Samsung PN42C450 42-Inch 720p Plasma HDTV (Black) | 
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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $497.00
You Save: $102.99 (17%)
New (14) Used (7) Refurbished (2) from $458.95
Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 294
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 43
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 40.6 x 27.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PN42C450
Model: PN42C450
UPC: 036725233096
EAN: 0036725233096
ASIN: B0036WT3V6
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | An unparalleled Mega Dynamic Contrast ratio brings together the deepest blacks and brightest whites | | • | Offers crisp, clear Plasma HD action in every frame. | | • | Get crisp, clear digital-quality sound via advanced SRS technology | | • | Supports multichannel sound (MTS)and second audio program (SAP) with 181-channel capacity | | • | Enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games |
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Product Description
Combined with E3-Panel technology, the PN42C450's 1366 x 768p (720p) plasma panel brings you more than just high definition. While E3-Panel's 600Hz subfield motion delivers incredibly smooth and fluid on-screen motion, its Mega Dynamic Contrast ratio ensures pure black levels and enhanced color performance for sharp detail and vivid color tones. Further, three HDMI inputs offer versatile HD audio and video connectivity, and a USB port teams up with ConnectShare technology to bring you access to music and photos on digital cameras or thumbdrives.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 76
 Loud buzz when on, great picture with regular antenna, etc... September 5, 2010
S. Hill (Chicago, IL. United States)
$500 for a 42 inch Samsung Plasma (even though it's only 720p) is pretty fantastic. That being said here's a little more info after 3 days of using the tv.
When the tv is on there is a very loud noticeable buzz. Luckily the tv speakers are very loud and can over-power this buzzing. However if for some reason you are listening to something with a low volume, you're gonna hear the buzzing. I often have the volume low either because my child is sleeping or because I'm trying to sleep, so this isn't the greatest match for me.
The picture with a regular antenna on an HD basic tv feed is awesome. Looks great. Better than my 46 inch Toshiba 1080i LCD. (Oddly enough, my LCD buzzes when it's off, not on, so go figure.)
When running a PS3 via HDMI cable, either playing a game or watching a blu-ray, not the best picture, but this tv has a lot of options for tweaking the picture. Dark images seem to be too dark and brights, too bright. But there is a "game mode" and "movie Mode". Great sound though.
So far not bad. Stylish design. Thin frame. Light-weight. Lots of tweaking options. $500 for a brand name HDTV in the 40 inch range is very good. This makes a great auxilary tv (I'm using mine in the bedroom) and decent main Tv. Let's just hope it lasts a long time.
Great Purchase August 30, 2010
kbrown17
I agree with most post this TV is a great deal for the money the only down fall is the stand and the screws!!!! Was the biggest pain to put together and like they said some are still not in all the way. I will be looking for a wall mount i think for this. Also does the remote not light up my other samsung remote has a button which lights up the channel and volume button etc, but could not find it on this one. Overall great TV very pleased!!!
 AMAZED August 30, 2010
M. Marin (n.c)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
WOW Love, love love it!!!!! what a great picture. can't believe the price. All went well with shipping, and the tv itself is fantastic.
Good TV but mind the screws!! August 23, 2010
Harish Raghuvaran (CT, USA)
I purchased this set 2 weeks ago and really happy with the TV and price.
The picture looked astonishing when i watched Star-Trek on blu ray last night. The set has got decent audio for a Television.
Only reason iam giving it a 4 rating is because of the screws!! Like one reviewer pointed out... the screws that come with the set do not seem to be the right size. They just seem one size bigger and though i got them in alright...my screwdriver (and probably the screws) is almost ruined. Iam pretty sure i would need to get newer screws if i need to re-assemble the set.
Great picture quality ....minimum bells whistles August 18, 2010
J.G. amazon addict in phx. (phoenix)
Okay for a $500 42 plasma its not fair to expect the world but I would most important is picture quality and it does great. I remember seeing other reviews that also said its comparable to other 1080p tvs and I would usually laugh at them for not being able to discern the difference. Now that I have experienced it firsthand I can say the same thing.
Few bits to note. Only three picture modes standard dynamic and movie. Never a fan of internal speakers and having trouble using antenna as source and external audio source via analag output (l/r RCA's) It appears that it may only be for a component video source that allow that. Built in tuner has grabbed all the locals but one hd (fox). I like the favorites list button. You can toggle through all the channels on your list with one button. Sounds like channel up down button but easy way to create shorter list.
Havent gone through the setup menu to review burn in features pixel shift scrolling etc. but read about some unique features that year old $3k Panny plasma doesnt have. Auto Protection can have a screen saver kick in after 20 min 30 min of same image on screen.It also has an Eco-sensor to adjust brightness based on surroundings.
So only true gripe is hdmi source does not allow analog audio. Also wished it had analog audio out to send to stereo receiver.
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