Samsung TV quality

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!

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.

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

Just another note on warranty. I did not go through a B & M to buy my 7178. The cost savings compared to any local store by far made an extended warranty a no brainer. I am in general not an advocate for extended warranties, but with a big electronic purchase....thats a different animal...IMHO

I have last years Samsung 50" plasma model (HP-S5053). It is excellent... the picture is superb and I have had no problems with it since I bought it last November. I have heard and would hope this years model (the 5054 your brother is looking at) is as good as or better than last years.

There have been some reports of problems, but almost all modern HDTV brands/models seem to have a consistent problem. The key as previously mentioned is that a problem usually shows up soon after purchase. If your brother buys from a local store such as CC they have a simple no questions asked return policy (within 30 days I believe).

I did a lot of research and visual comparisions and I firmly believe that in general the Samsung plasma HDTVs are a top quality line! Best of luck and have a great day!