Samsung PS-42Q91H Plasma TV

Love it or hate it, but plasmas are definitely not phasing out anytime soon. At least until they commercially release another technology that can give you plasma like black levels. Besides, what 42" LCD TV is available at a sub-one lakh price? Reasons like these and testing products like the Samsung PS-42Q91H Plasma TV make me seriously consider getting one of these babies for myself.

Samsung's favorite piano finish is what makes up the front frame of the TV, as in all other flat panel models of theirs. Unlike the Bordeaux series, this one has a pretty simple and flat frame without the stylishly curved edges. Not that it looks bad in anyway, but it does look pretty plain. Luckily in flat panel TV it's the screen quality that counts more than the frame around it. The stand is the regular manual tilt-n'-swivel variety.

As one can expect, a majority of the connectivity options are at the back of the TV, namely 2 HDMI inputs, two component, one composite one VGA and a RF input for antenna. There are also two options for outputting audio, using RCA jacks and Line out.

There are a few more connectivity options on the left of the panel for the times when you quickly need to plug in a device. There's a third HDMI input along with s-video, composite and a headphone jack.

All the basic controls of the TV are located on the right hand side, but obviously, you'd be better off using a remote.

Now I find a couple of things odd about the connectivity options here. I'd personally prefer an S-Video connectivity at the back instead of the side of a panel. Considering that it is (slightly) superior to the composite input, I'd ideally use it over the latter any day. Secondly most flat panel TVs these days have memory card inputs too.