Samsung LNR329D 32-Inch HD LCD TV
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First off, let me say that I'm not a 'videophile' so I'll be staying away from tech talk.. <br />I've been holding off buying a flat screen TV for quite some time. I was waiting for the prices to come down a little more... Until last night, when my old Sony Trinitron finally bit the dust :(  <br /> <br />My husband had spotted the Samsung LNR328W model in September, and really liked it. One of the main reasons, was that it would fit in our entertainment unit (only 2 years old). So, armed with tape measure, we hit the stores. We found the 328W model, and both liked the richness of the colour, compared to the ones around it. There weren't any 'pixel squares' in fast moving sequences, and so on.. The only thing we weren't fond of, was the chevron shape.  <br /> <br />As we were just about to buy, A TV in the home theater demo room caught my eye. I walked over to it, really liking what I was seeing, and sure enough, it was the LNR329D, which I hadn't even researched yet. The picture was more crisp than the previous model, without being cold. The shape was much more appealing, and it has the HD Tuner, instead of just the input. I'm sure there's more differences, but that was what mattered to me. We were sold. <br /> <br />Getting it home was simple, it fit right in the backseat of a 4 door sedan, nothing like the truck and 4 men it took to move in the old Sony... at 42 lbs, my hubby was able to carry it right in and up the stairs, only turning sideways in doorways.  <br /> <br />Two things that made it easier: 1) the box had 4 handles; and 2) We didn't have to take the TV out of the box and balance it in the air to get the styrofoam off. The foam was in two pieces. <br /> <br />Setup was a breeze. The stand was very easily installed, 4 screws. I held the bottom of the TV up, and he attached the stand. Note: Use a longer screwdriver, the holes are deep. <br /> <br />Connecting it was simple. Every input/output is clearly marked. We didn't need the manual at all.  <br /> <br />After powering on, we were directed immediately to the plug and play menu. First is language, then auto program. If you have a digital cable or satellite box, make sure it's on, so the TV will program channel 3. It will ask you what type of antenna.. and then it's ready to go! <br /> <br />We don't even have HD yet (next week). But we're very happy with how DVD's and digital cable appears. I had to go into the DVD player's menus and set the screen size to get rid of the letterboxes. Something on HBO had letterboxes as well. I changed the picture size to 'zoom 1' and it got rid of them without distorting the image at all.  <br /> <br />The menus are very easy to navigate, and there's so many presets for the colour and sound that the technically challenged shouldn't have any problem with this TV.  <br /> <br />The picture is crisp and clear, with no distorted areas. The lower network channels that are analog look a little funny, almost like the actors had on too much makeup, but it's not going to bother me. Once I have HD I won't have to look at that anyway. <br /> <br />All in all, I'm extremely pleased with this TV. Some other models I looked at tonight were terrible.. This one is amazing! I would highly recommend it to someone that, like me, is just getting into HDTV, and the newer technologies that are available, and that also wants to keep it simple.