24 of 24 people found the following review helpful  A stunning TV with the power to infuriate you., 31 July 2012 I've had this set exactly a week now and i'm really pleased with it, however if you have a short temper this may not be the TV for you. The preset picture levels are absolutely awful and to be perfectly honest make the TV virtually unwatchable, however after plenty of reading around the AV and Tech forums, and no small amount of tinkering on my part calibrating the set it is now displaying a truly stunning picture. It's a good idea to have two presets ( one on standard mode and the other in movie mode ) for your viewing needs, the standard setting used during daylight or in a brightly lit room, and the movie mode for when the room is dark. These presets can easily be switched via the Tools button on the remote. Ignore the Dynamic setting altogether, there are limited options for changing it, and it is truly awful ! Other buyers have mentioned that it only has SD Freeview, this is indeed the case. However ( if like me ) you are only going to be viewing a TV source via a SKY+HD box this doesn't matter to you because you'll never use the freeview. It has also been mentioned that it is only 720p HD, again this is the case. This will only matter to you if you are going to be doing a lot of viewing via a BluRay player which is 1080p ( and even then you would be nitpicking ). If you are watching SKY+HD it only outputs at 1080i and displays a near perfect picture. If you have multiple devices that you want to be able to connect to the TV you may have issues. The TV only has 2 HDMI inputs, this means that if you have SKY or Virgin / a playstation / a BluRay player etc etc / you'll only be able to have two of them permanently plugged in. Lastly a little feedback for Amazon customer services, they are absolutely brilliant ! I ordered the TV and paid extra for next day delivery, it arrived as promised the next morning, however the TV was smashed right across the screen. After just a 2 minute phone call it was replaced the very next day, my extra payment for next day delivery was also refunded. You really can't get much better customer service than that. All in all i'd ideally like to score the TV as 4.5 but I can't, it's not a 5 because of the amount of messing needed to achieve the desired picture and the fact that it only has 2 HDMI inputs. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?  
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful  Great TV without breaking the bank, 1 July 2012 I bought this TV to replace an ageing Toshiba 32" LCD and after three days of ownership I'm exceptionally pleased, for the price this TV is a complete bargain! Both HD and SD picture quality is excellent, once you've fiddled with the settings (out of the box its very bright, saturated and contrasty). Use with an XBOX is very good, I have it hooked up to a Humax Freeview HD box and a Western Digital WDTV player, both of which look great on the TV. I've not tried the built in Freeview tuner so can't comment on that. Built in speakers are what you'd expect from a TV, I hooked mine up to the stereo as quickly as possible! It may be *only 720p* but I don't have any 1080p sources, so that wasn't an issue for me and besides, 720p still looks amazing. There are a few cons to consider though. Connectivity - One SCART socket is a little tight, two HDMI is manageable considering how cheap HDMI hubs are. No RCA connections for output to a stereo is a bit rubbish, there is an optical output but those with older equipment like myself will have to use the headphone jack, which in fairness works OK and still sounds miles better than the built in speakers. Reflective screen - perhaps this is just due to being used to a matt finish on the old TV, but the screen does seem very reflective, distracting when the room is bright and you can see a reflection of yourself! If you're looking for a really good TV that doesn't cost a fortune, this is it. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful Samsung PS43E450 43-inch Widescreen Plasma T.V., 9 May 2012 Very good performance and specification for the price, this t.v. has a good picture and fair sound quality, it has a good wide range of menu settings like gamma, dynamic contrast setting's that help you to tweak the picture to your liking. Beware that the L/R Phono plugs are for input not output, no way then I can see of using separate Hi-Fi amp fed speakers. The picture has far better contrast than the 5 year old Sony Bravia 32'' LCD t.v that this replaced. The only real reservation I have about the picture quality is the rather soft wooly S.D. Freeview,t.v. In fact a good standard def DVD is better than the ordinary freeview picture. The picture is a lot better in High Definition Freeview, fed by a Sharp high defination box. I would say this set is much better suited to H.D than standard definition use. The often talked of noise is no louder than any CRT t.v. and not much sign of the dirty screen syndrome noticed. The rather low quality definition of standard Freeview on large screen t.v. is often complained of, I don't know if you would be able to get much better than this, buying a more expensive set. I would advice you to check carefully that any other set, you are considering buying will give you any great improvement, in picture quality than this one. There is a very recent large firmware update on 12.4.2012 number T-MST9DEUC_1011.0 Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? | 
