Just as we were beginning to believe we had seen the most desirable TVs of 2010 with the likes of Samsung's range of ultra slim offerings, along comes LG with their stunning 55LX9900 3D enabled LED TV.
While not quite as slim as some of Samsung's breathtakingly svelte like screens, LG have managed to create a remarkably narrow TV considering that this particular implementation of LED technology uses local dimming.
Ultra slim TVs up until now have used the less sophisticated 'Edge' based implementation of LED technology (where the individual diodes sit along the edges of the screen rather than directly behind it).
While some may take issue with LG's description of the 55LX9900 as a 'Borderless' design, the fact that the screen sits in the same plane as its surround gives a remarkably good impression of a seamless look to the screen.
With a big budget 3D enabled screen, it is nice to find a manufacturer who is not trying to eek even more money out of the three dimensional bandwagon - LG have seen fit to include two pairs of 3D glasses with the TV.
Elsewhere, as we mentioned earlier, you get the more sophisticated 'Locally Dimmed' implementation of LED technology. There is a built in Freeview HD tuner and DLNA lets you stream files across a home network from your PC (you will have to use Ethernet though unless you buy an optional Wi-fi dongle). LG's NetCast service provides limited access to the Web with the likes of YouTube and the Picasa photo sharing site but not much else.
The 55LX9900 also gets 400Hz processing which is in fact a combination of 200Hz and a scanning backlight. 55in and 47in varieties of the LX9900 are available in the UK now.
If you would like to find out more about 3D TV you might like to read our 3D TV, Cinema & Gaming Guide.
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