Samsung LNT3253H 32-Inch LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $999.99
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Seller: Samsung LNT3253H 32-Inch LCD HDTV
Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 23185
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 23.8
Dimensions (in): 3.6 x 31.5 x 21.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: LNT3253H
Model: LNT3253H
UPC: 036725232532
EAN: 0036725232532
ASIN: B000N50S3Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 8000:1 Contrast Ratio | | • | Wide Color Enhancer | | • | HDM-CEC, USB 2.0 | | • | Swivel Stand | | • | SPVA Panel |
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Product Description
With its sleek shape and thin, piano-black frame, Samsung's LN-T3253H enhances your décor even when it's off. Turn it on, and this 32-inch LCD TV comes to life with brilliant colors and intense blacks, rendered in an 8000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Moving images flow naturally, thanks to the fast 8ms response time. SRS TruSurround XT(TM) audio, emanating from hidden bottom speakers, fills the room with clear, nuanced, virtual surround 3-D sound. Enjoy the versatility of a wide range of A/V inputs, including 3 HDMI ports, USB 2.0, and PC inputs that allow connectivity to many of your digital devices. And to control it all, the handy HMDI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote.
Amazon.com Product Description
Offering an unparalleled sleek design and one of the best 720p LCD panels available, Samsung's 2007 model LNT3253H 32-inch flat-panel LCD HDTV is an updated successor the super popular 2006 model LNS3251D. Compared to the previous year's model this one offers an updated cosmetic design, a better contrast ratio at 8000:1, hidden speakers, side A/V inputs, and 2 HDMI connections. The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) Video Enhancer refines all analog NTSC and wideband video inputs for an overall improvement in picture quality. DNIe improves contrast, white level, picture detail and incorporates digital noise reduction to improve lower quality video inputs. The 3D Y/C digital comb filter constantly analyzes the three dimensions of picture height, picture width, and picture changes-over-time to dramatically reduce edge image artifacts while improving transition detail. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the speakers built into the TV. SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass through hidden side speakers. TruSurround XT audio adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience. - Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Connections: - HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) 3
- R/F in 1
- Component (Y/Pb/Pr) in 2
- S-Video input 2(1 side/1 rear)
- A/V input 2(1 side/1 rear)
- PC input 1
- USB 2.0 1
- Headphone jack 1
What's in the box: Samsung LNT3253H LCD TV, remote control, 2 AAA batteries, Power Cord, cleaning cloth, owners manual, warranty card.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Excellent HD TV, But Requires High Quality Video Feed August 13, 2007
Buddy S (Baltimore, MD USA)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
This TV is capable of producing outstanding video, but it demands a very high quality video feed (HD source through an HDMI cable) to perform up to its full potential. The video adjustments also require considerable tweaking to achieve optimum performance.
I have owned my Samsung 32" HDTV (model LNT3253H) for about six weeks. The TV is connected to a Comcast HD Motorola cable box with an HDMI cable. The HD video quality is excellent and the standard definition TV video quality is surprisingly good. It is important to note that these results were achieved only after a good deal of tweaking with the video adjustments. I usually avoid looking at instructions, but I found that this is one product where reading the Owner's Instructions was very helpful. There are a large number of possible adjustments, including some that I had never heard of before. These include Gamma, Color Space, White Balance, Edge Enhancement and Digital Natural Image Engine (DNIe). The Instructions explain what each adjustment does and the on screen Menu permits you to see the effect of each adjustment on the fly, as the adjustments are made. There are also a large number of video source inputs, including 3 HDMIs, probably more than most people will ever need.
The TV audio is surprisingly good, especially considering the fact that the sound comes out of two small slits in the front bottom of the cabinet. TV audio is not a big issue for me, however, because I have a home theater system that I usually use when watching TV. But I have no hesitation in using the TV speakers on occasion. The TV sound does not approach home theater quality, but it is perfectly acceptable for watching many programs, especially those that do not involve music or are not broadcast in surround sound.
I have a very old outdoor analog rooftop antenna that was connected to my previous TV, a 27" Sony cathode ray tube set. The Sony pulled in about six local analog channels through this antenna. The new Samsung, connected to this old antenna, receives nothing that is watchable. I have not tried an HDTV antenna with the new Samsung.
The DVD video quality, using a standard definition progressive scan DVD player that did not perform upconverting (a JVC XV-N44SL) was only fair to good -- nothing special. I was disappointed with these results and purchased a new Sony upconverting DVD player (a DVP-NS90V). The Sony DVD player connected to this TV with an HDMI cable produced a dramatic improvement in video quality. I have not deducted from my 5 star rating for this product because of the lackluster non-upconverting DVD player video and poor antenna performance. I did not buy the TV to watch analog over the air TV broadcasts and I assume the antenna performance would improve if I were to use a new antenna designed for HD reception. Also, the DVD picture quality did improve significantly with an upconverting DVD player.
UPDATE 11/13/2007: I recently purchased an HDTV indoor antenna (a Terk HDTVa.) With the Terk antenna connected, the TV pulled in 18 local over the air channels and 5 of these were in high defintion. The high definition reception was crystal clear. Also, those local HDTV stations broadcast in Dolby 5.1 audio were received in 5.1. My five star rating for this product remains unchanged.
UPDATE 1/26/2008: As stated above, I usually did not use the TV speakers while watching this TV. But, about 6 weeks ago while watching two back to back NFL football games on a Sunday afternoon with the TV speakers on, I experienced the "audio drop off problem" several times. (This problem is discussed by some other reviewers and in an Amazon customer discussion thread.) The audio cut off completely. I could temporarily cure the problem by turning the TV off and then back on again or by using the remote to scroll through the input sources back to my football game (on an HDMI input) or by turning the cable box off and then on.
I called Samsung during that week and the service representative recommended "resetting" the TV which consisted unplugging the TV for 30 seconds. I told him I would do this, but added that I wanted the current firmware version for the TV. He then sent me an email, which led to a link on Samsung's website and I was able to download the new firmware to a USB flash drive. The email had complete instructions on how to obtain and install the firmware upgrade. The flash drive plugged into the left side of the TV and I had no problem installing the upgrade. After resetting the TV and installing the upgrade, I have had no problem with the TV audio and I have made heavy use of the TV speakers in the last six weeks to make certain the problem is resolved.
My TV was manufactured in Mexico in March, 2007 and it was shipped with firmware version 1006 and now has version 1022, with the recent upgrade. I should note that "resetting" the TV caused it to loose all the user adjustments I had made to the default settings, including adjustments to the TV video. I now write down and keep in a safe place the numerous adjustments I made to the default settings on this TV - if you loose power or unplug the TV, all of these adjustments will be gone.
I also note with some concern that a few Amazon reviewers who purchased recently manufactured versions of this TV continue to encounter audio problems. A TV that can not produce reliable audio is a serious problem. I, however, am not changing my 5 star rating for this product because I have to judge this TV based on my experience and not that of others - the audio problem I encountered was quickly resolved by "resetting" the TV and installing the firmware upgrade.
Best Bang For Your Buck June 12, 2007
P. Irwin (Tallahassee, FL USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
For a 32" LCD HDTV in this price range, i can't justify getting anything else. the TV is an absolute blast to use, the quality is amazing, it seems to be built well, and i'm immensely happy with it so far.
SD Quality - like almost every LCD HDTV out there, the SD quality on this unit leaves much to be desired. it may be the poor cabling in my apartment for my cable channels, but they look pretty bad. i'm guessing that if you had a good quality cable line run to the TV, it would look better, because the digital SD channels from my cable box look pretty good. also, it's not the fact that it's SD that is the problem... because SD DVDs and 480i digital over-the-air look great. it's just cable, and presumably analog over-the-air as well. so make sure you have a good quality cable line run to your TV/cable box and maybe even an amplifier.
HD Quality - outstanding. 1080i looks indistinguishable from 720p, as this is a 720p TV with a good 1080i deinterlacer. i don't know why someone tagged this as 1080p, since it clearly doesn't support it. but the quality is amazing, especially with the contrast as high as it is. I have not tried anything over HDMI, since i don't have any HDMI devices. but analog component looks great.
Contrast - i have found some of the "Dynamic" settings can be a bit extreme... i actually had to tone down the contrast a little, and i turned the dynamic contrast to Low. Also, this is a very BRIGHT TV, but luckily you can adjust the backlight. on the backlight adjustment that goes to 10, i have mine set at 7, and it's still very bright.
Games - i have a Nintendo Wii hooked up via component and it looks great. it's also nice since it supports 480p and 16:9 mode, so in the games, such as Wii Sports, you can have vertical split screen that is actually useful. There is also a "game mode" to enhance how games look on the screen, but i have not yet used this.
Over-the-air - This TV does include an OTA tuner for HD and SD digital. I hooked up a cheap little unpowered antenna and i was able to pick up in-town 480i digital stations fine, and they looked AMAZING compared to their cable counterparts. I wasn't able to get any HD channels without a powered antenna, since all the broadcast towers are out of town, but i'd imagine you'd get a much better quality (assuming you can get a good signal) than from digital cable, which suffers from severe compression artifacts in my area.
Inputs and Outputs - there are PLENTY to go around, but considering i have 6 component devices, it would be nice to have more component inputs. there are 3 HDMI inputs, one on the side, and two component sets. In addition there are 2 composite inputs for SD, one on the side, and a PC input. DVI is supported in the HDMI port with an adapter.
Remote - the remote is easy to use and comfortable. There is a handy P.Size button at the bottom (blue button) that allows you to change between 16:9 stretched, Zoom 1 (cropped), Zoom 2 (i think an even tighter crop), and 4:3 pillarboxed for SD programs, which is very handy. For example, when a widescreen letterboxed program comes on an SD channel, you can go to Zoom 1 with a push of a button and it completely fills the screen, unletterboxed and unstretched. The volume and channel controls are also backlit with the touch of a button.
Sound - the sound is a good and bad thing about this TV. it has a cool virtual surround feature that actually sounds pretty neat, especially while watching concerts and programs that make good use of stereo sound, and it has optical output to run to a 5.1 unit for audio from OTA HD or HDMI. The downside is that bass is lacking, but considering how thin the TV is, this is not surprising, and i'd posit that the sound on ths TV is better than other LCD HDTVs i've heard in stores. There is an equalizer as well to fine tune your sound. Another cool feature is that the speakers are under the TV, so the bezel is significantly smaller than other competing units.
Appearance - the unit is a piano black, plastic finish, and there is a glowing blue LED at the bottom. the LED is not distracting at all, and you can program it to be on when the TV is on or off, whichever you prefer. The whole unit is very customizable, you can adjust many tiny details of the image quality, sound quality, channels, and settings for the TV. The controls on the TV itself are touch sensitive and on the side of the unit. The only downside is you can't really see what they are unless you're in a brightly lit room, so i end up relying on the remote more than the controls on the unit. The upside of this is that you wouldn't know they're there upon looking at it, and it makes the bezel very attractive.
Great bang for the buck, but beware of problems. August 8, 2007
M. Zientek (Albuquerque, NM)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
***EDIT: Please read, as this is quite important new information***
I wrote a review about a week ago praising the set. However, I came to notice a major issue. While displaying video over component or HDMI, most commonly in progressive scan resolutions (480p, 720p), my set has a "tearing" issue. This is a small horizontal line that moves up the screen from the bottom. It happens randomly. I did some research and found on the AVS forums that half the posters reported to have this problem with their set. Luckily, it can be fixed. You must call Samsung support, tell them you have the "tearing" issue and that you want the newest firmware, which remedies the problem. They will either send you a USB thumb drive in the mail with the firmware or they will provide you with a download link. This problem was quite bad for me when playing Xbox 360 in 720p over component video.
So, to get the best performance, be sure to get this updated firmware, version 1020. You can read about this problem by searching "tearing" in Samsung's FAQ for the LN-T3253H.
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I've had my Samsung for about 2 weeks now and am throughly satisfied. I did an enormous amount of research before purchasing this, and consider myself to be very knowledgeable regarding technology. I was also considering the 32" Sharp Aquos 1080p model and the Sony Bravia 32" model. I ended up choosing the Samsung because the Sharp was significantly more expensive (due to its 1080p capability) and because the Sony didn't look good enough to justify its higher price tag. I use this set in my dorm room.
It's hard to judge any LCD, however, in the store because they generally turn the brightness and contrast to their maximum values to make the TVs stand out. I learned a very valuable lesson: calibrating your television truly does bring out the best picture. Even if you don't buy a calibration DVD (like Avia or DVE), look up CNET's picture settings for this model. While it won't look as "good" at first, your eyes adjust to it and notice more detail and a more lifelike picture.
After calibration, my Samsung set produces a stunning image. I have an Xbox 360 (Component), a Playstation 3 (HDMI), broadcast TV, and my Macbook Pro (VGA) all hooked up. Picture from all sources is amazing. What really surprised me, though, is how great my Mac looks on this TV. It acts as a 1333x768 LCD monitor and the image is superb. I used to have a 42" DLP with my Mac connected via a DVI -> HDMI cable and the picture was just OK. Now with the LCD, I plan on browsing the internet from my couch.
Both DVDs and Blu-Rays look wonderful. The speakers are underpowered and inadqueate. If you're spending this much on a TV, it's only logical to get great sound as well. Right now, I have audio sent to 2.1 channel Logitech THX speakers which sound leaps and bounds better than the built in ones. (I'll be upgrading to 5.1 channel surround soon) The stand is not wobbly like other reviews have said, perhaps they just overlooked something. There is a ziploc of screws that comes in the box. Be sure to screw them into the back of the set after you snap the stand on, it makes it much more secure.
Bottom line, if you're in the market for a 32" LCD, you've found it. The image is excellent and it is truly the best deal.
Excellent first HD tv August 27, 2007
Gary Minnaert (Los Angeles, CA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I meandered and debated for a long, long time before biting the bullet and getting a new HD TV. The 32" Samsung LNT3253H has been an excellent choice.
The tv is connected to a Dish Network HD box and an OPPO DV-970HD Up-Converting Universal DVD Player. The picture quality from both is excellent.
The tv is next to a sliding glass window, and the brightness of the tv is great, the is not problems with glare or anything from the light next to the tv.
Tons of connections to and from the stereo, I'm using hdmi connections for the dish and dvd.
Very satisfied, shipping and delivery was fast & excellent. The price on amazon when I got it was $300 less than any local, big box store. Great deal & tv, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Just awesome September 4, 2007
Norm S.
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was very apprehensive at first to buy this tv after all the bad press in regards to the sound card. After looking at the other options availablke in tv's I was continually drawn back to the LNT3253H. Once it arrived I registered it immediately to check on the manufacture date, held my breath and found it was July 27th 2007 which gave me enormous relief. Like the 40" LNT4065F I purchased just two months before, the LNT3253H has lived up to its quality expectance by far. The set is now a month old, the color incredible, the sound outstanding, the HD 1080 color and depth of picture phenominal.
Apparently Samsung realized they had a problem, and must have resolved it. Hopefully everyone else is happy with this product on all the recent shipments.
Norm
Chicago
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