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Samsung HLT5087SAX 50-Inch Slim LED Engine 1080p DLP HDTV Review


Manufacturer: Samsung
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Model#: HLT5087S

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Retail Price: $1,999.99
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Features:
  • 50" LED light engine DLP HDTV
  • 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution; 10,000:1 Contrast ratio
  • Measures 45.2"(W) x 31.8"(H) x 13.4"(D) 61.3 Lbs.
  • Connections: 3 HDMI, 2 S-Video, 2 Composite, 1 DVI Audio in, 2 Component Video Input, 2 RF input, 1 Video Out, 2 Audio out(RCA L/R + Optical), 1 USB, 1 PC in
  • Customers may receive HLT-5087X-XAA or HLT-5087SAX models. Samsung has confirmed there is no difference outside of model number suffix.
User Submitted Samsung HLT5087SAX 50-Inch Slim LED Engine 1080p DLP HDTV Reviews (cont...)
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Date: 2008-03-05
Great product, great delivery, definitely no regrets!
Pros: Amazing picture quality, Game Mode, Beautiful Looking Set, EGL Delivery was outstanding.

Cons: Viewing Angle.

I'd been reviewing televisions for almost the last year now. I have had for quite some time a 42" Plasma "Enhanced Definition" television. I have to say that ofcourse, this was a huge improvement. The quality of picture is absolutely amazing with Blu-ray and Playstation 3 Games. Game mode offers what some televisions can't, and that's an excellent response time while gaming and I have played several games and not noticed even the slightest "lag" while playing from controller response.

Also, all the horror stories about Standard Definition not looking that great isn't true. We have this television about 10-12 feet from our couch and while Standard Definition doesn't at all look like High-Def there's no noticible grain at that distance and looks great. However if you move closer (about 5 feet or less) to the television you do see the image start smearing, but you don't want to be watching this television that close anyway due to eye-strain issues according to the manual.

My only concern with the television (as with all Rear projection sets) is the viewing angle. If sitting at eye level with the television picture quality is bright, vibrant, sharp, and amazing. But even standing up from the couch and looking down at the set dims the picture and lessens the quality. Obviously not too much of an issue since most of the time spent watching it is on the couch, but where our love seat is positioned (a bit further off to one side) the telvision is almost unwatchable.

Sound quality is great, we'd moved our surround sound set into our bedroom with our old T.V. waiting to get a new surround sound set for our living room, and in the meantime just using the speakers built in the television make for excellent sound. I've turned it up to about 65-70% volume and not heard any crackling or popping, and the SRS true surround while not as good as a speaker set, is impressive from two 10 watt speakers.

The delivery was icing on the cake for me. Ordered directly through amazon for $1179 no tax, no shipping charges, and not only was this set delivered right to my door but the delivery man brought it up my stairs into my home and put it on my entertainment center, hooked it up and made sure that the picture and sound worked, and offered to take the box away and dispose of it. I did not have to "stay on" the delivery service, as the moment it arrived in my area I received a phone call setting up a delivery date. It was about 7 days from the time I ordered the set until the time it was delivered.

I will never hesitate buying something like this from Amazon again. It was a great experience, the cheapest cost for this television I had ever seen anywhere else. I hope no one else hesitates about buying from Amazon either, as I can assure you, you won't regret it.

Date: 2008-03-05
Very , very satisfied
I have had this for about 3 weeks now and I have to say that I am very satisfied so far. I've been eyeing this TV and reading every review for the past 5 months and it paid off. The factory speakers with the TV aren't as bad as some people make them out to be (but of course it's better to connect it to a home theatre system to watch dvds).

The picture quality is definitely something to see! (especially when I connect it to my xbox 360.. you can actually see the sweat flying off the player's face after they make a thunderous dunk). I didn't regret this purchase and neither will you..No cons that I have noticed so far.

I got this deliverd by Eagle (or CV Logistics). The TV actually came a week in advance and the delivery guys helped me put the TV on the stand and waited until I tested it to see if it was working. I give them 5 stars as well.. MAKE SURE you call them as soon as they pick up the TV from the warehouse. I stayed on top of them and got the TV a full week in advance. I found their number in one of the reviews.. Sorry don't know it off hand..

Date: 2008-03-04
Simply amazing
I have had this TV for about a week now and it is amazing. I have it hooked up to FIOS HD and the picture is stunning. The delivery took less than a week and they called me when they arrived at my house. THe people weren't that friendly but got me my tv with out any scratches. As for the TV the pros, great quality easy to set up. The cons are the viewing angles aren't great but it doens't take away much from the tv. I bought the tv for $1288 which is a an unbeatable price but then amazon drop the price to 1179 and they refunded the difference when i called them. Buy this TV and don't look back.

Date: 2008-03-04
Outstanding
This is my first experience with a HD tv so maybe someone with more experience could find a fault, but I can't.

Date: 2008-03-02
Energy effecient-long life
Congratulations Samsung for releasing technology which will save us money and help the environment. No loss in brightness so no throwing away a TV after 5 years to landfill and we save on our electricity bill too AND picture quality is the best I have ever seen. Fantastic Television.


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