Twice as smooth, twice as real

While the 120Hz frame-rate conversion offered on many other LCD HDTVs does indeed reproduce video content with improved smoothness of motion, with its LH55 series, LG ups the ante. The 42LH55's TruMotion 240Hz processing doubles the frame delivered by 120Hz-based technologies. The result is an unprecedented level of natural, lifelike motion from all your favorite video sources, especially fast-action movies and sports. And you get to enjoy this advanced performance on a full HD 1080p LCD panel with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, wide 178 degree x 178 degree viewing angle, and super-fast 2.4ms panel-response time. Further, 10-bit color reproduction and a 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio deliver enhanced color and detail. And while a 500cd/m² panel brightness is ideal even in rooms with high levels of ambient light, the 42LH55's 60,000-hour panel life lets you enjoy high-performance LCD for decades to come.

The Real Cinema experience, at home

Way out west in Tinseltown, your favorite films are recorded at 24 frames per second. Unfortunately, most television content is recorded at 30fps, so most televisions are designed to display motion pictures at this speed. Until now, the solution has been to interpolate, or add, artificial scenes into 24fps content in order to "stretch" it to fit a TV's 30fps capability. Recent demands on the part of movie lovers for an authentic home-cinema experience have lead to technological advancements making a 24fps experience possible at home. High definition video like that recorded onto Blu-ray Disc contains 24p (or, progressive-scan 24fps video content) that brings true film into your home. But wait! There's still one more piece the puzzle. While true 24fps film makes it from Hollywood to your Blu-ray player, just like a movie-house feature film, it needs a screen to be enjoyed . . . i.e. your flat panel needs to be able to display 24p content. Enter the 42LH55 with 24p Real Cinema video processing. These technology makes your new LH55-Series LCD fully capable of displaying 24fps video thanks to specific video processing that reproduces film-based images as video content.

A custom fit

While it is true that LCD flat panels tend to perform better than their plasma cousins in viewing areas with ambient light, not all LCDs are created equal. The 42LH55's Intelligent Sensor employs a sophisticated algorithm that uses 4,096 sensing steps to evaluate the panel's surroundings, ultimately optimizing the panel's brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, and white balance to the needs of your home viewing area.

Vroom, vroom

Video processing isn't video processing without an engine. An XD Engine, that is. This LG-exclusive technology uses advanced video processing to optimize black levels and panel brightness, to enhance color, and to reduce image noise and artifacts. Additionally, XD Engine technology provides de-interlacing of analog signals, making these compatible with the performance level of modern flat panel technologies. From style on the outside to advanced technologies on the inside, your home HD experience begins with the LG 42LH55.

The other half

The advanced HD video performance offered by the 42LH55's panel is only half of the story when it comes to the complete home-theater experience. "What's the other half", you might ask? Audio. LG's 2009 line of HDTVs features a unique invisible speaker system that uses minute vibrations from speakers embedded into strategic areas behind the front cabinet to convert the entire front bezel into the speaker system. You get a clean, polished look coupled with an audio soundstage enhance by a wider sound field. Don't just see the kiss, hear the music swell ... Don't just watch the car chase take a corner, hear the tires squeal.

The other other half

Now, just wait a second. LG's dedication to the audio half of your home-theater experience doesn't stop with invisible speakers. The 42LH55's Clear Voice II technology automatically enhances and amplifies the sound of the human voice's frequency range during scenes when background noise swells, assuring that you catch every last syllable of crucial dialogue.

A side of PC, please

Coming to the rescue in this multiple-component, integrated-system world, the LG 42LH55 serves up an extra helping of connectivity with a PC input. Surf the net, download online movies, play games or get a little work done, all on 42 inches of stunning HD LCD.

ENERGY STAR of approval

Seeking to meet your demand to reduce energy use and preserve the environment, LG has made sure that the 42LH55 meets the U.S. government's standard for ENERGY STAR qualification. What does the ENERGY STAR qualification mean? ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. For the family or homeowner, energy efficient choices can reduce energy consumption and expenses by up to one third while resulting in similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions, without sacrificing features, style or comfort. ENERGY STAR helps you make the energy efficient choice. When a product boasts the ENERGY STAR qualification, this means the product meets stringent government standards set by the EPA and US Department of Energy for conserving both energy and the environment. So whether you are concerned for the environment, your pocket book or both, this HDTV helps ensure both are given an easier load to bear.

HDMIncredible

Bringing you the absolute best in connectivity, LG's 42LH55 features four HDMI connections. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both uncompressed high-definition (HD) video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and even 1080p. Your incoming media content comes in a variety of sizes, resolutions and formats, and with that in mind, HDMI systems automatically configure to display that content in the most effective format. Since HDMI carries all channels on video and audio, there is only one cable to plug into any HDMI-enabled source and display device. No more complicated cable set-up when installing your home theater system, and no more ugly cable mess behind your components. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on this single cable. Also, HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI. (Please note that a physical adapter, sold separately, is needed to make the conversion from HDMI to DVI.)

Avoid the 'No Wire' ire

The advent of HDMI has been monumental in the advancement of all your favorite audio and video gadgets. Don't miss out on all that your new 42LH55 offers - in terms of high definition audio and video connectivity - by leaving a set of HDMI cables off the list. Vann's sales representatives are here to explain all your options, so you can make the best purchase and get the most out of your HD system.