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Samsung false claims of 1080p?

by JediKly13 Oct 5, 2008 1:57PM PDT

So I recently saw the Samsung 32" LN32A540 at Costco. It didn't have information about the resolution on the box so I looked it up on Samsung's website. The webpage claims it is 1080p with a resolution of 1366 x 768. 768 should mean it is 720p. Why is Samsung claiming this TV is 1080p when it doesn't have a full resolution of 1900 x 1080? I thought that was the definition of being 1080p.

Everything else seems to be the same as the LN32A450 (the new 720p model), so how can they claim 1080p?

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Don't fret it (or rather your choice to fret.)
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 5, 2008 9:10PM PDT
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1080p does matter for computers
by JediKly13 Oct 6, 2008 12:46AM PDT

Your comment is true for watching TV. However, in the comments it shows that if you plan to use it with a computer a 1080p set is preferable.

"It should be noted that 1080p displays have a very definitive advantage over 720/768p when used together with a computer (HTPC for example) for gaming, web browsing, displaying photos?

Agreed. Thanks for mentioning it.

The HD Guru"

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Sorry I didn't see the PC mentioned.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 6, 2008 12:56AM PDT

I must have missed that. For a PC you have to look at the native resolution and not that it can accept the 1080p signal or not.
Bob

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Any final verdicts?
by JediKly13 Oct 6, 2008 1:22AM PDT

So, can anyone confirm that I am correct that the LN32A540 TV is a 720p screen despite a claim to 1080p?

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Final verdict?
by Pepe7 Oct 6, 2008 2:10AM PDT
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I'll look at this next time I'm at Costco
by jcrobso Oct 6, 2008 2:36AM PDT

This is a 720p set that will accept 1080p signal via HDMI.
This set will rescale the 1080p video to 720p. If hooked to a PC set the PC video card to 1280x720. John

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One final clarification
by JediKly13 Oct 6, 2008 4:10AM PDT

So, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought all 720p HDTVs could downscale 1080p to fit them. If so, I don't see any difference between these models

LN32A540 (at Costco) - http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=televisions&type=televisions&subtype=lcdtv&model_cd=LN32A540P2DXZA&fullspec=F

LN32A450 (at Bestbuy/Circuit City/ Etc) - http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=televisions&type=televisions&subtype=lcdtv&model_cd=LN32A450C1DXZA&fullspec=F

The only difference I'm seeing in the Samsung specs in no mention of PIP or tuners for the 450. So are these the same just with Costco getting a special manufacturer number unit?

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Samsung site says 768p period.
by ahtoi Oct 6, 2008 12:50PM PDT

Nothing about 1080p. So make sure you are not paying for 1080p.

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Where did you see this?
by ahtoi Oct 6, 2008 7:04AM PDT

I would agree with you it is definitely a false claim.

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yes, samsung has it listed differently in two places
by Pepe7 Oct 6, 2008 1:57PM PDT
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LN32A540
by marikeys Oct 15, 2008 3:43PM PDT

The design of the LN32A540 is more like the LN32A550 with the only thing different is that the service usb port is on the back and not on the side. I just got this TV from costco and i really like it and the TV is not 1080p.

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