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LG’s cutting edge plasmas provide the ultimate viewing experience from 42″ to 60″, including models with 10,000:1 contrast ratio and technology which provides over 40 years (60,000 hours) of picture performance.*
The LG Corp (Korean: LG 법인) is South Korea’s second largest conglomerate that produces electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Telecom and LG Chem in over 80 countries.
LG Corp founder Koo In-Hwoi established Lak-Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947.[3] In 1952, Lak-Hui (pronounced “Lucky”, currently LG Chem) became the first Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company expanded its plastics business, it established GoldStar Co., Ltd., (currently LG Electronics Inc.) in 1958. Goldstar produced South Korea’s first radio. Many consumer electronics were sold under the brand name GoldStar, while some other household products (not available outside South Korea) were sold under the brand name of Lucky. The Lucky brand was famous for its line of hygiene products such as soaps and Hi-Ti laundry detergents, but most associated with its Lucky and Perioe toothpaste.
In 1995, to better compete in the Western market, the company was renamed “LG”, the abbreviation of “Lucky Goldstar”. More recently, the company associates the letters LG with the company tagline “Life’s Good”. Since 2009, LG also owns the domain name LG.com.
LG is well known for it fine line of electronic products, especially its HDTV line of which the LG 42LD550 42-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV model is an excellent example of LG’s commitment to quality and cutting edge technology.
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