The HP-S4253 plasma boasts a glossy black exterior and hidden speakers, and its feature set is anchored by excellent connectivity...the HP-S4253 measures 41.5 by 30 by 13.5 inches and weighs 88 pounds including the stand, while the panel itself is 3.8 inches deep...

Samsung's fifth-generation 42-inch Samsung HP-S4253 plasma TV uses the company's proprietary electronic chassis and the latest DNIe enhancement circuitry to deliver outstanding brightness, contrast, and image clarity...The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine (DNIe) Video Enhancer refines all analog NTSC and wideband video inputs for an overall improvement...

Fans of Samsung televisions won't be disappointed by the company's latest 42-inch plasma, the HP-S4253...It has a shiny piano-black finish, and it earned fairly good marks for image quality in our tests...The HP-S4253 performed fairly well in our tests, with jurors awarding it particularly high scores on our DVD test...The plasma also fared well with high-definition...

This problem doesn't occur if your cable is hooked up via component and the picture is basically as good as the HDMI feed(I will proably switch it back to component once a get over that a spent $100 on a Monster DVI to HDMI cable and won't use it...Overall this is a very impressive tv if you can get beyond the glitch...That's where my good comments stop and the problems began...

After studying the CNET review of this set, I went to Best Buy and Circuit City several times to observe, side by side and under various lighting conditions and programming, various 42inch HDTV Plasma sets including this one, the recommended Pani, Sony, Phillips, LGI and others...When I attempted to bad mouth this set per CNET review, I was advised that the manager of my local Best Buy's high end Magnolia...

Realistic HD picture SD not as good as others I've got to disagree w/ CNET not at least rating this even with the 42PX60U...After studying the CNET review of this set, I went to Best Buy and Circuit City several times to observe, side by side and under various lighting conditions and programming, various 42inch HDTV Plasma sets including this one, the recommended Pani, Sony, Phillips, LGI and others...When...