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Date: 2006-01-09 Samsung is better I bought this right after black friday. Only reason I went for the Sony instead of the Samsung 50 is the price. It can't hold a black level compared to the Samsung HL-R5067W. Date: 2006-01-04 so far, so great.... I bought this tv about 4 months ago, and it has been everything i expected and more. I find the customer reviews on Amazon very helpful whenever i'm shopping for .. anything! I was originally going to write a review on this unit when i bought it, but i thought it might be more helpful after i had it a while. I researched online and at local stores 3 months before deciding on the Sony. I like the Samsung DLP's, but the Sony looked a bit brighter and more natural to me in my eyes. I confirmed this by comparing the 2 sets at different stores. I was even considering shelling out the money for a plasma, but just couldn't "see" why I wanted to pay double for something I can hang on the wall. Besides, the Sony looks awesome on my metal & black glass stand. Then I thought about what i'd actually be watching most of the time, cable tv. In this case, pretty much all HDTV's look crappy compared to my 32" tube tv, but the Sony actually looks decent. I also hooked up a good antenna to get all the local HD signals, and boy do they look great! I watch all the football games, including MNF, in high-def, and I realize why I paid so much for a TV! In fact, i'm watching the Orange Bowl (PSU vs FSU) right now, and if you could see it, you'd buy this tv! DVD's and XBOX games also look damn good. Finally, i'm not sure what all the fuss is about with the remote control. It seems easy to use to me, and I was able to fine tune the settings for each input. Date: 2006-01-02 Too Noisy I recently purchased this model and I notice that the cooling fan is very noisy. It makes a distracting buzzing sound while you're watching and ruins the experience. Does anyone else have this problem? Is this normal for TV's of this size? I would hate to exchange it for another make/model that has the same problem. Please let me know. Date: 2005-12-31 Won't turn on! We got our brand new tv delivered today, and it won't even turn on. The standby light is flashing three times indicating that the "lamp door or the lamp is not securely attached" (pg. 12 of manual). We have been on the phone to the service department, but to no avail. Fortunately we bought it from a reputable dealer who is sending a tech tomorrow. Beware this tv!!! Date: 2005-12-27 Great HDTV for the money if you don't want to go plasma Overall, I've been very happy with this product. I compared it in the store to the Samsung 50 inch DLP and found the two TV's to be comparable, although I thought the Sony was a little bit brighter. Bottom line: If you can afford this TV, you need to upgrade to HD on your satellite or cable unless you can settle for over-the-air HD with an outdoor antenna like I do. I was horrified at first when I set up this TV because the first thing I saw were the local non-HD channels over my satellite system. These were not acceptable--so pixelated, in fact, that it reminded me of watching a overly zoomed windows media movie on a computer monitor. The other standard definition satellite channels look OK. They're definitely brighter than a regular TV, but flaws from an imperfect signal are definitely visible. I realized I had gotten my money's worth when I hooked up an antenna in my attic to receive over the air HD on my local channels. Some of the programs are absolutely breathtaking, especially PBS HD which has lots of history and nature programs similar to Discovery Channel. (Yeah, someday I'll upgrade my satellite, but one thing at a time.) The "screen door" effect is noticeable looking straight on from 6 feet or less but not too bad at a normal viewing distance as long as there isn't a still, solid background. DVD's look very good on my new Sony DVD player using component video cables. (By the way, I wound up returning a Sony HDMI upconverting DVD player and exchanging it for a basic one because I could barely tell the difference between HDMI and component hookups on this TV). The Wega Gate user interface takes some getting used to, and the remote is a bit awkward, but I'm not going to give a TV a bad rating based on usability. My only real complaint is that the optical digital output only seems to work on over-the-air HD channels. When I hooked up the HDMI upconverting DVD player (before returning it), I realized that the optical output did not work for pushing the HDMI audio signal out to my amplifier. Anyway, I think you'll like this TV. And while I wouldn't add points based on appearance, this TV looks really cool--the slim design and hidden speakers on the bottom make it look nice in a living room without it being the centerpiece. * Price is subject to change. |
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