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The Good
Impressive build quality, features, and superb colour.
The Bad
Only one HDMI, picture noise, and black levels not up to the best.
Design
LG are building a growing reputation for manufacturing quality and finish with the LG 32LC2D being no exception. Minimalist look and quality feel combine to produce a quality screen.
Features
Screen size & shape: 32in 16:9 Tuner: Digital Sound system: Nicam Resolution: 1366x768 HD Ready: Yes Contrast Ratio: 1600:1 Brightness: 500cd/m2 Weight: 23kg OTHER FEATURES: XD Engine processing,, 7-day EPG support, XD noise reduction SOCKETS: HDMI input, component video input, PC input, S-video, 3 scarts (2RGB), composite video input, stereo audio input, digital audio output, PCMCIA slot
Just one HDMI is a little disappointing, made up for in part by the presence of three scarts, PC input and component video inputs.
The 32LC2D also boasts a built-in digital tuner which enables two further connections, a digital audio output and a CI slot for adding subscription digital services.
The digital tunor also sports a 7-day electronic programming guide for one-button recording.
Performance
Colour reproduction on the LG 32LC2D is superb, with no loss of skin tone credibility which is often a problem on LCDs with vibrant colour.
The LG 32LC2D does a good job when it comes to reproduction of HD sources. Response time induced motion smearing performance is not an issue, but the performance in this area is not quite up with the best.
The main criticism of the LG 32LC2D is the black levels, which tend to bottom out to grey rather to soon with a loss of picture quality. Shadow detailing also comes short of top notch performance with very little subtle greyscaling.
Sound is average, the main problem being treble harshness and a lack of bass.
Again, LG has produced an outstanding value LCD package that performs well in certain areas, but fails to achieve classic status through average performance in others.