Samsung SPS4243 42" Plasma EDTV

Samsung SPS4243 42

Samsung SPS4243 42" Plasma EDTV
Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
The Samsung SP-S4243 42" Enhanced Definition Plasma TV with HDTV Tuner enriches your life. With its incredible new technology you'll enjoy outstanding contrast and brightness and vivid colors. The powerful, 42-inch plasma display delivers outstanding brightness, contrast and overall picture clarity. The TV comes equipped with an NTSC/ATSC tuner for instant enjoyment of the latest HDTV broadcasts. You'll also get the latest DNIe picture enhancements for superior graphics, Split-screen and PiP features let you view more than one show at a time, for easier channel browsing. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround Sound experience through the two-speaker internal playback system. The simple HDMI connection makes it simple to make the SP-S4243 a part of your home entertainment system. 13-bit processing (549 billion colors) Split screen function Picture-in-Picture DNIe (Digital Natural Image engine) Viewing Angle - 175 degrees (horizontal and vertical) 3D Y/C digital comb filter Audio pixel shift (burn-in resistance) 15-watt per channel amplifier x 2 channels Built-in 1-way, 2-speaker system SRS TruSurround XT TrueWide design with narrow bottom bezel speaker Rear A/V Connections - 2 HDMI connections, 2 YPbPr(Component), S-Video, Composite, PC (RGB) in Side A/V Connections - S-Video, Composite input, headphone jack Power save feature 60,000 hour panel life NOTE - Though this TV can receive widescreen HDTV broadcasts, the display is only up to 480p EDTV. That means it does not display at HDTV resolutions

Average customer rating: 2.0

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HP Pavilion dv6110us 15.4" Notebook PC (AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core TL-50, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Drive)

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Office
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000INV9RC

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Designed for fast access to your entire entertainment library, the HP Pavilion dv6110us notebook PC is a great choice for both families and business travelers on the go. The 15.4-inch high-definition BrightView display looks good even in direct sunlight, and you'll get smooth video processing with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 video/graphics card (up to 128 MB of shared video RAM). Enjoy movies or music in seconds with the external DVD or music buttons to launch HP QuickPlay (which bypasses the boot process). Control playback settings from up to 10 feet away with the included HP remote, then store it conveniently in the Express card slot. Easily manage your digital photo library and share with friends and family using the included HP Photosmart Premier software.

Optimized for mobile performance, this 6.8-pound notebook is powered by the 1.6 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor, which offers 64-bit computing capability and higher throughput for simultaneous computing tasks. This notebook also features an 100 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), built-in 54g Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g), multi-format/dual-layer LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive (which also burns CDs), and ExpressCard slot. This is a Windows Vista capable PC, and it's also Windows Vista Premium ready.

The Basics
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Hard Drive: The 100 GB hard drive (5400 RPM) is slightly above average in size for notebook PCs, and it's roomy enough to store business productivity applications, all your important documents and presentations, and a good-sized digital audio and video library. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.

Processor: The 1.6 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 processor offers a dual-core architecture, which delivers additional computing resources to help expand your PC's capabilities by providing higher throughput and simultaneous computing--increasing your performance by up to 80 percent. You'll be able to perform multiple tasks such as digital rendering and gaming all while running virus scan or other background tasks seamlessly thanks to the innovative Direct Connect Architecture. And it's designed to handle simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance. You'll enjoy long battery life thanks to the AMD PowerNow! power management technology, which delivers performance on demand and can extend system battery life up to 65 percent. And the AMD Digital Media XPress technology delivers stellar multimedia performance and playback on digital entertainment such as games, streaming video and audio, DVDs, and music.

Each processing core has a 256 KB L2 cache (for a 512 KB total), and this processor can deliver up to a 1600 MHz system bus for lightning quick computing reflexes. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)

Memory: The 1 GB of installed RAM is a good start, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and productivity suites. It has a 2 GB maximum RAM capacity.

CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD-R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds.

This LightScribe DVD+/-RW drive lets you laser-etch silkscreen quality text and images on to CDs and DVDs . Your software, PC and discs work together for a no-hassle way to burn just the labels you want. After you burn content, just flip the disc over, reinsert and burn your label--anything from a simple title to a full-disc work of art.

Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a 101-key keyboard and a touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also includes two quick-launch buttons (HP QuickPlay Music and DVD). </ul> Screen, Graphics and Sound
You'll enjoy razor-sharp graphics and widescreen movies with the 15.4-inch WXGA high-definition screen, which displays an 18 percent larger picture than standard 15-inch screens and offers up to an 18 percent improvement in contrast ratio. It has a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels--perfect for watching DVD movies the way they were meant to be seen. Video is powered by an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 graphics/video card with up to 128 MB of shared video memory. It features NVidia's PureVideo technology--which provides great picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for video content--and full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for stunningly realistic cinematic effects for all DirectX-compatible applications. It also offers an integrated audio card and built-in Altec Lansing speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
This notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN that's fully compatible with 802.11b/g wireless networks. Be ready for the next generation of faster, lighter security, storage, wireless, and networking PC Card expansion products with the ExpressCard/54 slot. You get a basic offering of connectivity options, which does not include FireWire: <ul>

2 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players

1 VGA monitor port

1 S-Video port for connecting to a TV

1 ExpressCard 54/34

1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack

1 notebook expansion port

1 consumer IR (infrared) </ul> It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
The pre-installed Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is essentially Windows XP Professional Edition with a variety of tools to help you to create, organize, and enjoy digital media ranging from music to home movies to photo slide shows. It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006 (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), Encarta Encyclopedia Plus, Quicken New User Edition 2006, PC Recovery, Microsoft Money 2006, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, Muvee AutoProducer DVD Edition, Vongo, and HP Photosmart Premier for digital image editing and organizing.

Dimensions and Weight
This notebook measures 14.05 x 10.12 x 1.56 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 6.8 pounds.

Power
This notebook is powered by a 6-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which offers up to 2 hours of battery life (dependent upon computing conditions).

What's in the Box
This package contains the HP Pavilion dv6110us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, IR remote control, earphones, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical telephone assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 30 days from date of purchase.

Customer Reviews:

Not happy with this computer.......2007-04-06

I bought this computer in November 2006. After a few weeks it started acting sluggish and I had A LOT of problems with programs loading. This continued until it finally crashed in January 2007.
It got down to the fact that the hard drive was bad, there was some sort of electrical issue inside the computer. I had to have the hard drive replaced with a brand that was not HP and reinstalled all the original things from it. There is still an issue with it running properly if it is cold. If its not warm/hot it wont load programs right.
I didnt think about the warranty because the computers I have had in the past were made by somebody I knew and didnt have anything like that. So I am sure that is voided by having had someone work on it. I realize it is my own fault for the money I spent afterward, I should have sent it back to HP. But the bottom line I guess is that I shouldn't even have to worry about that sort of thing with a computer that is only a few months old.
Since the 'rebuild' I havent really had too many problems, but Norton's is preinstalled on it, so if you want a different antivirus beware of that fact. I have had issues with that also, but that is for a different post.
The keyboard is one of the worst ones I have had to deal with even on a laptop. The left shift key is useless most of the time unless I overextend my pinkey to hit the outside of it. Terribly annoying.
It isnt really that responsive to programs at times. It's like it has nappy times (I dont have Hibernate or anything turned on) and has to slowly wake itself up before it will work with you.
If I had to do over, I would just spend a bit more and get a Dell.
Anyone who thinks computers don't have personalities may want to think that over if they get one of these. Its been a stubborn old bear and usually wins the battle.

problems with software.......2007-03-03

I bought this laptop at frys for a great price but I've had problems since I've had it. I work with graphic programs and my after effects will not launch nor will my stand alone zacwerks animator pro. I had it to long to return it (xmas present) so I'm stuck. I've been searching the web to see if they have any problems with it. Think twice before you buy this laptop. The only plus is that it does run fast and multitasking is good.

Amazon did not .......2007-01-11

I ordered this computer on 1/2/2007 for $100 less than the present price. I just received a notice that the shipping will be delayed from 1/16/2007 to 1/15/2008. Should I expect a 1 year delay to have the item for the original price or pay $100 extra to have it delivered within a few days? This does not seem a proper business behavior to me.

GREAT LAPTOP.......2006-12-27

I purchased this computer as a replacement for my 1 year old Toshiba, and I am really happy with it. Dual Core is a LOT faster than regular processors, and if you are doing any serious work you will see your processing times cut drastically. 1 GB of RAM makes it super fast, and the computer is Vista ready. The only semi problem that I have had with it is that the computer does get a little hot, so when you are working with the computer on your lap it can get uncomfortable. All in all great computer.

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