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Date: 2006-03-17 Great TV for the price I got this tv from Amazon for about $1850 shipped. Setup was a breeze, and the picture is just breathtaking on those HD channels. I compared several brands before making my decission to buy Samsung, and when I saw the sale at Amazon, it was a no brainer for me to put the order. Had Samsung fixed the problems with the TV stand, I would have bought the stand altogether. Date: 2006-03-16 Great TV Right out of the box this TV has been awesome. I was unsure about purchasing such a big ticket item online, but after shopping around and reading all of the other reviews on this site about delivery and no hassles I am glad I didn't settle for what I could gt at a Best Buy or Circut City. The only place I saw that had a slightly lower price for this model was on Ebay, but that was without shipping. Did I mention shipping from Amazon was FREE. I was really happy and surprised about that. So far after watching a DVD (Star Wars III) and flipping through the channels I have to say that this TV is great. I have it hooked up to a Bose 3.2.1 system and they really go well together. All I could ever ask for in a home entertainment system....now all I have to do is upgrade my cable to the HD package. Hope my rambling review was of some help... Date: 2006-03-14 LOUD fan noise? Updated Review. HD looks awesome on the set. I did not know that the standard "broadcast" channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) on HD can come through via an antenna - without cable or sat - with perfect reception; the channel is either perfect or it doesn't come in at all. Very cool. In my case, all I did was hook up an extra coaxial cable to the antenna-out and all those HD channels come in perfectly. Also, for you novices, the HD channels come in via other channel numbers (so a your CBS channel 2 may be channel 60 in HD - look on the web for listings). Anyway, as I said in the first version of this review, the thing about the TV that STILL drives me crazy that no one else has complained about is the noise the fan makes in the TV. I gotta tell you, that constant "humming" drives me nuts - I can hear it very clearly whenever the sound gets low. And it's coming from the fan vent cover in the back. Maybe I have a defect or something, or maybe I just have very sensitive ears, but my 5-year old 42" Sony projection TV makes not a hint of noise. Doesn't this bug anybody else? BTW, I switched from Dish to Comcast because Dish requires a $300 up-front payment to get an HD tuner with a DVR (plus a monthly fee). Comcast doesn't charge the upfront cost. I can't tell a great deal of difference between the cable and satellite, although some channels look better than others. Also, being in Los Angeles, my old Dish Network gave me East coast time feeds on most basic cable channels whereas Comcast is on a West coast feed, so now my favorite shows start three hours later! As for the TV, I think I'm going to send it back and get a Sony. Date: 2006-03-14 Great TV but... After receiving the first TV (broken screen) Amazon responded promptly in replacing the broken TV. After hooking up the TV to DVD, cable, surround sound and VCR the picture and sound are stunning. SD is viewable and HD is awesome. Here comes the fear of most Samsung owners, the lamps in these models. My lamp just went out and is now trying to get a service rep to come out and fix it. I feel that for the money these sets cost the lamps should not go out this fast(about 1 month). I guess better now than after the one year warranty. It's been two days now and still waiting for someone to contact me. Overall, Amazon's customer service has been great and we will wait and see about Samsung's. Date: 2006-03-14 even more of a bargain now I got it before the super bowl, and have been mesmerized since. I paid $130 more for it then, and I still think it's was a bargain. The same TV in the big box stores was several hundred more. I was nervous about shipping and not knowing how to set it up. A 17 year old guy at the store told me it was an idiot proof set up... and he was right. The shipping guys were polite and careful, but didn't know anything about the TV.. but it didn't matter since the set up was so easy. Anyway, the HD picture thru comcast is great, but the regular signal shows are lousy be comparison. Very satisfied. * Price is subject to change. |
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