Review site cnet UK has branded the SL8000 ’spectacular’, giving it a glowing 9/10.

The review highlights the SL8000’s sleek form-factor…

The thin profile is complemented by a glorious high-gloss finish on the bezel, with a saucy but subtle injection of blue in the extreme bottom edge. Hubba.

…it’s impressive feature-set…

In terms of connectivity, for example, it boasts an innovative wireless Bluetooth system for use with headphones or for playing MP3s and JPEGs from mobile phones. Among numerous other connections, there are also four HDMI ports and a USB socket that, impressively, is capable of playing high-definition DivX video, WMV, MP3 and JPEG files.

… and the outstanding image quality…

it’s impossible not to be struck by the outstanding dynamism of the 42SL8000’s pictures. Bright whites share the frame happily with easily the deepest, most natural blacks we’ve seen on an LG LCD TV so far.

The review concludes…

The LG 42SL8000 looks gorgeous, has more connections than you’ll ever need, is bursting with features and options, offers pictures that are a joy to behold 99 per cent of the time, and, at £1000, isn’t expensive at all considering what it offers. What’s not to like?

Read the full review here