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23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Awesome Picture one Dirty Little Secret Oct 01, 2006
By DSP
"techno geek"
I bought my 4266w from Amazon. The shipping took less then a week and that was without paying extra to get it fast. The product was carried into my house unboxed and placed from the shipping company. From 20 seconds after I turned it on the picutre was nothing short of awesome. This is true for SD and HD which is a feat in itself. Many HDTV's I have or see do a great job on HD but not so nice on SD.
Now for the the dirty little secret. After the euphoria wore off I noticed a few spots on the right side of the screen. After a closer look I noticed they were on the inside of the screen. No one at Samsung would tell me how to clean the spots off, they told me to call a service guy to clean it (not under warrantee). After a bit of effort I figured it out. There is an access panel on the right side (while facing the screen) of the TV. The tab on the panel can be removed with a flat tip screw driver. Once you remove the tab you can unscrew the one phillips screw and remove the access panel (circle). Look inside and ,surprise, you can wipe off the inside of the screen. This info is not anywhere on the web or in the documentation but it's worth noting (just in case)..
23 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Awesome TV Jun 20, 2006
By P. Jones
"Xman"
After way too much research, I decided to go with this Samsung HL-S4266W 42" DLP HDTV over the Sony KDFE42A10 42" LCD Rear Projection Television. I compared the two side by side for a long time with different signals going into them. I may have seen slightly better colors on the Sony from time to time-but it seemed that the reverse was true too. It was just not enough difference between the two to justify $200 difference. They both look incredible with HD content. The sound on the Samsung is great(not sure about the Sony). I finally set it not to stretch 4:3 content on non HD signals because I could see artifacts in the middle sometimes. I've had this TV for about 2 weeks now and when I invite people over to see the TV, they are amazed by the Picture Quality(of course I always show them 1080i HD content). I am very happy.
Update: I actually forgot I had reviewed this here so that is why I am just now updating this review(3/16/10). After a few weeks of watching the Samsung and adjusting it, I took it back and got the Sony KDFE42A10. The reason I took it back and got the Sony was because I couldn't get the colors to look as natural on the Samsung as I could the Sony, and the blacks on the Samsung were just that(black), where on the Sony I got more detail in the dark areas. The HD signals looked great on the Samsung, but they did on the Sony too. What I found was that most of the content I watch is in SD, and I liked the Sony picture much better when viewing Standard Definition content.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Samsung HL-S4266W Projection TV Aug 17, 2006
By Garleeque
After lots of research, bought this TV because we needed a bigger screen, and didn't want to spend what it takes for a Plasma or LCD set. This is a GREAT television. We have HD reception, but even with regular signals, the picture is fantastic. Easy to use, meshes perfectly with our HDTV DVR box, and shows movies with breathtaking clarity. Highly recommend this set if you want great performance at a price considerably less than plasma or LCD.
45 of 55 found the following review helpful:
ONE STAR!!! Samsung should recall this specific model Aug 18, 2006
By Ben Galicia
"Ben"
Note, somehow Amazon saved my review as 4 stars, and I gave it one star. The only reason I gave it one star is that there was no choice of ZERO stars.
Purchased the TV online at a great price. Arrived in a very short amount of time, and EGL did an excellent job.
I set the TV up as per the directions, and ran the Digital Video Essentials DVD to calibrate the TV properly. This was done during daylight hours, and at first, everything seemed fine. However, when watching at night with a semi-dark room, and dark subject matter on the screen, I noticed what some people have called "black grass" in the lower center of the screen. It is only visible on dark scenes when watching in a semi-dark room.
I reseached this problem online, and it appears to be a CLASS problem, that is, everyone of these TVs has that specific problem. Other than that, the picture is wonderful - sharp, crisp, great color and deep blacks. But, once you notice the "black grass", it is hard to ignore and you start seeing it more and more. My girlfriend even commented on it, and she's not very picky when it comes to tech stuff like HDTV.
It is "strange" that after numerous people complained to Samsung, they lowered the price of the 46" model to the same as the 42" model. Essentially, admitting they have a problem and should do a recall, but not taking responsibility for their product. If you research this in AVS Forum online, you'll see that no one has been able to get Samsung to fix this problem on their TVs, yet SAMSUNG refuses to replace the TV or give a refund. Luckily for me, the online store I purchased the TV from accepted a return and gave me a refund. In turn, I purchased a 46" Sony LCD TV from them, and am 100% satisfied with that. Buyers beware of Samsung HL-S4266W HDTVs!!!
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
worth every penny! Aug 11, 2006
By gstateDUBS
i bought this tv from amazon 3 weeks ago and i haven't regreted it since. the delivery was fast and the white glove service was awesome. they unpacked the tv, set it up on the stand, made sure the tv was working properly, and threw out the box. i suggest getting an hdmi cable to connect to your cable box instead of using the regular coax cable. the picture is 100x better with hdmi. there's even a second hdmi port on the tv, so i hooked my dvd player up to it as well.
i didn't pay plasma quality money, so i wasn't expecting that. but it sure comes close! regular channels are tolerable, but the hdtv feeds are incredible. it can get a little grainy at times, so if its going to bother you THAT MUCH then spend an extra $1000 for a plasma. i'd give the overall picture quality a 9 out of 10. the sound is great with the tv speakers alone.
people who have bad things to say about this tv have champagne taste with beer money. like i said, if you want the best quality possible get a plasma. but if you want an hdtv that comes real close without breaking the bank, i suggest getting this one!
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