If you do not have the budget for a plasma or lcd flat screen tv, Samsung may have an answer for you.

Called the SlimFit tv, Samsung has revelead a normal CRT tv - but slimmer. So, you wouldn’t mind having it in your living room - because it looks cool and doesn’t take up space. The once bulky CRT back is now just around 16 inch.

It comes in a few screen sizes but for now, I’ll just focus on the 27 inch TX S2783 model.

It has it’s own HDTV integrated tuner built in but lack a HDMI input. So if you want a true HDTV, you should skip this product. However, if you’re just looking for a tv that could handle high definition signal and look better than normal CRT, this Samsung is worth looking at.

The picture quality is like any other CRT that you’d have in the market but because it’s ready for HDTV, this set will be be able to show better pictures from HD signals. It’s comb filter is also digital. And uh! the remote is universal.

Like my Samsung CRT, the sound is not something that I am proud of. Although it is stated that this model comes with Dolby Digital Surround Sound, it just didn’t cut out. Of course, it’s uncomparable to other branded tv. I really do not know but Samsung tv just do not have that uumph kind of sound.

A nice tv with less bulkier back. However, it’s just a normal tv to me. Nothing to shout about.

RETAIL: around $350