LG announces first 32-inch plasma TV: does anyone care?

by Conrad Quilty-Harper posted Oct 21st 2007 at 8:30AM

Even if it's not the first as LG is claiming it is, the 32PC5RV 32-inch plasma TV recently announced by the company is the smallest plasma TV to get a decent production run. Launching in Brazil this month and then worldwide in November, the 32PC5RV intends to muscle in on the most popular LCD TV size. The television will come with a relatively low price tag to lure buyers in at between $1,000 and $1,100: probably not low enough to beat lesser brands selling 42-inch 1080p plasmas at around that mark, and definitely not high enough specification to beat equivalently branded 32-inch LCDs what with the 32PC5RV featuring an abysmal 852x480 resolution, 550 lumen brightness, and a 1,800:1 contrast ratio. LG, you're gonna have to do better than that.

[Via Newswire Korea]

Filed under: LG, Plasma

Tags: 32-inch, 32PC5RV

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Ken @ Oct 21st 2007 1:33PM

I want to see it before I pass judgement.

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shawnmos @ Oct 21st 2007 3:58PM

I guess they just can't make the pixels any smaller.

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misterhearn @ Oct 21st 2007 9:34PM

I dont know about a 1k price tag but I'd get it for either my bedroom or a guest room, no need to be obscenely big in either room

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domerdel @ Oct 22nd 2007 12:34AM

You know, if you consider a secondary TV, the price tag would need to change. I had a friend who picked up a 42in Panny 720p Plasma for $1099. Sometimes we have to consider not all ppl are going for cutting edge or anything near that. Plasmas seem to be a lot better for even non-HD content vs. LCD.

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TrentD @ Oct 22nd 2007 8:42AM

It is funny that they're calling it the "world's first" 32 inch plasma. Fujitsu, Philips, and a few others have all released 32 inch plasmas, several years back.

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andyg8180 @ Oct 22nd 2007 10:23AM

I'm interested if the resolution was at least 720P... Which the specs dont seem to be... This as a secondary TV would be nice... I'm just not a fan of LCD's, so this WOULD have been good if it promoted 720P inside it... Meh, maybe next time...

Wonder if this will be a black friday door buster for like $300 lol... I'd be all over it...

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jiggy girl @ Nov 26th 2007 6:44PM

i just bought the lg 32pc5rv for my boyfriend and its a present im not sure if its a good tv or not tho..the picture looked really good in the store
is it bad for the tv if he plays xbox 360 games on it?
is it a good tv in general?
is 745 a good price to pay for this tv?
sorry for all the questions hopefully someone can help me!

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