Series 4 (A450) models come with Wide Color Enhancer which optimizes a color’s hue for a more natural look.Samsung advertise the series 4 as having a having a CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) backlight which Provides colors in your picture that were not available before which means that Samsung have used enhanced fluorescent material with the CCFL to get it closer to reproducing the NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) color standard. Earlier LCD panels could only achieve 72% but Samsung’s color enhanced CCFL can get to 92% NTSC color range. Sony also have a wide color gamut CCFL lamp.
Other Notable Features are:
- V-Chip system for parents to block TV programs and movies rated as containing objectionable content.
- Entertainment Mode allowing customized picture settings, for different content (e.g., gaming, movies and sport).
- Anynet+ ,Samsung’s implementation of CEC (Consumer Electronics Control or HDMI-CEC), for control other AV equipment, such as a DVD player, from the Samsung remote control.
- Sound leveller (automatic volume control) to reduce volume level differences across broadcast channel changes.
- Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
- Variable sleep timer to set a TV off time in varying time intervals.
The Samsung Series 4, A450 models come with SRS Lab’s patented SRS TruSurround XT surround sound technology. TruSurround XT is a multi-channel virtualization technology which will produce a surround sound effect using only the twin 10W hidden bottom speakers of the Series 4 models.
MTS Stereo
Each model comes with an MTS (Multi-channel Television Sound) decoder enabling it to accept and decode a digital TV transmission which has multiple audio tracks (different languages). You can use the MTS menu to select the language you wish to listen to.
Connectivity
The Series 4 LCD HDTV models come with a reasonable range of connection options split between a rear and more convenient side connection panels. The side panel might have been a more convenient position for the PC D-sub connector, especially with the larger panels sizes.
You can connect a PC to use the TV as a monitor using a D-Sub/PC Audio cable combination or a HDMI/DVI + 3.5mm stereo mini plug cable combination. There are menus for customizing the display as with a computer monitor.
Warranty
Samsung back their Series 4 LCD HDTVs with a 1 year parts and labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support.
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