LG 47G2 Pro Reviews

Had the G2 bowled us over with excellent picture quality and an only slightly improved Google TV experience or, conversely, had it blown us away with a revolutionary new Google TV interface paired with superior picture quality, we’d be writing a more favorable review. Unfortunately, the G2’s bleeding edge lights and compromised black levels had us furrowing our eyebrows. And because the Google TV experience still suffers some limitations, we’re unable to overlook the image performance. We enjoyed the Google TV search feature, which did a great job of finding content we wanted to watch when we didn’t know where to get it. And the user interface resonated well with us. But if the inclusion of Google TV is going to come at the cost of local dimming technology — which would have addressed most of our picture complaints — it becomes difficult to get too excited. Considering LG’s own 55LM6700 comes in around the same price with the beneficial local dimming feature, we think that purchasing an outboard Google TV product such as Vizio’s Co-Star and adding it to the 55LM6700 and its superior picture quality provides a superior value. But if you’ve got to have Google TV built into your television, the G2 is the best one available right now.

While it may sport high-end looks and a cutting-edge remote, LG's G2 series is a disappointing attempt at Google TV with ho-hum picture quality and a frustrating user experience.