Product Details
LG 50PQ3000 50-inch Widescreen HD Ready Plasma TV with Freeview - Black

LG 50PQ3000 50-inch Widescreen HD Ready Plasma TV with Freeview - Black
From LG

Price: £625.85

Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Dispatched from and sold by Reliant Direct

7 new or used available from £598.00

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Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #40318 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: LG Electronics
  • Model: 50PQ3000
  • Released on: 2009-04-15
  • Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 79.37 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer's Description
The HD Ready PQ3000 series delivers superior 600Hz sub-field driving technology to eliminate motion blur, perfect for watching sport and movies.

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50PQ3000
The HD Ready PQ3000 series delivers superior 600Hz sub-field driving technology to eliminate motion blur, perfect for watching sport and movie.

600Hz
LG 600Hz Sub-Field Driving Plasma technology provides zero motion blur and the ultimate razor sharp response time perfect for watching high speed viewing such as sports and movies.

HD Ready
High-definition television, or HDTV, is a new standard of TV with better-quality picture and sound than normal TV , the sort of standard you would see at a cinema. HDTV brings you closer to the action, offering more colours and a higher resolution picture (twice as many horizontal lines). This can make HDTV images clearer, sharper, more detailed and very lifelike.

x3 HDMI
Connect your games console, blu-ray player or home cinema system through the 3 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) ports for a true High Definition multimedia experience.

AV Mode
LG TVs have three special modes (Cinema, Sport and Game modes) for enhanced picture and audio quality. These are easily accessible using the AV MODE hot key on the remote control. Cinema Mode - Watch movies with vivid colour, smoother motion and cinematic sound effect. Sport Mode – Takes you closer to the action by emphasising the main colours and reducing motion blur. Game Mode – Optimises the TV for computer and / or games console for a more dynamic gaming experience.

Freeview/Digital
With LG, you’ll be ready for the digital switchover. By 2012, all areas of the UK will receive TV in digital as opposed to analogue. Freeview is a subscription free service which brings up to 48 digital TV channels including ITV2, E4, BBC3, and Film4, plus 24 digital radio stations, no contract and no satellite dish.

To check if you can receive Freeview in your area, text your postcode followed by your house number or name to 83331* or visit www.freeview.co.uk.

Invisible Speaker
The front bezel works as a speaker, replacing the normal speaker grill. With the Invisible Speaker System, the speakers are embedded in strategic spots underneath and around the front bezel. They enhance the audio by increasing the ‘sweet spot’ to give a wider and richer sound field. This speaker system provides a clean and fashionable design compared with traditional side or bottom speaker designs.

USB
The USB 2.0 feature allows you to connect a USB mass storage device to your LG product in order to play audio (MP3) files and display JPEG images.


Customer Reviews

Poor Delievery1
Well i never got the chance to review the LG 50PQ3000 50 Inch TV because when it arrived and i unpacked it, the screen was cracked.
I was not very impressed with the delievery of the TV, only 1 man delievered the TV, to my astonishment he dragged a big 50inch TV out the van on his own, on the tv box it said 2 men should of delievered the TV.

Sent the TV back to Amazon, received very fast refund which i was pleased about but very disapointed with courier service, would not order another TV of line after this experience.

Small price, big package5
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to write the following, but if you use google you can get the unlock code which basically turns this TV into the 50PQ6000 giving you full DIVX playback through the USB port. It also gives you most of the advanced colour tuning features making this the best bang for the buck by far. Also, the DIVX playback off of USB is far better than my PS3, kinda surprised about that.

The good: The colour depth is great, number of inputs are fantastic, and the 600Hz bit doesn't look fake. Next time you're looking at movies playing on multiple LCD/Plasma TV's in the store, look at the ones with the supposed high-end motion correction - they're horrible! Somehow the motion correction effects remove all of the Hollywood magic and make movies look home-made. I bought this TV for watching movies on so that's not cool with me. Last, there has been a lot of talk about plasma's having image retention on them, but I've had no problems. By accident (I'm sure it'll happen to you) I've left a static screen on for a few hours. The worst that happened was I could see faint lines on the next movie/tv show that I watched for ~5 minutes and then it was gone. If the 5 minute image retention after leaving a dvd on all night bugs you, get an LCD.

The bad: Not quite as bright as LCD screens, and only 1 optical audio in port (I'm sure that won't bug most people, but for my use it's a bit of a pain). Last bit, the TV stand isn't the greatest which has me worried when I've got lots of people over. I may have to get a wall mount for her, but it's holding up so far.