LG 32LC2DB

LCD 32p.HD READY.TDT INTEGRADO (Actualizable por antena).Sint. Analógico y digital. Resol.1366 x 768 pixeles. Brillo: 500 Cd/m2. Contraste PRO LCD 2000:1. PIP (1 Sinto). T. r. 8ms. Guía Elect.Progr. 8 días. Contraste 800:1. 2 Altav. 10W. Entr: 2 Euro

I imagine that the majority of people looking at the LG 32LC2D are attracted, as I was, by the price and the manufacturer. LG have developed quite a reputation for making quality LCD televisions and the 32LC2D does not disappoint. The picture quality is outstanding from a digital input. I spent quite a few weeks going into local electrical stores and looking at practically every 32" LCD TV I could find. I always came back to LG as not only is the design of their models nice and slim in comparison to many other brands (particularly Sony and Philips) but the picture quality was very impressive indeed.
In the end, I splashed out a very cheap 560 pounds from an internet company and had my new TV within a week. Set-up was a breeze apart from a bit of confusion with accessing the digital channels (the manual does not explain you have to actually select DTV from the input menu instead of TV to get digital). Was a little concerned at first about the fact that there are only 2 Scart sockets at the back, but then realised I no longer needed my set-top box connected so only had one Scart running in anyway. You also get all the other connection options you would expect from a new TV, S-Video, component, RGB, HDMI (now if Microsoft would just make an HDMI connector for the Xbox 360) and a card slot if you want paid for Digital channels broadcast on the Freeview system. I managed to have the TV up and running with my Xbox 360 and DVD/Video combi-player in about 5 minutes.
Everything since then has been a delight. Sound quality was a nice surprise (difficult to check in most high-street stores) with a good quality stereo sound that does a decent job of creating the illusion of surround sound. The Picture-In-Picture feature was not something I was concerned about before purchase but I find I use it all the time now meaning I can keep an eye on the football scores coming in on Sky Sports News whilst watching a DVD or playing on the Xbox. Unfortunately, the remote control is not great compared to other manufacturers. Everything is there, but some buttons take a bit of finding. Also, the menu system is not laid out in a particularly logical fashion. However, given how good everything else is these are minor gripes and should not stop anyone who wants a top quality 32" TV for under 600 pounds from snapping up one of these.