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User Submitted Samsung HLR5667W 56-Inch DLP HD TV Reviews Date: 2007-11-02 Faulty Samsung R5667W Bought this great TV in Dec 05. Very pleased with it until went wrong!! Samsung very unhelpful, basically, "tuff only a one year warranty and we aren`t going to help you in any way with the estimated $900 repair bill!!" I will never ever buy another Samsung product due to their lack of "service"!!! Please join me. Date: 2007-06-12 No more DLP's for me. I bought this TV in July 2006. The picture quality on SD and HD is excellent. What I don't like about rear projection is the limited viewing angle. On May 14, my TV lost video. I called Samsung and it has been 4+ weeks and I still don't have my TV. They had to replace the lamp, ballast and the DMD board. The TV is great as long as it is working but I wouldn't trust one to work for very long. I researched these for quite a while before buying and all of the reviews were good. If I were buying today my first choice would be flat panel LCD if money was no object, but since it is with me, I would go with a plasma because I believe it is the best bang for the buck at current market prices (June, 2007). 42 inches seems to be the break point. At 42 and below LCD and plasma seem to be about the same price but plasma wins the value contest at 50 inches and above. Tip: If you are visiting a store to look at TV's and you wear glasses (sometimes, like I do), make sure and take them. Date: 2007-04-18 Two Years and Still Happy! I purchased my Samsung 56" DLP nearly two years (6/05) ago and even though I paid a higher price than other reviewers it was still a great value. It has surpassed all of my expectations. Watching Discovery HD's Planet Earth series or other similar high definition programming makes me glad I made the investment. I have not experienced any problems to date with bulb, fan, or color wheel and the tv has been on an average of 8 hours a day. Only shortcoming that appears to be on everyone's list is the non-user-friendly PIP. Date: 2006-09-24 very good cost/benefit Others have already done, well by the way, the leg work to explain the features of this very good TV set so I'll save you some time by going direct to the point. I bought this TV back in January 2006 when true 1080p sets were too expensive yet. Yes, they are still however prices have dropped and will even more towards the year end. I have had no issues with my TV which is hooked up to my Dishnetwork HD set-top box through component cables. I haven't experienced the so called rainbow effect although I frequently watch low-light movies. The PIP is handy and the number of connections is plenty. Built-in speakers do the job for day in day out news and sitcoms but I recommend to get an external system for the movie entertainment. I've been always puzzled by the difference between what TV's specs says and what I see on the info display in regards of screen resolution. TV specs say that this set goes up to 720p max however when I watch HD channels the info display gives me 1080i. I believe the HD signal is being downscaled from 1080i or maybe I'm just a lucky guy :-) Better than herein mentioned TV's image quality I've only seen on Sony's LCos displays. For the price I've paid versus what I'd have to I stick to my current option. Date: 2006-06-14 Bright, Clear, and sharp picture worth every cent it cost. I've had this TV about 6 months and I'm running this with regular ol Direct TV, not the HD and I'm getting a great picture. Setup and controls are easy with tons of hookups and inputs on the back and side. Plenty of screen setting and did I mention the BRIGHT pricture. I'd say you really need to be at the very least 10' away to see the best picture as any closer you will see some pixelling with regular SAT input without the upgrade to HDMI receiver and HD service. I do recommend that you upgrade all of your cables to the best you can afford it goes a long way to improve the picture. I can use the PIP and run my PC screen on one side and watch TV on the other. Which is handy if you are a ADHD multi-tasker like myself. But admittedly running the PC on a S-Video cable doesn't give you the same quality screen you'll get on the PC. I'm using a laptop so I have no other outputs on it. Might try the PC-IN the TV has to offer on a desktop system and see if it's any better one day but right now it's not an issue. However it is nice to play a game in 56" and game from regular gaming stations like PS2 or Gamecube look GREAT. Some have noted problems with gaming but most of game we use a slower games and I have not noticed a problem or I'm sure I would have heard about it from the short people. As I noted componant and optical cables do a lot and really do there most with DVD's. I can't say much about the sound I don't use it as I use a surround sound system as I think most people would. It a great TV have a great picture that you can see from the sides as well as the front with no loose of picture like you get on some projection TV. Get it watch it, enjoy it, I don't think you'll go wrong. I'm very pleased with the proformance of this set and would buy another in a minute if I had to do it over. * Price is subject to change. |
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