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Samsung FPT5884 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
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If you are on the fence as far as plasma vs lcd I would like to dispell some of the misconceptions and myths associated with plasmas. Burn-in is always the first thing you hear when it comes to plasmas. I have owned the Hitachi for 11 months and I can honestly say that I have never had any problems with burn-in or image retention on either tv. I don't watch a lot of programs with side bars, but even when I do it has never been a problem. A friend of mine has a 42' LG which I did see image retention on the side 4:3 black bars on after he played a playstation 2 game on it for about 2 hours, but even that went away. I have an xbox 360 and a playstation 3. I have played a-lot of games on both sets and have never had any problems with burn-in from gaming either. Normal viewing of programs like espn hd where there are commercials to break up the side bars changes image enough to avoid the problem. If you're watching a-lot of standard def stuff and you're not willing to live with the zoom views, then I really don't know why you would buy a HD tv anyway. HD is meant to be 16:9 aspect.
The second issue with plasmas is the glare off the screen. My hitachi is terrible. Although it is really only evident when gaming or watching movies with a-lot of dark scenes. The samsung 58 seems to do a-lot better job with the glare issues. The only time I notice it is when I watch a dark movie at night, I will get some glare from the lights in my breakfast nook area. None of the other lights in the room produce glare on the set so I simply turn those lights off and use a different light source. The other thing to remember is that the plasmas are so much brighter than conventional tube tvs, crts, and even dlps that most glare is eliminated anyway. I can watch football or baseball all day long and only notice the sunlight shining onto my screen when I turn the set off. My previous tv in my family room was a 60' hitachi crt. The glare off the plastic screen protector was horrible, and the image wasn't bright enough to overcome the problem. Oh and speaking of that 60' crt, when I bought it 10 years ago they told me never to play video games on it because it could burn-in. Thousands of games later, no burns what-so-ever in the crt screen either.
Plasma tvs have an awesome viewing range, easily handle fast motion, and easily produce deepest blacks. Lcds have a more limited viewing range, have difficulty with fast motion, and struggle to produce deep blacks. To me it is a shame that lcds seem to lead the market only because of a couple of misconceptions associated with plasmas that are widely overstated.
It really is a job for 3 people, it was tough, but we did it, I wrote to Amazon about this experience, but they have not emailed me back.
Onto the tv..............Attached the HDMI cable from the cable box to the tv, then the power cord, turned it on, the SD channels are OK, not great, but when I went to the HD channels, it blew me away. I was watching a live broadcast of news, and I thought the newscaster was in my living room. The settings out of the box are amazing. The contrast was turned up to the max, may play with that, turned off the annoying chime when the tv turns on and off, have surround sound from the speakers, and that is about all the tweaking I did. They say to be careful at the beginning and have a picture full screen so it does not leave a burn in effect. The colors are vivid and realistic, and the unit is really easy to use. Recommend spending some time reading the users manual to learn about the tv and all the controls on the remote. I am using it as a tv, I am not a gamer, so I cannot comment on game content and picture quality of gaming. Some of the buttons on the remote are small, and only part of the remote is backlit, when you hit a button to backlight the unit only a few buttons, not all are backlit. I recommend spending time to know the remote control. I think the sound is excellent fromt he speakers, no vibration, and I may not bring up the receiver and speaker system as I had originally plannned, but just leave it as it is. I considered 3 tv's at this size, the Pioneer, Panasonic 700u and this unit. I could not see a difference in picture quality of the Pio over the other 2, so I eliminated the Pio, also the price was much more. What pushed me over the edge to buy this tv was, it was a little less expensive(not primary reason), shipped than the Panny, I thought the picture was brighter on the Sammy, and the Sammy has a 2 yr warranty, while the Panny has a 1 year warranty. Amazon did prove to be reliable, but the actual delivery was not fun as I mentioned above.
I would highly recommend this unit. Good luck to people wanting to wall mount it. It is a 3 man lift job to the wall mounts if you desire to do so, the tv comes on the stand out of the box and is sitting on our dresser, just perfect.
Update: I called Amazon about the delivery problem, they gave me a small credit to my next order, OK,resolved.
Within minutes I hooked a HDMI cable to my HDTV cable box, and the monster screen lit up in rich, glorious color. The picture definition and detail were absolutely remarkable. Setup instructions were very easy to follow. I turned off the internal Surround Sound speakers since I'm using a Bose system for Surround Sound.
I also purchased a Samsung Blu-ray disc player, and you will be blown away by the Blu-ray movies on this 58 inch monster. The screen is so large, it's like having an IMAX theater in your home.
My friends are wowed by the luxurious, rich colors and amazing detail of the picture. The live sporting events are absolutely spectacular. You really do feel like you're at the game.
Obviously, this is a major purchase. I spent considerable time and energy visiting the electronics stores and researching the technical reviews on the web and the consumer reviews on Amazon. I'm convinced I purchased the very best 1080p plasma HDTV for the price. If you purchase this superior piece of technology, I think you will too.
For the price compared to KURO or panasonic this one is a great great tv
I hung it on the wall with a SANUS VMPL-3 mount, very sturdy and easy to install. I sit 13' away and it could actually be larger but overall very very happy with the TV. Love the black levels, rich darks that blow my old LCD out of the water.
I compared the 58" 1080p versions from Panasonic and Samsung against the 60" from LG and Pioneer. The color, contrast, moving images, and contouring on this Samsung was obviously better than the LG, about the same as the Panasonic, and maybe a little less color intensity than the Pioneer.
THE difference with Samsung comes down to price. A very comparable picture with the Panasonic for $300 - $500 less on Amazon or other sites, and over $1,500 less than the 60" 1080p Pioneer, which was still over $4,000 as of May 2008. If you can see $1,500 of difference from the Pioneer to the Samsung, then God Bless ya' and you should opt for the Pioneer. 98% of us can not see a $1,500 difference from the Pioneer, and that's what the Samsung came down to for me. I couldn't notice a single difference from the Panasonic picture side-by-side in Circuit City, and the Samsung was even $400 less than the Panny. Everything else between the two was basically even, so the $400 lower price on Amazon pushed me to the Samsung.
Features are pretty darn close on most of these models, so the option this Samsung had that 2 others did not was PIP. Not having PIP isn't a deal breaker for most people, but it's pretty darn nice to have since each side-by-side picture is the equivalent of over a 30" TV sitting there.
In conclusion, the SD and HD pictures on the Samsung were just too equal to the Panny and the Pioneer, and it costs much less with the same warranty. If you can find a better 58" plasma picture for less than the $2,500 I paid for the Samsung, the calendar will say 2009 or beyond by the time you find one.
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