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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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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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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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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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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.
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
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
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Maybe I just hit the unlucky lottery. But I have had the worst experience buying this TV.
I bought it on August 15th. It is now August 29th and I have never seen it and likely never will. Eagle picked it up and then just sat on it for 10 days. I took the day off to be here on the delivery date. They didn't show.
Eagle may have screwed it up but Amazon was NO help. I called and emailed and called and emailed. Silence. I got one "we'll get back to you." They never did. I never got one respnse to any of my emails to Amazon.. Not one.
I finally found Eagle's phone number on some internet forum and called them myself. Finally they tell me it will be delivered. The next day I get a call from them saying the TV was stolen (cough cough..lost). Sorry, call Amazon
Nightmare.
Now I'll have to deal with trying to fight to get my money back ...which could take weeks...maybe longer...who knows. So I'll have been out $1200 with no TV for well over a month...if I'm lucky.
The moral of the story
I bought it on August 15th. It is now August 29th and I have never seen it and likely never will. Eagle picked it up and then just sat on it for 10 days. I took the day off to be here on the delivery date. They didn't show.
Eagle may have screwed it up but Amazon was NO help. I called and emailed and called and emailed. Silence. I got one "we'll get back to you." They never did. I never got one respnse to any of my emails to Amazon.. Not one.
I finally found Eagle's phone number on some internet forum and called them myself. Finally they tell me it will be delivered. The next day I get a call from them saying the TV was stolen (cough cough..lost). Sorry, call Amazon
Nightmare.
Now I'll have to deal with trying to fight to get my money back ...which could take weeks...maybe longer...who knows. So I'll have been out $1200 with no TV for well over a month...if I'm lucky.
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first, let me just say that i owned Sony/Canon/JVC/Panasonic high def camera, 42" Samsung plasma, high def projector and computer with high def drive.
wow! the price has dropped tremendously after i moved into high def 2 yrs ago.
on with the review....
i haven't seen any bad quality plasma out there.
they all seems to have the same quality to me.
of course, spec looks different on paper.
but, if your eyes cannot detect the difference, why bother with it?
why i chose this out of all the rest?
first, i was looking for at least 3 HDMI inputs, 2 a/v, 2 S-video, 2 components, USB and PIP.
Samsung met all my requirement.
i owned the unit for about 3 weeks now.
everything works as advertised except the PIP has some "weird" requirement.
my thought on PIP is that you can run anything on main and anything on sub as long as they are not the same signal.
wrong!!
this Samsung and according to Samsung tech support, there's no other Samsung product that can do what i want.
you can run PIP if and only
wow! the price has dropped tremendously after i moved into high def 2 yrs ago.
on with the review....
i haven't seen any bad quality plasma out there.
they all seems to have the same quality to me.
of course, spec looks different on paper.
but, if your eyes cannot detect the difference, why bother with it?
why i chose this out of all the rest?
first, i was looking for at least 3 HDMI inputs, 2 a/v, 2 S-video, 2 components, USB and PIP.
Samsung met all my requirement.
i owned the unit for about 3 weeks now.
everything works as advertised except the PIP has some "weird" requirement.
my thought on PIP is that you can run anything on main and anything on sub as long as they are not the same signal.
wrong!!
this Samsung and according to Samsung tech support, there's no other Samsung product that can do what i want.
you can run PIP if and only
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I was torn between purchasing a 50" Vizio and this 50" Samsung. Well, I don't know how the Vizio would have worked out.., but I can tell you I am TOTALLY satisfied with this Samsung Plasma. I have had it for several week now, and have had no trouble whatsoever with it. It worked right out of the box and has kepton chugging. I got some suggested settings at an on-line web site for the TV for the first 100 hours of use, to protect from "Burnin in" on the screen. The color, tone, brightness settings are a cinch to use once you are familiar with them. Which doesn't take long. The remote has proven to be very user friendly. For a layman like me, with no degree in all this TV stuff, this is an outstanding TV for your everyday TV use. The HD is breathtaking. Even the standard cable broadcast looks great. Count me as totally satisfied with this TV.
NOTE: ALWAYS BUY YOUR "STUFF" THROUGH AMAZON. THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!
It may sound funny to buy a 50" plasma on-line through Amazon. But
NOTE: ALWAYS BUY YOUR "STUFF" THROUGH AMAZON. THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!
It may sound funny to buy a 50" plasma on-line through Amazon. But
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First things first, I ordered this TV on 8/17/07 and recieved it on 8/23/07. How can you beat that!! Second, the delivery guy's from eagle took it out of the box inspected the TV and then put it on my TV stand, again how can you beat that!! Last, What a great picture, not even close compared to the new 1080P DLP. I had trouble with my first purchase which was a 56" Samsung 1080P DLP. Something was wrong with the picture and Amazon picked up free of charge. I decided to go with a plasma after doing more research, and Im glad I did. Easy to use right out of the box, I fooled around with the picture settings and within minutes I had the desired picture I wanted. By the way I put it in movie mode with DNILE off and adjusted the contrast, brightness, etc. It looks great. Really last, amazon beat bestbuy & circuit city by hundreds of dollars. Hope this helps. I do have comcast with the High Def package, WOW!!!!
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I bought this plasma TV from Amazon a few weeks ago and I'm very happy with it. Before I talk about the TV, let me say that buying from Amazon was an excellent experience. The transaction was fast, and the trucking company that delivered it -- Eagle Freight -- delivered it way ahead of schedule, brought inside my house, unpacked it and made sure it arrived in good condition. All in all Amazon was great to deal with.
I chose a 720p plasma for a couple of reasons. At first I was on the 1080p bandwagon but after more research found that since my sofa is 14 feet from the TV, my eyes would not be able see much difference between 720p and 1080p at that distance. So why pay more for 1080p? Also, no broadcast service has any plans to broadcast in 1080p. None, nobody. It will be years, if ever, before 1080p gets broadcast. So why pay more for 1080p?
I looked at a number of 50-inch plasmas including Panasonic, Pioneer, Toshiba, LG, Vizio and Samsung. To my eyes the best pictures were found on
I chose a 720p plasma for a couple of reasons. At first I was on the 1080p bandwagon but after more research found that since my sofa is 14 feet from the TV, my eyes would not be able see much difference between 720p and 1080p at that distance. So why pay more for 1080p? Also, no broadcast service has any plans to broadcast in 1080p. None, nobody. It will be years, if ever, before 1080p gets broadcast. So why pay more for 1080p?
I looked at a number of 50-inch plasmas including Panasonic, Pioneer, Toshiba, LG, Vizio and Samsung. To my eyes the best pictures were found on
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I've been hunting for a HDTV for months. This would be my first HD set, so I tried to educate myself as much as possible before making a purchase. I read magazines, CNET, and customer reviews from CNET, Circuit City and Amazon and looked at hundreds of sets in stores.
Initially LCD looked like the best choice for me between LCD, Plasma, and Rear projection TVs. I was looking to spend about $2000 with a size of 46-55" but the biggest determining factor for me was picture quality. I wanted the best picture quality I could get for my money. I was leaning towards a 1080p LCD TV, and I was almost ready to pull the trigger on a Sony Bravia KDL-46v2500. However, I read a lot of negative press about backlight clouding / mura effect, which was a deal-breaker for me buying an LCD. Check out the AVS forums for more details about this...totally turned me off to buying an LCD.
I decided on Plasma because I wanted a TV that would have minimal motion blur for sports, as well as having a nice contrast
Initially LCD looked like the best choice for me between LCD, Plasma, and Rear projection TVs. I was looking to spend about $2000 with a size of 46-55" but the biggest determining factor for me was picture quality. I wanted the best picture quality I could get for my money. I was leaning towards a 1080p LCD TV, and I was almost ready to pull the trigger on a Sony Bravia KDL-46v2500. However, I read a lot of negative press about backlight clouding / mura effect, which was a deal-breaker for me buying an LCD. Check out the AVS forums for more details about this...totally turned me off to buying an LCD.
I decided on Plasma because I wanted a TV that would have minimal motion blur for sports, as well as having a nice contrast
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We bought the 5064 Samsung Plasma 50" and liked the picture and sound quality so much that we also bought this 42".
As it turns out, the Picture quality and the vivid rich colors on this 42" are better then those on 50" from Samsung. On TVs, generally picture quality is sacrificied as the size increases.
The 42" uses the same SRS surround technology as its 50" cousin. 50" sound quality is awesome. Amazon lists the same speaker size for both TVs. However the sound on 42" is not as rich and thundering as the 50".
All in all, I am very pleased with the picture quality on 42" but somewhat disappointed with the sound, I guess bec. I had high expectations partly after using the 50". This is the reason for 4 stars.
Also, we bought Samsung bec. it has a technology that supposedly makes for the longer lifes of the plasma screen. Since the TVs are still new, not sure how effective this technology really is. We do not watch TV for long hours, perhaps upto 1.5 hrs at a time. While some channels
As it turns out, the Picture quality and the vivid rich colors on this 42" are better then those on 50" from Samsung. On TVs, generally picture quality is sacrificied as the size increases.
The 42" uses the same SRS surround technology as its 50" cousin. 50" sound quality is awesome. Amazon lists the same speaker size for both TVs. However the sound on 42" is not as rich and thundering as the 50".
All in all, I am very pleased with the picture quality on 42" but somewhat disappointed with the sound, I guess bec. I had high expectations partly after using the 50". This is the reason for 4 stars.
Also, we bought Samsung bec. it has a technology that supposedly makes for the longer lifes of the plasma screen. Since the TVs are still new, not sure how effective this technology really is. We do not watch TV for long hours, perhaps upto 1.5 hrs at a time. While some channels
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I received this TV from Amazon via Eagle delivery last Saturday in perfect condition. No problems with the tv tilting on the stand like some people reported in the avs forums.
So I hooked up the cable and set everything up and I was in for a treat. Before I go any further I want to add that I went TV shopping at Circuit City to see what this TV or rather the hpt4254 would look like. The demo feed at circuit city was good but it never prepared me for what I would see with my own tv. My first time watching an HD channel was truly eye opening. It was akin to a religious experience on the grandest scale. The clarity of the image and the colors gave shame to the real world. That's how good this TV is. If you're hesitating and wondering whether this TV is good, it's not. It's better than good, it is awesome. The picture quality is bewildering that anything can look this good.
What does regular TV looks like? It looks ok like regular tv. But after watching HD why would you even
So I hooked up the cable and set everything up and I was in for a treat. Before I go any further I want to add that I went TV shopping at Circuit City to see what this TV or rather the hpt4254 would look like. The demo feed at circuit city was good but it never prepared me for what I would see with my own tv. My first time watching an HD channel was truly eye opening. It was akin to a religious experience on the grandest scale. The clarity of the image and the colors gave shame to the real world. That's how good this TV is. If you're hesitating and wondering whether this TV is good, it's not. It's better than good, it is awesome. The picture quality is bewildering that anything can look this good.
What does regular TV looks like? It looks ok like regular tv. But after watching HD why would you even
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Just bought this Plasma after comparing with all LCDs and DLPs on the market. Also compared with other Plasmas incl. Panasonic's silver color version. This is the best so far.
I also bought a Mitsubishi 65" DLP from Amazon two months ago and we were delighted. That DLP sits in the formal living room with surround.
I hung the Samsung Plasma above the fireplace in the dining room. Now, no one watches the 65" DLP anymore. Even the SD signals look awesome incl. the regular DVD -- 100% better image quality. HDMI DVD upscaling makes it even better.
I have a keen ear for stereos and home theaters incl. dolby 5.1. I have to say, I have not heard a better sounding TV than this Samsung Plasma 5064 (caveat: Factory sound setting is terrible-- you have to adjust the sound setting--). With the awesome sound quality, you don't necessarily need a home theater with this TV for sure. Before I bought his TV, I was planning on how to add speakers and hide the wires. But Now, I don't need any due to the
I also bought a Mitsubishi 65" DLP from Amazon two months ago and we were delighted. That DLP sits in the formal living room with surround.
I hung the Samsung Plasma above the fireplace in the dining room. Now, no one watches the 65" DLP anymore. Even the SD signals look awesome incl. the regular DVD -- 100% better image quality. HDMI DVD upscaling makes it even better.
I have a keen ear for stereos and home theaters incl. dolby 5.1. I have to say, I have not heard a better sounding TV than this Samsung Plasma 5064 (caveat: Factory sound setting is terrible-- you have to adjust the sound setting--). With the awesome sound quality, you don't necessarily need a home theater with this TV for sure. Before I bought his TV, I was planning on how to add speakers and hide the wires. But Now, I don't need any due to the
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This TV exceeds my expectations. I am receiving over the air digital signals from local towers, and the High Def'n pictures are really amazing. When you input a channel number, for example 3, the TV automatically checks for the digital HD signal and locks into 3.1 so you don't have to needlessly enter excess buttons all the time. The manufacturer should mention this in their description--I believe this to be a valuable design. Samsung says that the TV has guarded features that reduce the chance for screen burn-in of non-changing scenes; but then they go on to say that screen burn-in is not covered by the warranty. Fortunately Samsung makes it easy to adjust screen size so that any horizontal or vertical bars can be eliminated if the source of the picture size disagrees with the 16:9 widescreen. Sometimes the image is slightly distorted, however.
The TV that I bought from Amazon was promptly delivered, unpackaged, and moved into my TV room. I set-up the TV to my existing Home Theater system
The TV that I bought from Amazon was promptly delivered, unpackaged, and moved into my TV room. I set-up the TV to my existing Home Theater system
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This television is the best plasma I have seen in a while. While I was shopping on a budget, I did think that this set looked better than many of the ones twice it's price. I especially like it's plethora of inputs. This TV is a must have if you are looking for a sleek, amazing, not pricey TV!
The only con I have for it is that the internal speakers stink.. But I have a sound system anyway.
The only con I have for it is that the internal speakers stink.. But I have a sound system anyway.
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I shopped endlessly for an HDTV at all of the retail stores, and I was pretty much set on Samsung for quality and price. I finally decided on the 50 inch 5064 and I am so glad I did. It looks beautiful, just mesmerizing. My signal is from Verizon FIOS for the HD with an HD-DVR through HDMI connections.
The order was filled within one week and the delivery company called me to arrange a time the next day. They arrived on time, unboxed the unit, moved my old 36 inch CRT (240 pounds) and set up the new plasma TV, all in about 10 minutes. The crew was very friendly and professional. All in all I saved money and had a very pleasant purchase experience.
The only problem is that I can't stop watching it! It's great!
The order was filled within one week and the delivery company called me to arrange a time the next day. They arrived on time, unboxed the unit, moved my old 36 inch CRT (240 pounds) and set up the new plasma TV, all in about 10 minutes. The crew was very friendly and professional. All in all I saved money and had a very pleasant purchase experience.
The only problem is that I can't stop watching it! It's great!
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Bought this TV a week ago and it is absolutely amazing. I have a HD DVD player and a blu ray player and have watched a number of different movies. The clarity and sharpness of the TV are amazing. I love this TV. One of the best purchases that I have made in a long time.
