Samsung LN-S2651D Reviewed

By Ian Bell
March 28, 2007

Imagine a 26-inch HDTV that can double as a computer monitor, and even has inputs for your Apple iPod. Well we just reveiwed this sweet thing.

Snip from the review:

"The Samsung LN-S2651D can even be paired with a 5G video iPod for watching movies, TV shows, video podcasts and more. A conversion cable is required for this - one that converts right audio, left audio and video from the iPod's single 1/8" plug to standard RCA jacks. Apple sells these cables for about $25.

I tested the same movies on the LN-S2651D using a 5G video iPod as I did using the Samsung DVD player and the AppleTV. The displayed video was very impressive. No doubt, the higher quality your digital movie file, the better the resultant picture. I tested movies and TV shows downloaded from within the iTunes store and they played very, very well. The video compression required to cram a full 16:9 digital movie into the iTunes/iPod video format admittedly bleeds plenty of quality away from the original. Some pixellation is evident, but at 4-6 feet away, it looks pretty darn good. In fact, I would put the video quality from a 5G iPod on par with video from digital cable TV. "

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