Akai PT4298HS 42'' Projection HD-Ready TV

Akai PT4298HS 42'' Projection HD-Ready TV

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Get ready to jump into the future with the Akai PT4298HS 42-inch projection TV that's HD-ready. It offers a translucent onscreen display (OSD) system, dual HDTV component-video inputs, progressive-scan DVD component input, and a 30-watt audio system designed by professionally renowned BBE.

It has a built-in 181-chanel NTSC tuner; you'll need a separate HDTV tuner to receive 1080i high-definition broadcasts. The PT4298HS offers dual tuner picture-in-picture functionality, which allows you to view antenna inputs on both the main picture and subpicture simultaneously, with separate tuning control for each.

The 3D digital comb filter, considered the best comb filter available, separates colors and eliminates distortion to give you a razor-sharp picture with breathtaking clarity.

Tech Talk

Scanning method: Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture. The scanning method can be either interlaced or progressive. Interlaced scanning (also used in today's analog TV), indicated by an "i" in the video format, fills in the odd number lines (1,3,5,7...) and then fills in the even number lines (2,4,6,8...) until the frame is complete. Progressive scanning, indicated by a "p," fills in each line consecutively until the frame is complete, like a computer display.

Component video: Unlike a single video input, component video maintains the video signal as three separate signals through three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections.

What's in the box
Akai PT4298HS television, remote control, batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Product Description:
Akai is a company with a long history of innovation and leadership in the fields of audio and video consumer electronics. For the past decades, Akai has been a major factor in the electronics industry. From its early days of dominant marketshare in the reel-to-reel recording industry, to modern day state of the art home entertainment systems, Akai continues to be a leader in the consumer electronics industry.PRODUCT FEATURES: Progressive Scan Converter; 1080i HDTV monitor performance with add-on HDTV tuner; Progressive scan DVD component video input; 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter; 30-watt BBE stereo audio system; Dual HDTV component video inputs; Translucent on-screen display (OSD) system.

Akai PT4298HS 42" Projection HD-Ready TV
Average customer rating:

Great HD Bang for the Buck!

Good value, but has issues with color accuracy in dark areas

Akai PT4298HS 42" Projection HD-Ready TV

Manufacturer: Akai
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

42-inch HD-ready projection TV; table-top model

3D digital comb filter separates colors and eliminates distortion

Dual-tuner picture-in-picture functionality

Dual HDTV component-video inputs

30-watt sound system designed by BBE

ASIN: B0001YIA0W

Product Description

Akai is a company with a long history of innovation and leadership in the fields of audio and video consumer electronics. For the past decades, Akai has been a major factor in the electronics industry. From its early days of dominant marketshare in the reel-to-reel recording industry, to modern day state of the art home entertainment systems, Akai continues to be a leader in the consumer electronics industry.PRODUCT FEATURES: Progressive Scan Converter; 1080i HDTV monitor performance with add-on HDTV tuner; Progressive scan DVD component video input; 3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter; 30-watt BBE stereo audio system; Dual HDTV component video inputs; Translucent on-screen display (OSD) system.

Amazon.com Product Description

Get ready to jump into the future with the Akai PT4298HS 42-inch projection TV that's HD-ready. It offers a translucent onscreen display (OSD) system, dual HDTV component-video inputs, progressive-scan DVD component input, and a 30-watt audio system designed by professionally renowned BBE.

The 3D digital comb filter, considered the best comb filter available, separates colors and eliminates distortion to give you a razor-sharp picture with breathtaking clarity.

Tech Talk

Scanning method: Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture. The scanning method can be either interlaced or progressive. Interlaced scanning (also used in today's analog TV), indicated by an "i" in the video format, fills in the odd number lines (1,3,5,7...) and then fills in the even number lines (2,4,6,8...) until the frame is complete. Progressive scanning, indicated by a "p," fills in each line consecutively until the frame is complete, like a computer display.
Component video: Unlike a single video input, component video maintains the video signal as three separate signals through three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections.

What's in the box
Akai PT4298HS television, remote control, batteries, and printed operating instructions.

Customer Reviews:

Great HD Bang for the Buck!.......2006-11-27

I have had this TV exactly 2 years. I have not had one problem with this unit. Picture quality is excellent, especially when you adjust the picture parameters, just like any RPTV. Sound is adjustable to sound remarkably good.

Any HD TV will not look good reproducing standard definition TV. The bigger the screen, the worse it looks. If your cable system only supplies SD TV, the picture will suffer as it will on any HD TV. Of course DVD' s will look better, they have almost twice the resolution as SDTV.

You will get a much better picture on this unit by using the component (Red, Green, Blue) inputs. With Directv HD hooked to the component inputs, the picture rivals that of any RP HDTV that I have seen anywhere.

Remember, most of the reviews that you read on these boards is either going to be glowing, or negative. You never hear from the remaining 90 percent of the people who have had a problem-free ownership of any product. 9 reviews is not a way to make a final judgement on any product.

Go see the TV for yourself, and be the judge. Keep in mind that the lowest priced HDTV available anywhere will not have all the bells & whistles that a unit costing 10 times as much will have. This is the lowest cost entry into the world of HD big screens.

Good value, but has issues with color accuracy in dark areas.......2004-07-01

This is a good value for $999 with only one real issue, which is a problem with a greenish tint in very dark areas of the picture.

I had the original set replaced, and the new one has the same problem. You can't make adjustments on this, it's not an issue where you can adjust the tint control and make it go away. I've been informed that this is most likely a grayscale tracking issue and that having the TV professionally calibrated may fix this. I'll check into that after the TV has a few more hours on it.

The TV has a very sharp, detailed picture. In brightly lit scenes the colors are very vivid. I was pleasantly surprised about how good the picture was given the low price of the TV. In addition, the TV doesn't take up much space. It's only 18 inches deep, which is about as deep as a regular 27" direct view. If you have limited space and can't afford a plasma or LCD set, this TV is about the slimmest you'll be able to find.

Just to clarify. Colors look very good and the TV does not have an overall greenish tint. The problem is with the fact the TV doesn't generate a true black, so you end up with a greenish tint on a shadow area for example, while the rest of the colors in the scene look fine.

If it weren't for the green tint issue, I'd probably give the set a 5 star rating based on the price/value factor. It has a great picture otherwise and at $999 I don't think you could beat it for the screen size. Due to the fact the TV only gets used about twice a week to watch a DVD, and also to very limited space, I've decided to keep it. However if space weren't such a concern I'd probably send it back and get the 46" Toshiba widescreen rear projection set.

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