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Date: 2008-07-28 Outstanding, phenomenal 1080p set for the money This is an outstanding, phenomenal set for the money. You will have to make sure that you grasp the interconnectedness of the various modes and picture adjustments so as to get the very best out of whatever you are playing through it. Well transferred DVDs, with a good upscaling 1080p DVD player, will look stunning. Mediocre DVDs will look at least much better than you thought possible. Standard definition cable TV through the RF antenna input looks amazingly good, all things considered, if you take the time to tweak the display profiles to accommodate the very limited, narrow bandwidth palettes of those sources. That said, it's a real stunner with a good 1080p player. There is a noticeable quality difference between 1080i component video and 1080i or 1080p HDMI video. You should try and use the HDMI inputs whenever possible. Samsung claims that the set has an almost 180 degree viewing range. If by that they mean that you can stand at extreme angles and still see a useable picture, that is correct. But if you assume that means that it will be as good as a plasma, or old style CRT, which has almost no loss at all at the most extreme angles, you will be disappointed. Although LCD manufacturers have made great strides in extending the viewable angle for LCDs, they are LCDs, not plasmas or CRTs. This set still has a noticeable "sweet spot" were the picture looks the very best. Standing up, or moving off the to side produces a noticeable loss of contrast.The difference is slight, but noticeable. It's no where near as bad as earlier sets. But there is a sweet spot. Viewing in bright environments where the contrast and lamp level of the set have been cranked up to compete with the ambient brightness will probably mask this effect. Viewing in subdued to dim lighting environments, like you would want for watching films, with the set adjusted to output subtle tones and the very best movie quality image, tends to call attention to it. That said, the set has robust but very subtle color and excellent blacks and contrast range if properly adjusted. If anyone had suggested three years ago that you would be able to get this level of technology and sophistication at about one-thousand dollars, no one would have believed it possible. It is a great set. Date: 2008-07-21 Too much picture distortion None of the available picture configurations other than 4:3 looks natural, which isn't true of my Samsung 40" set. Date: 2008-07-20 Great Picture...sharp, sharp, sharp. Did I say this image was sharp??!! Wow!! Ok, so it's my first LCD/HD TV but I did the research, viewed many at Best Buy side-by-side and the Samsung models looked much better than the others, including the over-rated Sony's. Went home and immediately ordered it from Amazon. Very competitive price, plus free white-glove shipping and no tax. It arrived two days earlier than expected. CEVA (delivery) called me ahead of time to arrange a four-hour window. They came, brought it in, unboxed it. I held on to the packaging, just in case. I hooked it up to the Comcast HD box and off I went into the world of home theater entertainment. There are enough inputs to accomodate anything you want to plug into it. I use the audio out channels to hook up to my Dolby Surround system. I love the concerts, so I'm in heaven. Did I say the picture is amazing!!!??? Date: 2008-07-19 TV's Great, but what about that SHIPPING deal? I am one of the most consumer-conscious buyers you are ever going to meet, so Samsung to me is a no-brainer (I am still using a Samsung VCR from over 15 yrs. ago). My concern was the shipping deal... free "white glove delivery?" Well, here's the true low-down as of Saturday July 19th 2008. My HDTV is now 4.5 hours in my possession and I had to make sure the CEVA shipping guys get their props. Notice that I intentionally wrote the day... Saturday delivery. The tracking went like this: I ordered first thing Wednesday and received a message on my home phone Thurs. before noon to set up an appointment for delivery -- the earliest choices were 9-1 Fri. or 1-5 Sat., I chose the latter, even though I assume that if I were home earlier, that I might have received it later that same day. [note: the origin was in-state] The CEVA guys left a well-detailed message and I was able to set up an appointment without delay. On the day of delivery, the white-glove guys called at 12:30 pm to let me know that they were behind schedule (they mentioned about a 20-30 min. delay). Since I expected delivery from anytime from 1 to 5, there was definitely no problem -- in fact, I was very impressed with the fact that they were aiming for the 1 pm drop-off time and had the courtesy to call well in advance. Within the next hour, they called me as promised [about 15 mins.] before arriving at my front door, and before I knew it: the TV was out of the box, on my entertainment shelf, plugged in and operating! The picture is superb, as expected, but what was unexpected was the INCREDIBLE delivery service! Top-class... those other mishaps reviewed might have been rare occurrences, but let me tell you that I cannot be happier! The projected delivery was for Wed. July 23rd, and here I am watching my favorite weekend shows in hi-def! Thanks CEVA!! BTW: just in case you're wondering, no, they don't actually wear "white gloves" :) Date: 2008-07-16 Excellent TV I'm very impressed with this television. Great color, contrast, blacks, and set up screens. The remote has a nice backlight that comes on when you use it. The package looks great too. I think the built in speakers are fine, but if you want super hi fi then get an amp and speakers for that. The receiver looks good even on analog signals, so its a 'buy' in my opinion and I'm glad I bought this.
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