Samsung TXN3071WHF 30" 16:9 DynaFlat Digital HD-Ready TV
Good Entry...Cumbersome Menus
Recently purchased this set for my entry into Widescreen HDTV at a modest price.  The picture was OK for regular broadcast cable.  My Toshiba DVD player was connected to the external component inputs using a high grade cable.  The DVD's were very good when the screen was set for &quot;Movie&quot; mode.  Even VHS was good when using the direct video inputs.<br />The TV had a problem with 4:3 screens.  First of all, it was annoying that the TV insisted on 16:9 screens whenever one changes the video input or turns the set off/on.  To change this setting back to 4:3, one has to travel through an extensive menu tree.  When playing the DVD with its direct input, again one has to travel through the menu system to select the &quot;component 1&quot; input.  One cannot access it from the channel selector as one can for AV inputs like the VCR.<br />A flaw with the picture was that it blooms when a certain area of the picture suddenly is bright.  The vertical lines in the 4:3 aspect ratio actually curve out at those moments.<br />Another problem is the lack of shielding in this set.  I actually noticed where the wooden studs behind the sheetrock were in the wall the set was placed against.  A moving of my arm around the back cover of the set hid the stud shadow in the picture.<br />After a week, I returned the set to trade it for a lesser priced Philips model.  Its results are much better in all of the above.