Daewoo DTS-42 42-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV

by Daewoo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 25.7 x 40.9 inches ; 61.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 83 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B00062VYQG
• Item model number: DTS-42
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,344 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Daewoo's 42-inch widescreen plasma offering is large enough and affordable enough, relatively speaking, to make it a strong contender for any style-conscious home theater enthusiast. The DTS-42 is an EDTV (enhanced-definition television) with native 480p pixel resolution and display compatibility with standard-, enhanced- and full high-definition input sources (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i), making it perfect for use with progressive-scan DVD players, personal computers, and DTV set-top receivers alike.

With a plasma screen you get vivid colors like you've never seen before, extremely wide viewing angles (wider, even, than those of most LCD screens), and easy placement due to a plasma monitor's slim profile--the DTS-42 is a mere 3.2 inches deep, perfect for desk or wall mounting. Brightness tends to be extremely uniform across plasma screens, which are also impervious to the picture distortion and negative color balances that afflict CRT monitors when placed near lighting or sound systems. You do, however, need to be wary of image burn-in (wherein long-held stationary images leave a permanent impression in the screen).

The DTS-42 offers 853 x 480 native pixel resolution, a stunning 1,000:1 contrast ratio, high 1,000 cd/m2 peak luminance, and broad (160 degrees, horizontal/vertical) viewing angles so everyone can enjoy the best seat in the house.

Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The DTS-42 also performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; reverse 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

A digital, dynamic comb filter enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt). Other image enhancements include CCF (Capsulated Color Filter) technology for natural colors, a MGDI (Meta Genuine Digital Image) engine, and ISM (Image Sticking Minimization), which guards against image burn-in)

An onboard NTSC tuner lets you watch SD television right out of the box.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, 2 ferrite-cores (for optional speaker connections), 1 component-video cable, 1 coaxial RF cable, 2 stereo analog/composite-video cables, 1 AC power cable, and a user's manual.

Product Description

Watching TV has never been more exciting. This 42" Widescreen Plasma TV features EDTV display capability, a 16:9 aspect ratio, digital 3D comb filter, and a 160 degree viewing angle. It's like having a movie theater in your very own living room!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Daewoo customer service is awful, May 12, 2005

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Kiddagn (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daewoo DTS-42 42-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV (Electronics)

I was very happy and content with my purchase until the pixels went bad in the TV and had to deal with their warranty department. They work with 2 local repair shops in our area (central FL very large area). After being referred to several shops who were doing work and being told they don't work with Daewoo anymore I should have know then that this would be an ordeal. 7 weeks later 5 without the TV I still can't get a simple question answered. When will my replacement TV be delivered. I have worked with other manufaturer's before with defective products and have never experienced the things I have with Daewoo. DON'T BUY DAEWOO.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Limited Warranty, August 12, 2005

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mark twain "sam" (florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daewoo DTS-42 42-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV (Electronics)

I have had the DTS-42 for about 2 months now. It has been a good t.v until the last several days. I have a small horozontal yellow line in the t.v on the left side. I called 800-Daewoo and they gave me a service center in my area that did not exist, and the phone number was wrong. Their web doesn't give any service addresses in my area at all. Still waiting for a reply from e-mail. Good t.v if it doesn't break. If it breaks, good luck. Spend the extra money for reassurance.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent plasma for the $, August 10, 2005

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M. Mahon (SF Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daewoo DTS-42 42-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV (Electronics)

My Daewoo DTS-42 plasma was manufactured by NEC, a respectable plasma manufacturer, then rebadged as Daewoo. You can shine a flashlight in the back of the unit and see that it says NEC all over the place. I also verified this on AVSforum.com. I picked this up the day after Thanksgiving at CompUSA for less than $1500 (stand and speakers included), an absolute bargain at the time. The picture quality is great with dvd, average with standard analog (my TIVO looks ok on it) and excellent with HDTV. (Don't get me started on the "EDTV cannot show true HDTV issue" this TV will display a fantastic HDTV signal a la 1080i or 720p). I compared this to a Panasonic 6UY version that my dad has. Side by side, the Panny looks sharper with some analog content and has a deeper black level, the HDTV content looked sharp on both. The Panny was also about $600 more than the Daewoo with no stand or speakers. Remember that the picture settings (contrast, sharpness etc.) make a huge difference in picture quality so be sure to take this into account when looking at any television, proper calibration is a must for a plasma TV. Buy digital video essentials or Avia calibration disc (or if you are cheap, just use the THX optimizer on the Star Wars discs). This tv is an amazing value and I am very happy with the unit. As with most large purchases, I skip the store sponsored "service plans/extended warranty" that run about $250 and I instead use a credit card like MC or Visa that offers extended warranty coverage as part of the card benefits.