Samsung TX-P3275H 32" DynaFlat HDTV with Integrated HD Tuner

From TV to movies, your programs have never looked better than they will with Samsung's TX-P3275H. This amazingly affordable integrated HDTV offers a built-in high-definition broadcast tuner, high-definition image resolution (1080i/720p/480p), and a multitude of inputs and picture enhancements for a detailed, high-contrast picture. The set's standard 4:3 dimension matches the aspect ratios of your favorite TV shows and old movies, and the set's DynaFlat screen minimizes both unwanted reflections and geometric distortions inherent in standard (non-flat) screens.

For the CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen, Samsung's proprietary DynaFlat technology delivers a perfectly flat viewing surface with none of the curvature, image distortion, or detrimental glare that accompany traditional TV screens. Hook the set up with any DTV set-top box or progressive-scan DVD player to take full advantage of its high resolution and picture-enhancing technologies.

This 800-line screen brings higher resolution than that achieved by earlier-generation sets because the individual phosphor color spots (or pixels) are smaller and closer together in this configuration. The set's multiple-focus electron gun illuminates finer spots for a more detailed picture, edge-to-edge, and it's assisted in this job by an 8-bit, 20 MHz, 3D Y/C digital comb filter and velocity-scan modulation circuitry.

Velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas.

Another set of image improvements is wrapped into Samsung's Pro Picture 3-stage video correction: Total DSP (Digital Signal Processing), Pro Chip Plus (converts all interlaced analog signals to superior, flicker-free progressive scan images), and the above-mentioned three-line digital comb filter (which analyzes multiple lines of picture information to better minimize edge image artifacts while improving transition detail).

A shadow mask is a thin sheet of perforated metal behind the screen that restricts electron flow, each hole in the sheet corresponding to a single pixel. An Invar mask uses an alloy that's especially resistant to the high temperatures generated by the electron beam, allowing in a brighter, clearer picture.

The TX-P3275H performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

Connections include 2 auto-sensing high-definition component-video inputs, 2 S-video inputs, a trio of composite-video inputs (with accompanying stereo analog RCA audio inputs), 2 RF inputs (for an older VCR or cable box), and a set of audio/video outputs for feeding a DVR or VCR. Convenient side-panel audio/video inputs foster hookups with camcorders and gaming consoles while preserving the set's uncluttered silver front panel.

A zoom screen-filling option lets you customize the view of letter-boxed DVDs from the supplied remote control, while screen-capture picture freezing lets you view still images, even with broadcast television. Convenient side-panel buttons let you configure the set and access its menus without having to use the remote.

The TX-P3275H's 10 watts per channel (x 2) ensures sonic clarity and an ability to play loudly. Several sound mode offer dynamic audio settings for whatever you're watching; choose from standard, music, movie, speech, or custom. BBE High-Definition Sound improves speech intelligibility and restores the dynamic range of compressed musical passages.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries, and a user's manual.

1 Love the big, wide, flat screen - but very heavy weight tv
I had a lightning bolt strike my house and it zapped my old tv, so I went shopping for an insurance replacement. I haunted the chain electronics stores for weeks and finally decided on the Samsung 32". So far it works perfectly, it has good stereo sound, and the picture is great. I have it sitting in a corner of the room on a triangular shaped stand, it is a special stand for 32" televisions. Be careful when buying this unit as to where the delivery men put it - it is extremely heavy. It takes 2 strong men to move it. I had the delivery men put it on my front porch and then had to recruit neighbors to help me move it inside. Also it needs a stand made for 32" tvs, you can't put this one on any old regular table unless the table is very sturdy. Once situated, the tv works perfectly, and I couldn't ask for anything more. I recommend this tv to all.