The Samsung PS42b430 marries stunning good looks with a full spec and great value price.
Colour Enhancer 3 gives greater realism with brighter colour and enhanced colour scale. Once again, Samsung's unique DNIe + picture enhancement system features strongly and combines with 100Hz technology to give clarity, depth and smooth motion. Combined together these powerful processors help to give the Samsung PS-42B430 a stunning dynamic contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1!
The PS42b430 boasts a comprehensive audio specification. SRS TruSurround HD offers high quality surround sound effect processing which you'll usually only find on much more expensive TVs. Combined with the Down firing speaker system you'll find it gives the Samsung PS42b430p a smooth, spacious sound that's less boxy-sounding than many TVs. Finally, if you're planning to use this plasma TV as part of your home cinema system, then you'll be pleased to find an optical digital output - perfect for the highest quality audio connection to your AV receiver.
In terms of connections, the PS42b430 has everything you'd expect plus more besides. Twin rear-mounted HDMIs allow for the connection of 2 High Definition sources, such as an HD-TV box and Blu-ray. In addition to this, the PS42b430 boasts SCART and component connections for your analogue sources.
Samsung were one of the first TV companies to offer a deep, gloss black finish with curved edges throughout their range and, even today, there are few that do it better. The PS42b430 is still one of the best looking TVs in its class.
Good-looking, packed with features and better performing than ever, the Samsung PS42b430 is set to take the budget plasma market by storm!
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Samsung |
| Tv Colour
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High Gloss Black |
| Graded
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This means the TV is either an end of line, surplus stock item. Fully inspected and technically perfect with 12 month warranty. The item may not be supplied in original packaging* but is otherwise in excellent condition. *Packaging will be supplied for safe transit. See the About Us and FAQ pages for more information.
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Yes |
| HD Ready
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HD Ready TV sets have a minimum horizontal resolution of 720 lines which means they are capable of displaying high definition TV signals (like those from your Sky HD Box or Playstation 3)
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Yes |
| 100Hz
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100Hz technology reduces blurring on fast moving scenes by displaying 100 images per second compared to standard sets which display only 50. New frames are created by the process and inserted between each original frame to create smoother motion and improved picture quality.
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Yes |
| Get Digital
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Inclues a digital tuner capable of receiving up to 40 free channels with no monthly subscription or need to add a set top box
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Digital tuner with all Freeview channels |
| On Screen Display
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For the simple on screen access to menu options
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Yes |
| Wall Mountable
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Yes |
| Picture Enhancement
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Picture enhancement technology improving the quality of youre screen image
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DNIe + Image Technology |
| DNIe
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Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe™) is Samsung TV\'s unique image processing technology that includes Motion Optimiser, Contrast Enhancer, Detail Enhancer, Colour Optimiser and Image Optimiser. The processed picture is free from noise or unwanted defects and all the details are well expressed, making the picture clean, sharp, and closer to the real world.
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Yes |
| Contrast Ratio
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This is the measurement of the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black. The higher the contrast ratio the better the picture quality
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2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast |
| Pixel Resolution
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Measures the number of vertical lines by the number of horizontal lines which can be displayed by the TV. A TV with a high pixel resolution will have more pixels on screen making images appear sharper and clearer.
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1024 x 768p |
| Television Type
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Plasma |
| HDMI Connection
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HDMI is a digital connection which carries sound and picture signals from peripheral devices (like a DVD recorder or Home Cinema) to your TV. If you want to watch High Definition programmes (eg from Blu-ray player, Playstation 3 or Sky HD Box) you will need to use the HDMI connection
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3 |
| SRS Speaker System
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Yes |
| Brightness
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1,500cd/m2 |
| Screen Size
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42" |
| Movie Plus
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Samsung\'s exclusive Movie Plus completely eliminates judder, presenting smooth action, no matter how fast it is going.
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Yes |
| Progressive Scan
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A superior way of viewing images compared with the traditional interlaced method.Withprogressive scanning all of the horizontal lines are displayed in the frame in one go.
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Yes |
| Sound System
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SRS Tru Surround XT |
| Auto Set Up
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Automatically tunes in and sets up the channels at a touch of a button
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Yes |
| AV Inputs
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Audio and video inputs (also known as Composite connectors) carry anaolgue audio and video signals. For improved picture quality you may want to consider upgrading to HDMI connector which carries digital sound and picture signals.
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Yes |
| Digital Video Noise Reduction
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Yes |
| Child lock to prevent unwanted tampering
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Yes |
| Electronic Programme Guide
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On-screen programme guide
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Yes |
| Display Format
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720p |
| Image Aspect Ratio
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Image ratio refers to the relation of the width of the image to the height. While you can change the size of the image, the ratio stays constant.
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16:9 |
| On-Screen Menus
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Yes |
| RGB Enabled Scart Sockets
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RGB enabled scart connectors provide better picture quality than a standard scart connector as they break the picture signal down to its red, green and blue components. This maintains a higher picture quality whilst the signal is sent between your TV and DVD.
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Yes |
| Sleep Timer
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Can be set to switch off automatically
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Yes |
| Teletext
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Access to ceefax and teletext services
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Yes |
| Scart Sockets
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The analogue scart connector carries analogue sound and picture signals in 1 cable. Scart is currently the most popular way of connecting TVs to other AV equipment. For improved picture quality you may want to consider upgrading to HDMI which carries digital sound and pciture signals.
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2 |
| Use as PC Monitor
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This screen will receive RGB PC in signals
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Yes |
| Viewing Angle
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176/176 Degrees |
| Guarantee Period
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The length of time your TV is covered against technical faults. The guarantee covers all parts and labour costs involved in the repair. The guarantee is back to base which means in the unlikely event of a fault you can take the TV back to any of our 5 branches for repair.
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12 Months |
Graded : Yes
