Samsung PN50B550 50 Inch 1080P Plasma HDTV

Samsung PN50B550 50 Inch 1080P Plasma HDTV

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Samsung PN58A760 58 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV with Red Touch of Color

Samsung PN58A760 58 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV with Red Touch of Color

Your home theater area is big. So you need a big HDTV with big features for a true home theater experience. And the 58″ Samsung PN58A760 plasma panel delivers. A Digital Natural Image engine

Pioneer PDP 6020FD 60 Inch Class KURO Plasma HDTV

Pioneer PDP 6020FD 60 Inch Class KURO Plasma HDTV

Enter the next generation of Pioneer KURO, where a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Awake your senses and discover there is more to this television than meets the eye. Deeper black levels that pave the way to breathtaking detail, added dimension and more vibrant color are just the beginning. Optimum Mode automatically analyzes and adjusts audio and video settings according to specific room light conditions and type of light and color. Program content is also monitored and finely adjusted so movies, sports and news are all faithfully reproduced. Smooth Film mode eliminates motion jitter in 3:2 Pulldown (60Hz) providing natural even playback of film content. Detachable bottom speaker with fully integrated digital amplifier for pristine clarity and accuracy of sound 4 Independent HDMI 1.3 inputs with HDMI-CEC control and the ability to accept 1080p 24/60Hz signal Room Light Sensor for automatic picture adjustment Standard 3 – 2 (60Hz) and Advanced PureCinema with 3 – 3 Pulldown (72Hz) for accurate playback of film content Fully Integrated ATSC and NTSC Tuner with Clear QAMSupported Formats – Video – WMV9, MPEG1, MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, MPEG4 (SP/ASP), and MPEG4 (H.264/AVC) Audio – WMA9, MP3, Linear PCM (WAV), HE-AAC, and MPEG-4 AAC Photos – JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and BMP 4 Independent HDMI 1.3 (1 side, 3 rear) with PC support, 2 with analog audio, 1 Component, 3x Composite, 1 S-Video Antenna, USB (Mass Storage Class), LAN (10/100 Base-T –Ethernet), and PC input Optical Digital Audio (Dolby Digital/PCM), Audio LR, Subwoofer, SR, and Headphone output Dimensions – Width 57-11/16 x Height 34-1/2 x Depth 3-21/32 / 57-11/16 x 37-5/8 x 3-21/32 with speaker Weight – 112 pounds / 131 pounds 8 ounces with speaker and stand

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Best display under $10,000
If picture quality is important to you, and you don’t want to spend significantly more, this is your display. It doesn’t get better than this at this price point. It’s got 4 HDMI inputs, you can hook a computer up to it, as well as the usual array of monitor options. Contrary to popular opinion, this TV can be calibrated through it’s service menu, using software from ControlCal, so it’s not worth the premium for the Elite. Enough has been written concerning the stellar picture quality, but an underappreciated feature of this display is its sound quality, especially using the SRS options. Obviously, you’ll want to run this through a dedicated surround system, but in a pinch, the supplied speakers are surprisingly good. I would also recommend running a burn in CD (check out AVS forum, settings for KURO 6020) for 150 hours, then doing the ControlCal service menu calibration (you can use the suggested settings from AVs forum). You will then have an uncompromised-in-any-way killer display that is state of the art!

5 Stars The End of an Era
So I’ve had the 6020FD for a few months. First off, the ‘top of the line’ Samsung LCD that maxes out at 55 inches is the UN55B8000. It currently (today) costs $3600. I purchased my Kuro for 3697 all in and is listed at 3700 today on Amazon. So that’s $100 difference. Half the price is a comment made by an idiot. It is half the wieght of the Kuro – certainly not half the price. The differnce in the 5 inches (55 to 60) is 19% larger area for the Kuro screen-wise. For me, I did not want anything smaller than 60 inches.

The picture of the Kuro is near perfect out of the box. Put it on Optimum and you are good to go. Digital looks pretty good and HD looks amazing. All visitors comment on the HD picture. 90% of what I watch is HD or blu-ray so it works for me. Right now I am watching a digital channel (Fox Soccer) and it looks very good – not perfect, but very good.

I have watched various movies from a PS3 on the Kuro – Iron Man was stunning, Star Trek II (daytime) looked perfect, even upconverted dvds look excellent.

Lighted conditions is where I was surprised – this TV works very well in lit conditions, anti-glare screen works very well – I have light bouncing off it now and there is 0 reflection on the screen.

It is very heavy – so I have not wall mounted it yet. That is going to be a project and I likely will have to hire a couple of insured installers to do the job. Keep that in mind.

Also, my wall mount did not fit – so make sure your wall mount fits the specified holes on the 6020.

There are screen splotches when it is off – no big deal – part of the plasma experience I suppose.

Do not touch the screen – you are only supposed to clean with the supplied cloth – does not perform miracles. So, try to keep the screen pristine.

I have used the movie mode settings found on internet, like from here and CNET – they work very well – so does simply putting it in optimum mode.

Optimum is great and is one of the truly awesome aspects of this model.

HD is almost 3 dimensional, almost. It is stunning from 1 inch to 12 feet away at any angle.

I have not used the included sound bar so can’t comment on sound.

Laptops look great on monitor – I have used VGA (Windows-based) and HDMI (macbook pro) – both looked very good – even watched a TV show off of netflix via the VGA – it was fine, not blu-ray, but good enough.

I cannot get split screen to work the way I would want it to.

TV is almost too easy to operate – Once I discovered how to power it on, the picture looked great and continues to.

If picture looks bad, make sure you are on HDMI option and not simply the cable feed (if you have a cable feed going to it for some reason like I do [trying to get split screen to work])

I would not use other modes other than optimum and movie, I do not see any reason to, but hey, that’s me.

P.S. – nobody who has seen the screen thinks it is ‘dim’ – this screen is quite bright. For those who own it and think it is dim – there are control settings you can manipulate to make it brighter – mine, however, is perfect and not dim at all – the whites in fact are very solid and not ‘smokey’ in the slightest – something is wrong perhaps with your connection or input if any of your colors, white included, look ‘smokey’ on this plasma.

3 Stars Excellent TV… too Expense
Nice TV, a little heavy. You can buy an top on the line Samsung 55 super thin ledtv, very light everything you want in a TV and more. Also, 1/2 the price for this Pioneer. Which it’s cool and 5 in bigger. It’s ok, if you have $4300 to spend.

5 Stars Great HDTV’s But shipping is a rip off
I just bought 2 of these babies and love them ! Mine were shipped by J & R Music via a carrier called Absolute Freight Carriers (or something like that) I paid for expedited threshold delivery. Beware ! Items shipped by dealers (even though they are listed with Amazon.com) are not covered with Amazon shipping rates (ex “free shipping”) The day my order was placed an email followed stating further notification would follow when shipment was in route. It did and the dispatcher called me to arrange delivery appointment on thursday between 12 noon and 4 pm, he also wanted to be sure that i understood that this was a threshold delivery (placed inside the door only) and 2 men would make the delivery. I took off work anticipating the delivery only to be called at 10 minutes till 4 to be told that the driver was tied up south of me and would be very arriving very late or could we possibly postphone delivery until the next morning. I agreed so I was told to expect truck around 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. The van arrived here at 9:00 with only the driver. He was very polite and set out to wrestle these beauties into my house. Now mind you, the shipping wt. on each was over 150 lbs. He was atleast 60 yrs old and I have a herniated disc in my back. Thank gosh my 25 yr old son was here to help lift these packages out of the van onto the dolly. Oh, the driver assured me he could handle this but I kringed when I saw that he was going to slide these babies back and drop them about 30″ off the truck onto the dolly! I stopped him and made him wait until my son could get outside to assist him. Maybe nothing would have happened to the plasma tvs, but when I’ve paid over $8,500.00 plus for 2 of these units (freight included) I darn sure was not pleased to see that they were going to be handled like that. I told the driver that his dispatcher informed me that 2 men would be making the delivery. His reply was “ha, they send me out like this everyday without any help.” I feel ripped off for having to pay over $800.00 for this kind of freight service.

“A day late and a man short.”

4 Stars Not Bright Enough
I’ve had this TV for nearly two months now. I am only using it to watch HD and standard broadcast via Dishnet. I bought it as a flat panel replacement for an old HD-ready rear projection Toshiba 61″ 4:3 monster (it still worked fine, but it just wasn’t working in our new house). The viewing area has medium light from north windows. Based on the room design, viewing distance will range from 12ft at the couch to 25ft or more at the dining room table and kitchen.

I had spent a couple of months researching the various forums and realized that I was going to have issues regarding the size of the TV that drove me toward plasma, versus the brightness issue that would push me toward LCD at the expense of size. I went back and forth for a while and finally decided to go with the best-reviewed plasma at the premium price.

The quality of the picture itself is outstanding, as long as I’m watching from 12 ft or closer, although it still seems like I’m watching thought dark sunglasses. The whites look more smokey than white. Antiglare is very good. However, for longer viewing distances, the dim picture becomes a signficant issue. I’ve tried playing with the various picture presentations and tried cranking up the brightness at the expense of the “deep blacks”. Best compromise has been “Sport” mode with nearly maxed out brightness setting. This TV would be great in a dark viewing area with fixed viewing distance, but did not work for my viewing arrangement. I would have done better to have bought a quality 52 or 55″ LCD. If I ever build a home theater room, it will work great.

By the way, the purchase through Amazon went smoothly. I could have saved a couple of hundred through another site, but went with the free “enhanced” delivery and peace of mind. They unpacked it in the house, but because it was less than 50 degrees outside, could not turn on for a couple of hours. So all I could attest to was that there was no apparent damage and let them move on. Turn on and setup went easy and everything was OK.

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LG 50PQ30 50 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

LG 50PQ30 50 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

THX display certification sets this series apart. 50″ PDP HDTV, 1365 x 768 Resolution, 20,000:1 Contrast Ratio, 1,500:1 cd/m2 Brightness, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM – 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurroundXT, 3 HDMI input. USB 2.0.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars lg 50pq30
I went to Sears checking out a 50 in plasma tv, I intend to buy a Samsung pn50b450,they don’t have it in stock, I look at several Panasonics, and I came across this Lg50pq30, it is the latest from LG, I compare it with the 9 plasma tv they had on display, this LG came in tied 2nd with the Panasonic, only 1 Panasonic with 1080p has a better picture resolution, and it sells for $1500, the LG was on sale for $899, I just can’t resist the price , I have it setup at home, the picture is very sharp, the speakers on the set is decend too. I am very satiafy with my purchase.

5 Stars For the price, it’s a true winner
Pros: Rich, vibrant colors; full complement of inputs; extensive color calibration and menu system; inky plasma blacks

Cons: Ineffective anti-reflective coating; basic remote; jerky motion on panning

Summary: This year’s bargain plasmas – the Samsung 50PNB450, Panasonic TC-P50X1, and the LG 50PQ30 here – can all be found for around the same price. Each set has its strengths and weaknesses, but in my opinion this LG set comes out the strongest of the pack to be the best big-screen value in 2009.

This set looks great. The swivel stand is a gentle oval in front but tapered in the back to allow you to push it close to a wall – thoughtful. All the inputs are well labeled and easy to find, and LG includes a full batch of cable ties and routes for your convenience – thoughtful. There’s also a handy microfiber cloth to polish the shiny bezel – thoughtful. Out of the box, it’s a great experience.

Once plugged in to an HD source (I have a Scientific Atlanta HD cable box, a XBox 360, and a Samsung BD-P1600 Blu Ray player), the colors in Standard mode are much better than on the Panasonic plasma I also own. LG generously included two “expert” modes which allow full tuning of each color channel as well as adjustments for greyscale, gamma, etc – this set easily bests the competition from Panasonic and Samsung, with the added bonus that 95% of viewers will plug it in, think it looks great, and never touch any of that stuff. There are energy saving modes which dim the set according to prevailing light conditions as well, and the set automatically turns off if there’s no signal.

I will add that this set does not buzz, or at least buzzes much less than my Panasonic plasma. I can hear the Panasonic from my seating position of 10 feet away, but only if I rest my head on the LG do I hear anything. This feels like a better constructed all-around package than this year’s Panasonics.

The speakers are nicely hidden underneath the set, and LG includes several sound enhancement modes, two of which – the ClearVoice and auto-volume – are actually useful. It’s more than enough for late-night viewing when we let the receiver rest and relax.

There is very little sign of image retention on this set. The only time I’ve seen it is from the bright white and red menus of the Netflix interface via Samsung’s blu-ray player. It went away after a quick white wash. The set has a pixel orbiter which should mean no worries whatsoever with regards to burn in as long as you don’t leave a DVD menu up all day.

As for the reflections, I think it’s a combination of a coating less effective than Panasonic’s as well as this just being one humongous piece of glass. It’s easy to live with as long as you make sure there are no lights or windows within the same line of sight of you and the set (the swivel base is very helpful in minimizing reflections as well).

Once the movies get rolling, it’s clear you’ve made a good decision. The set’s pixel grid and screen-door effect are, of course, visible within 3 feet, but once you sit back 5 or more feet it disappears and you’re left with a sharp, lifelike, colorful window onto the world. It’s a marvelous set, the best I’ve ever seen in my house and I’ve paid over $2000 (34″ CRT HDTV) for TVs before. Blacks are black, whites are white, and everything else is right.

It’s hard to go wrong at this price with any of this year’s sets, but the LG is the most stylish and best-priced of the lot. Given its natural color, solid build quality, full feature set, and fantastic image quality, the set recommends itself. Buy with confidence.

5 Stars Best Bang For Your Buck !
For a 50″ TV at this price point you cannot find a better one. The colors pop out at you. I went to Sears to compare this set with Panasonic and Samsung and this TV provides the best picture out of the 3. It has a lot of features and settings found on more expensive sets. Don’t spend more money because a set has 1080p if you cannot tell the difference. I cannot tell that my TV is 720p at the distance I watch it, so why pay for it. This set has lush colors and good brightness and contrast. The skin tones are remarkable not orange or red like my 42″ LCD. I watch TV and not specs. Do yourself a favor and go to Sears or another retailer and check this set out and then order it online if you can find a lower price.

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LG 42PQ30 42 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

LG 42PQ30 42 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

600Hz refresh rate, HD performance and Mega Contrast 42″ PDP HDTV, 1024 x 768 Resolution, 20,000:1 Contrast Ratio, 1,500:1 cd/m2 Brightness, ATSC/NTSC/Clear QAM – 1 Tuner, SRS TruSurroundXT, 3 HDMI input. USB 2.0.

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5 Stars GREAT VALUE IN A FLAT PANEL
Just replaced my 2 year old Panasonic Plasma with the 42pq30 from LG. The LG delivers a fantastic picture, the 600 mhz fluid motion effect works beautifully for sports and action movies. The ultra high contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1 really brings out the dark backgrounds when fitting. Oddly enough it performed especially well while I was watching Charlie Rose. That black back-drop he uses really creates a personal proximity between him and his guests. The classic mahogany table is equally appealing on the set creating the ultimate prop for shared space and time.

I would highly recommend this TV for anyone not looking to spend a fortune on a good quality flat panel television.

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Samsung PN42B450 42 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

Samsung PN42B450 42 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

42.3″ screen (measured diagonally) * 1024 x 768 pixels * 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio * 600Hz Subfield Motion anti-blur technology * FilterBright anti-glare filter *

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Samsung PN63B590 63 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

Samsung PN63B590 63 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

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Samsung UN40B6000 40 Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

Samsung UN40B6000 40 Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

39.9″ screen (measured diagonally) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * Touch of Color high-gloss finish — black with red accents * LED edge backlight for high contrast and natural colors * Auto Motion Plus 120Hz anti-blur technology for clearer motion *

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great video, fair audio
The picture quality is fantastic, even for fast-motion sports. Speakers are a bit ‘tinny’. This set has only one tuner, so you do not get the picture-in-picture capabilities for two simultaneous stations.

5 Stars Lovely picture
We just upgraded from a 10yr old huge tube tv to this. Granted that anything would be awsome in comparison, the picture is fabulous, its very light, thin, and energy efficient. It is weird not having any buttons on the tv itself, but I can kind of see why. Since it is so thin, the wire placement in the back is a bit strange, or different I should say from the monster tube tv we had. We had to get a HMDI cable to go with it to connect our DVD player, but other then that, no other item was needed. If you are going to mount it on the wall, you will need to purchase that separately. Luckily the DVD player we had was new enough to be an upconvert to Hi-def.

The picture looks like you are standing next to the film crew as they are filming the show. It’s very strange. Even Kungfu Panda looked more 3 dimensional if that is possible.

4 Stars Samsung Luxia 6000
I bought the new Samsung Luxia 6000 40in. LCD LED display and I’m a little concerned with the level of artifacts on non HD broadcasts. Anyone have any similar experience or suggestions? Good HD broadcasts are stunning, so I think it may be the signal. Still, I would like lower grade signals to be a little cleaner.

Also, does anyone have any experience with Samsung upgrading their software? I noticed they have an option to do so in the menu, just wondering if they ever do it?

4 Stars Great LED LCD TV
This is one of the best LCDs on the market right now. The picture quality is excellent, the black levels (once tuned properly) are top notch for a LCD TV. The viewing angle is also very good. The set itself is very sleek, I love the black border and the touch of color. Connectivity is excellent, the remote is very confortable (although a bit chunky for my taste). The menu system is quite straightforward.

There are a few things that are not perfect though:

-there are no buttons on the set itself (at least I didn’t find any), so you have to use the remote to turn it on/off.

-the HDMI ports are on the side, making for a bit of a cable mess if you have heavily shielded cables. Having them toward the bottom would have been better.

-the Motion Plus technology is a mixed blessing. On documentaries, it gives a stunning, life-like aspect to the picture. On some types of movies (animation for example) or for games, it’s not so great though, and it’s better to turn it off.

-coming to the contrast level: I also have a Pioneer Kuro plasma screen (50″), which has one of the best contrast and image quality. Although this TV has an amazing picture quality, and will easily outperform a lot of other LCD screens, it’s still not up to the level of contrast from the Kuro…

Overall, I’m very satisfied. You can find cheaper LCD screens of course, but the image quality justifies its price.

5 Stars The Best LED HDTV available
This is The Best LED (Light Emitting Diodes) HDTV 1080P,I make my own research (Like 3 month)before buying one of the Best HDTV on the market and I finally found this one that I can describe Like (WOW) And I will tell you why: It has great picture, amazing Dinamic contrast: 3,000,000:1, Motion Tecnology 120Hz giving you the feeling that you are backstage seeing the actors in real and natural movement, I also want to mention this TV have Virtual Surround sound (Simulate a sorroud enviromentin the room you are watching) But you also can Buy the Home Theater if you want, 40% less energy consumtion that LCD (Energy eficient), DTV Tuner build in, Picture in picture, and have to say that this TV has the best picture cuality on the market available, power, volume, channel etc on the TV and a remote controller with Light Button to see at night, it is so thiny 1.2 Inches easy ultra slim wall mount like you hang a frame, 4 HDMI Port (Ver. 1.3 ready), 2 USB, PC input, Ethernet, RF In, Componet, digital audio, No black Color Problems on screen when seeing a picture like Batman Like most LCD, vivid colors, Ultra Clear panel, and the lovely touch of color giving it an artistic touch, I use it with me PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray Movies, I just can say my wife and I are very pleased with This LED HDTV.

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Panasonic Panasonic 65 Plasma HDTV Pedestal Stand TYST65R2WG

Panasonic Panasonic 65 Plasma HDTV Pedestal Stand TYST65R2WG

Panasonic Pedestal Stand For The Panasonic 65″ Plasma HDTV – TYST65R2WG/ Keeps Big Screen HDTV In Secure Viewing Position/ Heavy Duty Metal Construction/ Works With The TH65PX600U, TH65PZ750U and TH65PZ850U TVs/ Black Finish

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Samsung UN46B6000 46 Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

Samsung UN46B6000 46 Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV

45.9″ screen (measured diagonally) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * Touch of Color high-gloss finish — black with red accents * LED edge backlight for high contrast and natural colors * Auto Motion Plus 120Hz anti-blur technology for clearer motion *

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Awesome replacement for my old plasma
My six year old plasma finally gave up the ghost, and I spent a couple weeks researching manufacturers and models. Most of my friends have LCDs, and I always thought the picture was a bit inferior to the plasma. The new Samsung LED’s have a picture that compares nicely to plasma. The blacks are black! I have not experienced any of the uneven picture that another reviewer posted. The manufacture did recommend having the colors balanced after 100 hours, which I have not done.

The plasma was a heat machine, but this unit runs pretty cool. Can’t wait to see what it does for the electric bill.

Picture is great, features are awesome, only issue is the sound. The speakers are like a couple pancakes and they sound pretty bad. However, I using a home theater system with the unit, so speaker quality isn’t an issue for me.

Warning! The Samsung ultra slim wall mount system retails for $249., and contains about $2. worth of parts. What a rip off.

Overall, I LOVE this unit and would not hesitate to purchase it again.

4 Stars Planning to buy a 2nd one LOVE IT!
If you don’t mind the sub-par sound then this TV is for you. I just added a sound bar and it’s now superb. It does have some bright spots, meaning the screen is not perfectly uniformly lit. I suppose this is due to the edge lighting LED’s. Overall i’m not disappointed and plan on buying an additional 55″ for my living room, with a pair for 5.1 or 7.1 speakers and Blue-ray it will be AMAZING!

Word of advice as far as mounting the TV the 46″ is 40lbs and is VESA 400 thus requires a large mount BUT I spoke to a representative at OmniMount and she mentioned that I can get the CL-M + VA324 adapter vs. a larger mounting bracket. The TV is super light and there are no mounts made that take that into account with the LED TV’s.

5 Stars Sweet
Awesome! My old TV is a 5 year old HD ready (1080i) old style rear crt projection, so I guess I’ve got no real comparison, but this new LCD (using LED for light) is awesome! Got it at sears for a great deal less than here or best buy. Hope to get it installed on the wall with the wires hidden in the wall. The only really bizarre thing is that the motion looks so smooth, kind of like when you see a soap opera on TV. Other reviewers have commented on this, and this TV’s only 120Hz, the 240Hz must look really strange. I’m getting used to it, and haven’t bothered fiddling with the “Auto Motion Plus 120Hz” tuning features. Been playing some Fallout 3 with my xBox 360… legendary!

5 Stars Reminds Me When We First Got Cable….
I’m 46 and I remember when I was a kid, Mom bought cable. To go from four channels to 40 was a revolution and I remember sitting around for the next few days doing not much else but watching cable TV programming. I’m afraid the experience with this new HDTV is going to be similar. The experience, once again, is revolutionary. My what a difference a decade makes. That’s when we bought our 42″ Sony TV for the living room for just about the same price as this baby. Excellent picture my friend, but the picture you get from this TV is beyond that…I can’t imagine how it can get any better.

The first thing you MUST do before you purchase this TV is to MAKE SURE you have an HD compatible cable box. Call your provider – they’ll know if you do or not. We didn’t. The picture was good on conventional channels but certainly wasn’t as fantastic as HD is. So I ran out the door and 15 minutes later returned with the HD cable box. 5 minutes later I was up to speed. No charge for the box or the HD channels either. (Cox…you’re the BOMB!) I’m pretty certain now that “HD” stands for “Hot DAMN!….look at that picture!” It’s unbelievable. It’s almost 3D. You really DO feel like you are there – or that whoever IS there on the boob tube is coming into your living room. SpongeBob never looked so square…..dew on blades of grass, stubble on Survivorman’s chin, you name it – crystal clear.

Here’s yet another surprise. We have an as-old-as-the-hills DVD player and it is the honest to God truth that your older DVDs WILL look world’s better on this TV. We’ve got ours connected through component cables and man, what a great picture! Got a blue ray player that I haven’t connected yet because we don’t have the HDMI cable to give us the best picture.

Speaking of cables. Check online for better prices than the ridiculous $60 a pop they foist on you at the big electronics stores for a 4 foot job. I found three – count em’ three – 6 foot, gold plated, cables that yes, were the same rating as the $60 cable for the whopping price of $10 shipped. Where? Right here on good ole’ Amazon. Other similar deals abound.

I also purchased the wireless network dongle. So far, works as advertised. Internet access through the TV – though as far as I can tell – not exactly like surfing on a PC – and I can share my pictures folder on my laptop and view those on the TV too. However, it doesn’t look like I can wirelessly send the actual laptop display to the TV – that would have been nice – and I’ll bet it’s not long before something of that nature is available.

WARNING: Don’t hook up this TV directly to your computer! If you do? You’ll be thinking how to get a 46 inch monitor for every PC in the house! Incredible display. Incredible TV.

5 Stars worth every penny
I had one 40inch LCD 720p in the living room for over 2 years. I was waiting for the price to drop so I could buy 46inch LCD 1080p for my bedroom. recently I went to local store and checked out some 46inch tv’s with 60Hz priced around $1200. I went to check out the qualities, I immediated noticed big difference between 60Hz and 120Hz. I didn’t know the difference would be that big of a deal but when the camera was moving, that’s when I could tell the big difference. I came back home and researched some more. Most 46inch with 120Hz were around $1600 or more. I went back to store and compared, and I saw this one TV with outstanding picture which was Samsung LED 46. It was definitely over my budget, but I couldn’t resist. I came back home and researched and found out that LED has many advantages (40% less electricity than LCD, longer life time that it can be viewed over 100,000 hours, thinner, better contrast and so on). So I bought this.

It’s been 3 weeks now, and now, I love my room more than I ever did. I don’t wanna talk about all the merits of this LED that everyone already knows. One thing I didn’t know when I was researching was that this unit can play many types of movie files (.avi (divx and xvid), mp4, mpeg, .mkv, and many more and your firmware can be upgraded for the future movie codec)

I have many files that are .avi and .mkv with the size over 2gb that are blu-ray ripped. Those big .mkv files play without any problem and near blu-ray quality.

I also figured that this unit works with any USB external hard drive as well as USB memory. I tried my 1TB seagage external hard drive with power adapter, 500GB portable WD hard drive without adapter, and it worked like a charm.

I checked the electricity consumtion with my P2 gauge, and it was measured between 85 – 110 watts.

I know this LED is edge technology type of LED that some say it’s not a true LED, and LG’s new model is true LED, but that will consume more electricity and that is thicker and heavier than this one.

Also some of you are waiting for OLED to come out, but that will be at least 4-5 years and the price will be toooo high.

This Samsung LED is without a doubt, the best quality TV out there in the market, and if you don’t mind spending $4-500 more, that’s good investment you won’t regret

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