| Samsung PN42B450 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV |
Samsung PN42B450 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV
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Technical Details
- 42-inch high definition TV with 720p resolution
- Three HDMI, two component, and one composite video input; two 10W bottom speakers and SRS TruSurround HD for a rich surround-sound experience from two speakers
- Samsung E-panel technology like FilterBright, 600Hz Subfield Motion, .001 response time, and a Mega dynamic contrast ratio for a stunning high contrast picture
- Anynet+ (CEC standard) technology makes system control of compatible A/V devices like a Blu-ray player or HTIB system a one-touch operation
- One-year parts and labor warranty
Product Description
The 720p series 4 was designed with many of the same high end components used across Samsung's entire LCD lineup. The series 4 piano black bezel elegantly frames a super patterned vertical alignment. Down firing stereo speakers are completely hidden in specially designed chambers at the bottom of the display to increase audio quality.The LCD series 4 offers easy connectivity through 3 HDMI ports (1 side) and 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By C. Jackson
This is my first plasma tv and I must confess it's very good for the price. After reading the reviews on it for so long I decided that i should go for it. I was caught between the LCD and Plasma, but after watching the quality of the picture from a friends plasma, I concluded that a plasma would be best and I was right. It is a great deal, great tv.
By spectrum_engineer (Glen Allen, VA USA)
I have owned this television for about 3 weeks now; It is amazing. Don't worry about it only being 720p ... anything sized between 0"-42" raster the 720p perfectly, and 46"-63" (or above) I would recommend 1080p. Black levels are amazing, even with the dedicated chip disabled (for the break in period). I want to address a few concerns most people have:
Q. Do plasmas get hot?
A. They do get warm, but compared to a similarly equipped LCD TV, you are talking maybe one degree warmer of ambient temperature. I will say, the larger the plasma, the warmer it will get (and the increase is not proportional so do your homework behind that particular model).
Q. What about burn in?
A. Most plasma models include a pixel shifting protocol that protects the television from burn-in so that's not a concern. All plasma's have the possibility of exhibiting image retention (IR), which is a temporary ingrained image that goes away (could take between 1 hr - 3 weeks). If you adjust your television to lower brightness, contrast and standard picture mode (off of dynamic) for the first 120 hrs (break-in period) you should be fine. It is usually the first 120 hrs that you need to be slightly careful. NOTE: I personally have had absolutely zero IR cases thus far.
Hands down, this television is a great size, for a wonderful price and I would fully endorse getting it if it is one of your considerations. I originally planned on purchasing a PN50B650, but at this time the cost of the PN42B450 and size were a better fit for me.
Cheers!
By Booyah (Arlington, VA)
Pros: Great picture, no blur with fast moving images at all. Standard def content looks bad on a lot of HD TVs, but it looks very good on this one. Video games look perfect. The color set up looked great out of the box too. The delivery company that Amazon used was on time and they brought it into my place.
Cons: The speakers are not good and they sound very tinny. Granted all of the flat screens are doing this whole downward facing speaker thing, but it's still not good. Sure I have a 5.1 system, but half of what I watch (news) doesn't need 5.1.
No S-video input.
Overall: very happy with this purchase and would do it again.
By Richard Fertal II (Tucson, AZ)
This purchase took a while to consummate. I was waiting for the right price and then it happened, just B4 Christmas of 2009. I was hit with an awesome price, just slid under 600$'s with free shipping and the guys who came to set it up were friendly, eager, and outstanding in their customer service persuasion.
It is a beautiful piece of electronics and I would/will/do recommend it to whoever I come in contact with and start to talk about the differences of Plasma vs. LCD. Very easy to set up and when i read other reviews and they stated that the sound was not to their liking. I have not been able to turn it up past about 25% without it blasting sound. I have it hooked up to my Onkyo with Bose speakers and a Cerwin Vega sub. The sound is incredible and goes very well with the awesome picture.
In my humble opinion, there is no comparison. the plasma has a far superior picture than the LCD. The colors are vibrant and the picture has a much warmer look to it. Blacks/shadows are defined and bright colors are outstanding.
Get this TV, you won't be disappointed!!
By J. Gant (Somerville, MA USA)
Great connections, picks up my digital cable channels directly from the co-ax (Comcast, North Boston). My one complaint is that the TV needs to be dusted every day. I do have a cat, and that is the problem. Nothing else I have attracts the dust like this TV. The black bezels around the screen really show the dirt, but the screen stays relatively dust free.
I purchased this directly from Amazon. It shipped via a special carrier, included scheduled delivery and setup. Delivery happened on time, in a minor snow fall. Setup was fast and professional. A perfect TV buying experience.
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