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LG BH5320F review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £450
inc VAT

Astonishing sound from a tiny package, but only if you don’t mind losing 5.1

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Getting between each of these features is incredibly easy thanks to a simple and easy to understand interface filled with colourful icons. Unfortunately, there aren’t many settings to adjust beneath the surface. Four picture presets and one more helpful user preset are all you get, although you can tone down the image sharpness and adjust brightness and contrast.

LG BH5320F

High-definition video looked great, if a little too dark in certain scenes, which led to a lack of shadow detail that forced us back into the menus to adjust the contrast accordingly, but for the most part images were still sharp and detailed. If you have a large DVD collection then you’re unlikely to be blown away by the basic DVD upscaling, which smooths edges but generates a fair amount of noise artefacts.

Even with its killer looks, Smart TV features and surprising sound quality, it’s difficult to justify the £450 price if you have room for surround sound. You could buy a complete 5.1 system for less, but it certainly gives single speaker sound bars a run for their money, making it a compelling choice for anyone with limited space.

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Details

Price£450
Rating***

Connections

HDMI inputs0
HDMI outputs1
Component inputs0
Component outputs0
Output resolutions480i, 480p, PAL (576i), 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Total SCART sockets0
SCART socket type0
S-Video input0
S-video output0
Composite inputs0
Composite outputs1
Stereo phono inputs0
Stereo phono outputs0
Coaxial S/PDIF inputs0
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs0
Optical S/PDIF inputs2
Optical S/PDIF outputs0
Multi-channel inputno
Speaker configuration2.1
Main unit end speaker connection typespring terminals
Speaker end speaker connection typespring terminals
Other connectionsEthernet, USB, 3.5mm auxiliary input, FM antenna
Wired network ports1x 10/100
Wireless networking support802.11g

Playback

Surround sound formatsDolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Surround Pro Logic IIx, DTS Decoder 2, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Low Bit Rate, DTS ES, Neo:6, DTS 96/24, Dolby TrueHD
Optical driveyes
Supported playback disc formatsBlu-ray, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, DVD-RAM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Audio format supportAAC, WMA, MP3, FLAC
Video playback formatsDivX HD, MPEG2, MPEG4, MKV, M4V, WMV HD, XviD
Image viewing formatsJPEG, GIF, PNG
RadioFM

Speakers

Speaker configuration2.1
RMS power output400W
RMS power centreN/A
RMS power front260W
RMS power surroundN/A
RMS power subwoofer140W
Wall mountableyes
Centre speaker cable lengthN/A
Front speaker cable length2.0m
Surround speaker cable lengthN/A

General

Extrasremote control, FM antenna
Size373x78x228mm
Subwoofer dimensions220x280x290mm
Centre speaker dimensionsN/A
Front speaker dimensions134x74x228mm
Surround speaker dimensionsN/A
Power consumption standby0W

Buying Information

Price£450
Warrantyone year RTB
Supplierhttp://www.amazon.co.uk
Detailswww.lg.co.uk

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