LG LH40 Series Review

While not being the cheapest line of LCD TV produced by the manufacturer, the LG LH40 series is not very pretentious in terms of price, while it does come equipped with certain features that recommend it. As compared to the same company’s LG LH30 series, this one is appointed with 120Hz refresh rate, it has 1080p resolution, and four HDMI ports, being more of a mid range line than a low entry type.

Models

Sporting a wide array of screen sizes, the LG LH40 series has a little something for every taste:

  • 32 inch – LG 32LH40
  • 37 inch – LG 37LH40
  • 42 inch – LG 42LH40
  • 47 inch – LG 47LH40
  • 55 inch – LG 55LH40

Features

One of the main points the LG LH40 series can boast about is the 1080p resolution, usually found on more expensive models. Yet, as far as the price is concerned, this line can be considered belonging to the cheap LCD TV league, because it also offers more than other models. Its 120Hz refresh rate reduces motion blur, and connectivity options include four HDMI ports, two component video, one PC input and RF for cable or antenna.

Picture quality

Picture quality of LG LH40 series does not fall short beyond the more expensive line coming from the same manufacturer, LG LH50. However, one of the most important points, black levels, is far from being exceptional, and this puts a damp on the series’ reputation.

Blacks on this inexpensive LCD TV line are less deeper than seen on most competitors’ models. These light blacks have a general poor effect on shadow detail, otherwise quite solid, by making certain details hard to discern for the eye.

Color accuracy is great, raising a little the series’ overall performance. But there is an issue, however, happening in dark scenes, where blacks tend to borrow a certain level of blue, like it is encountered in other cheap LCD TV models. Colors also tend to look a little washed out, because of the non competitive black levels.

Another bad issue about the LG LH40 series is its video processing capabilities. Artifacts are prone to appear when watching movie content and 1080p/24 frames sources are a pain to watch. This only means that watching Blu-ray discs is almost redundant, and you need to switch off the Real Cinema mode. Other high definition sources are handled well, but that is all.

While it does not show terrible uniformity issues, the LG LH40 series is only an average performer, as seldom stated in cheap LCD TV reviews. Watching from extreme off angles causes the image to look washed out, even worse than seen on Sony or Samsung models.

Watching your favorite programs in a room scalded in light does not pose any problems to LG LH40 models. Its performance is great in this area, so we do not have anything to reproach.

Buying a cheap LCD TV is often worth the money spend because of the great standard definition content. LG LH40 is one of these performers, providing great detail level, noise reduction, and less artifacts than seen on many LCD TV screens.

Conclusion

Maybe the LG LH40 series cannot stand on par with other cheap LCD TV models, coming from Sony and Samsung. But this does not mean that it can provide decent quality for the money spent. One of its strongest points is represented by solid connectivity options, while one of its worst is the way it handles 1080p/24 frames video content. In the end, the choice belongs entirely to you.