Samsung LN-R328W

Samsung LN-R328W

LN-R328W Review, by Alan Stafford December 20, 2005

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• Reviewed by: Mikedejohn

  Strengths: Good picture,great price,perfect size for a south Philly home,

  Weaknesses: Tv broke on the 40th day!!!

  Overall: This tv is great, but on the 40th day I noticed something wrong with the picture. As time went on the picture got worse. It was a distorted picture. As time would pass the picture returned to normal. By the 45th day the picture was not returning to normal. Called Samsung and they sent out a technician. Technician attempted to repair tv but it was not repairable. Samsung after 2 weeks decided that they would send me a new tv. It is now about 3 weeks and I still haven't seen my new tv. Called Samsung and was told that the tv would arive in New Jersey about Feb 8th and that when it arrives it will take about 2 to 3 days after it arrives to get it to me. When it arrives it would be about 1 month without a tv. This year I have to go out to watch the superbowl. Next time I think I will probably buy the Sony Bravia model.

• Reviewed by: davidw67

  Strengths: Excellent picture and sound, very reliable, great for digital cable and DVDs.

  Weaknesses: Completely dysfunctional on/off timer!

  Overall: Overall, this TV has been great. However, I have it hooked up in my bedroom, and my wife and I decided we wanted to try to use it as an alarm clock (since it has an on/off timer, right?). Anyway, we programmed it to turn on at 5 AM, and it came on in Antenna mode on channel 3, despite the fact that both my cable box and DVD player are hooked up to component video. There is NOTHING hooked up to the antenna coaxial input. Unfortunately, the timer does not give the option of video source. It assumes you are using the antenna and only asks you what channel you want. How useless is this? With all this high tech gadgetry, don't you think the geniuses at Samsung would have figured out how to give you the choice of inputs when the TV goes on? VERY frustrating!

• Reviewed by: bobengel

  Strengths: Superb picture quality, excellent picture enhancement features.

  Weaknesses: Shiny, black plastic border around picture area results in distractions from reflections of bright objects in room.

  Overall: Compared to our old non-flat, standard TV, the picture quality improvement is like night and day. In addition, the set weighs only 20 pounds which makes it convenient to set up or relocate. This is an excellent product from all standpoints. In addition to exceptional picture quality, it has a sufficient number of external connections with various formats to interconnect with other devices such as DVD and tape players, external audio systems, etc. Although the LN-R328W includes a built-in PIP (Picture In Picture) feature, it lacks an additional tuner which precludes simultaneous viewing of a second TV channel. Overall, the unit is very competitive from both a quality and price standpoint.

• Reviewed by: kpstanton

  Strengths: Excellent picture quality

  Weaknesses: Only one HDMI input, need one for cablebox, one for DVD player, poor reliability

  Overall: I looked at all the major brands, including Sony, JVC, and Sharp and this 32" LCD has the best picture. The picture quality is exceptional. Unfortunately, the reliability is just not there, and I would not recommend buying Samsung. I bought the tv from Best Buy and on the 39th day the picture went very dark. I purhcased the 4 year extended warranty so set up an appt for them to come out and look at it. Within two days the picture was back to normal, so canceled the service call. Since then it has been flickering between modes of normal to very dark. I turned off the brightness sensor, still have same problem. I also have a Monster Power box that monitors voltage and the power is ok. It is now the 50th day and the tv is very dark again, and ready to throw the $2000 boat anchor out the window. I have set up a second service call and anxiously awaiting to see if the main LCD bulb is burning out. Would probably buy Sony or Sharp next time.

• Reviewed by: saleks

  Strengths: - Nice and bright picture- No hassle PC support

  Weaknesses: - Low quality of plastic case- Low quality of sound- Warranty does not cover LCD panel (they avoid fixing it by inventing user damage)

  Overall: I was impressed by picture quality on that TV and by great integration capabilities (input ports). I had it for 2 months and I started to notice dark spots on the LCD panel. I made about 20 calls to attempt fixing it under warranty just to hear them blame it on me or shipping for the physical damage. I used to be a big fan of Samsung but their products just need to be more reliable - I also had trouble with a Samsung washer not so long ago. Also pay attention to low quality of plastics used - the TV is very shaky on the provided stand - I would recommend a wall mount. Sound quality is so bad I would call this model a monitor. In fact it does look like a big PC monitor and not like a TV set. Nice speaker set is a must even for occasional music listeners as me.My rating is 2 just because it has picture quality I loved so much. Otherwise it is a worst buys I?ve ever made.