Review: LG 55LB561V 55″ Full HD LED TV, 100 Hz, MHL – Best TV for under 600 euros?
Can you really get a great 55 inch Led TV TV for only 599 euros? I wasn’t really shopping for a new TV, but the price was unbeatable, so I ended up buying this TV.
My old TV was Samsung 46″ LE46B535, which wasn’t too bad, but you’ll always want bigger and bigger TV, don’t you?
I don’t need that so called “Smart TV” features, as I already have WD Live box and Playstation 3 that has Netflix and other services I need.
LG 55LB561V 55″ looked pretty impressive with it specs and price. I haven’t read many in depth reviews of this yet, but here’s my take on this TV set. I won’t review this with my typical style, I’ll just rather just add pros and cons .
Pros:
+ IPS-panel, vibrant colors
+ You can arrange the TV channels anyway you want. First digital era TV I’ve seen that has this feature.
+ When you change the channel, GUI shows up the current program name, and the upcoming name.
+ Remote control is pretty small, and works properly, not much aiming required.
+ USB-Rec
Cons:
– Black levels are really weak, I was hoping for much better levels for 5 years newer TV. Old one beats this 5-0, and it wasn’t top of the line model.
– Background light leakage. There’s half of dozen spots where you can clearly see this. (see my pic)
– Background light isn’t even. There’s dark corners when you watch TV.
– Grey frames makes this TV look pretty cheap. Maybe they are grey, so the black levels looks “better”.
– Glossy panel
– Speakers are really poor, and the sound is really thin. You’ll need external speakers with this TV
– TV guide is horrible. It stops the current program completely. It’s also really annoying to use.
– Only two HDMI inputs
– It’s hard to use the TV without remote control, as the buttons are under the TV.
Score: 3/5
Photo of Background light leaking and clouding. (taken with Nokia Lumia 720 phone)
Conclusion:
It’s proven again, if you want cheap and good TV, you need to buy two. Next TV is not going to be a small budget TV. Hopefully Full HD OLED TV’s comes cheaper within next few years. 4K isn’t an option as long as there’s enough support: Next gen consoles (hopefully Playstation 5), streaming services, ja Blu-ray (or whatever the physical 4K format is going to be) are mainstream.
PS. I bought this TV with my own money.
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