Samsung LN-R328W

Samsung LN-R328W LCD TV Review

The Samsung LN-R328W LCD television lets you combine big-screen viewing, sleek looks, and high performance, it lets you enjoy not only regular TV, but full HD images from any high- or enhanced-definition source. Its suite of state-of-the-art connections accommodate a wealth of associated equipment, such as a DTV set-top box, a progressive-scan DVD player, and even your PC. Samsung's Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) screen provides high brightness and amazingly rich contrast for lifelike images and realistic colors. A mere 3.9 inches thick without its detachable stand, the TV produces exciting, perfectly flat, images while occupying minimal space in your office, living room, bedroom, or kitchen.

The Samsung LN-R328W boasts a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution. Its widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio matches the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, while its wide, 170-degree viewing angles (horizontal x vertical) ensures everyone in the room will enjoy a great view, even when you've mounted the unit on a wall. A built-in brightness sensor automatically adjusts the TV's luminance for the ambient brightness of a given room.

Onboard 10-bit processing produces 3.2 billion lifelike colors and aids in video signal processing for your analog sources. And with its lightning-quick 12 ms response time, astronomical 3,000:1 contrast ratio, impressive 500 cd/m2 brightness rating, and onboard 3D Y/C digital comb filter (which separates the color signals to minimize dot crawl and blurred edges), you'll see sharp, focused images regardless of their source.

Samsung LN-R328W LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors and televisions, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT TVs), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life, space savings, and light weight/easy positioning. They also tend to be more affordable than their flat-panel plasma counterparts, which often (though not always) offer faster response times and higher contrast ratios.

The Samsung LN-R328W DNIe (Samsung Digital Natural Image engine) offers a vision of digital perfection in natural, crystal-clear images that reveal even the most minute detail. The process involves 4 key enhancements: contrast and brightness (for deep, rich blacks and natural whites), motion (which optimizes fast-moving images to produce natural-looking motion, reducing video noise or blurring), color (for lifelike realism, accurate whites, and skin tones with natural hues), and detail (DNIe analyzes video signals to ensure sharp detail, clear image separation, and natural edge transitions).

Samsung's patented My Color Control technology lets you control specific colors without affecting the whole screen. Samsung provides 6-color control selections: white, red, pink, yellow, green, and blue. It's your picture--you decide how it looks. Samsung's PVA screen permits brighter whites than standard TFT LCDs, as well as deeper blacks and every shade in between.

The Samsung LN-R328W makes flexibility a top priority, giving you several preset picture and sound modes (and custom settings for each). The TV also permits color temperature adjustment for warm, cool, or neutral tones, along with 4 onscreen languages to choose from (English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese). Choose one of several preset sound modes (standard, music, movie, speech, and custom) for broadcast through the set's built-in speakers (10-watts-per-channel x 2).

Connections include 2 component-video inputs (480i/480p/720p/1080i), a direct-digital HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), a PC input (15-pin D-Sub with minijack analog audio), 2 composite-video inputs, 1 S-video input, 1 RF input, 5 attendant sets of stereo (left/right) RCA audio inputs, and 1 stereo RCA audio output. The set's Anynet (RS-232C) control option simplifies use with other Samsung audio/video components.

Other features include single-tuner picture-in-picture (view 1 TV channel and 1 input source simultaneously), a sleep timer, V-Chip parental control, closed captioning, and an auto volume leveler to minimize jarring differences in loudness between, say, TV programs and their commercials.

What's in the Box?

Samsung LN-R328W TV, detachable stand (with screws), a remote control, remote batteries, an RF video cable, a user's manual, an Anynet AV manual, an AC power cord, a cover bottom, an Anynet cable, a cleaning cloth, and warranty information.

So what Features Does the Samsung LN-R328W have?

� Color: Black with silver accents

� Screen size: 32 inches

� TV type: TFT LCD with Samsung's Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) screen

� HDTV capable: Yes

� Aspect ratio: 16:9

� 3:2 pulldown detection: No

� Speaker wattage per channel: 10

� Number of speakers: 2

� Digital-cable-ready: No

� Flash-memory port: No

� Includes radio: No

� Comb filter: 3D Y/C digital

� Signal type: NTSC (480i, 480p), decoded ATSC (720p, 1080i)

� Picture enhancements: DNIe, brightness sensor, My Color Control

� Picture modes: Custom/Standard/Dynamic/Movie, plus zoom modes for: Wide/Panorama/Zoom 1/Zoom 2/4:3

� Sound modes: Standard, Music, Movie, Speech, Custom

� Picture freeze: Yes

� Closed captioning: Yes

� Multilingual menu: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

� Parental control: V-Chip

� Picture-in-picture (PIP): Yes (single-tuner with split-screen mode)

� Remote control: Yes

� SAP: Yes

� Sleep timer: Yes (max 360 minutes)

� Auto power off: Yes

� Surround sound: SRS TruSurround XT

� VGA/SVGA input: 1 x D-Sub 15-pin (VGA~WXGA)

� Audio outputs: 1 stereo analog (left/right) RCA

� Audio inputs: 5 stereo analog (left/right) RCA, 1 stereo minijack (for PC)

� Video outputs: 0

� Video inputs: 8

� Headphone jack: Yes (.125-inch)

� Digital video input: 1 (HDMI)

� Component video: 2 (480i/480p/720p/1080i)

� Composite video: 2

� S-video: 1

� RF: 1

� Other ports: Anynet (RS-232C) remote component linking (with other Samsung AV equipment)

� Monitor: No (includes NTSC tuner)

� Pixels: 1,366 x 768

� Contrast ratio: 3,000:1

� Brightness: 500 cd/m2

� Dot pitch: Information not available

� Horizontal viewing angle: 170 degrees

� Vertical viewing angle: 170 degrees

� Response time: 12 ms

� Lamp life: 60,000 hours

� Color temperature control: Yes (Cool2, Cool1, Standard, Warm1, Warm2)

� Front AV jacks: No

� Side AV jacks: No

� Sound leveler system: Yes

� Wall mountable: Yes, VESA (200 mm x 200 mm)

� Power supply: AC 100 to 120, 60 Hz

� Power consumption: 184 watts (standby: less than 1 watt)

� Energy Star compliant: Yes

� UPC: 036725 2 3283 9

� Item dimensions with stand: 31.4"(W) x 9.8"(D) x 25.6"(H)

� Item dimensions without stand: 31.4"(W) x 3.9"(D) x 23.3"(H)

� Item weight with stand: 39 pounds

� Shipping dimensions: 36.0"(W) x 10.2"(D) x 30.3"(H)

� Shipping weight: 41 pounds

Conclusion

Slim, light and beautiful, The Samsung LN-R328W LCD Flat Panel Television combines sleek looks and high performance. This HDTV-ready, widescreen television set lets you enjoy regular television and displays HDTV images from any High-Definition source. Samsung's Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) screen provides high contrast and brightness for lifelike images with realistic colors.

A particularly unique feature on this TV is the screen's very fast 12 milliseconds response time for fast imaging - very useful when using this TV for playing video games. Its high contrast ratio and brightness deliver sharp, defined, color images up to 1366x768 resolution, perfect for HDTV display.

In addition, you can also use this Samsung LN-R328W TV as a monitor with your PC. Fast 12ms Response time 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter SRS TruSurround XT HDMI, 2 Component Video, S-Video, PC Inputs Anynet System Control Solution VESA compatible Unit Dimensions - (With Stand) 31.4(W) x 9.8(D) x 25.6(H) / (Without Stand) 31.4(W) x 3.9(D) x 23.3(H) Unit Weight - (With Stand) 39.0 Lbs

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