Samsung PS42B450 / PS42B451 TV reviews

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Score 8.8/10 Read 150
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This TV is a good all rounder.

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Samsung PS42B450 / PS42B451 with 42" HD ready Plasma screen, 3 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	8.6
Sound quality	8.3
Design	9.1
Value for money	9.2
Overall rating	8.8

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Confirmed purchaser Multi-purpose viewer

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: love it, glad i caved and got it!
Bad points:: cant think of anything

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Nov 2009

mohd , swindon Film and documentary lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: it has sleek design, superb quality with a very cheap price. i also be able to use it with my samsung digital home theatre and it enhances it's quality.
Bad points:: the manual inside on how to fix the tv with its base/platform was not clear, had to figure out quite sometimes but not a problem.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Apr 2010

chris, birmingham Film and documentary lover

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: touch sensitive controls
Bad points:: It doesn't work on Blu-ray...PlayStation3 or Blu-Ray DVD players. The image quality is poor, not Fully HD despite saying it is. Only HD quality i is is sharper image than terrestrial tele. Waste of money. Sound is also poor quality some sort of echo.

Ease of use	4.0
Image quality	1.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	3.0
Value for money	3.0
Overall rating	3.0

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Confirmed purchase: 17 Feb 2010

Nick, Derby Film and documentary lover

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Easy set up and good picture quality.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 May 2010

Ian, Blackpool Multi-purpose viewer

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Looks fantastic, swivel stand is good. Picture quality on games consoles is excellent.
Bad points:: Picture quality through a standard SKY+ box isn't great, a bit grainy compared to my older LG Plasma. Annoying tune plays when you switch it on or off.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	6.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Nov 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: easy to use, hd ready, easily connects to other multimedia devices, overall its a good buy
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jan 2010

Mike, Dunstable, UK Multi-purpose viewer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Ease of setup, quality of picture, price
Bad points:: none

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Apr 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	42
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	Plasma
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	1
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Screen aspect ratio	16:09
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	2000000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	178
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	102.4

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	24.1

Release date	2009/03/11
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Samsung PS42B451 PS42B451, Samsung 42" PS42B451B, Samsung PS42B450B1W

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Manufacturer's Description

HD ready HD Ready resolution provides your TV with the quality required to produce crystal clear images. Whether viewing action packed sport, blockbuster movies or the latest next generation gaming in HD the Series 4 Plasma will provide you with outstanding picture quality. 3 HDMI Three High Definition Multimedia Interfaceâ„¢(HDMI) connections make your TV a multimedia centrepiece. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. 18 bit (262144 gradation) SAMSUNG PDP TV’s 18-bit processing capacity broadens the colour palette to deliver unbelievably natural & true colours. FilterBright FilterBright technology ensures whatever the viewing conditions you will enjoy superb picture quality with black levels and brighter colours. By absorbing external light and allowing more internal light though the panel contrast levels are dramatically enhanced.

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