LG 20LS7D Television

Good picture, terrible viewing angle

By DaveT  Jan 26, 2008 | 3 out of 3 found this LG 20LS7D review helpful

Pros: picture quality, 3 tuners, decent value

Cons: viewing angle, sound

PRO: * Picture quality from all sources is very good (but see Viewing Angle comment). * Unique presentation of channels during tuning; I like it. * Has all 3 tuners. * Trim looking. CON: * Viewing angle is terrible, particularly as little as 10-20 d...egrees down from straight-on horizontal. If you look up at the screen, as is common in a bedroom setting, the picture deteriorates quickly as the screen gets very "contrasty" and dark. Turns out that many 20" and smaller sets I checked out at stores have the same characteristic; 32" and greater don't seem to have it; 26", some do and some don't. So I did end up keeping it. * Others have reported excellent over-the-air reception. Mine is lousy, getting no O-T-A channels from an admittedly old analog antenna, but that my 42" Sony LCD projection picks up some 10 local digital channels using! Since I expect to use with cable, not a show-stopper. * As others have reported, sound is poor. * No channel labeling. SUMMARY: Far from a perfect set, but I judged it to be a decent value in a flawed field. I think many 20" sets are computer monitors fitted with tuners. Beware sets that are 1440x900 (16:10) instead of true 1366x768 (16:9). Read more Less