one sexy plasma I did a bunch of comparison shopping before I settled on this one. In this price range it was down to 3 plasmas, the Panasonic TH-42PX60U, Hitachi 42HDS69 and this Samsung HP-S4253. I did my research online, and there are plenty of people praising all the models, each with their own issues. Apparently the Panasonic has "clay-face", Hitachi has a green push, and this Samsung is a "buzzer". I went to best buy and circuit city to take a look for myself. Each store I went into I felt differently... ...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by D. Babiy can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | D. Babiy | | Review Date: | 11/16/2006 | | User Location: | ny | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (23 of 23) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great TV-Great Price-Great Picture I purchased this TV on black friday from BestBuy. I was originally planning on purchasing the Panasonic 42 inch plasma( I have many Panasonic products and they have all been incredible, TV's, DVD player, receivers, etc)
However after waiting in line from 4am I was one of the many unlucky people that couldn't get one.
I starting talking to the manager and he said that this BestBuy only is selling the Samsung 42 today only for $1,199. Originally $1700+
This TV is replacing th...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by P. Brogno "PB" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | P. Brogno "PB" | | Review Date: | 12/08/2006 | | User Location: | PA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best plasma at this price right now I was an early adopter of Plasma technology and have owned a Pioneer 50" Plasma as my main display for a few years now. I love Plasma in general, so decided, now that prices are coming down from the stratosphere, to get a second plasma set for a bedroom TV. All I can say is things have really come a long way! Early plasmas had problems displaying detail in dark scenes, but new models such as this Samsung have come much closer to solving this problem.
I auditioned dozens of sets at ...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by Robert E. Huebner "early adopt can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Robert E. Huebner "early adopt | | Review Date: | 06/05/2006 | | User Location: | Marin County, California | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (143 of 149) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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DID THE COMPETITION WRITE NEGATIVE REVIEWS? If you are reading these reviews you are probably considering buying a Samsung HP-S4253 from Amazon. Three weeks before I purchased this set I read all of these reviews as well as reviews from other sites. While the majority of all reviews were positive there were enough negative comments to make me pause. I have always suspected that many "consumer reviews" are written by the representatives of both the manufacturer and the competition, so I take all reviews with a grain of salt. The following ...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by Alexander J. Graham "Grahamboa can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Alexander J. Graham "Grahamboa | | Review Date: | 11/22/2006 | | User Location: | N.E. PA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (23 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Samsunt HP-S4253 I purchased this plasma via Amazon after extensive research in store and by reading many reviews on-line. The purchase and delivery process went smooth. That's where my good comments stop and the problems began. The TV had a great picture, awesome in fact, but there was an audible buzzing sound as soon as the TV was hooked up. Time Warner came to my house 2x and gave their equipment a thumbs up. In fact they brought their own plasma, high def TV and hooked it up without a problem. This is ...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by Ricky R. Dearstyne "RD" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Ricky R. Dearstyne "RD" | | Review Date: | 09/24/2006 | | User Location: | Albany, NY | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (45 of 47) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great TV for the price I bought this tv 2 weeks ago and I dont regret it. There are plenty of jacks for anybody who has a lot of components to plug into their tvs. Picture is georgeous. I am using my xbox360 on it i am blown away every time i turn it on. As mentioned in previous reviews this and every other plasma tv is prone to "burn in." Turn the contrast down on the tv for the first 100-200 hours of use to help prevent it and dont leave static images on the screen for more than 2 hours. Use the built in screen burn...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by Kyle Kubas can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Kyle Kubas | | Review Date: | 09/27/2006 | | User Location: | Swanton, VT USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (15 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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The wait is over!! I bought the Sam's Club Version (S4233) Manufactured August 2006, same as this TV in every way Except mine has a cool looking stand. The legs "swing and lock" into place in the Sam's version. I didnt like the dome shape stand on the retail version (S4253).
Anyway, let's get down to the performance. I install Plasmas all the time. I install the Mitsubishi Diamond, and Medallion series plasmas (1080P), I have also installed the High end JVC 1080P LCD's too. And all kinds of in between ...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/20/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (28 of 30) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Terrible customer service and the set buzzes After a lot of research I bought the Samsung S4253, It has a great picture but I have had a buzzing problem with the set since the day I installed it. This is a very common problem (see http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=667231&page=61&pp=30). This is a very loud buzz that can be heard anywhere in a room, even when you turn the volume of your receiver up. After waiting almost a month for a repair, a Samsung repairman came over and said that the set needed to be replaced. He also in...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/31/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Samsung HP-S4253 is a Winner! Breathtaking HD Picture Quality! When I ordered this Samsung HDTV, I had no idea what to expect simply because I had never seen a true HD picture. Boy was I blown away when I turned on the Yankee game and saw the pores on the players' faces and each blade of grass. The set is beautiful and the inputs are numerous. I don't know why Cnet and Consumer Reports didn't like this set very much but I am here to tell you that this set is amazing! The only thing is: Be careful with burn-in. Don't watch it a lot with black bars on the lef...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/19/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Nice TV but has glitches After spending 6 months researching HDTVs I got this Tv over Memorial Day weekend from Amazon for a great deal, $1899.99. No shipping and no tax can't beat the price for one of the better plasmas on the market.
But there are a couple of issues with this tv. Don't buy it over the panasonic because of its PIP option. The PIP can only be used when a HDMI tv feed is on or another hookup besides componenet for television viewing. This leads to the other problem.
There is a glitch with...
[Samsung 42" High Definition Plasma HDTV (HPS4253) review by Kevin Mccarthy Jr. "kmccarthy" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Kevin Mccarthy Jr. "kmccarthy" | | Review Date: | 06/29/2006 | | User Location: | NY,USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (75 of 82) Users Found This Review Helpful |