Samsung 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV PN42A450
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| Too much sun interrupting your movie watching? No matter when you watch a Samsung 42" widescreen plasma HDTV, you'll always see crisp, clear images and bright vivid color. Ultra FilterBright reduces glare and enhances the contrast ratio in the brightest rooms. This 42" plasma HDTV also has more innovative features such as exclusive 3D technology. Immerse yourself in movies and games and get the ultimate 3D experience with the Samsung PN42A450 plasma HDTV. | |||||||||||
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 Awesome TV! |
| Review Date: May 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Abel C. Marquez Jr., Roseville, CA |
| We bought this tv for our bedroom we were replacing an old 36" crt. We got it on sale for $790 so we didn't expect much, but it turns out this is the new model with touch buttons, 3D, 3 HDMI ports. We don't have HD in this room so I expected the SD picture to be rather pixelated. But man I was so impressed on how well it displays SD content that I'm almost inclined not to put in an HD reciver in this room. I did hook up my pc and used it as a monitor and wow it looks great! Picture is smooth and the colors have alot of depth, I also hooked up my Xbox360 to it and the games look awesome! This tv looks cleaner and crisper than my $3000 Samnsung 61 inch DLP. I can't believe i! If your looking for a 42" TV this is the one to buy! Don't worry about it being 720p I've compared it with my 1080p set and you can't notice the difference. |
| Great TV with an awesome picture |
| Review Date: July 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: David J. Raymore, Seattle, WA USA |
| 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. |
| Great picture + low price = Great Value! |
| Review Date: May 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D. Hiatt, |
| I purchased the PN42A450 from BB yesterday for $899. Easy set-up and menu options for the not-so-tech savvy. I have been researching HDTVs for the past 5 months and spent a lot of time at local retailers watching different TVs. I narrowed it down to plasma simply because I prefer the more natural look of the pitcure vs. lcd. This TV is in our bedroom and is used primarily for watching recorded shows and DVDs. We do have 4 windows along one wall, but have found the reflection to be no less of an issue than the old 27" CRT. I selected the 450 because the picture was very good and the price made it a steal. Side-by-side with much more expensive models I could pick apart the 450 vs., say, the Pioneer PDP-4280HD, which was excellent. But, the 4280 was also at least $600 more money. So, the very good picture of the 450 and its price made it easy to select at the end.
After getting it home and set up, my wife and I were watching some HD channels. We had to laugh because it all looked so great. Without a way more expensive model next to it, the 450 looks like a million bucks! |
| Great TV for Blue-Ray and Playstation 3 --- its a steal! |
| Review Date: September 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Carlos Fraño Medina, Honduras |
| I bought this TV about two weeks ago... I was originally looking for a Sony LCD Bravia 40" 1080HD (W300 Series) or the Samsung PN50A550 (50" Plasma 1080p/i resolution).
I went to a local store and saw this TV lying between the models described above - I thought it was a 1080 TV... image quality was about the same. It has better color and sharpness than the Sony LCD, and as in all TVs, it has a slight advantage over the bigger Samsung Plasma despite its 720p versus 1080p so called "disadvantage". Then came the issue of pricing and looks... this one is a looker and for around $900 bucks it is a steal. Something told me to buy it and so I did. When I got home I was first disappointed in its display of standard cable (coaxial analog)... standard cable only works in a regular CRT. Next day I took it to a friends house who has digital cable and lord behold - Digital Cable is 720P so there is no real use for a 1080 Tuner - Image quality was great. Then came the real reason I wanted a Plasma... My Sony Playstation 3 AKA Blue-Ray Player. OH MY GOD... I had purchased Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Turismo 5 Prologue. I connected it USING A $20 Radio Shack HDMI Cable (Dont spend $100 on Monster Cable, its not worth it) and the games came alive. I could feel myself driving in the Ferrari F430, I could literally feel my self in the middle of war as I played MGS5. The definition, color depth, sharpness and lack of image noise was incredible. Its a great TV for any PS3 or new generation video game console. Then I went and purchased Transformers the Movie in Blue Ray... Holly Cow!!!. You haven`t seen this movie until you have seen it through blue-ray and this TV. You can see every minor detail about Optimus Prime, Bumble-Bee and the rest of the characters... plus the size is excellent for a small living room or your bedroom (mines is about 60 square feet and it looks gigantic) I dont understand how it works but it has and integrated circuitry that takes and ordinary 720P signal and digitally converts it to 1080 resolution, plus ·D filters for gaming. Believe me, I hate Digitally Remastered anything (just try using your digital zoom on a digital camera and you know hoe poor this technology usually is) but in this case IT WORKS... Realistic Colors, no aliasing, no blurs, great whites, great blacks, blues, reds, and little or no image "double-edges". Both my games and Blue-Ray movies are converted to 1080p resolution and they look amazing. One complaint: Speakers at 10x2 watts are weak and have no bass power... but we all know that is not the idea behind an HDTV... I have a Sony 6.1 Home Theater... I just plugged it to get outstanding sound and a recreate a real movie theater experience... Any Sony, Denon op Kenwood Receiver with 5.1 or better performance (500 Watts at least) will solve this problem in a snap. It is definitely a great bang for your buck deal, it is truly designed for HDMI devices and it looks cool too. I am One Happy Camper! |
| Value Priced HD TV with blowout performance |
| Review Date: June 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: R. Hudda, USA |
| Shipping
----------- Amazon.com shipped it right away and CEVA called to set a date and then arrived on time to deliver and set it up. In my case, that involved removing it from the box, setting the old tv aside, plugging the new one in, and connecting the cable wire. The TV Itself -------------- This is a Plasma 42" HD with 720P output, and it looks excellent when you supply the HD Source. With ordinary programming, the picture is still good, but not great. But HD output will blow your mind. At first I was going to get a 42" Vizio LCD from local Costco for about $900. But here, you are getting a Samsung which obviously is much better. And I didn't have to worry about hauling the TV from the store to my home. The TV itself from the outside is beautiful. The screen when the TV is off is grey color. I wish it was black, but apart from it is beautiful. The panels have a shiny feel which is great too. If you are wondering whether to buy this or a LCD of same size with 1080p and couple hundred extra, I suggest you look at this one instead. How in the world will your eyes notice the 1080p vs 720p? I'll tell you, the HD channels on this TV appear better than what you would see in real life. It's that good. I haven't tried any upconverting DVD players or Blue-Ray inputs, but with HD input from my silver comcast cable box, the picture is unbelievable. Having said that, I don't think these TVs will get any cheaper. This is as cheap as they get. Everything from this point on will be more expensive, because of the rising fuel costs, weaker dollar, and bunch of other reasons. So, if you feel, you need the best possible resolution to insure against improving technology in the future, then 1080p for couple hundred extra might be a good bet. Now I just wish they had all my favorite channels in HD. Watching HD programming is very addictive. The price of this TV I paid is worth every penny, especially if you look at my cable bill. |
| AWESOME TV!!! |
| Review Date: May 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Eduardo Escobedo Jr., Los Angeles, CA |
| 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!!! |
| Great TV and Price |
| Review Date: May 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Z. Greenwood, Manhattan Island, USA |
| I just ordered this tv, I looked at it in the store next to a sony 1080p plasma hooked up to digital cable and it looked just as good if not better. At this size it is impossible to see any difference between the this resolution and 1080p. Cable maxes out at 720 anyway so 1080p sets actually look slightly worse when hooked up to digital cable. I dont want to spend 500 on a blu ray player right now so I figure I will have this tv for at least a few years before the price of blu ray becomes widely affordable, by that time they will probably have a new format anyway. Great deal on a great TV, you cant beat free shipping and no tax. |
| A very nice TV for the price! No regrets so far. |
| Review Date: May 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Howard F. Duncan, Sabetha, Ks. USA |
| 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. |
| Incredible TV |
| Review Date: June 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: H. Ortega, San Mateo, CA |
| 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. |
| Great value! |
| Review Date: September 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jack, USA |
| I bought this tv for my living room and I loved it. I was considering the same tv for my mancave in the basement, but then I saw a combo special with the Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U and Xbox 360 at a great price. I bought the Panasonic and the picture was nice, but it bothered me that there was no swivel base and no headphone jacks.....the Samsung has both of these features. I returned the Panasonic and got another Samsung. I am so glad I did so. With a 10% mover's coupon that you can find on the internet, you can get this tv at Best Buy for $808. It's just a great value. |
| Best Value=We Are Very Happy |
| Review Date: November 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: HR Guy, Washington, DC |
| 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. |
| Surprisingly Sweet Deal+++ I AM HAPPY |
| Review Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: J. A. Diemert, Seattle, WA USA |
| I actually, accidently bought this plasma Sumsung last week. I was drunk and thought I was buying a 42 inch LCD. It came and I realized it was a plasma when I was astonished by the amazing diffence. I found true that plasmas produce more descriptive and deep pictures and Samsung is the top of the line in my eyes (literally)... I've tested them all, at Circuit City, Fry's, Best Buy, Video Only and what have you not, and unless ya gettin stereoscopic then this Samsung is niceeee... My brother has an LCD and mine is better....ha ha ha... and since I bought it on here I spent dramatically less than him..... |
| Excellent |
| Review Date: June 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: John P. Heekin, |
| I just received my TV yesterday. The picture looks incredible out of the box, the design of the television itself is very sleek, and the sound is excellent for television speakers. The swivel stand is very stable, and also makes it easy to position the TV for optimal viewing angles in your room.
I did a significant amount of shopping when looking for my new plasma TV, and this Samsung does not disappoint. Plus, you can't beat getting a free Tivo with the TV... I highly recommend this TV for anyone looking to upgrade/ replace an existing set. |
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