Hisense 42" EDTV Plasma Display Television,1000:1,600cd/m2, Shipping Included

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 47 x 15 x 30 inches ; 70.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 92.5 pounds
• ASIN: B00022W2C0
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,367 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Built on the same Samsung SDI core as models selling for nearly twice the price, the Hisense Ultra Quality Plasma Displays are designed to help you communicate your ideas with the brightest, sharpest, clearest pictures imaginable. Hisense 42" inch Plasma is your only option for superior technology at a sensible price. Like all Plasma Displays 42 inches and larger, the most important buying features are Brightness, Contrast and Black Levels. With the Hisense TA42P40M, you are getting a 600 cd/m2 (candle power) for Ultra bright Brightness and an amazing 1000:1 contrast ratio that keeps colors colorful and blacks super black! Most other Manufacturers only offer these specifications on models that are drastically more expensive. 4 line digital comb filter stabilizes and smooths the separation of color between pixels for the sharpest view. Cable ready to recieve 181 channels directly via the built in TV tuner, Computer ready to be connected as a 1024x768 resolution monitor with VGA or XGA connectors. DVI, Composite and S-Video connections allow you to monitor with most all of your home theatre or professional presentation components. In addition, the stanadard side speakers that come with the Hisense TA42P40M are a combined 20 watts DOUBLE the power of any other brand! Comes bundled with Table Stand, Universal Remote and Operating Manual. Factory full ONE YEAR PARTS AND LABOR WARRANTY!

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1.0 out of 5 stars A Really Big Disappointment, November 17, 2004

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B. Hendrix (Dallas, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hisense 42" EDTV Plasma Display Television,1000:1,600cd/m2, Shipping Included (Electronics)

Though the details of this product indicate a very bright, magnificent picture quality EDTV, I got anything but with this EDTV.

The product was shipped very quickly, and arrived as planned, so that part of the service was very good.

However, the quality of this picure is anything but great. With the highest quality Component video cables, a brand new receiver I purchased just for this TV, the TV, DVD, and console gaming picture quality is terrible. Live TV is perhaps the worst of the three, in that the picture is both blurry and often too dark. The "Universal" remote that comes with this thing is kinda a joke in my opinion, and the Manual for the TV and remote are next to useless. They do not even bother to tell you what the different saettings are for, or to to do certain things (since by default some of the setup options on the TV are inaccessible until you select other choices - not intuitive at all).

The most disappointing element is the vido game imaging. Through my XBOX and monster component video, the EDTV actually cannot handle the higer end game play, and frequently flahses dark or bright light when the game goes through cut scenes, giving "Out of Range" error messages on the screen instead. The screen aslo fluctuates and actually randomly gets darker as you play games, makign some games so dark as to be unplayble until you adjust the color settings one way ot the other...then thr "brightness" will return for a short time.

I also was not pleased with the audio setup in that there is no digital audio output available, but that's my fault for not better reading the description i suppose.

Sadly, when compared to my regular 32" TV, the picture quality of TV, DVD< and video console is MUCH better then through the 42' EDTV. That tells me quite a bit about the quality of picture I am getting. I even tried contacting the service people at Hisense (which is not necessarily easy) to get help, but there was really noen there. Instead, they send you a form to file a claim and you get to wait to see if you qualify for a replacement. No one even asked me techinical questiosn about my problems. Do they KNOW this product is defective I wonder?

I would NOT recommend this product to anyone. Pay the igher end prices of models you can touch in a store instead.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good bargen for the money., October 15, 2010

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D.Esigner - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hisense 42" EDTV Plasma Display Television,1000:1,600cd/m2, Shipping Included (Electronics)

I have had my Hisense TA42P40M for about 4 years now. Considering it is a 480p the picture quality is great. The coloring on the TV is fine. Never had any problems with it. The sound is great too.

I would have to say my only complaint with this TV is that the remote for my cable box controls the TV volume and that there is no HDMI connection on it. Other then that this has been a great TV.