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Samsung PN42A450 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
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New (15)
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
ASIN: B0015AR7AK
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 720p HD Resolution | | • | 20,000:1 Contrast Ratio | | • | 3 HDMI Inputs | | • | Filter Bright Anti Reflective Technology | | • | 3D Ready for 3D gaming |
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Product Description
42" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1024 x 768 pixels * 20,000:1 contrast ratio (1,000,000:1 dynamic) *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Awesome TV for the Price! November 30, 2008
David Wukotich Jr. (Virginia Beach, VA)
This is my first Plasma HDTV and I am blown away with the picture it provides with the HD channels. I am convinced that the plasma produces a much nicer picture than the LCD and I can't tell the difference between the 720p compare to the 1080p. If your looking for the best bang for your buck this is the TV to buy. I bought it 2 weeks ago for 749.99 and had it delievered to my door and set up for free thru amazon.
 Crazy Prices ! November 26, 2008
R. L. Carr (North Carolina)
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
Good Grief...can Amazon not settle on a Price???
One day it's $749 ... then $779...then back down to $736, now up to $819 ?
Heck ...you buy the Samsung 50" 720p Plasma for $779 at Best Buy!
Picture Perfect November 25, 2008
N. Wimmert (Ann Arbor, MI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This TV has a picture perfect view! The picture is crisp and the sleek look of the TV makes it perfect for any room. I bought this TV because of the great reviews it received on Amazon. I was not disappointed at all by it's quality. We have had no problems with this TV and enjoy using it daily. I would reccommend this TV to anyone. It is a great TV at an unbeatable price!
Excellent TV - PC users take note November 14, 2008
Jared L. Hansen (Dallas, TX United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For those that, like me, want to hook up a PC to this TV, note that while it has a DB15 input, you can only use that for 1024x768 output - which is a 5:4 screen ratio, so on the widescreen, everything gets flattened a little bit, and while the TV allows you some options for zooming in on, say, component input-video sources, it doesn't allow this for the DB15 input. I thought this was a bit of an oversight by Samsung since it is a 720P widescreen, so a native resolution of 1280x720 would make more sense.
However, If your video card has a DVI output you can buy a DVI-to-HDMI adapter (as cheap as $6 some places), and connect that to the TV using a plain HDMI cable. Using this method my PC (using an nVidia 7900 GS card) allowed me to output plain 720P output to the TV, that the video drivers allow output to be manipulated many ways. The best configuration was setting it to just plain "720P" output and setting the Samsung TV to "Just Scan" (as opposed to "16:9") - sounds goofy, yes, but this makes the whole screen show up correctly, whereas with "16:9" - the edges get clipped.
Using that setting, you can output anything you want from the PC to the TV - games (Halo, for instance, ran great), DVDs from the PC, or even HDTV from the PC (using the PC as a "DVR"). Highly recommended!
Best Value=We Are Very Happy November 12, 2008
Lawyer2be (South Carolina)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We just purchased this Samsung 42" 720p HDTV today; it is our first HDTV. While I will leave the technical talk to those best suited for such commentary, I can say that we are extraordinarily pleased. After waiting a couple years to buy an HDTV, following various models and prices, we finally pounced on this product when the price dipped down to $750. For our apartment, the 42" is almost too big- it's certainly far more tv than we are accustomed to and for those jumping from CRT's to this, there will certainly be a "Wow!" moment. The picture is just great, though we are leaving the settings on low brightness/contrast for the first 100 hours as several sites recommend (though the risk of imagine burn-in seems to be quite low for these newer models). Set up was very easy. I do recommend having this shipped to you "white glove" service as the tv is 67 lbs and somewhat unwielding. It was also very difficult to put this into our little Infiniti G20; we actually had to take it out of the shipping box and transport it with just the styrofoam (risky, but we were only driving a few miles).
Some have complained about the sound- I find the speakers more than adequate and the sound fills the room. Of course they won't compare to surround sound theatre systems- what would? Some people just like to whine about these supposed shortcomings.
I believe the contrast ratio is better than the similarly outfitted Panasonic model. I have heard worries about Samsung's longevity- but don't know that anyone has anything more than anecodatal evidence of that (knock on wood).
But at $750, there is no buyer's remorse here. A great HDTV at a tremendous price. We did buy it from Circuit City so that it could be picked up the next day and take advantage of no interest/no payments specials.
We have a Comcast HD box and there seems to be no problems whatsoever in the signal; the HD channels look fantastic. We're awaiting an upconverting DVD player and HDMI cables to complete the purchase.
I am sure there are finer points to the $2-3k hdtv's and for some bigger is always better. But I can't imagine expending that kind of money in this economy and I can't imagine that the marginal improvement is at all worth the cost.
Update: After the first 100 hours, we turned up the brightness and contrast (leaving the mode as "movie", which seems to be the best unless there is a glare), and the picture is great.
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