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Samsung TVs Tips
Samsung Plasma TVs
Samsung plasma TVs are among the largest and thinnest of those available on the market. The 63-inch HPN6339 is one of the biggest intended for home use.
Samsung TV reviews often glow with appreciation for the rich colors offered in these plasma models. The TV boasts the ability to show 16.7 million colors so there's no doubt the picture is fabulous! The TV also has a contrast ratio of 1200:1, which means a vivid viewing experience!
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Fit for Royalty
Circuit City Tip: If it's good enough for the Queen of England, it's good enough for you! The British royal family chose to order 100 Samsung flat-panel TVs for Buckingham Palace directly from Korea, but you can pick up the same quality Samsung TVs (OK, maybe not 100 of them) at your local Circuit City. A Samsung TV comes with a variety of features, including clear picture quality from almost any viewing angle. This is good news if you're in one of the Queen's larger rooms at her palace! A Samsung TV also boasts a sharp definition which makes watching fast-moving objects a breeze.
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Samsung LCD TVs
Samsung LCD televisions include many smaller models designed for various kinds of household use. One very popular larger model is the LN-S4695D, a 46-inch set intended to be the centerpiece of household entertainment.
With a 6000:1 contrast ratio, there's no worry about black levels here. The set also includes a special game mode to bring out the best in game graphics. A built-in scaler converts all signals to 1080p, the highest resolution available.
It also includes a USB port so you can use your set to view photos or play media files from a flash drive or computer hard drive.
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Samsung Plasma TVs
Circuit City Tip: One of the many performance enhancements in a Samsung plasma TV is the tiny strips of black placed between phosphor cells. These help to maintain a bright picture without "light bleed" between colors. Reviewers have many glowing words to say about the picture quality of a Samsung plasma TV. To see the picture enhancements in action, visit your local Circuit City and compare image quality for yourself.
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Samsung DLP Projection TVs
A Samsung DLP projection TV is one of the most advanced brands on the market. Samsung starts by increasing the older three-panel color wheel to five, greatly enhancing the picture quality.
A next-generation micromirror chip from Texas Instruments provides faster motion and truer colors, while a "cinema mode" attempts to bring movie viewing closer to Hollywood standards and directors' intentions.
Despite the moving parts in a model like the HL-S5088W, the set is quiet, allowing the viewer to become wholly absorbed in the sound of a show.
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Samsung SlimFit TVs
Even as they've been working to break new ground in plasma, LCD and DLP TVs, Samsung has brought a new advance to the nearly moribund field of traditional cathode-ray tube televisions.
The SlimFit television is a CRT that is about a third less bulky than an old-fashioned model. It can handle high-definition signals and accept HDMI input from games or high-def DVD players.
If you like the look of a flat-panel but not the price, these Samsung TV prices may be just the thing. SlimFit sets have certainly caught on with buyers, capturing an impressive share of the CRT market.
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Samsung DynaFlat TVs
DynaFlat is Samsung's low-cost alternative to a smaller-sized LCD TV for the kitchen, bedroom or office. Incorporating excellent sound in a pleasant silver case, the DynaFlat includes inputs for gaming systems or PCs.
A 20-inch DynaFlat is readily available for less than $200, making it possible to add TVs to your home that don't have to be the biggest, thinnest or most stunning. Reviewers encourage buyers of this line of Samsung televisions to make adjustments to the factory default settings, which are often "off."
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Newest Samsung TVs
If you're in the market for a Samsung, these are some things to look out for in 2007:
A 70-inch high-definition plasma TV for home-theater use
LED lighting sources to produce a wider color range and reduced startup times for LCD and DLP rear projection models.
Introduction of the company's first 1080p models, the highest resolution available
Expansion of the line of Samsung DLP televisions
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Samsung and Mobile TV
Currently, it's possible to pick up a digital TV signal while in motion, but that signal often breaks up. Samsung is proposing a slight change to current digital TV standards called A-VSB.
If the standard is adopted, as Samsung expects it to be, a tracking code will help keep a digital picture smooth and watchable while in motion. This could mean, for example, that each kid in the car could have his or her own portable Samsung television -- no more fighting over whether to watch SpongeBob or Scooby Doo.
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Fit for Royalty
Samsung, the Korean electronics maker, got a royal command recently: Supply 100 flat-screen TVs for Queen Elizabeth II and her court to watch at Buckingham Palace.
The order includes both LCD and plasma sets in varying sizes. There'll still be a few spots in the historic palace where you can't see a Samsung TV -- after all, the place has 775 rooms -- but the cash order was seen as a coup for Samsung, since the British royal family has previously relied television makers to lend or donate sets for their use.
