7.8 out of 10

Samsung PN42A450

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8.0

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easy to use, design, fast setup, good image quality, resolution

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Consumer Guide Products

8.0/10

2 July 2008
It is often said if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. But whoever coined that phrase never saw Samsung's PN42A450 42-inch plasma sets. This set offers a good picture at a very reasonable price. Read more

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Boomy sound

8.0/10

Reviewer: KWeber, Amazon
31 March 2010
I guess when you have a trend towards ever slimmer flat-screen TVs, we simply will not get decent audio. After all, speakers need a certain physcial depth to achieve any sort of bass. However, what Samsung has done with this TV, and other firms do it as well, is to place the speakers on the back, and they are rear-firing speakers. The result, especially in cases where the TV is in a large room, is an unpleasant boomy-ness. Dialog especially is garbled. Read more
Average TV, [...]

4.0/10

Reviewer: David's view, J&R
1 June 2008
Overall this product performs well in most aspects, except for colour representation. The flesh tones are not accurate and the colour tends to be over saturated. Contrast is good, and better than average black levels. The picture does tend to be grainy depending on the source. Anti-glare coating is not overly effective. Do not buy this product unless you are willing to gamble on the service provided by Samsumg. They are horrible to deal with, often times unresponsive. Read more
- Simple Controls
- Poor Picture Quality
samsung plasma pn42a450p

10/10

Reviewer: jim the biker, ABT Electronics
26 January 2009
in the short time we've had the tv, we are extremely happy with it. as of now we have expanded basic cable but the picture quality is excellent.we use the tv for regular viewing and dvds. will want to buy an upconverting dvd player and hdmi cable. have no fear, buy from abt, you won't regret it. Read more
- Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls
I love this TV

10/10

Reviewer: XKore, Newegg
16 March 2009
Okay I am a gamer and bought this for gaming. While my 360 and PS3 look incredible in HD my older systems do not. All my PS2 games are very grainy and ugly. This isnt a con wich is why I am writing it here. Dont buy this or really any HDTV and expect to have your old systems work well with them because that is just not how it works. Read more
- I bought this with my refund check this year and went up from a 27 inch CD tv to this. The difference is incredible. The picture is crystal clear the menus are easy to...
- None. This is the BEST tv for the price.
great tv

10/10

Reviewer: pharm 1, OneCall
12 December 2008
Cost MUCH less than my older plasma tv. has more useful connections. VERY easy to connect my pc for viewing movies. Picture is not noticibly any different than the higher resolution, larger screen model. Read more
- Attractive Design, Fast Setup, Great Picture, Simple Controls