Samsung HP-R4252 42" Plasma TV

Best Value Plasma

Posted Jan 12, 2006 - Overall, I believe this TV is the best in its class. When viewing in HD, the colors are incredibly bright and sharp. The functions on the TV are very intuitive to use and it is really not necessary to read the instruction manual. I am very pleased with my purchase.

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Great plasma TV!

Posted Apr 1, 2006 - I spent hours surveying the plasma TV market before I settled down with this one. The TV is awesome. The image is sharp & bright, and the colors are accurate. It requires little bit effort to set up the connections with TV, VCR,HDTV box,and PC input. The only complaint I have is when you use this TV as a PC monitor you have to be careful to switch the input to TV. Since there is no way you can return back to PC mode unless you restart the PC. Overall, considering I only paid $2000 for this 42" TV, I'm very happy with my purchase.

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Nice plasma

Posted Dec 26, 2005 - This is one of the best plasma TVs out there, annoyingly when you watch widescreen movies you do get a little burn in where the black bands are displayed. These usually disappear after using the built in burn protection for about a minute or two. If you are going to use this TV mainly for TV there is nothing better out there, if you want to connect your PC or display many still images consider Samsung's 40 inch LCD HDTV which is similarly priced.

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The Perfect HD Television

Posted Dec 24, 2005 - My HP-R4252 arrived a week ago and I am watching more television than I ever wanted to. First the set-up: there's almost nothing to do. The TV did it all. I was watching high definition programming before I had even opened the manual or understood most of the features. I just connected the HDMI cable (which you have to buy separately) from it's single HDMI port to my cable box and after a few minutes of handshaking between the two devices everything worked perfectly. After a few days I familiarized myself with the very easy to understand manual. The only adjustments I made were to set the time and date which were not automatically acquired from my cable signal (I don't know why) and to turn on a feature which dims the brightness automatically when the ambient light in the room gets darker. When I watch anything over cable, the unit automatically presents the image in the best aspect ratio. I really like this as it annoys me when I'm at someone else's house and they have selected an aspect ratio which distorts the image. After a few days I hooked up my old progressive scan DVD player. Some of my older DVDs displayed the movies in a seemingly odd way: very wide and short (top to bottom). I went to the manual and learned about the hidden buttons on the remote that are revealed when you pop open the secret compartment! One of them: the p-size button can be pressed to toggle through aspect ratio corrections. I was quickly watching even these old DVDs (on my old player) in perfect image size once I found this button. So in this case, you do sometimes have to adjust the picture size manually. I had to hook up my DVD with one of the plentiful component connections since there is only one HDMI input on the TV - my only complaint. This is a great TV - the best I have ever seen. Many people told me Panasonic is best, but when I viewed them side-by-side by side in the stores, I preferred this Samsung (which was also less money). I am very happy after one week and would highly recommend this set to anyone.

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Great Picture, Great Price, Great Looks

Posted Oct 21, 2005 - I searched for an HDTV in a price range I could afford. $2500 was my max, and even if I was to spend more, I still would have chosen the Samsung. It did however, fit perfectly into my price range and had superior picture quality and looks compared to other sets priced over $3000. It has a cablecard slot which will be great for the future, as right now it does not allow for interactive feature from your Cable Company, such as On Demand, PPV, and the interactive TV Guide. The design has the screen surrounded by a black border, which give the impression of a floating image which is very cool. The speakers are on the bottom as opposed to the sides, which makes this TV much sleaker than others. The picture quality is great right out of the box as I was sitting about 2 feet away from the screen in High Def mode and was blown away. Crispness and color was perfect. It also has an auto pixel shift which helps prevent the notorious burn in factor known on Plasma TV's. I highly recommend this TV!!!

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Great quality at great price

Posted Oct 25, 2005 - First saw this at Frys, next to other well known models and immediately set my eyes on this. The quality of the picture is so crisp and vivid. After doing more research, I decided to take this one home for my party planned that night. It was the right decision. It sleek look just make my newly remodeled house more valuable. I hooked up my antenna which doesn't get good reception and whoala, 60+ HDTV & standard channels came up. Everyone at the party (40 or so) was so impressed with the movies picture and the TV channels' quality. The setup menu is very easy once you know how to navigate. The sound quality is just great for TV speakers although it can't beat my 5.1 surround sound system. My on demand ABC news on sbc yahoo internet(which doesn't look that great on my LCD laptop) looks better and adequate via the VGA connection on the TV. So far, I feel very good about this product.

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HP-R4252 42" Plasma TV

Posted Jan 26, 2006 - At this point I am very satisfied with the Samsung Plasma TV that I purchased a few weeks ago. A couple item that I learned after buying the TV was you can not use PIP with the TV in both pictures, there is only one tuner after the sales person told me it had two tuners, one for cable and one for Air broadcast. If a TV has PIP, you should be able to watch TV in both screens. I would recommend this item to other people based on the clearity of the picture, but not for items such as mentioned above.

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Worth The Money

Posted Apr 4, 2006 - I bought this plasma a month and a half ago and have no regrets. The picture is amazing especially watching the HD channels. After carefully reading other reviews and doing my homework on plasma TVs I decided upon this one. I believe the picture is just as good if not better than other plasmas like Sony and the price on the Samsung is cheaper. The set allows you to set you're own aspect ratios and colors as you'd like and it also includes an auto pixel shift to help eliminate screen burn than can happen on plasmas. I was also pleasantly surprised by the sound from the speakers which are mounted on the bottom of the set to not take up more room. I now watch a lot more TV than I used to because of the set but I also enjoy it a lot more. I would definitely recommend this set to anyone looking.

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Great TV

Posted Apr 19, 2006 - I purchased this about a week ago at Circuit City. Only yesterday did I get my HD cable box from Time Warner and was able to witness this TV within HDTV realm. It's very impressive for displaying HD. When I was a CC and BestBuy, I stood there for hours comparing this TV with the pioneers, LGs, panasonics that were displayed near them. In terms of clarity, sharpness and brightness, I thought this Samsung was the best one. When I brought it home and tested it out with my HD box, it was even more impressive than it was in the store. Now the disadvantages are that it doesn't display dark blacks very well. Especially when you're not watching it in HD. Now this isn't a HUGE problem for me as of yet. I would definitely recommend this TV.

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Good buy

Posted Jun 23, 2006 - This is my third HDTV and first plasma and I can definitely say it is the nicest looking. The color is saturated right out of the box but with some tweaking the picture looks great. Like all plasmas, SD signals are not very pretty so don't expect the same picture you get from an HD signal. CableCard is a definite plus for those with built in cabinets or do not want the hassle of multi remotes. The remote though is cheap looking but has good range. One key thing to remember is the list of inputs. It only has 1 HDMI port (which is enough for my AV setup) but if you are planning to use a cable box and DVD player, you'll need to go component with one source or buy an expensive HDMI capable reciever. Other than the key items I brought up, I believe this is an excellent buy for the price. Recommended.

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Beautiful Picture

Posted May 27, 2006 - I was able to pick up the 46" version at a locar discounter for $1499. I was not disapointed with the unit. How enjoyable to watch movies and sporting events on.

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Samsung HP-R4252

Posted May 13, 2006 - This TV has very good picture quality for the price. The style is very slim too. It will be better if there is input in the front or at least on the side. The weakest point is on the remote. Some most used features are under a slide cover. For example, if you want to use the P-I-P feature, you have to constantly sliding the cover back and fore. That may wear it out prematurely. For someone who is more tech savvy, this model has only 1 HDMI input, but the new S4253 model has 2.

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