Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black

Review by Fast Eddie for Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I’ve been in the market for a 55″ LCD for over a year. I needed to replace a 55″ rear projection TV that was great for it’s time, but doesn’t have the picture quality of a good LCD. I didn’t want to spend a fortune and I’ve been watching as large LCD’s have come down in price.

I purchased this at Costco and I thought the price was a typo. The picture quality of this TV is first rate, and the sound while not great, is better than most. It’s fine for regular viewing, but I certainly use my sound system for movies. 1080i from Dish is spectacular, and 1080p from Xbox is unbelievable. 240Hz makes a big difference in the motion blur of fast scenes – there is virtually none. I’m finally going to pull the trigger on Blue-ray now because this thing is so good.

I love it, my wife loves it, and everyone that sees it is amazed. In my mind it is by far the best value on a top-shelf LCD.

Review by John White for Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I bought this TV from Costco and all I can say is that I am so happy I did. You cant find a 55″ 1080/240 for $1199 anywhere. I have had it for about 4 weeks now and the picture is incredible. My girl and my friends who have come over to watch movies or the basketball games all compliment me on it. I feel like I stole this TV. The sound isn’t the best but I have yet to hear great sound out of any LCD/Plasma TV. Thankfully I have a really good surround sound system.

Review by Dr. Sooper Smart for Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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This TV was purchased for a fantastically low price (under $1000), but as my lab assistant always says: “You get what you pay for!” 4 days after the 30 day return period ended, the TV went psychedelic: weird negative colors and completely unwatchable. […]. Then things got really bad. A long saga of calling the manufacturer and Amazon multiple times (I’ll spare you the details) and we finally got our money back 3 months later. Next time we’ll purchase a Sony, Toshiba, LG or Samsung.

Review by Angela K. Williams for Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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This is my first flat screen t.v. and I could not be happier. Very good image and sound quality. The price was competitive if not better than most comparable televisions with similar features. Great t.v. for the money and the delivery process was easy and reliable.

Review by C. Davenport for Proscan 42LC55S240V87 42-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV, Black
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I’m just an average guy and am about as far from a audio/video snob as you can get so when I went searching for a TV I looked mostly for price and also reviews from users (not professionals).

This is the TV I found and I am so far happy with it overall. I’ve had it for about a month now and no major problems have surfaced. The picture looks good and it is a big upgrade from my old 32″ HDTV. The screen is NOT glossy which is a huge plus. Glossy screens reflect even the smallest hint of light which makes placing them in a room that has windows a big pain. This one is a nice matt black that I can easily see with the windows open.

The two issues I have with the TV that make it not perfect for me are somewhat minor.

First would be this TV takes a significant amount of time to turn on, probably about 4 times as long as my old TV. I can expect it to take a little longer due to it being larger, but this is really long.

The second issue is changing video inputs. For some reason the TV either is lagging bad or misses button presses on the remote because it can take several presses of the ‘input’ button for the menu to come up, then sometimes it misses up/down button presses and the enter key. This makes using my Logitech Harmony remote useless, it never, ever, manages to change the TV to the correct input and changing the input on the Harmony remote is such a pain in the butt that I just don’t use it anymore. For some reason the Comcast remote also isn’t working with the TV (only power and volumn work), so I’m back to using 4 remote controls.

Overall though for the price this was a good deal. A thousand bucks for a 55-inch? That’s a steal, at least at the time of my purchase. Used my AMEX card for the free extra year warrenty.