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Samsung LN19A331 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, White

For anyone looking for a great value on a 720p HDTV, Samsung’sentry-level 19- and 22-inch Series 3 LCD HDTVs are an excellent way to fit high-defiintion clarity into any room of your home. Crisp, clear 720p resolution offers outstanding HD image quality; the 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio ensures vivid colors and deep, dark blacks. An HDMI input provides hassle-free connection to your DVD player, Blu-ray player, or other devices. You can also use your LCD TV as a PC monitor and display photos and videos or even listen to your digital music collection – with your friends and family in the comfort of your living room. Call up a variety of on-screen menu options and preferences via a smart user interface. Samsung combines HD fun and functionality in an attractive design.

Features Overview

• 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• 8 ms response time
• HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant
• PC Input port
• 2 Hidden 3-watt speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio
• Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range
• V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
• Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
• Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
• Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV’s remote control; no external IR receiver required.

Step-Up Features

• 26-Inch Series 3: 2 HDMI 1.3 ports; 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio;5-watt speakers
  
• 32-, 37-, and 40-inch Series 3: 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio; 6 ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal; 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment;Swivel stand included

Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp back lights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors.

Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky.

Audio Features

TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.

SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.

TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.

• Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
• TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
• The SRS WOW feature widens the sound stage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.

Buy Samsung LN19A331 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support