We’ve been using this 3D TV from LG (a review unit from LG Phils.) for close to 3 weeks now — a 47-inch full HD 3D LED TV that came with a Bluray player and 5.1 surround speakers, the kind that can make your 2D movies look 3D (with the 3D glasses, of course).
This super-thin LED TV is among the thinnest we’ve reviewed at just 30.9mm. Of the several variants of LG’s Cinema 3D TVs, the one we got is the mid-range unit. There’s the 55-incher and the even larger 65-inch 3D TV.
Despite the size, the TV was relatively light actually and I was able to set it up on my own without much effort. The stand required a lot of bolts and screws to fix it in place and the display wobbles a little bit (this is actually common with LED displays above 42″).
The squarish frame is solid and consistent, has that black-piano finish and a relatively thin bezel. The large display gets a matte finish to minimize glare and reflection from other light sources in the living room.
Picture quality is impressive. The display has very high contrast, really good color saturation and no noticeable back-light bleeding from the corners of the screen. Images are crisp and still smooth even during fast action scenes that require higher refresh rates.
The set-up also came with 4 3D glasses made up of light plastic and in varying colors. If you want to watch those regular 2D movies into 3D, just put on one of the glasses and enable 3D conversion from the remote.
The set will prompt you which type of 2D-to-3D conversion algorithm to use so just pick automatic and you’re all set. The 3D conversion isn’t that perfect but it works pretty well. Some movies covert well while others don’t — from our tests, the cartoons are the hardest to convert while hi-def movies gave the smoothest and most perceptible 3D image.
While watching a 1080p version of X-Men: The Last Stand, 3D conversion was very evident and characters looked like they pop out of the screen. I also tried it while playing Angry Birds and didn’t get the same effect.
The nice thing about the 3D glasses is that they’re small, light weight and doesn’t strain the eyes too fast. I’m able to finish watching a 2-hour movie without ever trying to remove or adjust the 3D glasses because of discomfort.
The 2D-3D conversion is done so smoothly there’s not much noticeable flickering on the screen and image blurring is minimal even when you take the glasses off and the 3D conversion is enabled.
The TV set came with a Bluray player and a 5.1 surround speakers. I wasn’t able to use the player since I didn’t have any discs at home.
What I did though was hook up my LG Optimus 2X to the TV using a micro-HDMI cable and played some Tegra HD games to see how it scales up. I was also able to play full HD movies from the phone to the TV with great results.
This unit is also a Smart TV so it came with several built-in apps (Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, AccuWeather), a native web browser, as well as local content like ABS-CBN News and IWantTV (you need to be a Sky Broadband or BayanDSL subscriber to be able to get it for free).
Aside from the standard remote control, there’s also a Magic Motion Remote Control (works like a Wii controller) you can use to navigate the menu in Smart TV mode.
47″ LG LED TV (47LW5700)
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 4,000,000:1
Viewing Angle: 178º
Response Time: 2.4ms
Life Span: 30,000 hours
TruMotion 120Hz
2 x USB 2.0 ports
4 x HDMI port
The suggested retail price the the LG 47LW5700 is around Php134,990 but some local dealers offer a lower price of Php110k for cash buyers (includes the Bluray player).
Hi TV Buyers,
just sharing my experience with my LG 49 inches Smart UHDTV which I bought Dec 2016.
Oct 2017, 10 months from being bought, the TV displayed a whitish and greenish line propagating horizontally until total blackout. We called the Service Hotline and they recommended to have it repaired in their licensed Service Center.
They pulled out the TV Oct 28, 2017 and returned it to us on Nov. 28, 2017, exactly 1 months from being pulled-out. Note that during this 1 month, no service unit was provided.
1 week upon return from repair, the TV display became blurred or malabo…no more sharp and clear TV display that was promised to us by the Sales Agent. We called again and reported the observation to LG.
From 1st week of Dec 2017 until Jan 27, 2018, 3 sets of technicians came in , did some test using their “special remote”, 4K movie clip on USB and HDMI and DIGIBOX/TV Plus. They confirmed that our TV is really blurred but could not find the root cause so as its solution and suggested to have our TV sent to LG Head Office.
They pulled-out the TV again last Feb 10 and as of this writing (Feb 20), have not heard of plan to return nor have it finally fixed.
I call LG and ask for a replacement unit due to multiple TV defects and in the lose of hope of any clear solution to return the “SHARP and CLEAR” tv display as even using a Digibox is of no help. (NOTE that our TV is DTV and has a built in converter; there should no need for a digibox in order to receive a digital signal) BUT LG refused to replace. LG said that the TV is not blurred but rather have “SABOG NA KULAY” or if I were to translate it in English “SLIGHT COLOR DISTURBANCE” but INSISTED THAT THE TV IS OK.
I just can hardly process how a ‘sabog na kulay” TV display is OK especially that the “sabog na kulay” was experienced and reported just 1 week from being repaired due to defective panel board.
Note also that they cannot give a comprehensive failure analysis report not even a shallow reason of the defects ( horizontal line and “sabog na kulay”.
They are saying that the “sabog na kulay” might be attributed to our location and to the analog-to-gigital signal conversion in the philippines which of course I don’t buy because if it so, they should be receiving alot of complaints like ours and it should be felt nationwide or atleast “regionwide” but when I inquire the Service Center if they are receiving same complaints as ours, they said we are the only one…make sense..the case is isolated…the phenomena only happens after they repair the TV…after they touched and opened it..
1st 10 months of using, we did not experienced this second issue which is ” sabog na kulay”…same timeframe that TV broadcast networks are doing “digital conversion”…
and just another wander why our 2nd TV which I bought while our LG Smart TV was in Service Center for a month, did not display same “SABOG NA KULAY” …not even our neighbors did experience it…
HOPE THAT THIS SERVES A LESSON…PLEASE DO THOROUGH REVIEW OF ALL TV BRANDS AND THEIR FEATURES…RESEARCH ON THEIR COMMON DEFECTS or CHRONIC DEFECTS BEFORE BUYING….LET THE PRODUCT MATURE ATLEAST 2 YEARS BEFORE BUYING TO ENSURE THAT IT IS DONE WITH ITS LEARNING CURVE AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS STABLE…AND LASTLY, MAKE SURE YOU ARE COVERED BY A WARRANTY…ELSE ALL YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY WILL JUST GO TO JUNK….
This APPLIES to ALL tv manufacturer.
Thanks