LG 32LS3450 32″ 720p 60Hz LED HDTV

Ultimately, the LG 32LS3450 32″ 720p is a great TV for the price.

Positives:
Great picture (be advised that Dish TV, Direct TV, etc. all compress the HD signals – so to get a proper view of the picture, either get the HD from a Blu-Ray disk or an antenna – over-air HD is not compressed, so it looks much better). Most TVs with this kind of picture are much more expensive… hence the great value. I also like the remote and the navigation. Hooking up a Blu-Ray/DVD player and Roku was pretty standard (the TV has 2 HDMI inputs as well as plugs for RGB or the single yellow video plug accompanied by 2 audio plugs).

Disappointments (note that I tend to focus on the negatives when reviewing a product – because things that work are supposed to):
– It was impossible to mount the stand properly to the TV. Fortunately, since the TV slides into the stand, this isn’t critical (a design/manufacturing flaw).
– The TV lacks an Internet input (or WiFi) for streaming. So you’ll need an external device for that.
– Initially my Roku HD didn’t work when plugged into an HDMI port, but would work when plugged into the yellow video plug. This problem was easily corrected by resetting my Roku HD (LG Tech Support helped me solve that problem).
– I noticed that when I switch to the HDMI input for my Roku, after a few seconds the screen would suddenly and noticeably darken. This was eliminated by turning off the “Energy Saving” function (from the Settings / Picture screen).
– Another minor disappointment was that this TV only has one cable/Antenna input. Some people (like me) watch cable for cable shows but switch to antenna for network channels in order to experience them in true HD.
– I downloaded and tried to update my firmware without success. LG Technical Support recommended that I take it to a local Service Center to figure out what that problem was. I doubt that the firmware update would be necessary for most people.
– My MAJOR disappointment was that some distributor web sites (e.g., Fryes) CLAIM that this TV will play video files (avi, mp4, mkv) via the USB port (e.g., from an external hard drive). This claim also “appears” to be supported in the TV being DivX Certified. However, this TV does NOT have that functionality (the manual is quite ambiguous on this point, but LG Technical Support was clear). The USB port will only recognize photos and music files. However, most TVs lack this functionality. The way around it is to get a Blu-Ray player with a USB port supporting that capability (there are MANY inexpensive Blu-Ray players (e.g., Samsung) on the market supporting this functionality). If you MUST have that functionality in the TV, check out the LG 32LM6200, the Samsung UN32ES6500FXZA or Samsung UN32EH5300FXZA. These TVs are more high-end and accordingly more expensive.

Ultimately, these disappointments wouldn’t be noticed by the vast majority of people. Hence, my 4 star rating.

great tv, it has all the periferals it said it had, specially the usb input to use it with a flash card and one can see any movie or pictures.