Product review (5 stars): Don't worry about the negative reviews this thing awesome and drys great too!
I'm rating this 5 stars, although there are some areas for improvement I think the 4 star rating on amazon doesn't give this washer the credit it's due. I read through all of the reviews and was really on the fence about it. I read several people having issues with clothes drying properly. I also saw the guy that added parts because his had a lot of steam coming from the small rear vent that was dripping off the cold water line. I reluctantly went ahead and made the purchase because of the other positive reviews. It's a washing machine/dryer combo that just makes sense. Now the drawback to this setup is of course you can't wash a load and dry a load at the same time. The drying also does take longer. However the convenience more than makes up for this in the right household. We are a family of 4, with a toddler and a 7 year old. This machine works great for our family.  After reading through the reviews the common consensus is it doesn't work properly if the drain is too high. I have a standard wall drain mounted 36" from the floor. I decided to spend the extra money on the pedestal to not only bring the machine up for proper function of the drain, but also the additional storage and luxury of not having to bend over so far. This was money well spent, and the drain works perfectly without having to lower it.

The LG sidekick also apparently works with it, which might be something useful for the right people. It's basically another small washer that mounts below the standard washer in place of the pedestal. This might be nice for athletic wear or something that can't go through the dry cycle. We usually just wash anything that doesn't get dried as a separate load.

Generally a load takes about 4 hrs to wash and dry.  I set a "Custom PGM" with our most used settings. So all we do is hit Power, Custom PGM, and start and it does it's thing. We like to use normal wash/ hot/Extra spin/normal dry, Turbo wash and Fresh care. Fresh care will tumble your clothes periodically for up to 19 hrs. I believe without fresh care it will do 4 hours of tumbling. To activate fresh care you hold the steam button down for 3 secs before you start the cycle. It can't be activated mid cycle. But it does store in the Custom PGM if you set that. Turbo wash uses jets on the washing machine door to spay the clothes, and apparently more efficiently clean clothes. LG's website says it saves 20 mins on a wash cycle. it does look pretty cool when watching it use the turbo wash. You can turn the drum lights on by pressing and holding extra rinse button for 3 secs. They stay on for 4 mins. As others have mentioned it has some fun melodies it will play when turning on or after a cycle is complete. The volume can be adjusted between low, medium, high and off using the signal button before starting a cycle.

I do highly recommend a liquid fabric softener. Which it does have its own dispenser for. Clothes come out much softer and without wrinkles. Without the softener they seemed wrinkled and stiff. Crinkled is a good word to describe it. With the softener they come out perfect. They also have dryer balls, i've seen some made from wool that might be a good option. I've been considering getting some to try.

The clothes are quite hot when a cycle is complete. Very hot. You do need to let the heat dissipate a bit, they won't burn burn you but they are uncomfortably hot. What we usually do is run the machine at night with the Fresh Care and the next morning the clothes are much cooler and don't have that hot humidity with them. They just seem like a normal load from a typical dryer.

I do really love this machine but it isn't without a couple flaws that I gladly overlook. For one there is no lint trap other than one part of the drain behind a door on the front. This means there is fair bit of lint that builds up on the door and around the door seal. One person mentioned getting some wipes for this, I didn't really know what they were referring to until I saw for myself. So far we have used our hands or wipes, but I think a brush  might work best.  Also, the first time we used the washer it ended up getting a water stain streak on the door, and haven't found a way to clean it. I'm not sure how or what caused it. Maybe our hard water. But its only one streak. Not a huge deal but is unfortunate. Lastly the plastic window makes a lot of squeaking if you press on it. Sounds kind of cheap because of this, but its plenty strong. That's all I can think of at the moment. I'll update this as we use it and think of other things.

I was a little worried it wouldn't dry to our satisfaction based on some of the reviews but it really does great at drying. So if you're worried it won't dry properly for you, stop worrying, the only thing you might need to look at is the height of your drain.