Narasimhan_M
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Friends,
I have been using a Samsung Sonama 32 LCD for more than 6 years and quite recently the age of this TV started showing up. The LCD panel started forming bubbles and gradually it increased to almost 40% of the entire screen. Also the viewing angles were getting pretty bad. Logged a compliant with Samsung to see the possibility to repair the set.
A technician promptly visited and inspected the TV and the issues I reported. He made few calls to the service center and gave me a quote for the repair. It was 22,000 and the panel to be replaced. This started my hunt for a new TV.
For more than 4 years I have been dreaming to own a big TV and thought this would be the ideal time. Read reviews on Sony W800/850, Samsung 3D Series and LG 3D. There was a LG showroom near to my place so took my family along to check the models.
I was totally drooled over by the LA6910 model by its looks, feature set, picture and 3D quality. Checked HD, SD and 3D content and all was pretty good.
Here are the events which followed
13-Oct -> Visited the showroom along with my family to look at the TV models. Demo'd a 3D sample and was soon drooling over. Finalized on 6910 and discussed the payment options.
14-Oct -> Made the payment and the delivery was promised on 15-Oct.
15-Oct -> The Set was delivered around 2 PM. I did not a require a wall mount so the stand was hooked up and it was switched on. While going through the setup(luckily it was on a white background), I noticed 2 dark spots on the set. The technician acknowledged it and said would get back by EOD. No calls after that.
16-Oct -> I fiddled with the menus and found the usage hours. To my shock it was showing 556 Hours. Immediately called LG and lodged a complaint. Spoke with the dealer and he promptly suggested a replacement TV within 2 days. Though disappointing I still had some hope.
17-Oct -> Got a call from the dealer around 5 PM and confirmed that the replacement set is on its way. The new set had no dark spots and the usage hours were 0. A great relief.
The experience with this TV has been awesome so far :yahoo:. The picture quality is excellent. I own a PS3 and a SUN DTH(SD).
Positives
1. The picture quality is very good. SD channels like Star Sports, NDTV and all the tamil channels are very good. I had my picture setting at Eco and the colors, black level are pretty good.
2. I own a few movies in blu ray and the TV really stands out when viewing HD contents. The colors are so natural, contrast is good, excellent black levels. I viewed few music videos from VEVO and songs shot in dark settings looked stunning.
3. Got an IMAX space station 3D and also downloaded few 3D demo videos of LG from YouTube. The 3D is just out of the world and whoever watched 3D was full of smiles. I tried watching 3D in all conditions -> Under bright light, daytime, evening and pitch dark night conditions. The 3D was always pleasant with adequate brightness and sharpness and never caused any flickers or headaches. I set the Gamma to 2.4 and its makes 3D even better.
4. I was surprised by the Audio clarity this set produces. Equipped with a sub woofer at the backside, the audio is punchy with good clarity for highs, mids and lows. The Clear Sound Feature is a sweet option.
5. The SMART TV is wonderful. This TV is now like a PC. This set has dual core processor and 4 GB hard disk built in out of which 1.5 GB is reserved for the system and 2.5 GB is useable.
The TV comes packed with several applications and apart from YouTube I havent used the other apps much. The YouTube app plays video at 1080p unlike my PS3(youtube app on PS3 plays video at 720p only). I watched quite a few HD movies from Youtube from the Star Vijay channel. There was no buffering (I use a 4 mbps airtel connection) and the streaming was outstanding.
6. The Set comes bundled with 2 remotes. The standard and a magic remote. The magic remote is very good to use. The voice recognition is commendable and the mouse like pointer makes working with the TV a lot easier and faster.
7. The network connectivity is superb and the set supports media streaming. All devices with Media streaming connected to the same Wifi router gets listed as an Inout Device and its pretty easy to stream videos, pictures and music from them. I use a Nokia app called PlayTo on my phone and using it pictures, videos and music can be presented on the TV using DLNA.
8. The set reads almost all the video formats including mkv and the playback is instant. The Set also reads NTFS HDD which my PS3 does not.
9. In the game mode I could not notice any input lag when playing games like GOW3, Uncharted 2. The graphics are top notch to be viewed in this set.
Negatives
1. The 3D glasses are a little flimsy and not sure if they could last beyond a year. :sad:
2. The standard remote is not back lit.
3. There is a good amount of glare from the IPS panel. If the set is placed near a window, then thick curtains are a must.
Small yet considerable things
1. The TV can be switched off when playing Music
2. The TV stand has 2 clips at the bottom to manage the cables. From the front, it gives a neat appearance without the cables dancing around.
3. The LG logo light can be customized in terms of brightness and can also be switched off.
4. The Used Hours option is pretty straight forward unlike other TVs. No special key combo required and its displayed under the Support menu.
5. The picture setting can be individually customized for HDMI, AV and even for apps like YouTube.
I hope this review would be helpful to get an insight about LA6910 series. I will be posting pictures soon.
I have been using a Samsung Sonama 32 LCD for more than 6 years and quite recently the age of this TV started showing up. The LCD panel started forming bubbles and gradually it increased to almost 40% of the entire screen. Also the viewing angles were getting pretty bad. Logged a compliant with Samsung to see the possibility to repair the set.
A technician promptly visited and inspected the TV and the issues I reported. He made few calls to the service center and gave me a quote for the repair. It was 22,000 and the panel to be replaced. This started my hunt for a new TV.
For more than 4 years I have been dreaming to own a big TV and thought this would be the ideal time. Read reviews on Sony W800/850, Samsung 3D Series and LG 3D. There was a LG showroom near to my place so took my family along to check the models.
I was totally drooled over by the LA6910 model by its looks, feature set, picture and 3D quality. Checked HD, SD and 3D content and all was pretty good.
Here are the events which followed
13-Oct -> Visited the showroom along with my family to look at the TV models. Demo'd a 3D sample and was soon drooling over. Finalized on 6910 and discussed the payment options.
14-Oct -> Made the payment and the delivery was promised on 15-Oct.
15-Oct -> The Set was delivered around 2 PM. I did not a require a wall mount so the stand was hooked up and it was switched on. While going through the setup(luckily it was on a white background), I noticed 2 dark spots on the set. The technician acknowledged it and said would get back by EOD. No calls after that.
16-Oct -> I fiddled with the menus and found the usage hours. To my shock it was showing 556 Hours. Immediately called LG and lodged a complaint. Spoke with the dealer and he promptly suggested a replacement TV within 2 days. Though disappointing I still had some hope.
17-Oct -> Got a call from the dealer around 5 PM and confirmed that the replacement set is on its way. The new set had no dark spots and the usage hours were 0. A great relief.
The experience with this TV has been awesome so far :yahoo:. The picture quality is excellent. I own a PS3 and a SUN DTH(SD).
Positives
1. The picture quality is very good. SD channels like Star Sports, NDTV and all the tamil channels are very good. I had my picture setting at Eco and the colors, black level are pretty good.
2. I own a few movies in blu ray and the TV really stands out when viewing HD contents. The colors are so natural, contrast is good, excellent black levels. I viewed few music videos from VEVO and songs shot in dark settings looked stunning.
3. Got an IMAX space station 3D and also downloaded few 3D demo videos of LG from YouTube. The 3D is just out of the world and whoever watched 3D was full of smiles. I tried watching 3D in all conditions -> Under bright light, daytime, evening and pitch dark night conditions. The 3D was always pleasant with adequate brightness and sharpness and never caused any flickers or headaches. I set the Gamma to 2.4 and its makes 3D even better.
4. I was surprised by the Audio clarity this set produces. Equipped with a sub woofer at the backside, the audio is punchy with good clarity for highs, mids and lows. The Clear Sound Feature is a sweet option.
5. The SMART TV is wonderful. This TV is now like a PC. This set has dual core processor and 4 GB hard disk built in out of which 1.5 GB is reserved for the system and 2.5 GB is useable.
The TV comes packed with several applications and apart from YouTube I havent used the other apps much. The YouTube app plays video at 1080p unlike my PS3(youtube app on PS3 plays video at 720p only). I watched quite a few HD movies from Youtube from the Star Vijay channel. There was no buffering (I use a 4 mbps airtel connection) and the streaming was outstanding.
6. The Set comes bundled with 2 remotes. The standard and a magic remote. The magic remote is very good to use. The voice recognition is commendable and the mouse like pointer makes working with the TV a lot easier and faster.
7. The network connectivity is superb and the set supports media streaming. All devices with Media streaming connected to the same Wifi router gets listed as an Inout Device and its pretty easy to stream videos, pictures and music from them. I use a Nokia app called PlayTo on my phone and using it pictures, videos and music can be presented on the TV using DLNA.
8. The set reads almost all the video formats including mkv and the playback is instant. The Set also reads NTFS HDD which my PS3 does not.
9. In the game mode I could not notice any input lag when playing games like GOW3, Uncharted 2. The graphics are top notch to be viewed in this set.
Negatives
1. The 3D glasses are a little flimsy and not sure if they could last beyond a year. :sad:
2. The standard remote is not back lit.
3. There is a good amount of glare from the IPS panel. If the set is placed near a window, then thick curtains are a must.
Small yet considerable things
1. The TV can be switched off when playing Music
2. The TV stand has 2 clips at the bottom to manage the cables. From the front, it gives a neat appearance without the cables dancing around.
3. The LG logo light can be customized in terms of brightness and can also be switched off.
4. The Used Hours option is pretty straight forward unlike other TVs. No special key combo required and its displayed under the Support menu.
5. The picture setting can be individually customized for HDMI, AV and even for apps like YouTube.
I hope this review would be helpful to get an insight about LA6910 series. I will be posting pictures soon.
