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Reviewed by UK Guest, 5th Mar 2007. |
| Review Summary: Cheap alternative to Plasma and LCD ? |
Overall Score: 5/5
 
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Review: No to put it simply, but if like me you are disappointed with the quality of non HD tranmissions on Plasma and LCD then this 32" Samsung WS32Z428D8 widescreen TV may be what you are looking for.
I have read many reviews of Samsung Slimfit TV's some good and some downright awful! At £199 + delivery I decided to take a chance.
First impressions out of the (huge) box is that from the front it looks like a "flat" TV. It is certainly slimmer front to back than a standard CRT tv of the same screen size (32 inch) It weighs an absolute tonne though, 45 kg!! and should not be lifted by one person (delivery driver testified to that!)
Once set up (one button push once plugged in) The tuner found all of the freeview channels in about 2 minutes. The picture is very crisp with little digital blockiness from the main channels (1,2 itv, 4) some fuzzines is visible on some channels but no diferent to my Panasonic DVD recorder's freeview performance. DVD playback through scart is brilliant and much better than many LCD,Plasma screens I have seen in the high street. There are some geometry issues with the edges of the screen but this is slight and most of the time you will not notice. The sound is also very good with SRS trusound and a simple graphic equaliser. Its not as "bassey" as my old Sony but I guess that is more to do with cabinet size. You cant have everything for this price.
Hooked up my ps2 via scart and was a bit dissapointed initially but once the picture settings were tweaked the performance was entirely satifactory.
To sum it up, very good value for those on a budget,(£199 amazing value!) dont buy if you have any HD aspirations or a PS3 on order. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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5 |
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5 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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DVD, TV & Video