LG have just revealed the super slim LED backlit LG LH5000 HDTV.

Building on the TruMotion drive, the LG LH5000 offers high frames per second at 200Hz rather than the current standard of 100Hz.

This will further improve the smooth flowing images, while maintaining the sharpness of HD during fast motion scenes. Once a highend only feature, this technology is now showing up in more and more models, with the higher 200Hz rate reserved for newer models.

The 2LH5000 also sets a suitably cutting edge tone with its connectivity, thanks to its provision of four HDMIs; a USB 2.0 slot capable of playing JPEG, MP3 and even DivX HD video files; and a D-Sub port so you can easily use the screen as a computer monitor.

Other key specs of the LH5000 stack up well meanwhile, particularly the Full HD native resolution, and a good looking claimed contrast ratio of 80,000:1.

Clearly, though, the LH5000’s star trick is that 200Hz engine, which seeks to improve motion clarity and fluidity by calculating an extra three frames of image data for every ’real’ frame coming in from a 50Hz source. What’s more, the LG doesn’t just mindlessly repeat the same image three extra times, but rather calculates completely new frames of image data designed to fill in the image ’gap’ left between the original 50Hz frames.

Film fans will appreciate, too, the set’s 24p Real Cinema mode for souped up Blu-ray playback, while technophobes will very likely adore the 42LH5000’s excellent operating system.

Thanks to a combination of pretty graphics, exceptionally clear text and mostly foolproof menu organisation, it’s really difficult to see how anyone could end up baffled by the LH5000. LG’s starting to get there with its remotes too, as the one provided with the LH5000 combines a clean, uncluttered layout with a nicely tactile ’crazy paving’ finish.

Technical specifications:

TruMotion 200Hz
Full HD (1920*1080)
Picture Wizard
AV mode
24p Real Cinema (5:5 pull down)
Expert Mode (ISF Ready)
HD DivX
4* HDMI
USB 2.0
Clear Voice II
(Invisible Speaker) 10Wt+10Wt
Smart Energy Saving Plus

The LH5000 are produced in Russia at LG plant in Ruza (Moscow Region).

Source: LG Electronics