Even at 47in, LG's 47LY95 LCD TV has a discreet presence which belies its quite considerable size. With unique flush fitting speakers either side of the frame, an ultra thin profile with glossy black finish and matching pedestal, the LG 47LY95 looks every inch the designer piece of kit from the Milan based studios the Korean manufacturer employs.
The most impressive feature of LG's 47LY95 is its new Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution which could potentially give a marked improvement in the display of sources such as Sky Tv (1080i) where the 1080 lines of resolution match the resolution of the screen negating the need for any picture scaling to fit (with LG's 1:1 pixel mapping through HDMI). At 47in, LG's 47LY95 has the size to really take advantage of this configuration.
The high point of the LG 47LY95's performance is the screen's ability to produce supremely sharp and detailed High Definition (HD) pictures. The 1:1 pixel mode comes into its own on the 47in screen with negligible picture noise and wonderfully vibrant colours.
It is disappointing to discover that the LG 47LY95 suffers from some mediocre black levels with a noticeable grey tinge to all SD material with darker scenes. The knock on effect of a less than perfect black canvass is that colours appear dull, and skin tones in particular tend to give a slightly lifeless hue to faces when close up.
With a great HD performance, the LG 47LY95 could form the backbone of a competent budget home cinema system. As an all rounder however, standard definition performance doesn't cut it even in the budget category with competition from the likes of Samsung and Panasonic who are offering better screens for less.
Read a full review of the LG 47LY95 here
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