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Excellent. We did lots of research online and in-store. We also checked out consumer magazines, their ratings, and ratings on this site. We never got to see this TV in person at the store, but we decided to go for it because of the excellent reviews. We were able to receive 2 official HD channels on this TV before hooking it up officially with the cable company and their HD box. Amazing, incredible, fantastic. I am now addicted to HD — a whole new world. This screen is big and sharp (for HD). Colors are rich. Love the fact that the TV swivels. This TV is not that difficult to hook up, and has very good sound without adding extra speakers. We added our old stereo system to it, but we forget to turn it on most of the time because the original TV sound is so good. The anti-glare screen works well for us, because we had a big glare problem before and this is a lot better, even though others say it's not that great at stopping glare.
If you get the chance to buy a refurbished one, go for it.
If you get the chance to buy a refurbished one, go for it.
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I've been researching this TV for about 4 months now and I was torn between this 58" plasma and the 52" lcd Samsung 71 series. I play a lot of video games and burn was a major concern, so I was leaning towards the lcd. But I ultimately decided to go with the 58" because face it, bigger is better. Let me tell you that I couldn't have been more right. This TV is amazing. The picture is nothing short of spectacular. This is my 3rd HDTV. My last one was a Hitachi CRT. I didn't think the picture would improve too much over the Hitachi, but boy was I wrong. Setup was easy as cake. I set all of the settings to my liking and then watched the Suns-Warriors game..... it looked like I could've reached out and touched Shaq. I've also been playing Call of Duty 4 on my XBox 360 for hours straight and guess what.... NO BURN IN!! If you're considering getting this TV, trust me, it's well worth it. The only cons are that the sound could be a little better, and the TV does get hot. But the manual says that
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After looking and searching for 2 years for Flat Panel HDTV's, my wife and I decided on the Samsung HPT5064. The television has surpassed all of our expectations. The other thing that was amazing is the service from Amazon. When we ordered this TV, it was offered with free shipping. We ordered the TV on Friday morning, it was delivered to my house Tuesday afternoon--- WOW!!
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Some of the reviewers have wrote about certain issues that they have with this product, we have not experienced any problems at all. I would recommend this television to anyone. The design allows us to use this , as the centerpiece in our living room. It has more than enough Inputs. The menu system is very easy to use and configure. Viewing from 9 foot and back, the picture quality is phenomenal. If you are close, 3 feet or closer, you can see a difference between other resolutions (but who watches tv that close??). I watch alot of basketball, the clarity that this brings to my viewing, makes it
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Some of the reviewers have wrote about certain issues that they have with this product, we have not experienced any problems at all. I would recommend this television to anyone. The design allows us to use this , as the centerpiece in our living room. It has more than enough Inputs. The menu system is very easy to use and configure. Viewing from 9 foot and back, the picture quality is phenomenal. If you are close, 3 feet or closer, you can see a difference between other resolutions (but who watches tv that close??). I watch alot of basketball, the clarity that this brings to my viewing, makes it
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I have had this television around two weeks. GREAT picture in HD. Decent analog picture. (Why by an HDTV if youre not gonna watch mostly HD content - doesnt make much sense to me) Sound is so-so. However, when one purchases a television like this, expecting great sound quality should never be one's top priority. Most people hook up receivers and speakers for the sound. If possible, that's the best option if your looking for better audio. Also, get good cables. Best site I have found for audio/video/speaker cable is Monoprice.com - great, quality cables for great prices. You will never buy Monster again after you visit this site. Cables are something that I would generally buy online. Seems to me all the big stores have a ridiculous mark-up on their cables.
Anyway, there IS image retention on this TV, I don't think it is burn-in, however, because it has always left after watching other content or programs, or running one (or both) of the screen burn protection modes (manual
Anyway, there IS image retention on this TV, I don't think it is burn-in, however, because it has always left after watching other content or programs, or running one (or both) of the screen burn protection modes (manual
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I have owned the HP-T064 for 3 weeks now and I am satisfied with the overall quality of picture and sound. One clear strength is getting a fairly decent picture on regular, non-HD signal using either the cable or satellite dish. Play around with the picture controls to your hearts content.
One word of caution as expressed by a previous reviewer- in the initial period, watch for burn-in. Even leaving the TV on mute (small checked box on the left lower corner of screen) for a short time was leading to a residual image. It cleared after running the white screen feature for an hour. Also having black bars on the sides of the picture does the same. The warranty does not cover burn-in !!!
A minor quibble is with the remote which does not accept the codes for dish network receiver and has no manual search feature.
One word of caution as expressed by a previous reviewer- in the initial period, watch for burn-in. Even leaving the TV on mute (small checked box on the left lower corner of screen) for a short time was leading to a residual image. It cleared after running the white screen feature for an hour. Also having black bars on the sides of the picture does the same. The warranty does not cover burn-in !!!
A minor quibble is with the remote which does not accept the codes for dish network receiver and has no manual search feature.
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bought this TV with the Peerless wall mount package deal- both were great purchases. The television is mounted on a wall above a fireplace, and installation and hook-up was very easy. The TV comes on a stand, which can be easily disconnected for wall mounting.
Had this set for a couple of weeks before getting the HD digital cable box- don't expect this set to perform up to its standards by inputting a pour signal. The HD channels look great, and DVD's are even better (Denon DVD player, with upconvert feature to 1080i- getting 1080p soon). Picture settings can be found all over the internet, but they obviously depend on your room, viewing angle and distance, etc. The 'dynamic' setting works great for sports, but I use 'standard' for most other programs.
The TV itself looks really good with the sleek black outline. The speakers are on the side of the unit, and for my small townhome living room, they work fine. I use a Denon home theater system for most movie viewings, but the standard
Had this set for a couple of weeks before getting the HD digital cable box- don't expect this set to perform up to its standards by inputting a pour signal. The HD channels look great, and DVD's are even better (Denon DVD player, with upconvert feature to 1080i- getting 1080p soon). Picture settings can be found all over the internet, but they obviously depend on your room, viewing angle and distance, etc. The 'dynamic' setting works great for sports, but I use 'standard' for most other programs.
The TV itself looks really good with the sleek black outline. The speakers are on the side of the unit, and for my small townhome living room, they work fine. I use a Denon home theater system for most movie viewings, but the standard
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I'm no expert on TVs, but I feel I owe this to others on the fence between plasma and LCD. I have been on the fence now for about 4 months and read many reviews, reports, and visual comparisons on differences between the two. After much turmoil between them, I have decided on the Samsung 5084. This plasma is replacing my 36" JVC family room TV.
How I made my choice was:
First off, you can't go wrong with either choice. LCD's seem to cost much more in the 50" or larger size. In my case, the 52" Sharp LCD I was looking at cost $600 more then I paid for my plasma. It seems there is not much of a difference in picture quality. The sales people in Best Buy and Circuit City want to sell you the LCDs for some reason. I'm not saying you shouldn't listen to them, but, they couldn't give me a good enough reason to swing me. They tell you go for the LCD because of the dull finish to reduce light glare. I didn't see much glare on the Samsung to sway me. Even under the bright lights
How I made my choice was:
First off, you can't go wrong with either choice. LCD's seem to cost much more in the 50" or larger size. In my case, the 52" Sharp LCD I was looking at cost $600 more then I paid for my plasma. It seems there is not much of a difference in picture quality. The sales people in Best Buy and Circuit City want to sell you the LCDs for some reason. I'm not saying you shouldn't listen to them, but, they couldn't give me a good enough reason to swing me. They tell you go for the LCD because of the dull finish to reduce light glare. I didn't see much glare on the Samsung to sway me. Even under the bright lights
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I wanted to wait a few months after purchasing this plasma to give a clear, unbias review of this product. I often times see people in the excitement of getting a new product happy as can be and give great reviews w/o knowing the performance of the product being described. With that said, I can tell you that "burn-in" and "image retention" is definitely an issue with this plasma TV. "Ghosting" or "Ghost images" will be a given, period. Contrary to what Samsung says, a break-in period is mandatory on this TV to lessen the effects, even though they will still occur if you're not careful. I broke-in this plasma religiously for 300 hours (no black bars, no scrollings/tickers, no still images whatsoever- basically full screen DVDs only) and still seem to have a problem with image retention. I even went so far as to buy a breakin DVD which repeats 5 color spectrum continuously to help the break-in period (not 100, not 200, but 300 hours of break-in). I still worry, even with over 300
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Short report on my new 5084. Will update as I go along.
1 week.
Overall impression. This TV set rocks. Quality = very happy. Price = Amazon for life. Delivery = Eagle truck came with one man. He apologized profusely for not having 2 men and offered to come later. I offered to help and he was very grateful (thats what I wished for anyway hah). Truck with liftgate, very careful person. Took all the cardboard away. I gave him a tip, he wasn't gona take it "Its me who should give you a a tip for your help". Very satisfied. Delivered in 3 days.
1. PQ is second to none. Colors are amazing. DVDs via Oppo DV-981HD (purchased on Amazon as well) look breathtaking. SD channels are not as bad as some people reporting, even tho I didn't buy this set for SD. HDTV is OMG.
2. No humming or any kind of noise coming from this TV whatsoever. I spent 20 min trying to hear something, even putting my ear to it and... nothing.
3. I am beginning to think that all the talk about break-in 200 hrs, no Dynamic
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Overall impression. This TV set rocks. Quality = very happy. Price = Amazon for life. Delivery = Eagle truck came with one man. He apologized profusely for not having 2 men and offered to come later. I offered to help and he was very grateful (thats what I wished for anyway hah). Truck with liftgate, very careful person. Took all the cardboard away. I gave him a tip, he wasn't gona take it "Its me who should give you a a tip for your help". Very satisfied. Delivered in 3 days.
1. PQ is second to none. Colors are amazing. DVDs via Oppo DV-981HD (purchased on Amazon as well) look breathtaking. SD channels are not as bad as some people reporting, even tho I didn't buy this set for SD. HDTV is OMG.
2. No humming or any kind of noise coming from this TV whatsoever. I spent 20 min trying to hear something, even putting my ear to it and... nothing.
3. I am beginning to think that all the talk about break-in 200 hrs, no Dynamic
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I don't know why I am writing this, as others with more technical knowledge than me have already done better. I guess I am just excited to have it and I want to share. A couple of points.
1) This is my first wide screen/flat panel/digital/HDTV, so maybe I am naive. But from the minute I turned it on, it has blown me away. Same goes for every member of my family and every friend who has seen it. On a 1080p signal, the picture is unbelievable. The picture is bright and clear from almost any viewing angle and -- despite the fact that the screen is very shiny -- it is very resistant to glare, much more so than my old 27" tube TV. The problem (if there is one) is, the acuity of the visual detail makes it difficult to actually pay attention to either movies or sports. Instead of watching the action, I find myself trying to read the time off a spectators' watch in the stands (which you can almost do), or look at the details in the background of a film scene. I guess I'll get used to
1) This is my first wide screen/flat panel/digital/HDTV, so maybe I am naive. But from the minute I turned it on, it has blown me away. Same goes for every member of my family and every friend who has seen it. On a 1080p signal, the picture is unbelievable. The picture is bright and clear from almost any viewing angle and -- despite the fact that the screen is very shiny -- it is very resistant to glare, much more so than my old 27" tube TV. The problem (if there is one) is, the acuity of the visual detail makes it difficult to actually pay attention to either movies or sports. Instead of watching the action, I find myself trying to read the time off a spectators' watch in the stands (which you can almost do), or look at the details in the background of a film scene. I guess I'll get used to
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I purchased my Samsung FPT5884 plasma from Amazon after Thanksgiving on Monday, November 26. Amazon was out of stock, and my Samsung was shipped by Vanns. I expected to receive White Glove delivery since I purchased through Amazon, but I discovered that Vanns does not provide White Glove delivery like Amazon. This was initially very concerning to me, but all turned out well. I was called by the delivery company on Thursday to set up a delivery time for Monday, December 3 -- 7 days after I placed my order! The delivery company arrived when they said they would and delivered the huge box to my front door. My adult son helped me uncrate the TV and place it on the entertainment center. Beware, it does take two very strong people to handle this monster (or White Glove delivery)!
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
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
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Before I made this purchase Samsung FPT5084 50" 1080p Plasma HDTV I spent many hours researching flat panel displays. I concluded that each technology has it's strengths and weaknesses, therefore, there is no 'perfect' display.
The key is to choose the display that is right for YOU in terms of performance, features and price. My main program material is movies on DVD and sports. Thus, my goal was to minimize the distractions that interfere with these programs - namely 'judder' and other motion artifacts like 'smearing'. Both of these problems, it seems, are of greater concern with LCD flat panels than plasma displays.
STRENGTHS:
The Samsung FPT5084 displays HD movies with effortless accuracy - the faint 'chatter' in slowly panned scenes exactly matches that which is present in the theater. While some may prefer the motion-smoothing features of 120Hz LCD displays, in my opinion those features detract from great cinematography. The ability of this Samsung plasma display to match
The key is to choose the display that is right for YOU in terms of performance, features and price. My main program material is movies on DVD and sports. Thus, my goal was to minimize the distractions that interfere with these programs - namely 'judder' and other motion artifacts like 'smearing'. Both of these problems, it seems, are of greater concern with LCD flat panels than plasma displays.
STRENGTHS:
The Samsung FPT5084 displays HD movies with effortless accuracy - the faint 'chatter' in slowly panned scenes exactly matches that which is present in the theater. While some may prefer the motion-smoothing features of 120Hz LCD displays, in my opinion those features detract from great cinematography. The ability of this Samsung plasma display to match
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This is a fantastic plasma display TV at a very competitive price from Samsung. The picture quality is absolutely amazing and the price is very attractive. Amazon white glove delivery was great and they did a great job delivering it in-home in a very reasonable amount of time. I bought this TV early Nov after shopping around for several Plasma Displays(from Panasonic and Samsung) and LCD displays(from Sony and Samsung). I couldn't be happier with buying this TV.
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I bought a Samsung HPT5064 in mid August because i thought the picture was fantastic.
Mid November it quit. I'm still waiting on the repair. Samsung customer service keeps saying they first try to repair. Have been on the phone with them several times.
I think they should have replaced a unit that was only a few months old.
Based on the warranty service alone, I'd recommend going with a brand other than Samsung.
12-14-07: They attempted to return my TV and struck it hard enough on the truck to break the front glass. Took TV back to repair shop. Samsung keeps referring me back to the repair shop (which refuses to replace it).
-Mitch Deason
Mid November it quit. I'm still waiting on the repair. Samsung customer service keeps saying they first try to repair. Have been on the phone with them several times.
I think they should have replaced a unit that was only a few months old.
Based on the warranty service alone, I'd recommend going with a brand other than Samsung.
12-14-07: They attempted to return my TV and struck it hard enough on the truck to break the front glass. Took TV back to repair shop. Samsung keeps referring me back to the repair shop (which refuses to replace it).
-Mitch Deason
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I purchased the Samsung 58' plasma in mid October. Since the item was only a few weeks old when I purchased it I had trouble finding reviews. I went to best buy where the Panasonic th-58pz700u and the samsung fpt5884 were set up side by side. I could not see any noticeable difference in the picture quality. The pioneer pdp-6010fd was in a different area of the store so it was hard to compare it to the other two. I had read reviews that the panasonic had possibly taken a step backwards this year with their plasmas, and that the 5,000:1 contrast ratio was a inadequate. The Pioneer seemed too expensive for miminal improvements over the samsung and panasonic. The 24 fps (3:3 pulldown) film mode would be nice, but I don't watch that many movies and when i do I don't notice any visual defects. The 2 year warranty made it an easy decision to go with the samsung. The pioneer would have been nice, but to me unless I'm looking at both sets side by side everyday, I'm not going to know I'm
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After much research online and staring at Panasonic and Samsung sitting next to each other at various stores, went with Samsumg FP-T5884. Extremely happy with the purchase. I am going through all my DVD collection! I have it hooked up with Philips DVD DVP5982 (1080P upconvert - didn't want to waste money on Blueray or HD DVD at this time) and Onkyo 705 receiver. I have Dish Network DVR 722 and the DVD player hooked up to the Onkyo receiver with HDMI and the receiver hooked up to the TV with HDMI. Make no mistake, you have to take time to tweak the settings on these devices to get the audio and video you like. Once you do that, just sit and enjoy the experience!! The Standard Def content from the Dish Network is also ok once you tweak the settings. Overall, you can't go wrong with this TV. Make sure you get HDMI 1.3 certified cables if running through a receiver capable of 1.3. I have cables & surge protectors from Belkin, works perfect.
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After much research online and staring at Panasonic and Samsung sitting next to each other at various stores, went with Samsumg FP-T5884. Extremely happy with the purchase. I am going through all my DVD collection! I have it hooked up with Philips DVD DVP5982 (1080P upconvert - didn't want to waste money on Blueray or HD DVD at this time) and Onkyo 705 receiver. I have Dish Network DVR 722 and the DVD player hooked up to the Onkyo receiver with HDMI and the receiver hooked up to the TV with HDMI. Make no mistake, you have to take time to tweak the settings on these devices to get the audio and video you like. Once you do that, just sit and enjoy the experience!! The Standard Def content from the Dish Network is also ok once you tweak the settings. Overall, you can't go wrong with this TV. Make sure you get HDMI 1.3 certified cables if running through a receiver capable of 1.3. I have cables & surge protectors from Belkin, works perfect.
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Well this review has to be "first impressions" because I have had the 5884 less than a week. The only bad part was the "white glove delivery service" offered when bought through Amazon. My delivery was confirmed with a 2 man crew, well, the second person must have been invisible because it was just the driver, so I had a choice to make, reject the delivery for another day or help the driver with the unit. He brought the tv into the garage where he unpacked it and then he and I lifted it up, 140lbs!!
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
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
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This 58 inch screen is my first foray into the world of HD and big screen, and so far I'm happy with the set. I have a Dish HD sat system and the image is pretty great. I worry about the heat and what the screen must be doing to my electric bill. When i just walk by it there is an aura of heat coming from the screen - (which might be desirable in winter lol), but it is worrisome. I found it easy to set up and calibrate and appreciate the variety of inputs. I cannot comment on the audio as I am using a Bose system for sound.
I do recommend it. The price is very competitive for a 1080 screen at this size.
Good luck to all that try it out!
I do recommend it. The price is very competitive for a 1080 screen at this size.
Good luck to all that try it out!
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Get firmware 1039 and that will fix the judder and audio drop issues making this a steal of a deal. If your watching from 10 feet back as you should. this tv will look just as good as a 1080p your eyes can't tel the diffrence from that distance.
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I don't know why amazon keeps kicking out my review for mentioning the website becuase it is very helpful for owners of this tv. you will learn display setting and get a lot of tips!
use zippys setting for first 150 hours and enjoy a great tv! use amazon and watch for 30 day price drops and go for no tax/free shipping! enjoy
Make sure you type samsungplasmatvfaq into your browser of choice for a weath of information on this product!
I don't know why amazon keeps kicking out my review for mentioning the website becuase it is very helpful for owners of this tv. you will learn display setting and get a lot of tips!
use zippys setting for first 150 hours and enjoy a great tv! use amazon and watch for 30 day price drops and go for no tax/free shipping! enjoy