A brighter picture
The South Korean manufacturer is also the first to market an LCD display – dubbed the Time Machine – with a built-in digital video recorder.
The 42-inch 42LC2RR (also available in 37 inch) is a great-looking display with a shiny, piano-black finish. Manufacturers are increasingly taking care with the look and design of the TV itself, so that it doesn’t detract from the rest of your living room décor. Here LG has definitely succeeded.
The DVR can record up to 40 hours of standard TV broadcasts and has a live TV pause function. Without the electronic programme guide embedded, as with the DStv PVR, the LG isn’t as user friendly, but if you’re someone like me that can never have enough recorded content on tap it works well. You can also record content from DVDs or other sources, such as a laptop on to the hard drive, to view later.
LG’s 42LC2RR has convinced me that LCD screens have the edge over plasmas. It’s bright enough for easy viewing during daytime, but can also handle the nuanced colours and deep blacks of movies.
While plasma is still easier on the eye when showing normal TV and satellite transmissions (which in SA can be of shockingly low quality at times), when high definition hits the airwaves you’d want an LCD. With a price of around R22 000 in stores undercutting its brand-name rivals and with a larger screen (LCDs are usually 40 inch) it’s not surprising that LG is SA’s number one seller.
Finweek
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