Samsung HD 32 " CRT

[bankies]

Hi,

Thinking about getting this for use with my 360

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/453_324140.html

Anyone got one or have any comments before I splash the cash

[tom-nook]

I haven't got one but quite tempted if my old crt packs in & it certainly seems a good deal for the price.

Anyway, There are some impressions on this set (& it's variants) over on av forums:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331180

The thread started a while ago (probably way before anyone had the set) so probably best to start with the newest posts & work your way back.

[oblivion_6]

seems a bit pricey imo considering you can pick up the lcd version for only a few hundred more, and it would take up way less space

[tom-nook]

Yeah but it's hdtv ready & some people prefer crt's to lcd's. Better black levels, no smearing/ blurring etc. I'd guess it won't suffer from the problems some lcd's have when you run stuff at anything other than the native resolution.

Size is obviously an issue but I think this model is meant to be a bit slimmer than most standard crt sets too.

[Jei]

I was tempted to pick this up myself last week but after reading up on a number of reviews from people that have bought the set i decided not to.

Apparently they all suffer from quite bad geomatary issues and are quite noisy!

I'l wait until they get the technology sorted before handing out my hard cash

[bankies]

tom-nook thanks for the link and I would prefer a HD CRT for the reasons you mention.

Popped into Currys on the way home and they are doing the same set with built in freeview and a stand for ?499. Picture looked great and it is a lot slimmer than my current JVC 28" widescreen. Had a good listen for any buzzing but the one in the shop was very quiet.

Think its going to be a buy and I will post back when I have it setup

[Crisp_Rapper]

tom-nook thanks for the link and I would prefer a HD CRT for the reasons you mention.

Popped into Currys on the way home and they are doing the same set with built in freeview and a stand for ?499. Picture looked great and it is a lot slimmer than my current JVC 28" widescreen. Had a good listen for any buzzing but the one in the shop was very quiet.

Think its going to be a buy and I will post back when I have it setup

take something that'll output 720p with your first... it seems it can look nice on sd stuff but slam a 720p signal into it and your picture just isn't straight. i'd dearly love one but after taking a look first hand i'm not convinced (yet).

[EJG1980]

Can this actually display a 720p picture at the proper resolution, or can it just accept a 720p signal which it then downscales?

[Crisp_Rapper]

actually 720p... it's 'hd ready'

[EJG1980]

Cheers, just wondering as I thought that to get the "HD Ready" badge you had to have a DVI or HDMI socket as well, which this doesn't have according to the Comet web site.

I think I'll have to find my nearest Comet and see if they have any of these, love to see what it looks like. I always find it a little bit of a struggle to get the contrast / brightness levels exactly right on my LCD TV, so I'd like to see if this could do a better job in those areas.

[Crisp_Rapper]

Cheers, just wondering as I thought that to get the "HD Ready" badge you had to have a DVI or HDMI socket as well, which this doesn't have according to the Comet web site.

I think I'll have to find my nearest Comet and see if they have any of these, love to see what it looks like. I always find it a little bit of a struggle to get the contrast / brightness levels exactly right on my LCD TV, so I'd like to see if this could do a better job in those areas.

there's actually no information about this tv on samsung's uk site (nice one you idiots!). the us site has 2 hd crts and it says one has 2 hdmi and 2 component and the other just has 2 component.

hmm, will definately call in again and check the set out...

[EvilBoris]

The set doesn't display a 720p image, it scales it to 1080i.

[EJG1980]

Just did a quick google and found a link to another shop selling this. Except that it's not quite the same. The model number is the same as on the Comet web site but has an extra X on the end.

This one has (supposedly) has a native resolution of 1080i and does have an HDMI socket, but no component input. The details on the page also don't list 720p as one of the accepted resolutions.

[Crisp_Rapper]

Built-In ATSC/NTSC Tuner The TX-S3082 SlimFit? HDTV comes with a built-in tuner which processes 1080i, 480p and 480i signals.


Built-In ATSC/NTSC Tuner The TX-R3080 SlimFit? HDTV comes with a built-in tuner which processes 720p, 1080i, 480p and 480i signals.


seems there's 2 very different models.... top one has the component only, bottom one the hdmi.

**edit: off the US sammy website: http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/s...hdtv/index.asp

[EJG1980]

I think I'll ask for some detailed specs when I pop in to Comet. Shops like that are always full of really knowledgeable staff that know what they're talking about