LG Electronics 32LN520B 32-Inch 720p 60Hz LED TV

LG has come through again! I already have a 42″ LCD HDTV and wanted a smaller one for my “man cave”. Of course I ordered from Amazon and it arrived right on time, as always is the case with Amazon. This 32″ model delivers a HD picture using the entire screen. LG’s are the easiest on the market to set up every single adjustment you might want to make. This one is a little newer, and has even more adjustments. If you click 4 for channel 4, it offers 5 other options of the over the air numbers, 4.1, 4.2, etc! I love it and will buy any product available made by LG. This company has proven it over and over. You won’t be sorry!

The LG 32LN53OB is a 32″ LED television designed for those who are satisfied with 720p video output without the 1080p price. It contains a nice selection of built-in features and picture modes and is Energy Star compliant. Its price point is a nice selling feature, but this doesn’t detract from its video performance, which is respectable. With all this stated, the LG 32LN53OB is a lower scale television in terms of video specifications. If you’re in the market for a 720p, lower priced television, the LG 32LN53OB is certainly worth looking at.

The LG 32LN53OB screen measures 31.5″ diagonally. It has a refresh rate of 60 Mhz with video processing that enhances video performance. 60 MHz is fine for slower moving video, but will result in pixelization during fast action scenes. To add to video performance, LG has incorporated its Triple XD Engine, which provides video deinterlacing, color and contrast enhancements, and video noise reduction. This adds to the overall image quality.

The 32LN53OB comes with seven picture modes that preset different video aspect ratios. These presets enable 16:9 widescreen imaging without any scaling. This preserves the sharpness of the original video signal, which can be degraded during scaling. Other aspect ratios are supported by internal scaling, which enables these video modes to utilize as much of the screen as possible.

To assist in setting up the television, LG has supplied a Picture Wizard that assists in configuring critical settings that control picture quality. These settings include adjustments to black level, white level, color, color tint, horizontal sharpness, and vertical sharpness. These are all easily set using the Picture Wizard in only a few minutes.

The 32LN53OB supports a number of AV inputs and outputs, including one RF In for antenna or cable inputs, one AV In for audio and video input, two component inputs (one on the side and one on the rear of the television), one USB connector, one digital video out, one RS-232 connection, and one headphone output.

As is typical with LED televisions, the audio quality is not its most impressive feature, although it does a very nice job. Many televisions are a bit anemic in their audio output. Not with this LG television. The 32LN53OB comes with two 10W speakers that provide a nice volume depth. If you want to listen to the news while in the next room, you’ll have no problem increasing the volume to a level that enables you to do that comfortably. Some televisions provide only a 3W speaker, which doesn’t provide enough power to fill up more than a room’s worth of volume. While the television provides a nice amount of volume, don’t expect it to deliver grinding bass or nice low end. For that, you’ll want to install an A/V system with larger speakers.

Power consumption is quite modest with this television, which has earned it an Energy Star rating. It consumes a scant 28.9W of power during typical use. Standby mode uses only .3W.

The 32LN53OB comes with a swivel stand, a standard remote, two AA batteries for the remote, and a one-year parts and labor warranty.

The 32LN53OB is a very good 32″ LED television, for the money. It contains the right amount of features and performance to satisfy most consumers who are looking for a basic television at a nice price. It doesn’t natively support 1080p video reproduction, but the video processors within the television do a nice job of hosting 1080 content. The television also offers a very nice array of features and connectivity options, which makes the 32LN53OB a viable option for a variety of applications.

Overall, the LG 32LN53OB is a nice television worth considering for those looking at 720p LED televisions.

I love this TV, and you cannot beat the price. Like someone else said, the bezel is very thin, so the picture seems very large. I followed CajunJake’s advice and ordered a $25. Cheetah wall mount. That came first and I installed in 15 minutes. When the TV came (quickly) I opened the box, put it in the wall mount, and turned it on. I was watching it immediately, and made no adjustments at all. The remote is easy to use. I’m not a techie at all and hate messing around with something to get it to work. This was fine for me, right out of the box.

It has the usual inputs – audio/video, HDMI, USB and optical audio input.

It has AV inputs and outputs, including one RF In for antenna or cable inputs, one AV In for audio and video input, two component inputs (one on the side and one on the rear of the television), one USB connector, one digital video out, one RS-232 connection, and one headphone output.

The USB has limited use in that with other LG models one can insert a flash drive containing a movie and the LG plays the movie… but not with this model.. only view pictures and play music.. no movies… you need to run movies through a DVD or your computer..

No VGA, but it has two HDMI and one USB port. Use the HDMI port from my laptop for connecting to the TV.

It does not have an analog RCA output, but does have a digital optical output.

Also has a sleep timer.

The picture quality is excellent, and the sound is great, too. I like it so well, I’m ordering another one for a different room, before the price goes up.

Thanks for taking the time to read my review, and I hope you found it helpful in making a purchase decision.