LG 50PX4D

The LG 50PX4D is a fantastic Plasma TV for the price, even though it's dropped by £500 since purchase. I too was given a free stand from Currys, which is only supposed to support a 42" plasma. However, it seems to support it fine.

It looks great, and the SKY HD box matches the styling nicely. It is easy to keep the screen clean, unlike the ridged screen of my rear projection TV.

Just note; I think I need to move house as a 50" in a terraced house is a little OTT. It takes up most of one wall in the living room. This is a heavy beast, but it is easy for two people to move.

Making the change from my Sony equipment to another make was a risk I was not sure to make at first, but after seeing the LG 50PX4D Plasma TV in action, and comparing sets for over a year, I was happy to settle on my choice, and what a choice it was.

Once set up you will need quality leads. I recommend Monster. Set this up with an AMP and 5.1 and you're away. Some SKY channels may vary on picture, this depends on the broadcasting recording and may confuse when setting up the picture brightness and contrast, so always use the DVD source to adjust picture/tones. I found the best result was the user mode on or around 70, 50, 30 then the other tones set at about 1, 1, 1 etc. I have yet to set this TV up with a High Definition source, but I am pleased with the result simply via SKY, DVD and a video player.

The other feature I like about this TV is the Picture in Picture where you can choose the video source to view. Playing the Playstation on one side and watching a film on the other at a reasonable size simply cannot be done with a smaller size TV, but with a 50" it's like watching two 28" TV's. As I do not have an aerial set up I cannot add the integrated Freeview in my review, but it's nice to have the option to record another digital source when viewing via SKY. If you can fit a 50" TV in your room then you won't find a better TV for the spec and price of the 50PX4D.

I purchased the LG 50PX4D plasma TV just 4 weeks ago. The first week I was not happy with the picture quality. The picture was ghostly, blurry, and on fast moving images, colours were following until the image movement slowed down. But then I changed to a good quality gold plated non-oxygenated SCART cable, and since I have changed the cable, the picture quality is now crisp. I have tried the High Definition Clips via RGB input using my laptop, and the quality is excellent. I have ordered a SKY HD box and subscription that will be installed on 19th of June, so I will leave some more information about HD once I try it.

I am using an external surround sound system, so I can not comment on sound quality. Maybe I am used to 1000W output.

Overall, this is good value for money. Unfortunately I purchased it for £2499, but just 2 weeks after my purchase, the plasma prices have gone down by about £500. That was painful!