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156 of 160 found the following review helpful:
 Awesome TV! Sep 08, 2006
By Rahul Deshpande
Bought the TV a week back after months of agonizing over Sony XBR and Samsung, and I am glad of the choice I made. It's probably the best LCD tv I came across with eye-opening contrast. The picture is exceptionally clear, even for the SD programs. Obviously, I can't test 1080p, but its a probably a good thing to have for 'future-proofing'. ( I did see a Samsung demo of 1080p on this model...its quite impressive).The native resolution of 1920x1080 also works great for connecting to PC. Movie Picture mode produces great black levels comparable to Plasmas.
Advantages -
1. Great looking - elegant.
2. 1080p with 1980x1080 native resolution.
3. Great dynamic contrast ratio - 6000:1
4. Separate Game mode.
5. Great even for SD.
6. 8 ms response time
7. less expensive than XBR.
Disadvantages -
1. The only difference I could think of between Bravia XBR and this one is 2 HDMI inputs instead of 3 for BRAVIA. Not a big deal for me.
Overall - I love it.
64 of 71 found the following review helpful:
Awesome! Nov 02, 2006
By KRL
Did tons of research and Samsung seemed the way to go. Even though all my purchases thru Amazon were great, I was a bit leary of buying this TV online due to the return policy. I decided to go for it since I would save close to 1000.00 which included free shipping and no tax. Amazon came thru again, and everything was perfect. The TV is very slick in design and the picture is beautiful.
Do not expect to see a picture like you do in the stores. Unless you have High Def channels available, your picture will not be as clear. It looks great from 10 feet away, but as you get closer the resolution is not as good. High Def channels make a HUGE difference.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Great Set Apr 23, 2007
By C. Longo
I have been dragging my heels entering the HDTV era for years now. I sat by while my early adopter friends bought their first HD sets, waiting for HD to reach "prime time" status. Finally, the combination of 1) 1080p 2) HDMI 3) lower prices across the board are what ultimately drove towards me to getting my first HD set.
I researched models for months before buying. I first looked at the Sharp Aquos line which seemed great until I started reading of "banding" issues (a manufacturing flaw) which plagued nearly all Aquos models 40-inches and over. Being the obsessive type, I could not justify spending that much money on a set with problems out of the box. Next I looked at the Sony XBR2 and XBR3 series, which also seemed great. In the end, two things turned me off 1) The price was $500 - $1000 more than comparable Samsung or Sharp models and 2) Reports of "clouding" issues, where black screens have noticeable white blotches, another manufacturing flaw.
I spent hours upon hours reading threads at the excellent AVS Forums about the Samsung models and was surprised to see nary a complaint uttered. For those who don't know, AVS is a haven for hardcore home theater enthusiasts. These guys mull over every single pixel of a display. If there is something wrong with the set -- they will let you know. Post after post were overwhelming positive about the Samsung sets, both the LN-S and LN-T lines, even in threads about Sharp and Sony sets :) Comfortable I was not about to drop over two large on a lemon, I pulled the trigger.
I've had the set for three weeks now and I have zero regrets. The thing I worried the most about before receiving the set was the black levels. Apparently, LCD displays cannot render truly deep blacks that Plasma displays can. I worried for nothing. The blacks seem plenty black to me, even with all the lights off. There's also an "Energy Saver" mode available directly from the remote which toggles the backlight between four levels, so you can adjust the black levels even further.
The colors on this set just "pop" -- it's amazing. I've started watching "Sunrise Earth" on Discovery HD every morning while getting ready for work because it just looks so good. This is going to sound like total BS, but the first day I played Sunrise Earth on the new set there were ducks on onscreen and my dog ran across the room, sat down in front of the set, and started barking :)
The set has a DNIe mode which automatically tweaks the onscreen colors and sharpens the picture. This mode can provide some amazing images for most content, but I found it cause artifacts in DVDs and sports. I suggest anyone who dislikes what DNIe does to DVD content turn it off and get a Lucas Films DVD and use the included THX Optimizer to tweak the set yourself. The truth is that 90% of the people who buy this set won't care about such subtleties and don't have to touch a setting to get a great picture.
Overall five stars. Great picture, great price. Two HDMI ports and 1080p make it future proof. The Samsung LN-S and LN-T lines are, at the moment, the best bang for the buck in the LCD market.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Very Satisfied - Excellent Quality Set Mar 07, 2007
By Thomas Merck
"Reader995"
Compared this to the Sony Bravia XBR2 and Sharp LC46D62U. The Sony was expensive and I heard about some clouding issues, with Sharp it was banding. Overall the Samsung appeared to have more consistently good ratings so I ordered the set. I also wanted the PC input and the Sony and Sharp did not feature this.
When it arrived I had it out of the box within minutes and ready to view. The menu system is very intuitive as were the cable hookups. I declined the expensive Monster cables and used less costly HMDI cables from Radio Shack. Comments:
High Definition: Everything I had expected, fantastic.
DVD via HMDI: Even better than I could imagine, with this quality who needs BLU-RAY or HD-DVD?
Standard Definition: About as good as you can expect with this resolution quality.
Sound: Fills a room with real presence, crystal clear, amazing that this comes from two speakers.
Dead Pixels: None
Image Problems: None that I could see, no clouding, banding, nothing.
One aspect of large sets that I dislike is the elephant in a ballroom appearance. The Samsung is elegantly designed and has none of that overwhelming aspect.
Very happy with this purchase and if Samsung keeps the commitment to quality I will buy from them again and again.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent bang for the buck Jun 06, 2007
By Axol
I've had this TV for about 4 months now and I love it. Like most people I was trying to decide between the Sony XBR, Sharp Aquos, and this Samsung. I went with the Samsung because while the Sony picture was slightly better when compared side by side at the store it was not $1,000 better. Also I really like the piano black case and stand. It's very elegant and sleek. I'm not a gamer so I have no experience with that.
I have HD through Comcast and honestly compared to my friend's Sony XBR that's running HD DirecTV, mine is noticably better. I assume it's the signal not the TV.
One really great feature that I like is that you can switch the input source by just pressing one button. This allows me to use my Cable Box remote to switch the inputs on this set. Consequently it's one less remote I need to have out.
Sound quality is decent, not amazing but when I watch movies I use my receiver anyways. I can notice some "clouds" on a dark screeen but it's no where near as bad as my friend's XBR. Also during fast moving action scenes I can see some pixelation. Kind of annoying but it's rare and appears to be inherrent with the current LCD technology. If I had to do it again, I would buy this TV again except perhaps a larger size.
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