LG RZ-42PX11 Review

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LG RZ-42PX11
2.2 stars
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scrimlo's Review of LG RZ-42PX11 Plasma Television

20th Jan 2005

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Image Quality
    3 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time Plasma Television Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Sound Quality
    2 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
Good Points

I picked it up for under £1400, which is a bargain. Good connectivity.


Bad Points

It suffers with dark images, and also face close-ups, of which colour banding is most obvious. Sound is slightly out of synch with image.


General Comments

The LG RZ-42PX11 is a good looking, budget priced 42" TV is something not to be sniffed at, but you have got to bare in mind the long term consequences of its negative points.

I am struggling with coming to terms with the colour banding, which seem to occur on low quality images, dark images and colour gradients on smooth objects, such as a close-up shot of a face. I often play with the colour/contrast/brightness settings, and can sometimes eliminate these problems partially, but they are never completely solved.

On the positive side, it is a HUGE TV, and as I had used a 24" CRT for 7 years, it really does make a difference. I have re-arranged my lounge, and sit as far away from the TV as possible, like a cinema at home (minus the uncomfortable chairs and the 7 foot tall man that insists on sitting in front of you!!)

The speakers aren't great, but I do use a 5.1 surround sound setup, which tends to piddle on most TV's own speakers.

All in all, I would urge you to view this model of plasma screen in shops before you commit, and maybe take your dvd/games console in store, and check out how the screen displays actual images you would watch at home.

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  • frifa on 26th May 2005

    I have the same problems with the model LCD RZ-37LZ30.
    The problem is in the electronics (high-level components FLI2300 deinterlacer and Rembrandt-1 scaler) planned badly by the firmware.
    To my opinion the Rembrandt has been planned with a gamma too elevated that forces the low levels to a too elevated ramp toward the middle levels.
    Besides in my set I have noticed an irregularity in the gradient of the green (connection DVI)
    It would need to investigate if it is possible to lower the range through a service menu or through the command interface RS-232.