Samsung LN-S4695D 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 44.5 x 12.8 x 31 inches ; 77.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 78 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: B000GDEZLG
• Item model number: LNS4695D
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,936 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 28, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Samsung’s sleek 46" LCD leads the industry in realistic home entertainment. With its 6000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, over two million pixel resolution, Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, S-PVA Panel, and 10-bit processor with 12.8 billion colors, the LN-S4695D delivers a picture of startling clarity that rivals real life. The new, optimized game mode and fast 8ms response time will thrill xbox fans with its movie-like visuals. The audio system is equally impressive, with hidden bottom speakers that offer SRS TruSurround XT™ sound. A 178° viewing angle and convenient swivel stand lets you enjoy shows from anywhere in the master bedroom, living room or den.

Full Feature Set:
HD-grade 1920(H) x 1080(V) pixel resolution:
High resolution pixel density with built-in image scaler to handle inputs from a variety of digital and analog audio/video sources.

6000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
Samsung’s S-PVA screen enables brighter whites, deeper blacks and every shade in between. It’s higher contrast ratio provides an abundant palette of perfect colors.

S-PVA panel:
178º(H) / 178º(V) viewing angle improves viewing angle, contrast, and brightness to provide an even better picture.

DNIe The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine:
This exclusive technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces noise.

CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (92% NTSC color gamut) provides colors in your picture that were not available before.

Game mode enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems at the touch of a button.

Built-in digital tuner (ATSC) receives over-the-air (terrestrial) HD signal1. Progressive scan eliminates the flicker that you see on traditional, interlaced scanning TVs.

Stereo broadcast reception:
(MTS) SRS TruSurround XT™ is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through the two-speaker internal playback system.

Response time: 8 ms response time minimizes blurring of moving video.
Swivel stand provides +/-15° of control to allow everyone in the room to watch TV without moving it.
Picture-in-picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources.
Clock on/off timer: Perfect solution to wake up to your favorite morning show, or set a time to turn off the TV so it doesn’t stay on all night. Can also be used when you’re out.
V-Chip System allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.

Specifications:

TV/Video HD-grade 1920(H) x 1080(V) pixel resolution Widescreen aspect ratio 6000:1 dynamic contrast ratio S-PVA panel 178º(H)/178º(V) viewing angle CCFL – Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (92% NTSC color gamut) 10-bit processor with 12.8 billion colors Built-in digital tuner (ATSC) Fast 8ms response time New optimized game mode Swivel stand

Audio "Hidden" bottom speakers SRS TruSurround XT™ Watts per channel: 10W x 2 Connections 2 HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface 2 Component video inputs (Y,Pb,Pr) (480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p) S-video and composite video inputs Side A/V inputs PC (RGB) input VESA compatible

Product Description

The quintessential 46" flat-panel LCD screen is capable of producing 1080p (progressive) image resolution that takes HDTV to an even higher range of detail. With up to a 6000:1 contrast ratio blacks are blacker and white are whiter for images that exceed anything previously displayed by other LCD TV screens. There are over two million pixels resulting from the 1920x1080p resolution of this screen that is fully capable of displaying HD images in the true 1080p ideal. That's about twice as many pixels as a typical HDTV LCD screen (at 1366x768). Most other screens can only display 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes. When considering new external high-definition video sources, this LCD takes you to a higher realm than typical HDTV. It is capable of displaying over 12.8 billion color combinations. The new, optimized game mode and fast 8ms response time will thrill avid gamers with its movie-like visuals. The audio system is equally impressive, with hidden bottom speakers that offer SRS TruSurround XT sound. A 178-degree viewing angle and convenient swivel stand let you enjoy shows from anywhere in the master bedroom, living room or den. We should make a brief pause to discuss the achievement of 6,000:1 contrast-ratio from an LCD screen. Contrast ratio deals with the integrity and optimal range of black and white shading on your screen. While most large LCD screens previously achieved about 1200:1 or 2,000:1 readings, plasma screens delivered up to 10,000:1. Offering 6,000:1 means delivery of the best picture available on a home LCD flat-panel. It also makes a great PC monitor. This is high-definition as it was meant to be! Fast 8ms response time + New optimized game mode Includes Swivel stand but may also be optionally wall-mounted with a VESA compliant bracket ?Hidden? bottom speakers SRS TruSurround XT 10 Watts by 2 channels power output Connectivity - 2 HDMI / 2 Component video inputs (Y,Pb,Pr) / S-video an

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

155 of 159 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome TV!, September 8, 2006

By	Rahul Deshpande (United States) - See all my reviews

Bought the TV a week back after months of agonizing over Sony XBR and Samsung, and I am glad of the choice I made. It's probably the best LCD tv I came across with eye-opening contrast. The picture is exceptionally clear, even for the SD programs. Obviously, I can't test 1080p, but its a probably a good thing to have for 'future-proofing'. ( I did see a Samsung demo of 1080p on this model...its quite impressive).The native resolution of 1920x1080 also works great for connecting to PC. Movie Picture mode produces great black levels comparable to Plasmas.

Advantages -
1. Great looking - elegant.
2. 1080p with 1980x1080 native resolution.
3. Great dynamic contrast ratio - 6000:1
4. Separate Game mode.
5. Great even for SD.
6. 8 ms response time
7. less expensive than XBR.

Disadvantages -
1. The only difference I could think of between Bravia XBR and this one is 2 HDMI inputs instead of 3 for BRAVIA. Not a big deal for me.

Overall - I love it.

64 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, November 1, 2006

By	KRL (La United States) - See all my reviews

Did tons of research and Samsung seemed the way to go. Even though all my purchases thru Amazon were great, I was a bit leary of buying this TV online due to the return policy. I decided to go for it since I would save close to 1000.00 which included free shipping and no tax. Amazon came thru again, and everything was perfect. The TV is very slick in design and the picture is beautiful.

Do not expect to see a picture like you do in the stores. Unless you have High Def channels available, your picture will not be as clear. It looks great from 10 feet away, but as you get closer the resolution is not as good. High Def channels make a HUGE difference.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Set, April 23, 2007

By	C. Longo (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been dragging my heels entering the HDTV era for years now. I sat by while my early adopter friends bought their first HD sets, waiting for HD to reach "prime time" status. Finally, the combination of 1) 1080p 2) HDMI 3) lower prices across the board are what ultimately drove towards me to getting my first HD set.

I researched models for months before buying. I first looked at the Sharp Aquos line which seemed great until I started reading of "banding" issues (a manufacturing flaw) which plagued nearly all Aquos models 40-inches and over. Being the obsessive type, I could not justify spending that much money on a set with problems out of the box. Next I looked at the Sony XBR2 and XBR3 series, which also seemed great. In the end, two things turned me off 1) The price was $500 - $1000 more than comparable Samsung or Sharp models and 2) Reports of "clouding" issues, where black screens have noticeable white blotches, another manufacturing flaw.

I spent hours upon hours reading threads at the excellent AVS Forums about the Samsung models and was surprised to see nary a complaint uttered. For those who don't know, AVS is a haven for hardcore home theater enthusiasts. These guys mull over every single pixel of a display. If there is something wrong with the set -- they will let you know. Post after post were overwhelming positive about the Samsung sets, both the LN-S and LN-T lines, even in threads about Sharp and Sony sets :) Comfortable I was not about to drop over two large on a lemon, I pulled the trigger.

I've had the set for three weeks now and I have zero regrets. The thing I worried the most about before receiving the set was the black levels. Apparently, LCD displays cannot render truly deep blacks that Plasma displays can. I worried for nothing. The blacks seem plenty black to me, even with all the lights off. There's also an "Energy Saver" mode available directly from the remote which toggles the backlight between four levels, so you can adjust the black levels even further.

The colors on this set just "pop" -- it's amazing. I've started watching "Sunrise Earth" on Discovery HD every morning while getting ready for work because it just looks so good. This is going to sound like total BS, but the first day I played Sunrise Earth on the new set there were ducks on onscreen and my dog ran across the room, sat down in front of the set, and started barking :)

The set has a DNIe mode which automatically tweaks the onscreen colors and sharpens the picture. This mode can provide some amazing images for most content, but I found it cause artifacts in DVDs and sports. I suggest anyone who dislikes what DNIe does to DVD content turn it off and get a Lucas Films DVD and use the included THX Optimizer to tweak the set yourself. The truth is that 90% of the people who buy this set won't care about such subtleties and don't have to touch a setting to get a great picture.

Overall five stars. Great picture, great price. Two HDMI ports and 1080p make it future proof. The Samsung LN-S and LN-T lines are, at the moment, the best bang for the buck in the LCD market.