LG LFD790 – Home theater system – glossy black
- 1080i Up-conversion Via HDMI
- XM Satellite Radio Ready ,USB Media Plus
- Virtual Surround Sound
- AM/FM Radio/DVD/CD Playback
Product Description
Output Power – Front 75W x 2 Output Power – Subwoofer x 150W Front Speaker Type Book Shelf Type Subwoofer Speaker Type Standard (7 inch) Satellite Frequency Response x 120 – 20000Hz Subwoofer Frequency Response 40 – 1500Hz Disc Capacity x 1 DVD (PAL) playback DVD (NTSC) playback DVD-R playback DVD-RW DVD+R playback DVD+RW playback CD-R/RW playback MP3 Audio playback WMA Audio playback DVD Audio pl… More >>
LG LFD790 – Home theater system – glossy black
This system is dynamite! Particularly if you are an audiophile. For the money,the sound is very good. The system is a great enhancement for HDTV…especially the medium sized ones like the 32 and 37in in moderate sized rooms. The DVD player is upconverting and is very close to the picture provided by Blu-Ray. The fact that it has a hookup for XM radio (along with AM_FM) makes it totally unique. It also plays MP3’s and CD’s. There’s also a USB port. It was not too difficult to hook up, but the non-audiophile members of my family find it a little challenging to operate. The sleek design makes it look like it came with my HDTV. This is one the best purchases that I have made in a long time!
Rating: 5 / 5
I have a medium sized bedroom, and will soon be owning a pretty large living room, own TWO of these. Why?! They are perfect space-savers, probably the nicest-looking 2.1’s I’ve ever seen, and easily crush any PC speaker setups you could own.
For some, it will be a pain to not see the interface, but when I thump this baby, my cousin has to blare his LG 5.1 Blu-Ray system in order to hear over the “thudd” of my little-bitty 2.1’s. But they are not too bass-heavy, good for voice chatter and movie effects, great audio quality (even from just normal audio cable).
Got mine for a random Best Buy clearance sale, had them 3 years, except for a few random DVD-R burned home movies, no problems at all. Not sure if I’d buy brand new, but definitely worth the $. Don’t use VSM!
Rating: 4 / 5
I have had this system for one year and it worked well at first then it would overheat and the picture would freeze. I would either have to turn it off and wait for it to cool off before I could continue watching the DVD or just get frustrated and give up. Now, the DVD will not eject and I have one stuck in the player. If you are thinking about buying this system, take my advice and keep looking, you will save some money as well as a big headache.
Rating: 2 / 5
Ordered from [...] and it was on sale at the time for $[...] with free shipping and no tax!
THE SHIPPING:
I was skeptical and thought this may be a mistake but it arrived a week after I ordered it. Brand new, factory sealed. Opened it up and everything is intact, doesn’t seem like a factory refurb.
INTERFACE:
The non-techs will have a problem with the interface. Its annoying but after a few minutes I caught on. You can’t plug an iPod directly in via USB but you can play it through the AUX with a Y cable. (stereo RCA to 3/4″ inch balanced) Looks great though. It definitely will not make your home theater LOOK any worse. Most images available don’t do it justice. Its obvious that LG understands that we want our electronics to also look good in our rooms. I have a large HDTV from LG and its sexy too.
SOUND:
Sound is great. It sounds better in stereo then my $[...]+ Samsung system thats in my living room. The sound is great for a bedroom or small living room. Wouldn’t recommend it for a larger room. Tried it with a PS3 game and its awesome. It has a bonus digital optical input for sound. I agree with most reviews that the virtual surround sound feature is really just a gimmick. It sounds tinny and like they simply added reverb to the sound.
HOOK UP:
Really different setup when comparing it with other HTIB’s. (home theater in a box) The amp, and most of the connections are located on the sub. Only the USB and HDMI ports are on the receiver which means you will have to store the sub close to the receiver, might be inconvenient. Proprietary speaker connectors but very clean simple design. I like that the whole unit only needs 1 power cord.
OVERALL:
So far, so good. I am basing my utter joy off of the fact that I only paid $[...]. Not sure if I’d pay what its selling for right now. Then again, I already had an existing home theater and wanted something for my bedroom.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have had this system for only 14 months. In that time I have had to send it back once, at a charge of $70, as it suddenly stopped responding – would not eject my dvd, turn off, anything. Now several months later it is doing it again, and LG will gladly “fix” it for another charge of $70! Now I have a useless dvd player with a dvd stuck inside of it. I’d rather destroy the machine to get my dvd out and go invest in something that works.
Rating: 2 / 5