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Date: 2008-11-29 No Regrets! I purchased this HDTV a couple of weeks ago to replace my good but aging 6 year old 55" Mitsubishi rear projection HDTV. I researched for about a month before deciding on this model. I debated between plasma and LCD. Even though plasma technology has come a long way recently, I was still worried about the slight risk of image burn-in. With LCD's, I was worried about lack of deep black levels that plasmas are best at. I had also looked at plenty of both types in the stores and had the opinion that none of them matched the overall image quality of my CRT based rear projection TV. Everything I looked at in the stores just seem to amplify any digital noise in the image. Knowing that stores are probably the worst place to evaluate a set, I decide to trust the many good reviews I've read about this model and ordered it. After it arrived, I set it up next to my rear projection HDTV. Wow! What a difference between the two. The LCD was much brighter and vivid then I had expected. The other big difference was the LCD was viewable from every spot in the room. The brightness and color stayed consistent at extreme angles. The colors didn't shift or reverse like some cheaper LCD's when viewing from the side. I did notice that any noise and compression artifacts in the image were amplified more by the LCD, however, the set was still at it's default factory settings. I then went into the menu and put all the settings to values I found on a forum that someone with the same model had fully calibrated. I didn't know how their settings would look on my set but decided to give it a shot. I was very pleased with the outcome. Noise wise, the picture now looked a lot smoother and comparable to my old TV. Black levels are absolutely beautiful. Best I have ever seen on an LCD. Even in a dark room, the blacks are black. With a completely black screen the backlight is just slightly noticeable. In a lit room it's non-existent. Also, the backlight was completely even. I saw no light bleeding or hotspots from anywhere with this panel. I love the features and beautiful menus. The glossy screen posed no problems what so ever. When the TV is on, the image just seems to burn right though any reflections that were there before. No complaints with the quantity or type of inputs on this set. My HD satellite DVR through HDMI looked great and my Xbox 360 with a VGA cable was also stunning in full 1080p! Even SD content was much more tolerable to watch on this TV. Overall, I have no regrets with this purchase and would do it again! Highly recommended! Date: 2008-11-28 Extremely satisfied I bought this tv in June (not from Amazon. Found it cheaper elsewhere) and have been in love with it ever since. Based on my purchase, I strongly look for Samsung products now when I am shopping for other electronics. Picture quality is excellent. Design is delightful. My only complaints are 1. it seems a little slow turning on or switching between devices (but that isn't much of an issue compared to the quality of the product). 2. The wireless connectivity seems pointless since all I can use it for is newsfeeds, weather, and stockfeed (I was disappointed that the wireless capabilities came out just as I purchased my tv and mine didn't have it, but as a pleasant surprise, Samsung sent me the wireless connection as a free gift after registering the product with them). I highly recommend this product and have no regrets (other than watching the price drop as newer versions come out). Excellent tv! Date: 2008-11-27 Great TV! I must be fairly lucky, I ordered this TV through amazon and was a little bit worried about getting a bad set...but It's perfect. No clouding visible to the human eye. Blacks are very black, better than the xbr4. It's almost perfect, some minor viewing inconsitencies but compared to every other TV I would rate this probably the best you can get(even though I have not seen any of the LED models). I even heard about the Pio Kuro Elite having noticeable smearing, and this set has basically none. I have no dead pixels, no smearing, no ghosting. I would say from everything I have gone through and through my research, this would be the best TV to get. Although the sharpness the XBR4 can outclass by a small margin, It's a big trade off for the consistency in the picture and the black levels. Most people probably wouldn't even notice. This TV is UNBELIEVABLE! Date: 2008-11-27 Awesome TV! I ordered from the Warehouse Deals from Amazon.com. The TV arrived 4 days after shipment. It was in the original box. However, the box had been opened as was noted in the description. There are no scratches or dents on the TV. Other than a bit of packing dust, it was in perfect condition. I would recommend the Warehouse Deals. The quality of the picture is incredible! This was a top rated LCD by Consumer Reports, so after viewing for a few days, it was easy to see why. The only drawback to this TV that I have found is that there is no output jack from the TV tuner. As a result, I am unable to record a DVD using my tunerless Samsung DVD Recorder. Overall, a great TV for the price! Date: 2008-11-26 Great Picture This has been our first large screen TV and it is such a wonderful, clear picture. It is great especially for watching nature programs or movies. I have never watched as much TV as I do now. Our friends have a large screen projection TV and it seems to have a darker, fuzzier picture. Plus, it fades out when you stand off to the side. Our LCD does not do that. This makes it perfect for our living room since we have a couple of chairs that are kind of off to one side--everyone gets to watch the same great picture. We've had our TV now for about 8 months and have had no problems at all.
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