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Review summary: In what is truly a remarkable turn of events, DisplaySearch – the leading display market research firm – reports that LG Electronics has overtaken Matsushita (parent company of Panasonic) as the world's largest plasma television supplier in terms of ...

Pros: Comprehensive array of picture adjustment controls ; Near-D65 greyscale after calibration via user menu white balance controls ; Accurate primary colours after calibration via colour management system ; Good standard-def video processing (scaling, ...

Cons: Native screen resolution only 1024x768 (not full HD) ; Blacks not as deep as the latest Pioneer and Panasonic plasmas ; Exhibits more image retention than the latest Pioneer and Panasonic plasmas ; Subtle telecine judder remains present when fed with ...

Verdict: After living with the LG 42PG6000 for more than a week, it's not difficult to see why the PG6000 plasma series walked away with a "Best Of Innovation" award at Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2008, and why its competitors – Panasonic in particular – ...

Review summary: The LG 50PG6000 is designed for people who want a big screen that will look good in their lounges. Fortunately, it packs several nice touches that make it a great choice for a simple, easy to use TV, and has a wealth of connectivity options to suit ...

Pros: HD picture quality ; styling ; sound quality ; connectivity

Cons: Freeview picture quality wasn't brilliant at times

Verdict: If you're looking for a TV that offers a lot of bang for your buck, this must surely be a contender. We really like the picture and sound quality and although we've seen TVs handle Freeview better, HD looks brilliant and gaming was fantastic, too

Review summary: Visually the set is a wow, complete with an excellent user interface

Verdict: From there it's a short hop to the -advanced- menu where black level, white balance, gamma, red/ green bias and the all-important noise reduction can be tinkered with and saved under an -expert- setting

Review summary: For the more aesthetically inclined grabbing a

Review summary: This is no world-beater, but for £1200 or less it's hard to argue with

Pros: Clean, detailed off-air; video images are colourful with decent black levels

Cons: Slight issues with motion; not the real quality of more expensive models