Enjoy all channels across the standard and high-definition spectrum with the 27-inch Samsung TXS2783 CRT SDTV. At just 16.6 inches, it has a much thinner profile than conventional CRT sets and it's packed to the gills with advanced video and audio features. While this set only displays video in the analog 480i (interlaced) format, it does include a built-in ATSC tuner to receive digital signals through antenna--allowing you access to both standard and HD channels. A standard 181-channel NTSC tuner receives regular broadcast and cable channels. Samsung's DynaFlat screen increases the viewing angle while minimizing distortion and glare, and the TXS2783 has a 4:3 aspect ratio. Along with a digital comb filter (which separates the color signals to minimize dot crawl and blurred edges), dynamic black level expansion and a white peak limiter features work to deliver a crisp, clear picture. The velocity scan modulation function improves black to white image transitions for sharper detail and enhanced picture definition in high brightness operating conditions.
Choose the mode (standard, dynamic, movie, or custom with adjustable brightness, contrast, sharpness, and color selections) that best suits the program you're watching. You can also select from five screen filling modes--normal, wide, zoom 1, zoom 2, or panorama (which stretches less in the middle and more towards the edge). It has a number of convenience features, including Remote Surf timer (returns TV to original channel so other channels can be browsed during commercial breaks), sleep timer, V-Chip parental controls, auto channel programming, and tri-lingual on-screen displays (English, French, and Spanish).
It features two built-in, 3.5-watt speakers and right/left stereo output for connection to a home theater audio system. The MTS stereo sound system can play SAP (Secondary Audio Program) audio whenever a broadcast or recording includes a secondary language track. The Auto Volume Leveler feature keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing to minimize static sound bursts, and it offers four preset sound modes (standard, movie, music, and speech). Enjoy progressive scan DVD playback or game play using the component video inputs. The full line-up of video and audio connections includes:
- Composite AV In (RCA): 1
- S-Video In: 1
- Component Video In: 1
- RF In: 1
Tech Talk
Component video (also called Y/Pb/Pr) features a three-jack video input, which provides separate connections for luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). This results in increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding than you would get with S-Video or composite (RCA yellow video plug) connections. You will need a separate RCA left/right audio cable for sound.
High Definition Formats: The most common high-def (HD) video format is 720p, which displays video at 720 vertical by 1280 horizontal pixels. The "p" denotes that it is progressive scan, meaning that all video lines are filled at the same time. The 1080i format displays video at 1080 vertical by 1920 horizontal pixels, and the "i" means that it is interlaced (the old-school way of presenting video where the screen scans the odd-numbered video lines first, then the even-numbered lines). The 1080p format has the same pixel resolution as 1080i, but it is a progressive scan format and thus has a constant vertical resolution of 1080 lines. Standard definition television programming has a 480i format, but some sets provide a progressive 480p enhanced definition (EDTV) display.
Scanning method: Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture. The scanning method can be either interlaced or progressive. Interlaced scanning (also used in today's analog TV), indicated by an "i" in the video format, fills in the odd number lines (1,3,5,7...) and then fills in the even number lines (2,4,6,8...) until the frame is complete. Progressive scanning, "p," fills in each line consecutively until the frame is complete, like a computer display.
What's in the Box
Flat CRT TV, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
