LG 55G2 55-Inch Cinema 3D 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV with Google TV and Six Pairs of 3D Glasses SALE

Description : G2 Series / LG Google TV Talk about the best of both worlds. Imagine the power of Google and the boundless content of the internet with one of LG's most innovative TVs. With the simple to use Remote Control you can wave, click, scroll, and type on a QWERTY keyboard to get to what you need faster. Quickly find what's on with thumbnail previews of every show being aired by your cable provider and see all available on-demand content, TV shows, movies or sports on one device. Plus, organ... Read More

Review : Ditch cable, buy this
I don't know if 8M:1 contrast ratio is any better, but the pics on this set is spectacular enough. And it has Google TV built in. You could get a cheaper plasma set and slap on a Google TV box for $99, but you won't get as nicer picture quality, and having the box built into TV is cleaner. I have my 100 mbps connection hooked to it and watching programs on Internet mostly. When I need local channels $19 antenna picks up 50 channels. Who needs cable?

On down side, it seems to be slower than it should be. The spec says duel core processor, but it is slower than my 5 year old laptop over wireless. It takes longer to render nyt.com, for example. And it is clocked at 14 mbps download speed where as my laptop on the same 100mbps connection clocks at 60 mbps. (UPDATE: I ran the speed test more thoroughly, and the speed on the TV was same as the laptop. The initial test must have been a fluke). Google TV still has ways to go before it can claim to be an appliance too. (I haven't...