LG 55LM9600 3D LED LCD HDTV Review

Software & Internet

During our review of the LM6700, we got our first taste of LG's all-inclusive content megastation (aka its Home menu), and let us just say that we're glad we've already gotten some practicing in navigating through it: there is a lot here.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, however. It's definitely better to have more stuff than you have time to use than not enough, if you're going to choose one or the other. But the sheer enormity of possibilities--and yes, that includes the entire internet--make the LM9600 (and numerous other 2012 LG series TVs) feel more like a neatly packaged media station than your classic cable box TV set. Combine that with the whole fourth-dimensional space age look of this TV, and it's easy to see LG's potential influence on the entire HDTV market.

There are more apps available every week, and a plethora of LG-hosted 2D and 3D streaming content to be found, meaning that since we reviewed the LM6700, the amount of available apps and content has doubled, at least, and possibly tripled. The highlights of the Home menu still include its browser function, app store, quick-access app menu, 3D World, USB playback access, and the usual heavy hitters: YouTube, Hulu Plus, Netflix, and K Pop Central. K Pop's not a heavy hitter, you say? Well, tell that to Se7en.