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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: 2007-09-21 DLP = Best HD Value. The negative reviewers are misinformed... First things first -- a huge misconception in the majority of the reviews is in regard to the supposed input lag, crucial in playing video games that require quick responses. This is caused by the video processing, NOT any flaw in the TV itself. The majority of this processing is a feature that Samsung calls DNIe, which enhances the picture quality of all video. The problem is that it isn't easily disabled from the menu, you have to disable it from the *service menu*. Service menus can be tricky, so be very careful not to change anything you don't understand while accessing it. This menu is designed for authorized service technicians, not the home user. However, it's necessary to go there to turn DNIe off if you want to play video games. To access it, turn the set off, and then on the remote press mute, 1, 8, 2, Power. The TV will come on and bring you to the service menu. Use the directional bad to navigate, with "Okay" to open each menu branch, and the "Menu" button on the remote to move back to the previous branch. After you tweak your settings, turn the TV off and then back on to exit the service menu. You can also fix the green push problem some users have in low contrast scenes by adjusting Green_B_Coeff from its default setting of 128 to a more reasonable 115. And while there, try turning Gamma down from the default 2 down to 0 for more realistic flesh tones. All settings in the "DNIe" menu will have to be adjusted individually for each input (Component 1, Component 2, HDMI, etc). Gamma is a global change. If you're uneasy doing these yourself, feel free to pay a professional calibration technician. Well worth the money to get the most out of this great, great TV. They often sell on Craigslist for well under $1,000 -- a great bargin. 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.
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