting for parts from the Netherlands and I told them yesterday that I will call them once or twice a day to chase up.
Got a call today that as they cant get the parts in time for the repair, they are going to right it off and send me a letter so that I can get a similar LG TV from an LG dealer for free.