The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the LG-42LB730V TV

The Good:
1) The image is fluid and excellent due to the Full LED local dimming lighting and fast refresh. Full LED means uniform illumination (except for a slight variation in the extreme corners) and local dimming provides deep blacks by turning off local LED in real time.
2) The 3D is amazing thanks to the system "passive" using cheap polarized glasses like in the movies. This is a much higher 3D glasses technology with "active". No, you do not notice the odd-even lines, at least on small screens.
3) The Magic Remote is the best I've ever used - simple but powerful, it can even learn to control some decoders. To change channels, turn the wheel and click to confirm - fast. With the standard remote control, click "OK" to confirm the channel.
4) WebOS-1 with Ethernet or WiFi provides easy access to Web-based services such as Netflix and catch-up TV, as well as streaming content from your local PC network. For example, in Windows, click the right button on a video file and select "Play to ... LG Smart TV +" and the file is immediately played on the TV :-) He plays all my AVI, Xvid, or SD HD MP4 etc recorded from Astra-28 on my satellite receiver TechniSat.
5) The TV sound is good (including subwoofer).
6) The design is attractive, with a modern tubular stand. This TV 42 "even fits on a table designed for a 32" TV.

The Bad:
1) The TV has two HD tuners - terrestrial and satellite. But to switch between them is not clear. You only have a "Live TV" and then you must go to the Program menu and choose the programming mode. LG should replace "Live TV" with "terrestrial TV" and "Satellite" from the main menu. (LG claim that most people use the set-top box anyway).
2) The choice of local content streaming is awkward if you have a large number of video files to your network server, because each will be an icon. There is no option to view a simple list, which would be much faster to scroll. (But see 4 above).
3) The screen is glossy, rather than matte. This can make it brighter, but the reflections are annoying in front of a window.
4) The TV has a headphone output on the back, but it cuts the TV speakers. I like to use wireless headphones while my wife is happy with the speakers; we would be able to use the two together.

The Ugly:
1) USB PVR is recording the shoddy, as LG uses a special format that can not be read by a PC or other devices. It takes a dedicated USB hard drive and a small flash drive is not enough (although it can play videos and photos from a USB key). This means that even pause live broadcast is not possible without a 40+ GB USB drive. This is totally unacceptable because these things work fine on my old satellite receiver TechniSat. LG makes it difficult to record under the pressure of "heirs" to the difficult private copying.

After 3 months of use I still think I made the right choice, but it is disappointing that these shortcomings of the interface will probably not be corrected with WebOS-2 on the 2015 models.

Finally, the price of 42LB730V increased 35% since I bought it. Now, in May 2015, it is better to buy 42LB650V - or wait for the models "LF" 2015 qqs weeks.