Customer Reviews

Daewoo DP42SM 42-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel Plasma EDTV-Ready TV

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This is a great plasma tv for the price range. If you are looking for coporate boardroom quality then look in the higher price range. However, if you want plasma TV with great picture quality in the entry level price range this is the one. Movie look amazing and so does regular television as more and more show are produced in higher quality and letterbox formatt. One thing to note is that all of the documentation I read before purchasing said it did not have a cooling fan, but it does. And it is nearly silent!! Unless you have your hear pressed against the top of the unit you can't hear it. I highly recommend this TV over others in the $3,000 price range.

We purchased the TV back in February and had it for about 8 weeks. In late April we started to get red lines from top to bottom about every inch on the screen. We purchased the extended service plan from Best Buy and called them. They sent their service person out and he determined the TV could not be fixed. Best Buy wanted us to deal with Daewoo because of the manfacturers warranty. DO NOT DEAL WITH DAEWOO DIRECTLY, Daewoo will not give you a new replacement unit it is reconditioned.
When I informed Best Buy of Daewoo's replacement policy they picked up the broken TV and replaced it with a new one.
Even though we had this little problem the TV is fantastic and highly recomended. We are very happy with it and you will be too I'm sure......

bought set at best buy for $1999 via their pricematch policy with comp usa...then got 18 months no interest so i pay $110 a month and will have it paid off at end without interest...by then hdtv will have more channels and the price will drop to 2k for a hdtv....the Daewoo is absolutely the "best buy " for a the picture quality is awesome!! you are a fool if you spend more than 2k and get hdtv now.... edtv is awesome. dvd are perfect quality , and i just got hd cable.. about 7 channels, the picture is even better than dvd....not sure why ....but i am extremly please and cannot pull myself away from the picture quality....if you want plasma ( i am hanging above mantel) this is the one
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I bought a 42" Daewoo from Best Buy a little over a year ago
and today as we were watching it there was a loud pop and the
picure just went black---nothing. Thanks God I bought the 4 year
extended service contract but right now I wish they offered more
like a 10 year contract. Never had a television go out after only one year, makes me wonder what else is in store.

Dec 23, 2005
I purchased the daewoo dp42sm plasma, had a small blue line through the picture. called the mfg...they issued a pick up authorization. Then I read the horror stories that this column wrote, got scared that I would be treated the same way.

I experienced none of the problems listed in this review of comments. They replaced my unit with a new unit as they said they would. I was finished with the process just under 2.5 weeks. I don't know what made the difference, but the experience was not as bad as I was made to believe.

A happy customer --- with my plasma tv back in the great room!

Although I bought this plasma because I liked the very sharp and clear picture, it has a common problem that I didn't discover until recently.
There was a "pop" sound then the picture went black. I have spent the last 30 days with Best Buy and the Daewoo trying to get a new television. I have had the plasma for one year and did purchase the extended warranty. The service tech says that it cannot be repaired but the manufacturer will not respond and Best Buy does not want to give up a new set until they hear from Daewoo. Nice tv, lousy service from Best Buy and Daewoo.

I purchased this model on low-price guarantee from Best Buy for $1,999 vs. competitor's advertised price, so well-below BB's going rate for the screen. I shopped for about 4 months & compared this model to comparably-priced (MSRP:$3K-$4K) Samsung, Sampo, ViewSonic, Panasonic & Sony(smaller screen size in price range). The Daewoo picture quality in all aspects was superior to the $3.5K & other competitors & equal to many models that were far more expensive. I waited hoping to get it for under $2.5K & was shocked to find it advertised for $2K in 1/04, so took the step with Best Buy due to their service & lower extended warranty price. I installed & completed set-up myself with no problems with a system that includes Direct TV, VCR & DVD recorder. Daewoo instructions for proper satellite & component set-up were precise, easy to follow &, most importantly, accurate. I have not been disappointed in the unit in any way for the dollar spent. It operates quietly & provides wonderful color & picture clarity. The only downside to the unit is that it does not have picture-in-picture, but then very little is available in the entry-level price range that has PIP. I also purchased the companion DP-SP21 speakers, which can be very hard to locate, but I got them from Target at $120 for the pair(well below other advertised prices). They are not high output, but deliver surround-sound quality & no distortion at upper-end volume. All-in-all, a superior unit for the buyer that doesn't want to spend a lot of money on a plasma set-up.

Perfect with our new Bose 321 GS home entertainment system. My 10 yr old nephew was so entranced with the vibrant colors when we put on FINDING NEMO, that his father had to pause the screen to get his attention!! Children won't be the only ones so affected. We've been watching our entire DVD collection (over 100 in all) marveling at the beautiful and crisp pictures. Great price for quality that surpasses most of the more expensive models. So glad I got this :> !!!!!

The picture quality definitely blows away the Samsung, Zenith EDTV's. The picture even looks better than some of the HD models. Hopefully it won't let me down in the long term. I purchased the 4 year service plan. It should cover it nicely.

I have had this plasma and have been using it daily with normal 480i cable signal since 11/05. I finally hooked it up to hd signal this week and the picture looks awesome. I came online looking for specs for this plasma because I couldn't believe it was only 480p. It looks as good as the 1080i plasma sets I have seen. Incredible value since you can find these on ebay and craigslist used for around $600. If you can buy one used cheap don't pass up the opportunity. A+++++