Consumer test and review of the compact 28 inch HD LED TV LG 28MT49DF
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| LG 28MT49DF TV review |
I will start today's review straight to the conclusion - the LG 28MT49DF is a fine 28 inch TV, with build quality better than the average in this class and very good picture quality for the price. This conclusion is based on looks, performance and value for money. In the next few lines I will explain more about it.
Design and looks
LG 28MT49DF has a simple design, decided entirely in black plastic but not feeling cheap by any means. The TV stand is stable and does not look ridiculous like in some of the recent panels we've seen.
The frame is not very thin but does not look intrusive at all. Overall, the 28MT49DF looks simple and is solidly build which are two very important things for any budget LED TV.
Performance
LG 28MT49DF received some very good online reviews from customers in UK (that is where this TV is mostly sold). Its viewing angles are also pretty good. Here is a full list of its features and specifications that pleased consumers:
LG 28MT49DF TV specifications
| Size (Inch / cm) | 27.5" / 70cm |
| Panel Type | Wide Viewing Angle |
| Colour Gamut (CIE1931) | 68% |
| Colour Bit | 8bit (6bit+FRC) |
| Colour Depth (Num of Colours) | 16.7M |
| Pixel Pitch (mm) | 0.44475x0.44925 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Brightness(cd/m2) | 250 (Typ.), 200(Min.) |
| Contrast Ratio (Original) | 1000:1(typ.) |
| (DFC) | 5M:1 |
| (GTG) | 5ms (High) |
| Viewing Angle (CR≥10) | R/L 178 (Typ.), U/D178 (Typ.) (CR≥10) |
| Surface Treatment | Non Glare |
| Jack Input / Output | |
| HDMI | Yes (1EA, HDMI1.3) |
| CI Slot | Yes |
| USB (Ver.) | Yes (USB2.0) |
| Jack Location (Signal Input) | Rear/Side |
| Digital(Tuner Input) | Yes(DVB-T/C) |
| Analog | PAL/SECAM |
| Jack Location(Tuner Input) | Rear |
| Speaker | |
| Type | Internal |
| Audio output | 5W x 2 |
| Power | |
| Type | Adapter (32W) |
| Input | 100~240V |
| Normal On (typ.) | 28W |
| Power Save/Sleep Mode(Max) | 1W |
| DC Off (Max) | 0.4W |
| Frequency | |
| HDMI (H-Frequency) | 30kHz~83kHz |
| HDMI (V-Frequency) | 56Hz~75Hz |
| Resolution | |
| PC (HDMI) | 1366 x 768 |
| Video (HDMI) | 480p, 576p 720p, 1080i, 1080p |
| Scart | 576i |
| Control Key | |
| Key Number (Power Key Included) | 1 Key |
| Key Type | Joystick(4 direction-center push) |
| LED Colour (On mode) | Off |
| LED Colour (Power save mode) | Amber |
| LED Colour (Standby) | Red |
| [ Key Location ] | Bottom(center) |
| OSD | |
| Languange(Country) | 36 Country (Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK) |
| Number of Language | 35 Language (Bosnian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, English, Spanish, Greek, French, Gaeilge, Croatian, Italian, Kazakh, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Macedonian, Dutch, Norwegian, Uzbekistan, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Albanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Mongolian, Arabic) |
| Special Feature | |
| HDCP | Yes |
| Remote Control | Yes |
| Key Lock | Yes |
| Plug & Play | DDC2B |
| EPG | Yes |
| Teletext | Yes |
| Audio Description (Visual Impaired) | Yes |
| Flicker Safe | Yes |
| Eye Comfort Mode | Yes |
| Gaming Mode | Yes (Black Stabilizer) |
| Cinema Mode | Yes |
| Divx HD player (USB Media Player) | Yes (Video, Music, Picture) |
| USB AutoRun | Yes |
| Smart Energy saving | Yes |
| Motion Eye Care | Yes |
| USB Game (Download) | Yes |
| Built-In Game | Yes |
| Picture Mode | Vivid/ Standard/ Eco/ Cinema/Sports/Game/Expert1/Expert2 |
| Triple XD engine | Yes |
| ARC-PC | 16:9, 4:3 |
| ARC-Video | 16:9 - DTV, ATV, HDMI Original - DTV, ATV, HDMI Full Wide - DTV, ATV 4:3 - DTV, ATV, HDMI Just Scan – DTV, HDMI (720p↑) All-Direction Zoom - DTV, ATV, HDMI Vertical Zoom - DTV, ATV, HDMI |
| Virtual surround | Yes |
| AVL (Auto Volume) | Yes |
| Equalizer | Yes |
| Auto / Manual Clock | Yes |
| On/ Off Time | Yes |
| Sleep Timer | Yes |
| Auto Off / Auto Sleep | Yes |
| Hotel Mode | Yes |
| USB Cloning | Yes |
| Colour | |
| Front | Black Glossy |
| B/Cover | Texture |
| Stand | Black Glossy |
| Base | Black Glossy |
| Stand | |
| Base Detchable | Detachable |
| Dimension (W*D*H, mm) | |
| Set (with Stand) | 641.5 x 178.8 x 444.0 |
| Set (without Stand) | 641.5 x 59.5 x 396.3 |
| Box | 788.0 x 108.0 x 437.0 |
| Wall Mount size (mm) | 100x100 |
| Weight (Kg) | |
| Set (with Stand) | 5 |
| Set (without Stand) | 4.5 |
| Box | 6.5 |
Price
LG 28MT49DF is sold in UK for around £180-200. In the rest of Europe you can find this TV priced at around 200 Euros.
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VerdictLike I started in the beginning of this review, the LG 28MT49DF is good looking and good performing small LED TV. I would recommend it for its very nice HD picture quality, good sound and for the solid build quality. The LG 28MT49DF is also quite reasonably priced.
I hope you found my LG 28MT49DF review useful. Please don't forget to let me know what is your opinion about this compact TV.
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