i just bought the ps43d451.

anyone else have it and care to share their experience here on price,calibration,setting etc.

i bough it at rm1660 in penang.with 2 years warranty.This is my first korean product

from 32'' lcd to 43" plasma.. what i can say is.. wow!! superb picture, a lot better watching astro sd compared to lcd. but i gotta train my eyes before getting used to it. kinda "warm" compare to the lcd.
cant compare to full hd plasma but its bang for buck made me buy it.. altho some of my friend says im going backward because nowadaya people layan LED.
ps:tak pandai nak bubuh gambar lah.budak baru.

1.astro 90%
2.dim living room
3.8ft watching distance

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Added on March 29, 2011, 9:54 amPS43D451

This post has been edited by b16a: Mar 29 2011, 09:56 AM

u made the right choice...
SD astro looks better on plasma..the 720p from b.yond will look fine as well

wow, nice price. Where you bought it? can PM me the place if its not convenience to post here? SenQ selling 1899 with free 1 year warranty.

jelutong area,<---and actually the tv in that ad is mine now..hehe. i go for display set.. 2 day display set..

try to bargain more. i managed to save rm40 only.. .eh i tot this tv is default two years warranty?

just want to add that the tv got image burn protection,automatic sensor to light, and the reflection is unnoticable (comparing plasma with plasma lah)..

courts mammoth at rm1999, tesco penang at 1799 if im not mistaken

This post has been edited by b16a: Mar 29 2011, 11:15 AM

Samsung plasma got a bit matt so reflection is not that bad compare to glass screen of Panasonic X series.

Well.. I just bought similiar samsung D series. But mine is PS51D490 (3DTV). I have not used the TV yet as I'm still break-in the plasma. After the break-in completed, I share you my calibration setting..
Yep.. reasonable price TV

i think i want to skip the break in lah. setting brightest at <50 and pixel cell below <10 is too dark to my liking,(sudah biasa dengan bright dynamic lcd )and the break in period is too long for a wait.
i use the image burn protection for precaution.

eh worst case scenario what will happen ah? planning to use it 2/3 years only

Well me break in bukan macam tu... Me pakai cara break-in dapat dari internet.. Me buat macam ni... Break-in untuk 5days.. around 100hrs. All use standard Pic Mode
i. First 2hours set the tv brighness 75, contrast 75, and cell 15
ii. Rest one hour, run the TV for 1hr brighness 100, contrast 100, and cell 20

After that I do this cycle (planning to do it for 2days)
i. Run the tv using brighness 100, contrast 100, and cell 20 for 3hrs
ii. Rest one hour, run the TV for 8hr brighness 75, contrast 75, and cell 15

4th day
i. Run the tv using brighness 75, contrast 75, and cell 15 for 24hrs

5th day
i. Run the tv using brighness 100, contrast 100, and cell 20 for 18hrs

Oh, from my friend punya previous experience, if he tak buat the break in, the tv senang dapat image retention..

Anyway, this is my first plasma tv, so me amik his advise sikit laa

Oh.. my friend pakai only one function for the burn-in protection, the light black bar.. the other on pixel-shifting he tak pernah use... well he used like once or twice, but get irritated cause he can notice the pixel shifting when watching the tv.. i say to him .. ya meeeh... so peka ka??? heheh

This post has been edited by azsace: Mar 29 2011, 11:59 AM

wahhh, it is so intense! haha.
by doing that method does that mean to leave the tv idle? i mean same image for 18 hours?
and by looking at 100 brightness and 100 contras and cell 20 already frighten me up. because that is the max setting..

anyway. OFF TOPIC, the cara break in yang saudara dapat di internet ini seolah2 cara break in enjin kereta atau motor baru yang saya guinakan dan dapat dari internet. remp it to the max with various speed instead of half power(constanly) till 1000km.. and it works! but reason being in an engine is to sit the valve seal still.. im quite doubt the same thing in electronics of a plasma. and yes, this is my first plasma too.
can you give me the link for that?
err.. you ambik cuti ke untuk buat break in cara macam ni?

This post has been edited by b16a: Mar 29 2011, 01:08 PM

I put my detail break-in here..

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1812509

thanks mate. but having some trouble understanding it lah .

by the way more reviews on ps43d451.im comparing to my old 32" lcd by the way.

1. the black are really black!!
2. the self adjust to the light works.

cons
1.white is a bit yellowish<--maybe i dont calibrate it .got white adjustment option. but dont want to kacau that one first. got many adjustment on the white alone..

2. felt a bit dizzy. maybe somekind of radioactif from the plasma or my brain cant brain the sudden changes from puny 32" to 43"..i hope i dont get cancer because of this tv

will update finding later on..

weiii. am i the only one having the cheapest 43" here? ayoooo. <<<<<<<anybody>>>>>>>?

i'm also interested with this model.. now comparing with LG42PJ350.. or any other better plasma? budget 1.8k max..

i bought this last friday at the price of RM 1699 including delivery .... PJ area.

awesome price but only is i guess the 43 " can make the astro go pixels ..

then sit further away..haha

rumah kecil

i have the same problem as well before. either lg42pj350 or samsung ps43d451.

well this is how i weight the pros and cons before deciding.

1. i surfed the web,lg42pj got a lots of fan.they even have their fun club(non malaysian) they voted the best bang for buck plasma. +1 LG

2.walk around shops and noticed a newer LG in town the 250r which only cost rm1799 with some feature upgraded +1 samsung

3.everywhere i go..i cant get it any less than rm1599..and as i can remember this is 2010 model (which irony my friend bought in august 2009) at rm1999 +1samsung

4.for a 42" plasma its the cheapest in town ever..brand new..+1 lg

5. 43" samsung rm 1660 rm vs 42" lg rm1599.. only rm61 difference.. imagine how much the price gap between 46" vs 42"plasma on the market right now.. if $$$ can be translated to inch..its well worth it.. both had slim design by the way..and for my usage.. size does matter.. +1 samsung

6.too lazy to read but the function on samsung > than the pj350 +1

7.the price is rm1660.. how much more can it be lowered in the future..(please calculate on %, not $$$) +1samsung

8.the scary story from the retailer.(he dont sell any samsung but he ushered me to buy a newer lg250) due to 350pj is an old model..when it comes to old models they will slap you with display unit. they will wrap it like brand new.. no one whose right in the head will buy a display unit PLASMA priced as the same as new one. +1 samsung

9.hdmi input both have 2 if im not mistaken.. -lg -samsung

10. 2 years warranty vs 1 year and plus samsung service centre located nearby my area +1 samsung

im not a samsung fanboy by the way..matter a fact i looked down on korean product. and this is my first korean. someone should teach the japs to be a little bit more competitive..this issue include the automotive scenario

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Added on April 4, 2011, 4:18 pmclarity and pq > pixel on sd astro lah..

This post has been edited by b16a: Apr 4 2011, 04:19 PM

then no others value for money plasma in the market rite now.. will further survey and grab 1 next weekend.. actually i plan used this for Unify TV..

1. During at shop, 1 guy told me dont buy samsung.. coz not quality.. he regret buying samsung.. (maybe unlucky buyer but i need to beware also)
2. LG speaker not really good compare samsung.. (my opinion)

hows the 3D?

actually theres a panasonic plasma. which i think the X series in that price range. rm1699. the only downside prventing me from buying it was. its glossy and really really reflective.such a turn off.

1.thats the thing, i heard about samsung bad quality as well, heard that even samsung top level tv also have some quality issue. only god knows their quality on the cheap entry level ones. well the price made me willing to bite the bullet.

2.yup, agreed. samsung speaker is quite good.but for me it doesnt matter because the sound comes out from my Htib.

This post has been edited by b16a: Apr 5 2011, 09:53 AM

its better to spoil after 2 years so that we have a reason to buy a new one.

dont know, dont have the player or dvd that is capable for 3D, and actually the 451 models dont have any hint that it can play 3d.eventho its a D-series..
in samsung website got the 450 model.. and the real 3d one the 490.<---rm2600..

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Added on April 5, 2011, 9:51 amhaha yup. agreed. after 2 year warranty period over. nak rosak rosak lah. but i wont say the same thing if the tv is rm3k and above..
and funny thing is, after a week of viewing now i found out that 43" is not that big! i just hope in 2 years time the price of 50" or 55" will go down tremendously..



This post has been edited by b16a: Apr 5 2011, 09:51 AM

I put my TV setting here. you can check it out
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1825421

Where can get better price for this set? Anyhow, noticed that plasma glass bit hot compare lcd

Well, not sure where can you get a good price in KL... but a word of advise, The Samsung PS51D490 (HD Ready) price should be below than rm4k with 2 3D glasses. Samsung PS51D550 (FHD) with 2 3D glasses should be below than rm4.8k
Hmm, I think you should not worry bout the heat. Its plasma and it does give significant heat dissipation. Anyway, for the break-in I did run the TV for one whole with maximum pic setting 100 contrast n 100 brightness.
The longest continuous running period was the whole 2day with 75contrast n 75brightness. But the max pix setting is hotter compared to the 2days running period.

finally i bought this model.. nice picture.. suit my taste.. paid for 1680 with flexipayment 1 year (save my cash for others), 2yrs warranty, free HDMI cable..


i'm deciding this model due to

1. I like the design.. small frame..
2. Suit me and my family
3. value price..

other than this, also looking for LG and latest panasonic model..

Panasonic got very good function and good price (RM1888).. anyhow, the frame and body bit thick as i put thin and small frame as my top priority, else maybe already choose panasonic.. as of now, no regret getting this model .

congrats for your purchase, quite a bargain you get a free hdmi cable. mind sharing your settings?.

im thinking of mounting my plasma to the wall but at the same time i want to put some ambient backlight behind the tv.. read in the net got some led strip, wonder can get it here.

yup a lil bit hot at the front panel, but at the back,its cool,, my previous lcd is hotter than that.

i'm newbie in TV technology.. so only follow this thread.. no other setting thanks guys..

i'm not planning to mounting that to the wall because look comfortable with current arrangement..

but anybody know what is purpose of wifi/network port for TV? can watch online tv ka?

i like to know that part as well, some tv got the lan port

b16a:
where u buy for 1680?
i bought ps43d450 at car4, midvalley for 1850

then how to activate the internet? quite noob at this.

actually yours is 450, and mine is 451, if im not mistaken, anything with 0 at the back is 2010 model. BUT.. its expensive then 451.. for 450 model the price is quite normal.. here in tesco penang selling at rm1899 or rm 1799..

and D451 takda dalam samsung malaysia website.. im thinking of maybe ap set.like handphone.. but the spec, and the tv itself is the same..the only difference i can recall is, the 450 got 2d/3d sticker at the tv , while 451 dont have..

maybe samsung expert can help us on this..
already buy sud be happy lah, no need to regret. i bough mine in penang. i link the shop in my first post in this thread.

ejan who bough it at rm1680, i bought it at rm1660.

This post has been edited by b16a: Apr 13 2011, 10:37 AM

uoh,
The d400 series does not have support for internet connectivity. d400 series consist of the normal d450 and the 3d d490 model. different between the d451 n the d450 is the bezel colour, thats all.
samsung denotes the year of model by alphabet.. for all 2011 it uses the alphabet D, for 2010 is C, 2009 is B and 2008 is A.
So, if ur model is PS43D450, its year 2011
PS42C450 is year 2010

for LCD/LED it uses U
UA40D

thanks for the explanation mate. i always tot that D stands for 3d.. and 50 vs 51 is the year that model came out.. however i notice that the bezel colour look the same..

the biggest difference in 2010 and 2011 is the 42" vs 43".

no prob...

well, actually the bezel colour is really hard to differentiate.. i tot mine was black, but its actually dark rose... the bezel colour is more noticeable if you look at the lower bezel...
two bezel colour, dark rose and black

one thing that i really cant get is whay the 450 model is highly priced?.. rm200 apart from 451.
spec wise its the same , and like you say..from afar its black

Wow.. is that so... not sure what other justification...
for my series, the bezel colour option is rose black and charcoal black
if im not mistaken, the d450/1 colour availability is blue and black.. if im not mistaken d451 is charcoal black.. rm200 just for the bezel colour, thats a bit odd???

This post has been edited by azsace: Apr 14 2011, 10:53 AM

samsung malaysia sud take a look in this issue.. and one more,actually its hard to find the 451..at least in penang.

rm200 is a lot! add rm40 more.. tadaaa astro beyond for a year.

i found out yest the diff of 450 and 451.
451 come with a digital output for audio.
can anyone confirm that?

and D series is for 2011 model, this i had check with few Samsung salesperson. C series is for 2010 model. and most important is that D series can play RMVB format. hehehehe...

ya, i agree that whatever we paid for is history. now is time to enjoy the tv.... hehehehehe....whether is RM50 or RM200 diff....

Where u bought it? Can PM me pls? Senheng selling 1899

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Added on April 19, 2011, 12:09 pmI heard that this tv can support RMVB format... u can plug in ur pendrive/hard drive containing rmvb file... and play it... is that true???

This post has been edited by rushoe: Apr 19 2011, 12:09 PM

Great info here.

Thanks.

Currently considering the Samsung PS43D451 or LG LG42PT250 for my office

Personally I have a Samsung LCD, which I am happy with and have always liked Samsung designs (come to think of it, I own quite a few Samsung products )

I think the Samsung PS43D451 wins then

One question tho, is the screen really a bit matte?

L

yup,you should enjoy it.rm200 for digital output is well worth it..ive checked mine,no digital output..i connect to my htib via rca..nanti confirm again..
hope somebody can enlighten you on this RMVB, i rarely watch any RMVB contents, so takda pun takpa janji murah..

LG250 is a bit pricier,and its 42".. yup a bit matte,compard to panasonic plasma's.. err but not to much if i say a bit matte than some LED tv around the market right now.

yes, it can play RMVB format.
just finished watching Grace Fire on my d450 43"...
hehehehe

great... usually the TVB dramas that i download are RMVB... ok, confirm buy this model liao

Aiyah why so troublesome? I just run it non-stop 24/7 and be done with it. I bet with price coming down so fast, you probably get fed up of 43" after a few years and wanted to get rid of it anyway and exchange it for a 50"

I did this test based on the recommendation from the website HDGuru... they don't actually recommend to run it continuosly. To get a uniform phosphur burn it is recommended on the first 24hrs of controlled break-in, the panel should be off for at least 1hrs so the phophur screen can cool down..
Oh yeah, some other method is to run it 24h/3d... A lot of method in the web, just pick and combine to suits ur preference..

anyway, after the burn-in, i notice my plasma so far has no image retention issues... since im using astro byond, watching sd content will have the black pillar on the channel, n surprisingly, after few hrs, no image retention... so now basically, all the screen burn in function i turn it off since i feel it doesnt have much effect.

The more severe test I did on my plasma was playing fallout 3 last sunday for approximate 4hrs... no image retention due to HUD display of the game (just to let u guys know, the HUD display of the game is bright green)

Conclusion, not sure whether the new plasma has a better image retention supression or it is because of the break-in. But to be safe, I will always recommend people to do break-in. For me, break-in is a hassle, but worthwhile to do

Oh yeah, im using 51". The model is PS51D490.. the 3d implementation is great. (The most impressive 3d implementation is by Pana, i didnt choose pana because other reason). So as a user/buyer know the limitation of the tv u wanna buy. Forum like this will highlight a lot of issues..


This post has been edited by azsace: Apr 26 2011, 09:36 AM

is PS43D451 Full HD ?

produce more heat than LCD ?

the usb plays mvb, avi, mpeg, wmv, mov, dat, avi, mpeg, rm, wmv ?

wonder if the usb supports my 1TB HDD ?

I bought Samsung Plasma TV PS43D451 recently, just got my astro installed, its weird that when i on astro channel the picture become black and white (no colour), but when i watch DVD it has color, when i attached atenna to it, channels has colors too.. can someone guide me on the setting.. called astro, the astro tech guy also can't fix the problem, now the ball kick back to the TV seller..

i think it has something to do with the color system. it happens to my granny's panasonic tv when paired up to the satellite stb. when viewing certain channels, it'll turn to black and white, while other channels works fine. FYI, tv color system has been set to auto, pal, ntsc while the stb sets to pal & ntsc for testing different configurations. until now still can't fix the problem. dunno why.

If it's not FULL HD, forget about it....

dude, i plan to get a PS43D451 this weekend. any idea what is the best price you guys found in KL? I got it about RM1680 at melaka but additional RM70 for 0% easy payment (zzzZZ).

i bought at ONKING pandan indah middle last month... RM1580

excellent picture quality... deep black after some colour calibrate

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Added on June 27, 2011, 5:32 pmfor plasma, it is always more lines than a LCD.... somemore at 43 inch viewing panel... you cant see the difference... unless you stick your face onto the screen and watch it that way

This post has been edited by jimlhj76: Jun 27 2011, 05:32 PM

can play .mkv?

can play mkv no worry, i just bring my hdd to senx and tested.
nice tv i can say, but im not so sastify with the 3d function, but we cannot request so much within this price range

hi all, question on this samsung 43" lcd.... it's resolution is 1024x768, when i tried to playback e.g. transformers 3 official trailer downloaded from youtube (mp4 720p) it has the black bands on top and bottom. can i ask other owners, if you playback using thumbdrive, what's the best resolution to maximize the screen?

i just bought PS43D451 today and after reading the reviews here i can confirm that i have made a good buy at rm1499 :-)
am so happy with this baby!!

where did u get it for 1499?
they delivered to ur door step ah?

i thought the cheapest is 1550...

Never mind, bought it already...

Lucky u, i bought mine RM1750 last 2 month ago at Puchong ,only to know that sudah kena "water fish".... But after 2 days i got lucky, MR> TOTO said he'll paid for it.(xxxx) My lucky day. LOVE MY SAMSUNG PLASMA.

Well, actually this plasma is good for SD material only...

If u plan to watch HD, I think u better off with other model..

do you have this plasma? i disagree with the statement below. i downloaded transformers trailer 720p from youtube and i have to say the quality is quite good.

if you are not a hifi movie buff, and just want to watch some 720p, i think this is a great deal. it's going for around RM1500 now and I think that's a great deal for a 43". which other plasma/lcd costs this low??

I have this plasma....what u r seeing is actually less than 720p...anyway u probably can't see the difference..

no doubt this is the cheapest 43" plasma..

this plasma's resolution is 1024x768, so when we play 720p movies (1368x720), don't we see the max 720p?

hmm..at 1024x768 means this native resolution is 4:3. Wouldn't this cause distortion in viewing 16:9 videos?

This lends itself to rectangular pixels since the normally 4:3 ratio of 1024x768 has been stretched to fit a 16:9 display.

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Added on July 5, 2011, 9:25 amthe tv will fit the image to it's native resolution.

This post has been edited by piscesguy: Jul 5 2011, 09:25 AM

Anyone got problem with displaying subtitle when playing .mkv file? Mine cannot display but .srt sub is working fine.

i just found out you can change some setting on the tv so that movies will be played back without the top and bottom band. 720p movie is very nice on this tv, for the price, i have no complains! i think this is a very good budget tv, and it's even better if you view it a bit further like 7-10 ft away.

Hmm...I'm also having the same problem...can't display the subtitle when playing .mkv file while the .srt are all working fine...I'm own a 51D451 btw...

*currently using the WDTV live for playing movie from HDD...the pic quality also seems a lil bit better when playing from this WDTV live (maybe its just me)...

Where did you get this price? Thanks

Yeah, no prob with wdtv, and it also have the resume function and able to change audio track/language.

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Added on July 21, 2011, 9:20 pmBecause of the internal player unable to display sub, I decided to connect the plasma to my pc using hdmi. Strangely, random part of the screen 'flicker' which never happen before this when I'm connecting my pc to my old lcd tv. Issit because its a plasma?

This post has been edited by sphiroth: Jul 21 2011, 09:20 PM

This model support up to 1080i only, not 1080P. Some more power consumption is 230w compared to LG 42PT250 can support 1080p and 179w

i thought these are just 720p TVs?? the specification says 1024x768 resolution, how is it possible to support 1080p or i??

I'm using the recomended setting (1024x768@60hz). Maybe my graphic card is the problem.

For its price, out a great tv nevertheless.

Hi guys,
Got a few questions regarding this TV...

Apart from mkv, what other formats can this TV play?avi, wmv?

Is there a maximum bitrate that it supports? (like handphones)

Can the USB videos be controlled via remote control - can fast forward, jump to time, rewind?

is this model full hd 1080p?

It can also play avi and wmv, but not all. From what I tested, about 10% of my collection got codec error (unable to play).

Usb video can be controlled from the tv remote.

Nope. But imo, didn't really noticed the since i'm viewing it at about 9' distance.

sphiroth

I See u hv ps3 games.. can this model play games?

any problems so far?

No problem with ps3, justproblem when connected to pc via hdmi. As it turns out, my hd graphic card got problem with plasma display even when I used the vga connection. Now I'm using the on board display vga, problem solved.

Even my 2004 IBM desktop can connect to this plasma via HDMI..

btw, I m using ATI Radeon GC that has a DVI output..

Nope....it's not even 720p!!

I got radeon hd2600 pro. Been reading some other forums and seems thats several user also got problem like this.

Hmmm...my ATI GC is much older....it's a Radeon 9600 PRO model.

How come new model cannot support ar?

Not sure, some forummer mentioned this card lacks the ability to 'hold' the vertical frequency (not sure what it meant). But no ptoblem since this tv already got build in media player.

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Added on August 7, 2011, 8:59 amBtw, somerimes newer is not always better (cut cost, etc)

This post has been edited by sphiroth: Aug 7 2011, 08:59 AM

Yes...this tv built-in media player is good...

I have my PC connected so that I can watch some tv drama online..

I'm buying the eaget m7 hd player for that purpose.

if you play console gaming on this tv.. will it leave leftover marks...

(like the life bar on Street Fighter will stick on the screen after long playing session).

This tv got burn in protection system/pixel shift inm. Supposedly to eliminate that problem by shifting the pixel every minute.

true.. from what it says on paper.. have you experience any so far?

the only way to know.. is to leave static image over prolong periods.. then try putting a light color background on the tv to see.. coz most plasmas will hv this weakness...

confirm yes

Skylinestar,

you hv tried gaming on this model?

not on this model but on last year's model.
my parents watch tv broadcast and the channel logos make a mark on the plasma screen. not permanent burn-in.

None, but my tv is old 3 week old.

Confirm my radeon got problem. Give the same symptom when connect to led monitor. Even the bios boot up screen also corrupted.

This post has been edited by sphiroth: Aug 8 2011, 06:09 AM

Can any1 confirm me different between d450 with d451,

plan to grab it carrefour selling d450 1699
Senheng selling d451 1699 too.

So any idea?

someone selling here @ RM1480.00 better get D451..

Can't I'm not from kl, transportation fee does cover d