LG 42LG6100

12% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Excellent motion clarity if you turn down the brightness., Decent SDTV signal processing., Super-sleek design

Low maximum contrast., Imperfections in HDTV processing., Weak sound., No S-Video or headphone connections., Judder in 24p movies

OK, this is a great everyday TV — it’d be unfair to say otherwise. What we can say is this: The LG disappoints with inaccurate HDTV processing and weak contrast. But a washboard-esque construction — standing just four centimetres deep — and a gorgeous,...

Gorgeous, ultra slim design ; Very affordable

Motion issues ; Average shadow detail

For surprisingly little outlay, the 42LG6100 delivers divine looks and more than enjoyable pictures, but is let down by motion problems

Eye-catching, designer looks; fool-proof menus; detailed image; handles motion well

So-so sound; lacks crystal clear picture of the class leaders

Full HD, style, four HDMI, colour, TruSurroundXT audio

Some judder on Blu-ray discs, expensive

Though arguably not as good as JVC’s identically sized – and priced – LT-42DS9BJ, LG’s latest is a looker from all angles and is a tremendously well-featured set that just falls short of top-grade picture quality.

Truly spectacular, space-saving design, excellent connectivity, good feature count, impressive operating system, good pictures mostly, excellent value

Some processing options can cause artefacts, sound struggles during action scenes, black levels could be improved

Out of the box accuracy is well above average, Picture controls provided allow for fine-tuning of already excellent results: calibrated greyscale and colour accuracy are excellent, Attractive and well-designed menus equal great ease of use, Diagonal...

Weak contrast ratio robs picture of depth, All processing appears to be done in 1080i, creating interlacing artefacts, "Behind your back" video processing removes definition from High Definition video and creates unnatural look - especially painful...

Average

Out of the box accuracy is well above average ; Picture controls provided allow for fine-tuning of already excellent results: calibrated greyscale and colour accuracy are excellent ; Attractive and well-designed menus equal great ease of use ; Diagonal...

Weak contrast ratio robs picture of depth ; All processing appears to be done in 1080i, creating interlacing artefacts ; "Behind your back" video processing removes definition from High Definition video and creates unnatural look - especially painful...

LG’s fantastic picture controls, as well as their accurate greyscale and colour performance, prove that they can offer features that cater to fans of high quality video. It’s for this reason that the 42LG6100 is so frustrating: its weak contrast ratio...

good LCD TV

none

remarkably cheap for a super-slim 42-inch TV

be so expensive