Samsung HCN4226W 42-Inch Widescreen Projection HD-Ready TV

by Samsung

Product Details

Product Manual [3.49mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 39.4 x 42.1 inches ; 108 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 129 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: B00009RTPD
• Item model number: HCN4226W
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,795 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether your passion is for DVDs, sports, or movies, the HCN4226W delivers high performance and convenience. The rear-projection HCN4226W's 42-inch widescreen display is specially configured to accommodate the native aspect ratios of your favorite movies. The set's dark-bezel, silver-gray cabinet makes it a great choice for stylish, big-screen entertainment in large rooms. And, when you're ready to take on the world of high-definition television, just add a HD satellite/off-air receiver or an HDTV tuner to enjoy full-quality digital HDTV broadcast programming--the set features a DVI-HDTV interface so you can establish a direct, premium-quality digital connection with your DTV receiver.

Three high-resolution, 7-inch liquid-cooled CRTs power Samsung's RealFlect System Pro, delivering highly focused illumination across the entire screen through incorporated features like HD Fine Focus lenses and a high-performance HD Fine Pitch lenticular screen with anti-glare protection. PerfectFocus digital auto-convergence gives you convenient picture focus at the push of a button. Samsung's Cinema Progressive Scan automatically upconverts all nondigital signals to a smooth, clear 720 lines of progressively scanned images.

An important element of Cinema Progressive Scan is 3:2 pulldown detection, which renders DVD movies in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

Samsung's HD Fine Pitch screen further improves picture clarity, especially when viewing higher-definition video sources like DVD and HDTV. The fine-pitch, .52 mm screen brings out subtle image details otherwise unnoticeable on standard .72 mm pitch screens. Samsung's Auto PerfectFocus auto-convergence system corrects picture focus at the push of a button. All onscreen information and menus appear in translucent overlays, letting you view video programs in the background while you consult the setup menus.

A total of 10 video inputs handles more than most of the sets out there and includes the DVI input mentioned above, three composite-video and two high-definition component-video inputs, two S-video inputs, and two standard RF inputs (for VCRs and cable boxes).

The set's two-tuner picture-in-picture with stock-ticker modes lets you monitor up to 13 different channels simultaneously. Stock-ticker mode places the lower one-fifth of the screen of one channel into another channel so you can viewing streaming text beneath the program of your choice.

The 15-watt-per-channel stereo audio system benefits from BBE Sound with a five-band equalizer, which is designed to enhance the sound from movies and music programs alike. Sound Mode Preset gives you the best dynamic sound settings for whatever you're watching. Choose from standard, music, movie, speech, or custom.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, two AAA batteries, and a user's manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Performance, July 23, 2004

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Sweski (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung HCN4226W 42-Inch Widescreen Projection HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

Had this TV about a month and find it a great value. Very good performance on SD program material. Dark scenes have some randomely appering light vertical bars that are annoying when using anything but the DVI connection, but I hesitate to call for service in fear they will mess something else up. This set is a great value. I was going to buy the $3000 DLP unit, but when I saw the performance of this set, especially on SD, I did not feel the DLP was worth another $2K, especially when you consider the lamp replacement. At 10 or so feet viewing distance, it is very difficult to see the difference in resoultion between the two, in a side to side comparison. One suggestion, do not skimp on cables. My SD performance increased 100% with a good quality S-Video cable. If you are hesitating on getting into HDTV because of the SD performance, you will find that this unit gives you acceptable performance.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No significant problems, nice picture, April 13, 2004

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Trevor (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung HCN4226W 42-Inch Widescreen Projection HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

I do not have a problem changing the aspect ratio on progressive scan DVD's as a previous rater suggests. The one catch I had was that this TV has two sets of component jacks (Red-Blue-Green and two audio jacks). The CATCH is that component 2 cannot be used for DVD. Hence, our Digital TV box (Comcast Cable) must be used in component 2 and the DVD must be hooked up to component 1. This was not in the manual. Also, when I put my cable in component 2, it did not work until I hooked up a DVI cable from the TV to the comcast box. Not sure why. But looks great all the same. I have a Panasonic progressive scan DVD and typically set the aspect ratio of the TV to "DVD" which allows me to adjust the screen to take up the entire screen. Looks fantastic in progressive scan DVD playing. HDTV, I guess it depends on the signal you are receiving, does not allow for changing of aspect ratio. The Masters golf tournament was awesome, although an LCD in HDTV would blow it away, it still makes HDTV worth the price. I get Phillies games on HDTV and I cannot change the aspect ratio (bar at top and bottom) and I dont think its the TV's fault. The Masters as in most HDTV stuff takes up the entire screen. I found everything else about this TV to be satisfactory, it is not as deep as some big screens and does not overtake a room. The small shelf it sits on that comes with the TV houses the Comcast box and probably would fit the DVD player but that is it. You will need to put your Sound Receiver and any other component elsewhere so be aware of that when you go out and spend money on cables. I use a DVI cable that came with a Dell flat screen and it works great. Monster DVI cable ($129!!) would be overkill. I also use GE componnent cables which had I gone with Monster brand cables all around I would have spent an extra $300!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Never again, June 1, 2005

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Chang Min Kim - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung HCN4226W 42-Inch Widescreen Projection HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

What a mistake I made purchasing this Samsung TV. I have had a bad experience with this product. I purchased it around the end of 2003 and after a year one of the color tubes went out, and needed to be replaced After about 4 months, just like that the television stopped working, due to a problem with the power supply circuit board.

I will never buy another Samsung product and recommend everyone follow suit!

This product gives Samsung a bad name for all its products.