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Aug 29 '03
Pros: Accurate colors, reduced glare
Cons: Bulb life problems, quality of internal parts, imitative design, cheap remote
Summary: Update Several salespeople have told me that the light source of DLP televisions burns out in about a year, so it wouldn't be smart to buy this. The problem with DLP DLP (Digital light processing) is a technology developed by Texas ...
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Apr 07 '08
Pros: Best of both plasma and projection without the burn in problems.
Cons: Some pixelization in fast moving sections.
Summary: I went in looking at plasma, but they are still way too expensive. I have read so many negative reviews about the Gateway plasma that I passed on it. Plus the 50 inch Gateway is $6999. The Samsung DLP has a clean sharp picture. The store I purchased this ...
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May 16 '04
Pros: Excellent build quality, Samsung's relationship with Texas Instruments. Future readiness.
Cons: Unsure of the life expectancy of the user replaceable bulb.
Summary: For years on end, Sony has dominated the market in video products from camcorders, to digital cameras, to TV sets. Well, Samsung is making a hostile effort to unseat Sony as the front runner in the TV market. Their engineering and manufacturing ...
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Apr 06 '04
Pros: bright, no glare, vivid
Cons: remote & no ability to relable the sources
Summary: I have had this for about a month. I calibrated it using the Sound & vision dvd (color, brightness etc). I have played PS2 games through the component input, my dvd is through 1 of the component inputs with monster cable. Let me start by saying that ...
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Mar 24 '04
Pros: Big Screen, amazing color and sharpness, lots of input options ... just plain amazing.
Cons: Setup maybe be required to eliminate green.
Summary: Okay I finally broke down and bought a new TV and I am not regretting it a bit. The TV I selected was the Samsung 50” DLP. After reading several reviews and seeing the TV in person I knew I had to have it. The picture is amazing, best in class to me ...
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Sep 19 '03
Pros: Size, weight, clarity, lack of burn in, no convergence issue.`
Cons: Finicky with NTSC standard signals. Premium price. Unknown reliability.
Summary: I had decided to wait until the price of Plazma Tvs came down to make the plunge into HDTV. That was until I hapened by a display at Circuit City which inluded the DLP set. Up til this time I hadn't been aware of this technology butg I immediately saw ...
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Aug 31 '03
Pros: Comparable to plasma and lcd at a better price.
Cons: Still not a cheap television.
Summary: When I began my quest for a new TV, I decided I wanted something that had a slim design, could opera ...
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Jul 24 '03
Pros: Picture quality, light weight, price, DLP.
Cons: Reliability, service can be hard to find, poor picture on poor cable systems.
Summary: I have had this TV for 2.5 years and here are my long-term impressions: Picture quality: excellent for the most part. One problem was with standard definition TV (SD) from the cable company. When I first got the TV I used Time Warner cable in New ...
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Mar 28 '03
Pros: Beautiful crisp picture. No convergence, burn-in. Small size.
Cons: Poor remote. Average sound.
Summary: After I made the decision to go to an HDTV set, I spent a lot of time researching the alternatives. The DLP technology involved in this set is what enticed me to buy it. I've been very pleased so far. DLP is a projection system. Rather than use CRTs, ...
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Jan 22 '05
Pros: Beautiful picture, when it works
Cons: Picture goes black with no warning, awful customer support, cannot answer simple questions, rude.
Summary: The first Samsung DLP I purchased arrived from Sears and FAILED TO FUNCTION straight out of the box! Sears was great about it and replaced it (after a couple of weeks) with this model. The picture is great but the unit goes black after an hour or so of
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Oct 22 '04
Pros: Great picture quality and sound. Easy hookups.
Cons: Annoying jingling sound when set is turned off. Loud pop when bulb shuts off.
Summary: I cannot begin to tell you how good this set is. Resolution in HDTV mode is absolutely fantastic. The only problem is that down here in Fort Myers FL only NBC and ABC broadcast in HD. What is taking the rest of the broadcast world so long to convert to
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Aug 29 '04
Pros: Love the depth, weight and the Picture
Cons: Too Expensive to have these type of quality issues!!!
Summary: I purchased my first one 18 months ago, after 45 days and less than a hundred hours of operation it died, the dealer couldn't get the parts and gave me a new one. I don't normally purchase extended warranties but after the first one died I purchased an
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May 25 '04
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Summary: I love this television! Great color small but wide and amazing sound. I would advise you to buy this because it's worth the money and it will last you a
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May 10 '04
Pros: Great color rich image
Cons: Too many glitches
Summary: I just bought a 50" DLP and I am happy with it except for a few things. The first set i bought was a floor model. The second day it had problems turning on, so i returned it and got a new one. After getting a new set i noticed a the rich color and
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Apr 17 '04
Pros: Very good picture; accurate color; light weight.
Cons: Terrible reliability. Flimsy remote.
Summary: I bought my Samsung HLM507W in November of '02 and until last week, considered it a good buy. It makes a beautiful picture and I like the fact the set weighs only 75 pounds. Last week, the set suddenly started making a high pitched noise, sort of like a
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