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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 67.2
Dimensions (in): 41.5 x 12.4 x 28.5
MPN: PN42A450P1DXZA
Model: PN42A450P1DXZA
UPC: 036725228061
EAN: 0036725228061
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Really Impressed and didn't expect to be - 1024, NOT 1360 resolution June 17, 2008
10 out of 17 found this review helpful
UPDATE: (@~250 hours) Just in case you don't jump to Samsung to -confirm- the specs, Amazon is incorrectly listing this set as having 1365x768 resolution. Only the 50" model has -1360- (not 1365) resolution. I looked originally because of the VGA-DSub connector that the Panny didn't have, as well as believing (and Not checking) the resolution specs to serve that PC. Be sure to check the 50" reviews as well, the sets are nearly identical, and the 50" received Best Value and Best Sound from CR HDTV showdown. Get Quasi-ISF color-corrected settings for this set on AVS Forum for break-in!!! -end update-
This is copied from my comments on AVSForum, addressing user issues that have been identified with the Samsung 450 plasmas (ota=Over the Air broadcasts):
I am ~45, somewhat farsighted but uncorrected, ear destroyed by engineering audio for a few years and general love of metallica.
Expanding on the title - I was pretty sure there would be a loss in PQ, going with a set so much cheaper than the panasonic (80u), I am happy to report the opposite is true - I like it better. Received set from Amazon, white-glove delivery sub-par, but acceptable, and Quick!. Set is 7 days old as I write this, run 24/7 on OTA PBS excepting ~12 hours off-time this last Father's Day. Used movie-cont60-brite40, all dynamics off for break-in.
heat: non issue, a/c at 80deg F, decent ventilation, but Yamaha 2500 -can- overheat if we play LOTR too loud (i.e., 0 to +3 db). set is barely warm on top, cool on back. No buzzing/ringing that my questionable hearing can detect.
sound: all I can say is that my expectations here were somewhat lower than other reviewers, I think the speakers for crap TV broadcasts are very good, and would go so far to say that piano and concert footage on OTA PBS, my only real source, was nearly ok. I have had 5.1 on Infinitys since I purchased the Yamaha, so I'd have settled for Not AWEful - and they are much better than not awful to my abused ears. I disagree with the people that say "who cares?" about internal speakers, as turning on the 5.1 is a pain and Loud for casual crap-tv watching.
Remote: keep it to teach my ancient but trusty sony universal, heheh, but no complaints (hard to tell front or back by feel, though).
Color: I have used every built-in setting and can give high marks to movie AND dynamic, though I turn off the DNIe, so it may only be 'torch' when all enhancing circuitry is re-disabled. That is -not- my experience, as it still pops more than "movie" turned up to the same settings. IMHO, choose dynamic for HD OTA sports and have insta-pop for the upcoming Olympics (wish it weren't NBC ).
Posterization: I haven't spent a great deal of time actually Looking for it, and the kids viewing positions of 8' are the closest that I examine from, but I have not seen it on my set.
pixel conversion: my 16:9 setting seems to be worse than some here, I use just scan for all ota, only get the garbage at the top when they switch to 4:3 transmitted at 16:9 (tell by black bars). I switch by remote to 16:9 if I have to watch it, as in local news. I find the real tell is from the Oppo. As suggested here, I tried 1080p as the output from DVD and saw no improvement from 480p. 720p on 16:9 gobbles 5 pixels per side, so 720p justscan for DVD here. Again, Oppo and OTA are the Only sources here. I think that properly mastered/compressed 1500MB (two CDs) movies written to flash-drive and played on the USB 2.0 of the Oppo look pretty good, pixelation in high motion action, but no worse than SD CRT (36" Toshiba is what I am graduating from. My First Plasma TV, our 24" LCDs on our computers dint-impress-me-much, larger sizes same opinion, only more-so, lol )
Problems: I am experiencing the brightness shift that I have read about. It is consistent as follows: talking head on grey-sky background, I believe the sky slow-wwly increases so that my eyes cannot perceive, then drops a brightness click down all at once. Gray background seems to be the environment when it will occur repeatably - think news show, outdoors, "so how did you feel as the flood carried away your house with your mother-in-law in it, Mr. Nurrgerrtz?" - it happens elsewhere but hard to define and harder to demonstrate and describe.
The gray screen-burn protection scroll screen has definite colors (magenta and yellow) appearing in the gray behind the darkest or starting bar. bands are semi-moire` shaped, 1-2 inches behind the start bar, 2-4 occurrences total.
I'm not real excited about either issue - I will call samsung and complain - but hope that a firmware is already being written as I type this - NOT a deal breaker.
recommendation: skip the break-in dvd, just play OTA PBS with volume turned down for fast break-in. The mild Image Retention disappeared completely after 50 hours and the colors lost their neon-esque in about 24. fwiw. NO STEWPID LOGO on ota PBS! Furthermore, I believe there is no better comparison source for depth and color than PBS, assuming a strong ota signal. Puts NBC to shame (self-evident) and what minimal amount of sports PBS does show, beats CBS (no abc HD signal here, lol... Fox is at least Trying HD, but haven't worked the kinks out yet.) No I am not employed or compensated by PBS for this biased review of ota signals, lol.
I feel absolutely GREAT about this purchase, prefer this set to best friend's panny 80u - what I had planned to buy.
carpe` cervesi
knf
Great TV with an awesome picture July 1, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I always wanted a HDTV, and I decided on this model by reading the reviews from other people who have purchased it. I could not believe that plasma TVs are a lot less than LCDs especially that I can get a 42" for less than a $1000 compared to a 32" LCD for the same price.
I ordered this TV on Friday 6/20/08, and it shipped on 6/23/08 to Ceva Logistics in Reno. Amazon said it would be delivered by 7/2/08, but on Ceva's website, using the tracking number, they said it would be here on 6/27/08. I waited patiently for the phone call from Ceva, and someone called me that Thursday evening with a delivery window from 8 am to 12 pm. I was very excited that I would be getting my TV to play with on the following day. The delivery guys came to my apartment at 8:20 am, opened the box for me, and placed the TV on my entertainment center. I hooked up the coax cable from my cable box, and I was blown away by the color and the size of the screen. The delivery guys from Ceva were great for being prompt, polite, and professional. I was very impressed with their service, and if I buy another TV again I definitely will use Amazon again
I tried watching standard definition, some high definition channels in my area through the antenna, played a few DVDs, and a VHS tape. Each one looked very good, and I have no complaints about this TV. I am looking forward to trying out some more HD programming when I exchanged my cable box for an HD one. I am planning to buy a Blu-Ray DVD player once the prices have come down a bit, and I am sure it will look great on this TV.
The manual is kind of confusing, but I figured it out in the end. There is an ample amount of connections on the back and on the side for anything you may have.
If you are looking for a TV with a fantastic picture, then do not look any further because you will love this TV.
A very nice TV for the price! No regrets so far. May 17, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I will be the first to admit that i was a little leary of buying a plasma based TV,(burn in)not to mention that I am considered to be all sony to my family and friends. I own the 60 inch XBR2 and its the best in my book but I bought this for my bedroom and planned on getting a sony. I love this tv, I am so "old school" about my great sxrd that i almost passed this up, but the price was 910.00 and he picture on it was better than a Toshiba 1080p sitting right beside it(could have been the set up). I was sold when comparing the picture quality and price. I have just owned it a week so I can't tell you how it will be in the future but it is great to look at right now.
AWESOME TV!!! May 22, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
just bought this tv over the weekend at frys anniversary sale...i saw it on saturday on special for 999.99 but when i went back on sunday they had it at a 100 dollars less, so i just cudnt leave the store without going home with it...the size is perfect for the living room, excellent sound, impeccable images...its perfect for the price....turns out its the worlds first 3d ready plasma and it barely came out in march...ive had nothing but good experiences with samsung products...i used to be a sony fanboy but the quality just doesnt compare...ive seen the sony models at the store and at friends houses and the images are way more pixelated...i havent gotten any of that with this plasma...if ur thinking of gettin rid of ur old tube tv and upgrading to a flat panel this is definetly worth it!!!
Incredible TV June 3, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
To start with, this is the first HDTV I have ever owned and I definitely did major research before deciding on purchasing this TV. I decided on this TV over a LCD because of its price, and performance. Standard television looks blah (but veiwable). HDTV looks great and I recon will look even better when I swap my component cables for HDMI cables. The size of this TV is perfect for watching movies and shows. The features are great as well. The audio is better than my previous TV and overall, I am very satisfied with this purchase. Don't worry about the image retention problems plasmas were known for. I have not had any issues whatsoever. Overall, for the money you can't go wrong. Why purchase a fancy pants 1080p and get sold on the hype if you won't even be able to fully utilize it with regular shows. Save yourself some money and enjoy the bargain that this TV offers.
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