The perfect storm that resulted in me upgrading my equipment consisted of my TV picture turning a slight shade of green and my overpayment to Uncle Sam the year before that resulted in a decent tax return this year.
Sony admittedly had a problem with the SXRD line of RP sets which was caused by the bulb over heating the covering on the LCOS panel which results in an uneven discoloration in the picture. Oddly enough I have a friend with an older model with the same problem. He has a new TV now too!
So after shopping around for a few months familiarizing myself with the current models on the market, I widdled down my choices to the GT50 models from Panasonic and the higher end Samsung plasmas.
The plasmas were just too dark. The picture looked nice but was just too dark and the brightness and contrast settings had little affect.
Then I popped around the corner where they keep the LEDs and one set stood out of the crowd...the LG 60lm7200!
This set has a very bright, very crisp, very rich picture. I won't pretend this is the best set on the market, but for the class it's in and the price it sells for, it's a great deal. I won't rattle off the specs, you can find them at LG's site for yourself.
http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-60LM7200-led-tv
I will tell you what I like and don't like about it. The bad news first....
The major letdown for me is the remote. Although it does control other devices, big plus, the pointer isn't easy to use.
The set also has a pretty mean glare, I think most modern TV's have this issue, some do a better job at mitigating glare than others. During daylight hours watching TV is challenging since I have giant windows in my living room. I had to relocate two lamps to minimize reflection. Luckily the stand swivels 10 degrees to also help mitigate glare.
Changing inputs is not easy. And the menus are thorough, but laid out in a less than easy way to access, and the volume indicator just looks weird to me.
All that being said I can get past all these downfalls for the picture quality, the price, the slim bezel, the well designed stand, and I'll say it again....the picture quality.
The passive 3D looks fantastic, it comes with 6 pairs of lightweight glasses. Be careful when cleaning the lenses, they are fragile.
I read somewhere that LG figured out how to make full res passive 3D, but I haven't verified it. I'll say a borrowed Avatar Blu-Ray play through a PS3 looked phenomenal. Tons of color, the 3D was pleasing in 95% of the film, and some scenes looked "Whoa" good.
The jury is still out on the 3D gaming aspect of this TV. I only have Uncharted 3 to sample. So far it looks great and is done well enough to add to the game and not distract you from it. I've played Battlefield 3 in 2D to 3D mode. Although it does actually look good and almost like real 3D, it's not suggested because the action is so fast the 3D effect detracts from your ability to process the game action. Maybe it will just take time to get used to. Hopefully BF4 will have a native 3D mode.
The remote remains a thorn in my side with this set. I need to reduce my remote count, but with this remote and the lack of control my Fios remote has over the set, I still have this mess.
This set has a very bright, very crisp, very rich picture. I won't pretend this is the best set on the market, but for the class it's in and the price it sells for, it's a great deal. I won't rattle off the specs, you can find them at LG's site for yourself.
http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-60LM7200-led-tv
I will tell you what I like and don't like about it. The bad news first....
The major letdown for me is the remote. Although it does control other devices, big plus, the pointer isn't easy to use.
The set also has a pretty mean glare, I think most modern TV's have this issue, some do a better job at mitigating glare than others. During daylight hours watching TV is challenging since I have giant windows in my living room. I had to relocate two lamps to minimize reflection. Luckily the stand swivels 10 degrees to also help mitigate glare.
Changing inputs is not easy. And the menus are thorough, but laid out in a less than easy way to access, and the volume indicator just looks weird to me.
All that being said I can get past all these downfalls for the picture quality, the price, the slim bezel, the well designed stand, and I'll say it again....the picture quality.
The passive 3D looks fantastic, it comes with 6 pairs of lightweight glasses. Be careful when cleaning the lenses, they are fragile.
I read somewhere that LG figured out how to make full res passive 3D, but I haven't verified it. I'll say a borrowed Avatar Blu-Ray play through a PS3 looked phenomenal. Tons of color, the 3D was pleasing in 95% of the film, and some scenes looked "Whoa" good.
The jury is still out on the 3D gaming aspect of this TV. I only have Uncharted 3 to sample. So far it looks great and is done well enough to add to the game and not distract you from it. I've played Battlefield 3 in 2D to 3D mode. Although it does actually look good and almost like real 3D, it's not suggested because the action is so fast the 3D effect detracts from your ability to process the game action. Maybe it will just take time to get used to. Hopefully BF4 will have a native 3D mode.
The remote remains a thorn in my side with this set. I need to reduce my remote count, but with this remote and the lack of control my Fios remote has over the set, I still have this mess.
