LG PS7000 Series Plasma TV (50", 60") (TVs)

We may be in the midst of the long-awaited "digital" switchover, but the word itself is quickly ceasing to mean much in the world of video and high definition. This 50-inch plasma from LG has a Freeview TV tuner inside for fetching digital TV pics,...

Classy styling, connectivity galore, Bluetooth file transfer from phones, DivX HD playback from USB

Freeview looks ropey, Blu-ray not razor-sharp, colour can be too ripe

While not up there with the finest plasmas around when it comes to pictures, its digital media goodies and dependable audio make this 50-incher worth every penny

Does excellent picture quality accompany the LG 50PS7000's excellent price?

Fans of LG's plasma screens will probably just see this review as an exercise in self-justification for what I said about the 42PQ6000 recently. But all I can say is that I'm being completely honest when I state that while I appreciate its price point,...

The LG 50PS7000's pictures are unusually aggressive for a plasma TV, so it's capable of performing spectacularly well with HD material. But the same aggression arguably hinders the TV's standard-definition efforts, and leads to a worrying situation in...

Good price ; Tasteful design ; Plenty of features and connections ; Generally very impressive high-definition picture quality

Sounds treble-heavy ; Standard-definition performance isn't great ; Black levels aren't quite up to normal plasma standards ; Worrying amount of image retention

Conclusion If you're looking for a decently priced TV that's going to live predominantly on an HD diet -- a screen for a dedicated movie or gaming room, perhaps -- the LG 50PS7000 is definitely worth considering. But its underwhelming...

It's also impeccably connected, with highlights of four HDMIs, a D-Sub PC jack, a USB jack, and Bluetooth for wireless streaming of pictures and sound from compatible phones, or listening to the TV's sound on Bluetooth headphones. The USB, by the way,...

Sharp HD pictures, decent price, wide viewing angle, good motion handling

Some strange colour tones during standard def viewing, black levels not up to plasma's usual standards, image retention

LG's attitude to Plasma technology is refreshing. Despite their position in the market as a value-based company, the Korean firm hasn't gone down the route of producing only Liquid Crystal TVs. LG's 2008 plasmas defied their low price tags with a...

Industry leading calibration controls, Calibrated greyscale performance is excellent, Calibrated colour reproduction is also excellent!, SD video processing is serviceable, Excellent detail thanks to untampered-with 1080p input, Built-in speakers give...

24p input is tampered with by motion interpolation system, which makes films look slightly unnatural, Black level performance isn't the best, More PWM noise than some other Plasma displays, Temporary image retention may annoy some people

Above Average