LG 42LM670T 42in LED TV review

In terms of design, the LM670T is easily up there with the best of this year’s TVs. Its extremely slim silver metal bezel and matching stand look gorgeous and make a welcome change from the uniform black of other manufacturers’ TVs.

Around the back, the LM670T has all the connectivity we expect from a £1000 TV: four HDMI ports, SCART, component and composite video, and optical S/PDIF, RCA and 3.5mm audio ports, three USB ports, Ethernet and a Common Interface slot should be more than enough for most setups. In addition to PVR recording, you can play media from a memory stick, and we had no trouble playing all our test files, including DivX. You also get integrated Wi-Fi, which makes it easier to get connect to your network to access LG’s online portal receive and to receive DLNA media streams from a NAS or other computers.

There’s a huge range of content, including catch-up TV from BBC iPlayer, video streaming from YouTube, on-demand video services and access to the Facebook and Twitter social networking, as well as a rudimentary web browser. To make it easier to navigate, LG bundles a wand remote along with a regular remote control. It works like a Wii remote, moving a cursor on screen as you wave it around.

Although it lacks the high-end image processing of its more expensive counterpart, the LM670T is a well-equipped, good looking TV with some of the best passive 3D we’ve had the pleasure of using. 2D image quality isn’t quite as impressive as some rivals, most notably the Panasonic Viera TX-P42ST50B, but you still get a lot of TV for your money.