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LG 42PC3D Plasma TV (42PC3D)

42" diagonal, 16:9, 10000:1 contrast, $1,899 MSRP Add to Compare List


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LG Electronics 42PC3D Plasma TV
User Rating 

17 User Reviews Rated 3.9
Image Quality 4.2
Features 3.9
Construction 3.8
Ease of Use 4.4
Reliability 3.4
Value for Money 3.8

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LG 42PC3D Plasma TV Reviews
17 User Reviews
Feb 28, 2010 EDOG
    Horrible plasma for the price and time it lasts!! it's gonna break down within 3...
Nov 23, 2009 CSke
    Great TV for the Price. Purchased this TV about 1 year ago. Similar TV's fo...
May 24, 2008 Hunger
    I am return my tv today as in the last 15 months it has been in the shop 3 times...
Feb 5, 2008 DMK
    MY THIRTEEN MONTH OLD TV HAS BEEN OUT TWICE FOR TWO WEEKS EACH TIME...
Dec 18, 2007 audiophile07
    I've had my LG plasma for 11 months now without any problems. Picture still look...
Feb 10, 2007 DKasper
    I bought the LG 42PC3D on sale for under $1349 and could not be more satisfied. ...
Jan 25, 2007 Craig
    As with any HD television, SD won't look great, but this one looks damn good. I'...
Jan 18, 2007 bassman
    Saw tv in store and was shocked at the picture quality. Had salesman swith a san...
Dec 31, 2006 Badood1
    Purchased the unit Boxing day ,payed less than 1200 Canadian for it.Easy set up ...
Nov 26, 2006 xbox360
    Great picture quality. Bright, brilliant colors, crisp HD picture. The sound i...
Sep 4, 2006 chef
    this is one of the best plasma tv out there and it beats the others in terms of ...
Jul 11, 2006 n8diggity
    I got the 42PC3D yesterday and am amazed at the picture. I don't see any greysc...
Jun 14, 2006 BOB
    GREAT VALUE AND PICTURE, I HAVE A 50 INCH PIONEER PLASMA WHICH NEARLY COMPARES T...
May 14, 2006 cadman
    I found right out of the box the dvd 3d image is very easy on the eyes. On the o...
Apr 28, 2006 Anonymous
    This TV is the best I have seen for a 42 Plasma at its cost. The picture quality...
Apr 24, 2006 average joe
    ive had this tv for some time now and the picture is excellent. i bought this tv...
Apr 9, 2006 radio
    The tv went up in flames after 6 hours of use. I DON"T SUGGEST THIS SET AT ALL....
Feb 10, 2007 DKasper 4.8
Image Quality 5.0
Features 4.0
Construction 5.0
Ease of Use 5.0
Reliability 5.0
Value for Money 5.0

My Experience: I bought the LG 42PC3D on sale for under $1349 and could not be more satisfied. The price was right and the picture is immaculate. I've read some poor reviews on picture quality, and I am pretty convinced it must be the cable service. Burn-In has not been an issue period. I actually left this TV on for about 4 hours with a stagnent picture on and one whitewash (option) cleaned it up. I definately recommend turning on the orbital option which SLIGHTY moves the picture every few seconds to help prevent burn-in. It was the first thing I did at power up and highly recommend you do the same, it is so insignificant you will not even notice. I've also read some poor reviews on the sound. I rarely use the TV speakers (I usually use my surround sound), but I think the quality is just fine. I did happen to get the newer version with 2 HDMI outputs, so this may have been a resolved issue.

Problems: The only negative I can come up with is the sound quality on regular channels. The HD channels are 110% clear, but my regular channels are not very loud, I have to set the volume to ~60 when the HD channels only take ~20. NOTE: This may be entirely service related, I can't verify.
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