After paying a visit to the local brick and mortar stores I found little comfort in their expertise and certainly no comparison in the PURCHASE PRICE. Add to the total the 8.25% sales tax in our community (roughly $200 more) and another $75 deliver fee and Amazon became a no brainer.

Like virtually everyone else I mentally suffered over whether or not to buy this particular MODEL and whether I should buy it “on-line.” The thought of purchasing something this expensive without a “store-front” that I could run to and secure help seemed terrifying.

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Proper plasma TV calibration also requires adjusting contrast level which will help determine which the ideal level of white for your plasma television is. This adjustment is similar to what you did when adjusting brightness with the exception that you need to increase contrast till a bald patch appears that hurts your eyes after which you can adjust it till there is a lot of detail visible in the white on your screen.

If you have just spent a few thousand dollars in purchasing a plasma television, it stands to reason that you want to be sure that you got the best deal in terms of its picture quality and so you will need to consider how best to set your television so that it provides you excellent images. The process of adjusting picture settings is better known as plasma TV calibration – at least in the audio-visual industry.

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Offering a rich feature set and exceptional quality for its price, Samsung HPT4254 42-inch 720p plasma TV uses the company’s latest DNIe enhancement circuitry to deliver outstanding brightness, contrast, and image clarity. Use it for home theater and use it for your PC–it’s perfect for both. In addition to a standard-broadcast NTSC tuner, it also features an integrated ATSC tuner that can capture over-the-air digital broadcasts from local network affiliates (the set will still require a set-top tuner for receiving non-terrestrial HD broadcasts from channels like HBO or Discovery).

Other noteworthy features include a 60,000 hour panel life, Samsung’s unique auto pixel-shifting technology to prevent burn-in, a gaming mode, cinema progressive film mode, and 3 HDMI connections. This model is also compatible with an Auto wall-mount Samsung will release this year that is controllable in 3-dimensions via the HTDV’s own remote control.

Whether you are in a dark room or in broad daylight, the picture remains amazingly crisp and vibrant, thanks to Samsung’s FilterBright anti reflection technology. Even in moonlit scenes, the HP-T4254’s 15,000:1 contrast ratio and 18-bit technology let you see every shadowy detail and natural, rich color. SAMSUNG also introduces an innovative auto-pixel-shift technology that makes picture “burn-in” a thing of the past. Control all your CED-compliant digital devices through the one HP-T4254 remote.

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