Got Myself a Samsung LA37B530!

Samsung LA37B530

I finally bought myself an LCD TV! It’s a 37″ Samsung Series 5 Model LA37B530.  I bought it at Gadgets and Style at Shangri-la Plaza Mall for only PHP33,000 0% interest for 3 months, the cash and straight price is PHP29,000 but doesn’t come with a DVD player!

According to Samsung this LCD TV has the specifications:

1. Full High Definition(HD) 1080p / 24P Input
2. Dynamic Contrast Ratio
3. Certified HD Digital TV
4. DNIe+ image processor
5. 5 ms response time
6. CCFL backlight
7. 10 watts x 2 invisible down-firing speakers
8. SRS Trusurround HD & Dolby Digital Plus
9. 140 watts consumption

But of course, it’s better to tell you what I thought of this product!

Samsung LA37B530

Okay so that’s my setup setup, I have my LCD TV, my PS3 next to it, and the DVD players and cablebox inside the cabinet.  The picture frame above is not aligned because I haven’t really totally fixed this area yet (I need extensions cords, which I already have).

First off, I like how the whole thing looks, fairly simple but matches the glossiness of my PS3!  I also like the way that the whole things looks bigger than other 37″ (are there?).  People say it looks like a 40″, and it could actually pass as one!  The remote is huge, maybe because it’s supposed to be able to control all Anynet+ devices, which is a good thing because I don’t have to be holding too many remotes.  The setup was fairly simple albeit you need two people, unless your hulk hogan.  Drop the Panel into the slot provided, screw the back, plug in and your ready to go!  It was really easy!

The image quality is superb.  One reason why I got this was it’s price range, screen size, and FULL HD combination was the best among those being sold in the places I looked at (Abenson, Megamall Department Store, Shangri-la, Robinsons Appliances, etc.).  At 5ms response time it’s decent but of course I would’ve loved to see them come up with a 37″ panel thats 2ms.  I think they reserve that for the 40″ and above.  I also love the dynamic contrast and the ability to control the darkness levels.  A lot of customization can be done and that helps me adjust the picture to the way I want to see it – I can make it as bright as a I want or as dark as I want.  The automatic energy saving is cool also, as it adjusts everything for you based on how bright or dark the room is and also based on the picture your viewing (size of picture, etc.).

The only con I can think of is that I would have wanted my PS3 and the LCD TV to talk together so I don’t need to turn on both, I would have preferred to use only the PS3 DS3 to turn on everything, since I just mostly play on this LCD TV.

Anyway this is the best reason why I got a LCD TV, I can take screen shots that don’t have those dark horizontal shadows!!!

Like so:

I'm King of Fat Princess

So there it is, I am King of Fat Princess

If you have any questions to ask about this LCD TV then go ahead and shoot I’d be more than willing to help, I know how hard it is to choose one – took me more than a week to think and research about it!