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Samsung HLT6176S 61 inch 1080p Ultra Slim Depth DLP HDTV - Refurbished

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this TV and a much smaller LCD screen.

3. This is a BIG TV! The manual recommends viewing it from at least 7.4 ft. back. That's about exactly where I have been sitting, and it's WAY TOO CLOSE. The image is better from about 10 ft. back; even 12 ft. would be better. Unfortunately, the way my living room is set up, I am stuck at 7.5 ft. Consequently, after an hour or two, my eyes are tired; after 3 hrs., I have a headache. This is not the fault of the TV, it's the fault of my room. So, if you don't have a room large enough to sit 10-12 ft. back, do not purchase this large of a TV. Either go with LCD or save some money and get this in a 50" screen (Samsung HLT5076S, for $1150 as of this writing; if I didn't like to watch basketball so much...see below...I would exchange the 61" for the 50" and be very happy).

4. If you like to watch basketball, this TV is not for you...too much "motion blur" during movement, and the image is out of focus in the distance (say, when looking at the scorer's table and benches). Up close to a player's face, such as when they are at the free throw line, the image is excellent. I was not impressed with this TV for sports, but if you will mainly use it to watch TV and movies, don't worry about it, as it is otherwise very, very good.

5. I decided that, due to the size and the motion blur (I watch a lot of basketball), this TV just wouldn't work for me. It was obvious in about two evenings of watching it. Called Amazon today...no problem with returning it. Very friendly and cooperative. Top notch service, really. No mention of return shipping charges or restocking fees. I went and ordered the Samsung 120 Hz LCD 46"...about $700 more than this 60" DLP. The clerk watched for my new order to come through, then coordinated with CEVA (shipping company) so they will bring the new one on the same day they pick up the old one.

6. CEVA, the delivery company (formerly Eagle Freight) was AWESOME. They called to say they had it 3 days after I ordered it. I was moving in a couple of days, so I asked them to wait until I had moved to bring it; they did. The driver was friendly, helped me unpack it and test it, and took the huge box with him. Hopefully, they will be equally as good when they pick this one up and deliver the new one.

Overall, I'm really happy with Samsung products, Amazon customer service, and CEVA. There is no reason to purchase your electronics from anyone else, seriously: You'd pay more for the product, pay for shipping, have to pay sales tax in many states, and would get less favorable customer service. Shop Amazon with confidence! (No, I do not have any relationship with Amazon, other than I've been a customer for 10 years.)

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Samsung HLT6176S 61 inch 1080p Ultra Slim Depth DLP HDTV - Refurbished

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is now over a year old. Higher end plasmas and LCDs look a bit better then this Samsung - but you pay for that. With a budget around $2000.00 I wanted the best bang for the buck I could find and I ended up choosing this TV because of it's size and it's picture quality (especially for this size).

There is a catch to this TV though. You are buying the standard lamp and color wheel DLP if you choose this one. This will bite your wallet in the future because about every 1000-3000 hours you will need to replace the lamp. This wouldn't be so bad if the replacement lamps weren't so expensive ($200-$400). I have heard some owners getting up to 16,000 hours with their bulbs, but that's extremeley rare, typically you're looking at less then 5000 hours. I purchased my TV at Best Buy and I purchased the service plan with it so it's not too bad now, but in 4 years I'm on my own. I sorta hope the TV goes out at the end of the 4 years and I get a new LED DLP >=]

I wish I could give this TV my highest recommendation because of the price/quality, but it scores low in value. The reason I score it low on value is because for just a couple hundred dollars more you can get LED version of the same exact TV. LED DLPs last MUCH longer (20,000 - 60,000 hours) so you will save a lot of money in the long run. Also you wont have to deal with the lamp going out at exactly the wrong time. I have a feeling that lamps are going to become harder to find in the future and that they may cost more because of that. I hope that's not that case though.

Unfortunately buying a TV these days is a lot like buying a home computer. Gone are the days of CRT TVs that really never became outdated (until now). Now when you buy a TV it can become outdated nearly as soon as you bring it home, like in my case. Oh well, this TV looks beautiful, my XBOX 360 games now look amazing and for that I can't complain. I still LOVE this TV!

** UPDATE **
I recently learned that if you set the TVs mode from dynamic (default) to standard then you will get much more life out of your bulb (1000 - 2000 more hours). Personally standard looks better in my opinion because it's much more natural. When I switch to dynamic now it seems overly bright and a little washed out. However, dynamic mode is great for video games.

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Samsung HLT6176S 61 inch 1080p Ultra Slim Depth DLP HDTV - Refurbished

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is now over a year old. Higher end plasmas and LCDs look a bit better then this Samsung - but you pay for that. With a budget around $2000.00 I wanted the best bang for the buck I could find and I ended up choosing this TV because of it's size and it's picture quality (especially for this size).



There is a catch to this TV though. You are buying the standard lamp and color wheel DLP if you choose this one. This will bite your wallet in the future because about every 1000-3000 hours you will need to replace the lamp. This wouldn't be so bad if the replacement lamps weren't so expensive ($200-$400). I have heard some owners getting up to 16,000 hours with their bulbs, but that's extremeley rare, typically you're looking at less then 5000 hours. I purchased my TV at Best Buy and I purchased the service plan with it so it's not too bad now, but in 4 years I'm on my own. I sorta hope the TV goes out at the end of the 4 years and I get a new LED DLP >=]



I wish I could give this TV my highest recommendation because of the price/quality, but it scores low in value. The reason I score it low on value is because for just a couple hundred dollars more you can get LED version of the same exact TV. LED DLPs last MUCH longer (20,000 - 60,000 hours) so you will save a lot of money in the long run. Also you wont have to deal with the lamp going out at exactly the wrong time. I have a feeling that lamps are going to become harder to find in the future and that they may cost more because of that. I hope that's not that case though.



Unfortunately buying a TV these days is a lot like buying a home computer. Gone are the days of CRT TVs that really never became outdated (until now). Now when you buy a TV it can become outdated nearly as soon as you bring it home, like in my case. Oh well, this TV looks beautiful, my XBOX 360 games now look amazing and for that I can't complain. I still LOVE this TV!



** UPDATE **

I recently learned that if you set the TVs mode from dynamic (default) to standard then you will get much more life out of your bulb (1000 - 2000 more hours). Personally standard looks better in my opinion because it's much more natural. When I switch to dynamic now it seems overly bright and a little washed out. However, dynamic mode is great for video games.

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Samsung HLT6176S 61 inch 1080p Ultra Slim Depth DLP HDTV - Refurbished

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it was delivered to our living room, it became a gargantuan dinosaur. It dwarfed our living room and we ended up visiting 5 furniture stores trying to find a stand that was big enough. To make a long story short, the size and weight of this beast was too much and we decided to return it and wait for the plasma prices to drop.

While we made the trip back to the store, we stumbled across the Samsung HL-T6176S (which had just been released that very day). We were amazed that this 61" DLP TV had:

1) Outstanding, near plasma picture quality
2) Was not dim like the other LED DLP rear projection TVs
3) Could be viewed at a wide angle (not quite as wide as plasma though)
4) Was 600$ less expensive than the Sony XBR2 (which was the best rear projection set we had found so far)
5) Was almost as compact as a plasma set! This set could be easily mistaked for an LED/Plasma. Samsung did a brilliant job of not wasting any space. You can hardly even see the bezel surrounding the picture!
6) Had plenty of inputs, connections, and features without the useless bells and whistles that drive the price up.

The only real negatives are that the remote was not nearly as intuitive/nice as the remote we got with the Sony XBR2 and the picture is a little less bright than the XBR2 was, but still leaps and bounds brighter than the other DLP units we looked at.

In summary, if you are dissapointed in the picture quality of the current DLP rear projections, small size of LED, high price for plasmas, and the huge size of the top of the line rear projection set (like the Sony XBR2), then this TV fits the bill. It does the best job of juggling picture size, quality, compactness, and price of any set we have seen (and we have seen them all).