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Manufacturer: LG Part number: 60PZ950
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- Bottom Line:
- Although blessed with solid features, design, and performance, the LG PZ950 series can't match the excellent picture quality of other plasmas in its price range.
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CNET editors' review
LG 60PZ950 price range: $1,599.00
- Reviewed by: David Katzmaier
- Reviewed on: 08/25/2011
- Released on: 05/01/2011
The good: The LG PZ950 series evinced excellent color in bright and dark areas, along with the even screen uniformity of plasma. The Smart TV Internet portal is well-designed with a solid selection of streaming services, and LG includes a Wi-Fi dongle. The secondary motion-sensitive remote provides a cool, easy-to-use control option. We appreciated the one-sheet-of-glass styling.
The bad: This plasma reproduces light black levels and its screen handles bright rooms worse than other TVs. It showed mediocre 3D performance. Smart TV lacks Pandora, and its search is next to useless.
The bottom line: Although blessed with solid features, design, and performance, the LG PZ950 series can't match the excellent picture quality of other plasmas in its price range.
User reviews
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Nice Upgrade!
by Arturo-Sierra on September 19, 2011
Pros: + Picture quality is terrific
+ Apps and media share are great features
+ Very easy to setup
+ UI is very easy to navigate
+ Web browser is okCons: - Screen does tend to pick up some glare from lamps and light coming thru windows
Summary: This is a purchase I have been planning for a couple of years. I wanted an upgrade for my 10 year old Toshiba 57 inch rear projection set for some ...
Summary: This is a purchase I have been planning for a couple of years. I wanted an upgrade for my 10 year old Toshiba 57 inch rear projection set for some time now. I decided that for this size of display a Plasma offered the best compromise between price and performance. I had my eye on the comparable Samsung models like the D7000 & D8000, but the price on the LG 60PZ950 in combination with a bundled free Blu-ray 3D player and 2 sets of glasses made me jump.
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My old rear projection set was capable of displaying HD content, but it was getting tired and certainly never looked as beautiful as this Plasma display does. Of course the upgrade to HDMI cables and the ability to up-convert all source inputs were a big part of the deal. I also upgraded to a Sony STRDH820 AV Receiver and hooked to my old 6.1 speakers. This has been a nice upgrade as well! I now have a huge cardboard box full of component video and digital audio cables I no longer need ... Sweet!
The LG 60PZ950 display is crisp with deep blacks and eye popping color and contrast. There are several video settings including THX that work well and help adjust to room lighting or content. You can also create your own custom display set-ups. I can't comment on the audio features of this Plasma, since as already mentioned, I pass everything thru an AV receiver. I was able to easily connect the TV to my wireless network using the included adapter, but I haven't played with it much yet. I did do a little web browsing and it works. But without a keyboard it is slow going using only the remote. The ability to access content like Netflix and MLB .TV might be cool, but I wasn't going to give them my credit card number for their so called "Free Trails". I already have all the content I need from my cable provider, so I will leave these features for others to review.
HD channels off my cable looks terrific live or from the DVR on this TV. My old DVD's, now up-converted look Sooooo much better! I can't wait to start adding more Blu-rays to my collection now that I have a set capable of displaying them. We have watched a couple of 3D Blu-ray movies and this technology really works, although the glasses tend to make everything much darker, so some tweaking of the display was required. Turning the lights off also helped. The 3D effects tend to be more into the background then object flying out of the screen, but screen menus appear to float in mid-air in front of the TV, so maybe we just need to do some adjusting.
The only negative is that the screen does tend to pick up some glare from lamps and light coming thru windows, but I'm not sure that can be avoided? Also this baby is heavy .... At around 100 pounds it was all my wife could do to help me hoist it onto a stand. If you are wall mounting make sure to invite over a couple strong friends. Minor kibbles aside I would recommend the LG 60PZ950 without reservation.
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Updated on Sep 19, 2011
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Best TV ever
by Gaming-Lover on May 18, 2011
Pros: Color
Frame rate is smoother so i don't get dizzy when try to see movies
THX CERTIFICATE
THX 3D CERTIFICATE
Smart tv
A lot of useful apps
wifi internet
Iphone app compatibility
AWESOME PICTURE WHEN GAMING
AWSOME PICTURE BLU RAY MOVIES
Price
The magic conCons: Audio is low for me
if you dont get far away enough you don't cant get the best quality
not letters to write on the apps, must select them with controlSummary: good tv, good images and quality, the color is awesome, when you use a HD CONSOLE you got awesome quality, the price - quality is very good, and the THX ...
Summary: good tv, good images and quality, the color is awesome, when you use a HD CONSOLE you got awesome quality, the price - quality is very good, and the THX display mode are very useful when you are going to see a movie.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best Plasma 3D for your money
by michaelm0377 on August 26, 2011
Pros: 3D amazing I used IMAX Ocean Wonderland to test the 3D and simply amazing I had family and friends check it out and they did not want to leave. Picture quality of 2D is excellent. viewing angles are excellent the blacks are black not the grey that CNET re
Cons: Audio- The TV is mounted to the wall via a low profile mount which is excellent where you can pull the bottom of the tv away from the wall if needed. The ports are easy to get to. The sound is a little "lost" I am assuming since speakers reflect off the w
Summary: I have the 60PZ950 and its a wonderful TV I purchased for 1800 from Vanns and purchased 3D glasses from them open box for $50. I did alot of research ...
Summary: I have the 60PZ950 and its a wonderful TV I purchased for 1800 from Vanns and purchased 3D glasses from them open box for $50. I did alot of research for a TV comparing Samsung (especially the thin one as well as Panny and after all of the reviews unless you are looking to spend close to 3K for a tv the LG came out on top. I also went to the forums and spoke to other member to assist with my decision and it all came down to LG on top. I am very pleased with my tv.
If you read reviews from any sight you will know that hands down Plasma gives the best true Black colors uniformity compared to LED/LCD especially angle viewing. Active 3D is also the best.
Updated on Aug 26, 2011
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LG
- Part number: 60PZ950
- Description: Marketing description is not available.
General
- TV type Plasma
- Screen size 60 in
Features
- 3D Yes
- Connectivity Wi-Fi ready, adapter included
- Internet streaming services Smart TV
- 3D glasses & accessories 3D glasses sold separately
Video
- Technology 3D
- Resolution 1080p
- Dynamic contrast ratio 5000000:1
- Refresh rate 600 Hz
- Aspect ratio 16:9
- Widescreen Widescreen
- HDCP compatible Yes
TV Tuner
- TV tuner presence Yes
Connectivity
- Video interface HDMI,
Component Remote Control
- Type Magic Motion remote
- Features Wand like a mouse
- Second remote control type Standard remote control
Sustainability
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2011) 2.8
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2012) 3.5
Product series
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Manufacturer: LG
Specs: Plasma,
50 in,
3D Compatible,
1080p,
600 Hz,
Smart TV -
Manufacturer: LG
Specs: Plasma,
60 in,
3D Compatible,
1080p,
600 Hz,
Smart TV
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:LG
- Address:
1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
