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With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get. Minimum size = Viewing distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

LG 37LD450 37-Inch 1080p 60 Hz LCD HDTV CustomerReview

Our first hi-tech television brings my spouse and I into the modern era. This LG replaced our venerable and ancient Philips 16 inch tv that we got used, for free, and watched for over six years. It was purchasing the new re-imagined Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (with Collectible Cylon) which was filmed in HD, that finally pushed us into getting an HDTV for ourselves.

Well…wow. Unreal difference from a tube tv to a flatscreen. I had never heard of LG corp (Life’s Good) before. I started by looking at more recognized brands like Samsung, Sanyo and Panasonic. But LG is in the hotel and club TV manufacturing and they were offering a heck of a lot of flatscreen tv at a better price than the others. So the risk was–try an unknown brand–LG–and hope we got something cool. We did.

It’s black and sleek. A lot physically lighter than I thought it would be and I was able to easily assemble the base to the TV with the instructions that came with it. These HDTV flatscreens are less like a TV and more like a super-monitor.

This feature-rich HDTV has three HDMI ports (Try these Mediabridge Ultra Series – High Speed HDMI Cable – 6ft – Supports 3D & Audio Return Channel to connect your devices up). In addition to ports for component and old-school adapters like RCA and AVI it has a USB port! You can make a slideshow of photos on your laptop and put them on a USB and watch them on your LG flatscreen. Sweet! It has an 8mm headphone jack as well.

Very *very* colorful. Easy on the eyes in all lighting situations and distances. 1080p resolution renders a pleasing level of detail in objects. Only drawback is that non-HD tv looks meh now. Our playstation 2 and VCR tapes don’t look so great either. On the other hand, a nice upscaling DVD player could make some of your DVDs look a lot better on this kind of TV.

From an interoperability standpoint, I am still figuring out all the things this TV can do. One of the most awesome functions is its onscreen interface. We used to use a small cable-switching box with big plastic buttons to tell our old TV which composite AV feed to display: DVD, comcast cable, PS2. This LG HDTV uses an onscreen interface in the ‘inputs’ section on the remote control to scan all incoming data signals and display what devices you have connected that are on. It lets you surf with the remote, which input to view, USB photos, cablebox, Playstation, DVD player. No more clunky cable switching box–thanks to a generous and varied array of input options on the back of the TV and a great onscreen menu to manage them.

Remote control is a little largish–but buttons are easy to press, super responsive and the onscreen menus are easy to navigate. TV is super smart and will power down the DVD player when we switch the screen off. Really nice introduction to flatpanel HDTVs with this LG. Well priced for its features and just incredible picture to look at. Wonderful piece of technology.

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