Samsung HP-S4253 42" Plasma HDTV
Samsung HP-S4253 42" Plasma HDTV
Amazon Listed Price:
USD $24.99
Amazon Sale Price:
Too low to display
Amazon Sales Rank:
321
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I was in the market for a 42" Plasma TV. Took me a while to figure out all the different specs/features/technology jargens and I think its worth a while to share my experience with the world. The first thing I was considering for Plasma TV is of course the picture quality. So I went out to HHgregg, BestBuy and Circuit City and took a look at all the Demo Plasma they have. Second on my list, is the TV appearance it has to look cool, slick and appealing. Some might have argued that Panasonic are one of the best ones around in term of pic/features/etc but the panasonics definitely wasn't on par with my taste on the slick side. Now with almost 48 hrs spent researching, I was left with 2 obvious choice and I have to say I could have gotten either one but the price on the Samsung S4253 did it for me. It was well $400 below my other choice - the Hitachi Ultravision 42HDS52 42" Plasma HDTV. Ok.. now onto the greatest 42" Plasma you can get at sub $2000... the one that is sitting in my living room now the Samsung - S4253. Here the specs from Amazon ..
Amazon.com Product Description
Offering an incredible feature set and exceptional quality for its price, Samsung's fifth-generation 42-inch HP-S4253 plasma TV uses the company's proprietary electronic chassis and the latest DNIe enhancement circuitry to deliver outstanding brightness, contrast, and image clarity. Use it for home theater and use it for your PC--it's perfect for both. In addition to a standard-broadcast NTSC tuner, it also features an integrated ATSC tuner that can capture over-the-air digital broadcasts from local network affiliates (the set will still require a set-top tuner for receiving non-terrestrial HD broadcasts from channels like HBO or Discovery).The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) Video Enhancer refines all analog NTSC and wideband video inputs for an overall improvement in picture quality. DNIe improves contrast, white level, picture detail and incorporates digital noise reduction to improve lower quality video inputs. Thanks to the new 13-bit processing capability of DNIe, the HP-S4253 can produce over 549 billion colors (compared to the one billion colors that TVs with 10-bit processing can produce.
This set features a 1024 x 768-pixel resolution, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, 175-degree viewing angle, brightness rating of 1300 cd/m2 (candela per square meter), and an amazing 10000:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) The 3D Y/C digital comb filter constantly analyzes the three dimensions of picture height, picture width, and picture changes-over-time to dramatically reduce edge image artifacts while improving transition detail.
The anti-glare plasma panel offers several protective features to resist burn-in, including auto pixel shift, signal pattern processing, and white screen function. It's rated for a 60,000-hour panel life (6 hours of usage a day for 27 years). Other features include:
Picture-in-picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources.
Parental Control (V-Chip) helps parents monitor what their children watch on TV by establishing rating limits.
Auto volume leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.
Multi-lingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
Side A/V input
High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the speakers built into the sides of the TV. SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass. It produces 10 watts of power per channel (for 20 watts total) and offers the following connection options:
Composite (RCA audio/video): 2 inputs (1 on the side)
S-Video: 2 inputs (1 on the side)
Component (Y/Pb/Pr): 2 inputs
HDMI: 2 inputs
PC: 1 D-Sub15 input
RF: 2 inputs
Digital audio: 1 coaxial and 1 optical
OK.. Now your through with the specs.. on to my personal review. This beast has the best picture in its class. Remember how plasma seems to have a dark scene problem displaying details in dark scenes.. no problemo with this guy.. perfect pic .. now watching DVDs is such a joy. When I got this tv, it was shipped from amazon.com for free, it was as slick as it can be. Glossly black finish, it looked perfect mounted on my wall. Personally the silver finishes just couldn't meet the mark for me. Go to a bestbuy and see the display unit if you have doubts. But I am telling you that this one of slickest and best looking plasmas in the market. Another nice thing that I found out was the OnScreen menu for this TV is very user friendly. It was so usable that I sor tof figure out all the settings without even referring to the user's menu.
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