Looks fine... when it works
I've owned my LG 42LE5400 TV for five months and have already had to send it to a shop for repairs twice. The first time, it was because the mainboard was conflicting with the LG blu-ray player I bought with the TV; the TV was getting confused by the signals coming in from the blu-ray player through the HDMI input and it would randomly pull up menu options, switch settings and ultimately freeze. My local repair shop got a new mainboard from LG (after waiting a month for the company to send it - bad customer service on LG's part), and the new board was also defective, keeping the backlight level at 100% and not letting it be adjusted. After two repairs, I still get occasional freezes where the TV locks up and won't even let me turn it off without unplugging it. It's a shame because the picture quality really is quite nice when it works. Colors are crisp and the dynamic contrast ratio really makes pictures pop. But the next time I get an LED TV, it will be a full array set. The 42LE5400 is edge lit, so during dark scenes you can actually see the light coming in from the sides, like small flashlights.
wingnutzero
Yakima, WA