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Samsung TV quality

My brother is looking at buying a new TV and he looked at a Samsung HTP5054 (50" Plasma, 720P) at CC that he liked, although I speculate it is more than he can pay right now. He also knows someone at a local ABC Wharehouse that warned him against Samsung stating a number of returns with issues. I am curious if others agree or disagree with this thought about Samsung.

(A friend highly recommends the Vizio P50HDTV (50" Plasma, 720P); this TV has been around awhile but seems to have always been well received and it can be purchased locally for around $1300. My brother said the Samsung had a better picture but there is also quite a price difference between them.)
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bobcel
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I own a Samsung HLS 7178. 71" DLP. Had it ISF calibrated. Holy Cow. Lots of real estate for the money. If you go this route having it properly calibrated makes it a whole new animal....best PQ I have seen. No problems but as with any big purchase I feel an extended warranty is a must....I did.
chadnliz
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Whatever you buy dont bother with extended warranty, study after study shows electronics will usually fail within first month wich factory service is covered. If an item does not fail right away it probably wont fail at all, also extended service contracts have been exposed many times as being easy money for stores to make a profit on.....because not many things go bad (unless right away).
philaudio1
8 posts
 
DO NOT GET THE VISIO!!!! I know several people who owned them and no longer do now because the Visio tv's died! Nothing but junk!!! I own a 61" dlp Samsung 1080p tv and find it to be simply amazing!!! The Samsung tv's are well worth the money as compared to a Sony! I compared the Samsung to many other brands and thought for the money it was the best! Good luck!
eddaytona
216 posts
 
I have the HLN50 DLP for the last 3 years+. It was a floor model from Tweeters.

A few problems in the first year. I had to get new fans becuase they became noisy. Set was under home repair warranty and tech came twice from over 100 miles away and ended up replacing the enire light engine and bulb rather than messing around with the fans. He also added a third fan just for yucks. All free. Nice.

In the beginning the set would turn itself off intermittently. That stopped and hasn't returned.

Other than that the past 2 years have been nothing but net. (Playoffs dtart tonight!)

Next time, though, I will get a set with discret codes. A major drawback in the old sets but I think they have said codes in place now.
bruceomega
118 posts
 
I also have an HL-S7178W that has been ISF calibrated. PQ was very good out of the box, but is stunning after ISF calibration. The PQ, screen size, features, and cost are hard to beat.

I went with Samsung for this new set based on past experience (this is my third Samsung DLP), and comments from ISF calibrators at avs forum that it provides the most accurate picture after calibration.

I got an extended warranty for the first two sets, and used them once for a bulb replacement, but did not get the EW on the 71" set.

Thanks
Bruce
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