 |
 |
| ||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung?s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors ? the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. | |||
 |  |  |  |
Connectivity
 | To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV?s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV?s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
|
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
  | You already know something about digital living. There?s the TV and digital video recorder in your family room. (And another set in your bedroom.) You have a PC and digital printer in your office, along with a network attached storage device. And you?ve copied all your music onto your portable music player and haven?t had to open a CD case for years. But getting them to talk to each other can be pretty tough. Why is it still so difficult to send digital content from one device to another? Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a collaboration of the world?s leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together ? no matter the brand. Think for a moment about all of the photos "locked away" on your home PC that you wish you could access while entertaining your friends and family. Now, thanks to DLNA enabled devices, a DLNA-enabled PC can be accessed from the comfort of your living room or family room via a DLNA-enabled HDTV, where you can enjoy your memories with friends and family, without having to deal with the hassle and non-intuitive "PCexperience". Or, say you recently downloaded your daughter?s birthday party video from your digital camcorder to your PC. Now you want to share it with your parents who are visiting. Without DLNA, you probably have to burn a DVD of the video or hook up the camcorder to the TV. With DLNA, you can just use your TV?s remote to call up the video on your TV. That?s it. |
Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
 | Samsung?s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
Audio Features
TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
|
Great TV January 9, 2009Best TV I have ever owned. Every TV has it's little glitches, the remote could be a bit better, but over all it is just grand what a great picture!! Could not be happier!
White glove delivery was a joke, one old guy in a minivan, I had to help carry it in and unpack it and he said he could not take the empty box with him. CEVA was the freight company that delivered it.
They scheduled to deliver at 4pm showed up at 3pm waited 5 minutes and left. I called the dispatch office and complained, the manager made the guy come back, so I did get it but not without a fight!
Spectacular TV January 7, 2009I thought long and hard about which TV to get. I watched prices, shopped around and studied up on the features of all the TV's I was looking at for months. I got it down between the Sony W series and the Samsung 6 and 7 series 52 inchers.
All 3 TV's have incredible picture quality. Can't go wrong with either Samsung or Sony. For myself it came down to cabinet appearance. I know, seems insignificant, but it matters to some. The Sony has that silver speaker bar along the bottom that I find unattractive. I like the way the Samsungs look. Granted they have that "touch of color" reddish hue to the bezel, for the most part it looks black.
They both offered similar feature sets. I believe the 7 series added some audio benefits over the 6 series. I believe the speakers on the 7 series are upgraded over the 6 series. I also like the square stand it sits on rather than the oval one the 6 series has. Furthermore, the price difference between the 6 and the 7 at times was only $50, so why not go for the higher model!
As far as picture quality goes, its really incredible on HD sources. Directv and blu ray are pretty unbelievable. Striking and vivid colors, no artifacts on the screen so far, so the 120Hz must be doing its job. I believe the Sony might have a better menu system and perhaps better OTA antenna reception, but that's judging from the Sony LCD I have in my bedroom. This TV is definitely worth it.
Super sleek looking - AMAZING picture January 7, 2009AMAZING. The picture is just awesome. The TV is wall mounted in our great room that has large 8 foot south facing slider doors on the first floor & 8 foot windows on the second floor. This TV stands up to the light challange with a deep rich picture. Even viewing from the side is not a problem, there is NO distortion. The sound quality is very good too, although we have now run the audio through our own sound system, I was perfectly happy with the sound quality from the TV - I should probably mention that we do not have a surround sound system, so maybe if we did I might change my opinion. And, we have not yet hooked the TV up to the computer, but this is on our to-do list.
I have seen the HDTV's our friend have purchased and there is no comparision - this one blows them away. Even our neighbor who has a last years model Samsung 40-Inch was blown away.
We are extremely happy with this purchase; the price was great, the delivery ran extremely smooth-the best I've ever experienced on a larger item, the set up was a little long and complicated, but this was due to setting up the remote control wall mount rack-which we are really happy with too, the picture is AMAZING and the sound quality is great too.
But I do have to mention - my next purchase will be a universal remote control.
Samsung 52" LCD January 7, 2009Delivery:
The delivery of the product took a few more days than expected. I was estimated to received it on a Friday and it arrived on the next Wednesday due to the delivery company having to schedule a time for delivery. Considering I did not pay shipping costs, it was worth it. When they delivered it they brought it inside and took it out of the box to do a visual inspection and test to make sure it worked. I was impressed with the fact they did do this. I hunted and Amazon had the best price from a trusted vendor when you factor in tax and delivery charges.
Television:
The TV was easy to set up and no issues. The picture is very clear and the colors look great. There appears to be depth to the pictures. There are not any forward facing speakers on the TV, so the sound is a little different that what I was expecting. It still sounds fine though. There are several setting to adjust to your preference. I will repeat that the picture on HD channels are AMAZING on this TV. It changes the way you look at movies. Example: Jurassic Park looked more real in regular broadcast, when we watched it in HD on this TV you could really see the details more clearly. I like it.
GREAT TV! VERY HAPPY! January 2, 20093 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this TV from a local H.H.Gregg, but I got them to match the price when Amazon had it at $1,899.00! This was cheaper than the lower 650 series Samsung and it comes with extra content and, in my opinion is more astheticly pleasing with a wider glass bezel rather than the "rounded" plastic corners of the 650. It also has VERY subtle DARK red around the outside that is barely noticeable. CNET and others complained of the red, but I can barely see it, even when looking for it.
Others also complained of the extended bezel corners caused an annoying reflection/glare by reflecting the light from the screen in the corners and causing some distraction, I have also looked for this and did so on the store model as well and have not noticed ANY distracting light or reflections. I have heard that there are different screens and coatings that may have been used that could contribute to this affect. My TV says SQ01 as a version number which may tell those concerned some info about my specific model.
The complaints about the extra content are valid as it truly does feel "tacked on", however it is a nice feature that can be used to add ambient background during parties and to show off your TV at the same time, as the pictures that come with it are stunningly gorgeous. The fact that I got this TV cheaper than the 650 Series that did not come with this content (i.e. cooking recipes, wallpaper type pics, children's games, etc.) is really the only reason I can justify getting it.
I have also found the complaints about the remote "wheel" (like a cheap version of the iPod navigation wheel) to be true for the most part, as it IS NOT very responsive...BUT I very rarely notice b/c you can just click the bottom, top and left/right portions to have it act as arrows would, which IS VERY responsive. I find myself not even utilizing or missing the wheel feature.
I have set each input for the various accessories I have, being Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. The PS3 input is set for dark room Blu-ray viewing per CNET's recommended settings. It IS BEAUTIFUL! I recently viewed my friend's 50" Sony DLP, watching Casino Royal "on below DVD downloaded quality granted" but noticed that the blacks were DARKER on HIS, but with the overall better picture quality and brighter picture I am still EXTREMELY pleased with this TV! Very little color adjustment is needed out of the box, I just left mine alone and set it on WARM 2! The "Game" mode for the 360 and PS3 when playing games is great!. The "Sports" mode is very accessible through the E.Mode button via the remote allowing a quick change from the dark room film settings for my cable box! I would only recommend (as many others have said) the 120Hz being turned on for SPORTS ONLY, unless you want to see cheap background sets and props in Blu-rays and DVDs! I noticed many of these in Pirates of the Caribbean, The Strangers, and The Dark Knight when playing with the 120Hz settings.
Overall great TV and got a great deal thanks to Amazon's pricing and H.H. Gregg's price matching policy! Love this TV it is great mounted on my wall in my bedroom!