This is another one of those huge gadgets that made its way inside the Technews testing lab. And who says big things is out? Not in our lab.
The Samsung Slim Fit TV is no ordinary widescreen TV. It is categorized as a CRP (Cathode Ray Panel) TV. Simply put, it is similar to an LCD TV... only much bigger.
Bigger in the sense that the screen size is 32 inches, with accompanying speakers on each side. It has a sleek design with lots of inputs at the back and left side. The Slim Fit TV has HD Inputs for 1080i and 576p, Analog Tuner with two Tuner PIP (picture-in-picture), DNIe, Virtual Dolby Surroung Sound and Turbo Sound.
When the Slim Fit TV arrived, our cable was down so weren't able to test it with cable. Although, as a television, using it was so interesting. In fact, we got a little lost since there were so many functions to choose from. It is a one TV with loads of features and functions.
Programing the channel is easy, but to have a more clearer reception, an antenna is a must. The channels are scanned thru frequency, unlike regular televisions where you just input the channel number, which gives a wide range of channels. We had fun using the PIP function because it allowed us to see what's showing on other channels.
What's more with the PIP function is that aside from viewing a different, you can view from an external A/V device as well. When you want to play your favorite video game and others want to watch TV, this is now possible with the Slim Fit TV. The only problem is that one side won't be having any audio (of course, it'll be hard to understand two different audio broadcasts at the same time).
And speaking of video games, we were only able to attach a Playstation 2 with the Slim Fit TV since there's no DVD players available and we can't borrow any. But since most of us are gamers, we're still blessed with something.
It's like playing inside a movie house. Graphics are bigger, and we were able to play games with a 16:9 hi-definition aspect ratio. Too bad we weren't able to test Gran Tourismo 4 on 1080i simply because it doesn't work (for reasons we don't understand). But either way, the graphics came out very smooth.
Most of the staff at the lab have one complain though - the remote is kinda hard to understand. But using it after a while, we were able to master the complexities of the remote. With so many features that the Slim Fit TV has you will surely be intimidated, perhaps in the first few weeks. But overall, the Slim Fit TV is the bomb. pair it with a home theater system and you ready to explore new worlds.
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