picture quality can be very subjective and you'll often see reviewers claiming their particular tv is best; however, if you're not interested in opinions and want a tv whose quality can be proven for a fact, the LG is it.
unlike other brands which exaggerate the contrast and color to look more vivid, LG instead makes it their priority to create the most accurate picture possible; in fact, their tvs without dispute have the most color accuracy available in this range. even with 'vivid' mode turned on in the store, it was clear to me that the LG looked much truer to real life than the samsung next to it which, despite 'looking good' in a general sense, bizarrely distorted human skin tones.

the number of features LG includes for picture adjustment are another an indicator of how serious they are about getting an accurate picture. even in this entry level set, the vast menu of options gives you more control over picture than most brands do with their top of the line models.
the picture wizard feature, despite sounding like another gimmicky add on, is so surprisingly useful and simple that you'll wonder why something like it isn't included in all tvs- just match your picture to onscreen test patterns and your tv will be calibrated to give the truest picture. how trustworthy is it? i tested the picture using a THX optimizer and absolutely nothing needed to be readjusted; the tv's internal test patterns were every bit as accurate as the optimizer's. the tv even includes filters for red, blue, and green, so you don't need to wear THX's goofy blue glasses to do the color setup.
if you have fancy calibration discs and color sensing equipment you can even set white balance through a 10 point IRE, which ensures that every shade of gray will be reproduced without color intrusions. most people, myself included, won't have the equipment to do that but it's impressive that the tv allows that level of adjustment.

motion blur is nearly non-existent for most colors, although very dark shades do still tend to blur slightly on light backgrounds. overall, the tv is as close to blur free as you'll get at this price. the black levels, although not the absolute darkest out there, are also more than good enough. the tv does a good job of scaling up 480p content from dvds and games, making it a good choice if you have a lot of standard def material. the scaling and image processing are also unbelievably fast, which is good if you're interested in playing video games without lag. a game mode is included, but even with the full image processing on the tv doesn't measurably slow down, making such a thing unnecessary.

the only complaint i have with the overall quality of the tv is that there are two stuck pixels, which couldn't be fixed no matter what i tried (thankfully, they're easy to ignore). otherwise, i've been completely impressed with the quality of the picture and adjustment features. once it's been set up you'll have a tv that not only looks great in a general sense, but also looks the way it's *supposed* to, which is something not all competing tvs can deliver. it works beautifully for tv, movies, and video games all the same. if i had to choose again, i'd go for the LG without thinking twice.

This TV was all that I could ask for. It exceeded all my expectations. I would recommend this TV to anyone interested in great quality in a 32 in tv.

I had read that LG was making one of the best TVs recently, but wasn't very sure about that. Now i see it is true! It is much better than the Sony or Panasonic of 720p. It is a very good buy for the price.

I have now bought Two of these HD LG Televisions, and the second was not to replace the first one i bought. Need i say more? This TV is simply amazing. Sound is awesome, picture quality is sharp and crisp and the gloss black finish it has, is so sexy. I'm a hardcore gamer and have out-grown my 19'' PC monitor so i decided to upgrade. I'm so glad i went with LG. I have both my PlayStation 3 and xbox 360 connected and this TV did not disappoint. HD movies looks sharp and crisp and with a great response time, there is no ghosting on fast paced action scenes. The only downside to this television is that my girlfriend fell in love with it, so in order for me to continue gaming with no interruptions, i had to purchase a second one for our bed room, which i just did. If you are on the fence about this HD TV, wait no longer, this is the one for you!

I've had my new LG for a week and I'm thrilled with it. We bought this T.V. to replace an older 19" CRT for the den, where my wife and I end up watching T.V. in the evenings because the kids are doing homework or entertaining in the room with the big HDTV. The picture is so crisp, and the colors so vibrant, that I find myself looking for excuses to turn it on and watch it. I'm afraid to admit it, but I may actually prefer my new 32" LG to my 60" Sony! I liked the swivel base, so I was choosing between this set and a Samsung at the same price point. The pictures were very, very similar in quality, but I chose the LG because it was a newer model than the Samsung, and the Samsung was really at the low end of the Samsung line, while this LG is more in the middle of the LG line. The picture was great out of the box, although the T.V. is packed with features allowing you to tune and tweak the picture settings to your heart's content. I'm also very happy I didn't spend more money for a 1080p set. At 32" the 720p resolution looks awesome, so I can spend that extra $150 on something else. Add to all the above the fact that the set looks fabulous sitting in its cabinet, and you have a great value. Thanks LG!

This TV deserves another 5 star rating! It's perfect for our bedroom. The picture and sound were great on standard settings right out of the box, although it has several alternate pre-sets and infinitely tweakable custom settings. The big menu is very intuitive but it also has a quick menu that pops up in the lower right corner for quick changes to common things. The remote is small and has well spaced, easy to use buttons.

I wanted a solidly built TV with decent sound and my wife wanted no clutter and simple operation. This one is all black, no "bling" but has enough features and connections so we could use it for more than a standalone TV. The "invisible speaker system" is pure genius and gives a surprisingly full sound without needing a speaker system and amp (no clutter). More importantly (to me since I'm a bit hard of hearing), the clear voice and auto sound leveling (quiet parts automatically turned up while commercials don't come out blaring) both work well. It's one of those "set and forget" things. Here are more pictures and specs: [...]
A technophile could hash over the finer points and compare this to others in its class, but as far as I'm concerned: it's a new model, has a clear, bright picture, the faces and landscapes all look realistic, and it has great sound, so how much better can it get? Of course the news and some commercials are still way over the top with color saturation and contrast, but that's not the TV's fault.

6ave get's five stars too. I'd never heard of them until I saw this item, but 2 minutes on their website convinced me they were organized and reputable. It came wrapped in a second box with foam peanuts all around it to prevent shock. The order was placed on Sunday and it arrived Wednesday morning in perfect condition. They are in the same league with NewEgg, B&H Photo and BuyDig. Also UPS called us to make sure someone was home to sign for it.

One last thing... the manual power switch and all the other side controls/connectors are on the right side out of view, and that little bump on the bottom frame (on the right) is a subtle status indicator light that glows red or blue. The main jacks are all on the rear left (as you would face the screen) and it has a built in wire guide that can help keep a few wires neater.

Overall we are both very, very pleased and now we are planning on replacing our big rear projection box with a sleek LCD TV, probably a bigger version of this one.

So get off the Samsung bandwagon and get this one before they sellout. Nothing against Samsung at all, but some marketing genius has stolen the attention from other well engineered new TVs available on Amazon.

this was on sale at BB. Ordinarily I'm not that crazy about lg. The samsung in the same size had A LOT more reflection. if this is an issue for you, think hard about the LG. This set has an excellent picture, good sound, and it is easy to adjust the picture. No need in my opinion for 1080 in this size (or any other size unless watching a lot of blu-ray.) Big features of this set were light weight (easy to move) and very low reflection from other light sources.
I'd get it again.

I bought this TV about two weeks ago and love it. I have a 46" Samsung in the family room downstairs, but wanted a HDTV upstairs in the bedroom. For a 32" 720p HDTV this thing is great. I have my rabbit ears hooked up and the tuner brings in all the locals that I can get. I found the TV on here and read good reviews from most other sites and got a hold of 6th Ave Electronics for a price match of the best I could find ($[...]). I used them before and they had the best price on the receiver I bought and matched the price on this. Shipped and got here in two days. Looks great in the bedroom and picture is clear and great. Perfect TV for a secondary room as 720p is good enough on a TV this size. Would be a great gamer TV too.

Well after much research and a budget in mind LG 32LH20 got my attention and kept my attention. I was looking for more bang for my buck while getting quality in return without going over budget. So many brands to choose from yes but Although I fell in love with Vizio the audio was lacking and the contrast ratio was small compared to LG and I love Samsung but they were out of my budget. LG had the best picture quality with a high contrast ratio and tweaks galore to adjust the picture as you see fit. the audio is top notch for a 32 inch. so for the best picture and audio for the 32 inch Lg was the way to go for me. I also like the invisible speakers and the ports in the back its very clean looking and out of the way. I'm a big movie buff so I brought a blu-ray player as well. Lg I'm a happy man!

Sincerely,

Mark- Hackensack, NJ