LG 47LA860W Pro Reviews

An excellent television with passive 3D and many high-end features, but we wish it had more catch-up TV services

The LG 47LA860W is best thought of as a massively impressive TV for a living room. It doesn't have the characteristics demanded of a great home cinema, but most other kinds of users will love both its looks and its fabulous best-in-class user interface. Downloaders and those of you wanting to network other devices with the TV will love Plex and SmartShare, which together create a peerless networking experience. OK, so it's a few apps down on some smart TVs, but the way the apps and widgets here are presented is clean, quick and easily navigated. However, we do have a query over the Magic Remote, which isn't always reliable.

It would seem that the Korean TV manufacturers are leading the way in terms of TV design and LG's 47LA860 is a good example. The size zero bezel, attractive stand, excellent build quality and superior finish certainly help justify the price tag. The resulting look is both stylish and contemporary and the LA860 would grace any modern living room. There's a good selection of connections at the rear, including four HDMI inputs with support for both ARC and MHL. New this year is the inclusion of a pop-up built-in camera which can be used for Skype video calls. The latest version of the Magic Remote is, well, magic and a real game changer in terms of how users interact with their TV. It's fast, effective, accurate and intuitive and made navigating the smart features easy and fun. The LA860 comes with four pairs of passive 3D glasses although, if you have any RealD glasses from the cinema lying around, they'll work too. There are also two pairs of glasses for LG's excellent Dual Play gaming feature.