LG 42LH70YR Scarlet 2.0 LCD TV

New model alert! This is LG’s latest Scarlet LCD TV, a popular model with now major re-inforcements like IPS (in plane switching) LCD panel, Bluetooth etc. We got the 42 inch model, the LG 42LH70YR Scarlet 2.0 LCD TV, and looks pretty snazzy and promising. So let's check it out.

Design and features
Drawing on its typical red streaked aesthetics like previous Scarlet series, this model clearly looks better than many other models we’ve seen. LG always manages to make their bezels very ritzy, with a clean cut design and smooth surfaces, gloss black in this case. The red accentuation is on the bottom panel, and around the rim of the stand’s base. Thin frames is the ‘in’ thing these days, and this LG model too is very thin. Not as much as the edge lit LED model inthe market, but for this price point it’s really neat and thin. The power button is a circular transparent one that fills up what, in previous Scarlet models, was a cut out hole through the bezel. This too is fully touch sensitive.

The connections available are more than satisfactory, with 3 HDMI 1.3a inputs, 2 component ins, PC input (Mini D-Sub), one RS-232, plus the all important USB 2.0 inputs. The USB can play MP3s, JPEGS and also DivX and MPEG 4 movies. The DivX playback is limited to SD playback, plus there is no head phone out, and it comes with inbuilt stereo regular speakers, though invisible from the front view. The stand joint is really wobbly. We were cleaning the screen to photograph it, and it just wobbled away like a see saw.

The new Bluetooth feature is a first for LCDs in India, kudos to LG for that, but usage wise you can only hear music on wireless headphones, and listen to music from your phone on TV. The panel, as mentioned previously, is IPS, not the first in India, but LG markets it heavily. The panel is 1920 x 1080 full HD, Brightness is 500 cd/m2, Viewing Angle is 178 /178, Response time is 2.4 ms.