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At the time of my writing this (Nov 2005) I researched and viewed every DLP I could get to from Circut City, Best Buy, The Sony Store, and some local big screen TV shops.
The Good:
I found this Samsung to provide hands down the best DLP picture available. The picture is bright, sharp, and clear but of course is still subject to diminished quality when it is in direct sunlight or in a very bright room. I just close my blinds about halfway in the day time and it looks great. I can't help but attribute this to the fact that Samsung pioneered the DLP technology and they have had the longest amount of time to perfect it.
I mainly decided on DLP as I am an avid gamer and DLP is a great choice for games as it has no possible "burn-in" at all (something both LCD and Plasma can suffer from). DLP is also an amazing value if you want a very large size screen.
I've had this TV for the last 3 months now and am extremely pleased with it's performance. DVDs are a joy and appear extremely film-like and clean. Video games look fantastic with the 720p display bringing out all of the detail you would expect.
The UI and remote are good and offer quick access to the features that you need with one press (like ratio switching).
The TV has a very thin profile and looks great when sitting on the stand that is designed for it. The stand easily holds about 4 full sized components like a TiVo or Cable Box.
The whole tv only weighs in at 120 or so lbs. I was easily able to lift this onto the stand with one person helping on the other side. It is extremely light for it's size.
The Bad:
If you are a big picture in picture fan you might want to look elsewhere, as the PIP option is locked to a second source, so you can forget browsing other channels with it. About all it is good for is keeping an eye on another source like your xbox or dvd.
Summary:
If you want a large DLP today you'll be hard pressed to find a better DLP picture on the market. If this review is a bit old however do look around and see what is out there. This technology is developing rapidly and advancements are being made by other companies all the time. If you have your eye on this set already, buy with confidence and know you're getting a quality and great looking product.
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As a Professional installer I've installed all of these models of DLP's and I love the HD Picture but standard resolution looks horrible compared to Plasma, LCD, and CRT. I believe the TV tries to overcorrect a non HD picture and creates heavy pixelazation and debris. If everything was HD and eventually it will be I would highly reccomend this tv but as of now you can't get more than 10 or so actual HD feeds. Also an upconverting DVD and even Standard DVD in 480 Progressive looks great but I would definelty spring for a Samsung DVD HD850.
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Very nice picture, not quite as bright as plasmas but watch mostly at night anyway, also viewing angle needs work compared to plasmas, you can see the difference at most big box stores, just look down the isle at an angle and you'll see the plasmas really have a better angle. But overall for a 61in TV very nice, The TV Guide function is cool now if Time warner would just give me a cable card I'd be set
Just found out about a minor glitch, this TV is not quite ready for primetime HDMI, the HDMI input does NOT support pure digital audio (only PCM) the end result if you have a new dvd player that has HDMI out going into TV then out to AV receiver via optical out, only PCM (standard Dolby) will be output not Digital Dolby. Now I know lots of people just run the audio direct from the dvd to AV Reciever anyway but this defeats my purpose of trying out the Samsung DVD950 so I can simplify life and use the Anynet function to switch to a DVD. Bottom line the ANynet function leaves much to be desired and they probably should of just given you a programable remote with macros instead. So if you have this tv don't waste money on a fancy DVD player with HDMI outputs, you can't tell the difference between component anyway :)
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Pros:
Amazing HD picture
Good contrast
Good set of A/V ports
Vivid colors
PIP and POP
Cute little start up sound
Free TV Guide software
Cons:
TV Guide software sucks! (but it is still optional)
Analog/"Digital Cable" picture so-so
Conclusion:
This is the best DLP TV ever! I bought this TV 3 months ago at Circuit City who have the 50" previous generation and this 60" one. This 60" one blows that one away and looked much better than any other LCD projection TV on the showroom. Right now this TV is cheap so get this one! If you are willing to spend about 1000 dollars more, then get the 1080p version.
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Pros: Large, clear picture. Watching the tv show "Lost", the picture is absolutely stellar. Vivid, crisp images. There have been other HD programs that are not as impressive. I'm assuming they were in 480p vs 720p, but that's an assumption for the difference in picture clarity in HD programming. Xbox gaming has worked flawlessly, with no lag. There have been no problems with color wheel buzzing (as was reported on the hlp series), and I'm not a person who sees rainbows, thus, I haven't seen them on this tv either. The tv guide onscreen has been incredibly easy to use. It was functioning correctly the 2nd day.
CONS: The engineering for particular screens is awkward. To use the PIP, you can hit 1 button on the remote to bring up a pre-programmed channel, but all you can do is turn it on or off. To surf, or change the pip channel, you must go through the menu and go through several screens, and then you can only select an analog channel. Also, the remote that comes with the tv does not allow you to surf a day at a time on the tv guide onscreen. I can only go hour by hour. You can use the search feature which works well, but I feel I should be able to hit a button or select a time to search for programming and I need another remote to do it. (The remote that would include cd/dvd controls for fast forward).
SUMMARY: Those are my only 2 complaints and since they are engineering issues I have to recommend the tv. I'm happy with it and will keep it for years if it keeps working as well as it is. I've had the tv for about 2 weeks.
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