Product Description
If you been hearing about how amazing Blu-ray entertainment is, or how much better your favorite shows would look in HD, you've heard right. The thing is, you need 1080p Full HD to get the most out of both. With the LK450, you can.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #133 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: LG
- Model: 42LK450
- Dimensions: 27.50" h x 10.40" w x 40.10" l, 33.30 pounds
- Display size: 42
Features
- Full HD 1080p gives it superior picture quality over standard HDTV. You'll see details and colors like never before.
- An incredible contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1 delivers incredibly vibrant colors and deeper and darker blacks.
- Energy Star qualified so your entertainment experiene uses less energy
- Picture Wizard II allows for self-calibration with on-screen reference points to ensure terrifc black, color, tint, sharpness and backlight levels
- The Intelligent Sensor automatically optimizes the picture to the lighting and color conditions in the room for a more enjoyable viewing experience
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
(March 2011)
The LG LK450 is a great way to start enjoying the Full HD video found on the latest Blu-rays. Enjoy details and colors like never before with Full HD 1080p resolution that optimizes your picture quality over standard HDTVs. This LCD delivers vibrant colors and deeper and darker blacks with an incredible contrast ration of 100,000:1, plus 8 picture modes, 3 color temperature correction modes, and 3 AV modes. Use all of your components while enjoying the latest Blu-ray, includes 2 composite AV inputs, 2 component video inputs + audio, RF input, PC input, PC audio input, USB 2.0 input. Optimize picture according to the light conditions in the room with the Intelligent Sensor for a more enjoyable viewing experience while saving energy.
The LK450 features Full HD 1080p that gives your TV superior picture quality.
Full HD 1080p Resolution
Make your entertainment experience more real. Enjoy sharper pictures, more vibrant colors, and stunning clarity of Full HD 1080p resolution. This stunning picture is the reason you wanted HDTV in the first place. 1080p--known as Full HD--represents 1080 lines of resolution scanned progressively (all lines of resolution are displayed simultaneously). A 1080p display is a TV that has a resolution of 1,920 pixels horizontally by 1,080 pixels vertically. With almost double the pixel resolution, Full HD 1080p gives it superior picture quality over standard HDTV. You'll see details and colors like never before.
Watch everything in the right light and let your TV do the adjustments for you automatically with the Intelligent Sensor.
Intelligent Sensor
Don't strain your eyes. Let your TV do the adjustments for you. Intelligent Sensor a proprietary LG technology that automatically optimizes the picture to the lighting and color conditions in the room for a more enjoyable viewing experience. Unlike other sensors which can only sense brightness of ambient light, the Intelligent Sensor uses 4,096 sensing steps to evaluate it’s surroundings. The result is a picture optimized for it’s surroundings and is more pleasing to watch.
ISFccc (Imaging Science Foundation certified calibration control)
This refers to TVs that contain the detailed calibration controls necessary for professional certification by the Imaging Science Foundation. The goal is to achieve performance parameters such as accurate color temperature, gray scale tracking as well as other performance parameters that are optimized for varying viewing conditions. The resulting ISF day and night modes will then be accessible by the user to experience the best their LG HDTV has to offer.
Watch everything in the right light and let your TV do the adjustments for you automatically with the Intelligent Sensor.
Picture Wizard II
LG televisions come with a built-in calibration wizard and step by step instructions on how to properly adjust each of the picture controls within the TVs menu system. Get easy self-calibration with on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements such as black level, color, tint, sharpness and backlight levels.
SIMPLINK Connectivity
SIMPLINK is a feature that links all HDMI-connected equipment via the TV remote. You can set it so when you turn your TV on it will turn on your surround sound system, PS3, etc. or you can watch TV and turn on your PS3 and the TV and surround sound will automatically go to the right input. This type of technology allows for convenient control of other LG SimpLink products.
The LK450 earned the Energy Star seal of approval, so it's sure to save you money on your utility bills..
Conserve Energy & Save Money
Conserve energy, fight climate, and save money with Energy Star and Smart Energy Saving products. TVs that are 4.0 Energy Star rated will save consumers 40% or more on energy consumption. Energy Star qualified TVs use about 30% less energy than standard units. Save energy both in standby and active. For TVs, it means they save energy both in standby and active (when they're on) modes. Be wise and not wasteful. Smart Energy Saving is a feature on LG TVs that allows for customized energy consumption and savings. With Smart Energy Saving features, you can conserve energy and save money.
Key Specifications
- Screen size: 42 inches
- Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1
- Picture Wizard II: Yes
- MPRT: 60 Hz
- AV Mode (Picture & Sound): Cinema/Game/Sport
- HDMI Ports:3
- USB 1.0
- Audio Output Power 10W + 10W
- Speaker System: 1 Way 2 Speakers
- Sound Modes: 5
- Clear Voice II: Yes
- Smart Energy Saving: Yes
- Intelligent Sensor: Yes
- Component Video In (Y, Pb, Pr) + Audio: 2 (Rear)
- Limited Warranty: 1 year parts & labor
- TV without stand (WxHxD): 31.3 x 19.8 x 2.9 - 17.9 lbs
- TV with stand (WxHxD): 31.3 x 22.4" x 8.1 - 20.3 lbs
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great TV For The Money
By Moviegeek
I must preface my review by saying I didn't buy the LG 450 online, I bought it at a big box store because they had a better price:
I wanted an inexpensive TV for the bedroom and the LG 450 is a good choice, the picture quality is very good for it's price. I didn't need 120Hz so I saved $150 by buying the 60Hz model. All LG TV's have Expert ISF Settings so you can have it professionally calibrated or do it yourself, it even has a built-in blue filter. The ATSC tuner is very powerful because I get all the local stations OTA with an indoor antenna. This model is not internet enabled so you need a set top box to get Netflix, etc. A word of caution though: when I got it home and calibrated the picture it still didn't look great, it takes about 12 hours of viewing for the display to "break-in". After watching the TV for a few days now the picture has improved dramatically. As with all TV's the sound isn't great but it does have bass and treble controls.
I and most experts recommend these basic settings(YMMV):
1. Turn off Dynamic Contrast.
2. Turn off Auto Energy Saving.
3. Turn on Cinema Mode, if your Blu-ray player supports 24p then turn that on as well.
4. Select Just Scan.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
LG 32LK450 32" LCD 1080p 60Hz HDTV
By C. Alexander
This HDTV was a great price and I give it Thumbs UP!!! It has excellent color, easy to setup and it has a great sound. This TV size fits perfectly in my bedroom.
I first purchased another popular brand Vizio 32" LED and it was not heavy to lift, it only weight about 4 or 5 lbs., but I was very unhappy with it. Maybe the one I received was defective, but I had to return it because the color looked faded on all channels and sound was terrible. The sound, sounded like you were in a tunnel.
I ordered the LG 32LK450 HDTV online and received Free Shipping for this particular model, which I had no idea that it would be FedEX overnight from the company I ordered it from. That was a plus for me, because my old TV died and I needed a new one right away. I'm very happy that I decided on LG 32LK450 model, after researching the Internet for reviews, and it showed good ratings. I did know that LG made great cell phones, but had no idea that their HDTV's were this good. LG gave me great customer service when I had some questions about the setup. I will be purchasing another LG HDTV for my 2nd bedroom in the near future.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
LG The Best!
By Christine Best
I am so pleased with my purchase. This TV has great picture & sound. The menu is almost idoit proof! My husband and I like different settings when watching tv so changing options frequently has become so easy with this tv. We never found a better price for this model! I would highly recommend.
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