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• 1 Roswell

  My wife and I treated ourselves to new TV this year and we just love our purchase. Watching high def movies and programs on this is just like being in a movie theater.

• 2 DiFilippo

  I bought This TV with very reasonable price and service is real good tha tincludes Delivery as well as after sales customer service..the only thingi have to mention is i got defective piece @ the cost of New so quality is not good got vertical thick different color line at half screen stay for 20 minutes wheveer you turn ON the TV which is repaired by samsung service man at home butin other word i can get better refurbished TV at that price..

• 3 Ahmed

  This is one awesome television set. The color and clarity of the picture is amazing. Actual set-up was simple and quick. My expectations have clearly been exceeded.

• 4 Devlin

  I had been shopping for a TV for about 9 months. Having already been a big fan of Samsung and the color quality I’ve seen on the A550 40″ LCD. br /br /Going back and forth to window shop at several retail chains, and annoying the staff with questions and not buying their TV. At first I didn’t care for plasma; the heat issue, the burn-in issue, and overall fragile vibe I had for plasma TVs in the first place. br /br /Originally I had my heart set on the A750 52″ LCD. When I did a generic samsung search on amazon.com I found the 58″ plasma to be same price at the time. br /br /Now I did the conversion from an HDTV back to a SDTV so I know what I was dealing with. A 52″ HDTV is the same height of a 40″ SDTV. This little bit of info is very important and why some people are confused with their HDTV purchase. Being familiar with the height of their previous TV, and replacing it with an HDTV and having that feeling that somehow its smaller. br /br /Exactly what happened to me. I thought my 40″ HDTV was big, but when you take the widescreen out of the measurement. It become a 27″ SDTV. br /br /BIG DIFFERENCE br /br /and that is what explained why I felt it was smaller than I expected. This fact become more profound when you watch media that isn’t widescreen. The 52″ HDTV becomes a 40″ SDTV height wise. br /br /Hopefully, I haven’t lost you yet. br /br /Having waited and done my homework this 58″ plasma TV fit the bill. And as a bonus I got the better picture quality. Which is very important for me since I have the Sony PS3 for games and blu-ray movies. br /br /It comes shipped in a box that was bigger than I expected. Very well packaged. I immediately turned it on and left it on for a few hours to see if there was any shipping damage. Because plasma TVs are a huge sheet of glass, I had to be sure before they left.br /br /Yes, this TV will require 2-3 people to lift into place ! no kidding.br /br /My only warning is this: this plasma is very bright and because of that burn-in can happen very quickly. A matter of minutes depending on what is on the screen. The user’s manual suggests turning the brightness down on several settings. It also mentions for the first 100hours, 200hours and 1000hours, burn-in is possible at different levels of severity. We have since learned to just flip the channel real quick when we pause a movie. The “JumboTron” as my friend puts it is worth that inconvenience.br /br /The really good news is that burn-in seems to only last a few minutes if turned off or flipped to another channel. You don’t have to worry about ruining the TV.br /br /Another interesting fact. When idle this TV runs at 215 watts with no signal. When in use, showing on broadcast or movie this TV pulls a whopping 675 watts. I know this because I still need to get a bigger UPS (uninterpretable power supply) for it. Since I wouldn’t want something stupid like a brownout (which is worse) or power failure to damage it. br /br /So Yes, all in all I’m very happy I got this TV.

• 5 Urbach

  I have had this TV now for about 3 weeks and am very happy with it! The picture is very good and I am still tweaking things to try to make it better! Easy to navigate the menus and there are enough settings to keep you busy for a long time.I would recommend this TV to anyone who wants a big beautiful picture!

• 6 Alimi

  First one we received had a strange defect - It’d randomly start scanning for channels. Samsung support couldn’t solve it on the phone, so a service call was arranged. We’d just received the TV, so I emailed amazon that night and was contacted by morning. No questions asked, they were sending a new TV. Talk about prompt service.br /br /Ceva had delivered the first one and a few days later they were back with its replacement. Painless.br /br /After just over a month of ownership, we’re really smitten with this TV. Beautiful picture quaility, easy to navigate controls. If I were doing this all over again, I’d buy the same TV.br /br /Thanks for the exemplary service, amazon.

• 7 Isaac

  I helped my dad set up this set last weekend. I had urged him to buy a Pioneer Kuro 60″ because I have a Pioneer 60″ and he loves the picture it has when he comes to visit. I was concerned when he decided to get the Samsung pn63a650, because of image retention issues I’d read about previous models of Samsung plasmas. I am very happy to report that none of the previous problems exist on this set. The black levels are very nice on this tv. The picture quality is excellent. The cable management and swivel base are well designed. I love everything about it. I was worried about Pioneer quitting the plasma business, but now that I have seen this set I’m not worried about that anymore. I played with it for 2 days during our visit, and I was impressed with the adjustment controls it has available. After much tweaking it has a picture every bit as nice as my Pioneer. The bad thing is, those 3 extra inches on the pn63a650 have made my Pio 60″ look small… I’m ready to go visit mom and dad again. lol.

• 8 Utvich

  That’s what my wife said after a couple of weeks of owning this TV. A lot of forums like AVS talk about the “wife acceptance factor” or WAF. This TV has the highest WAF of any electronic item I have ever owned. I really like the TV a lot too. It just wows anyone who sees it.br /br /I use it in a home theater set up with a separate sound system so I can’t comment much on the sound. Other features such as the network connectivity are OK, but I don’t use it much other than to see that it works while checking out the features and settings. br /br /Movies are a great experience with this TV. Sports and regular TV are nothing short of spectacular when available in high quality high definition. The standard definition programming is as good as I have seen on any other TV.br /br /I was very satisfied with Amazon’s price and free white glove delivery. It arrived a few days before they originally promised. The guys delivering this monster set it up on my waiting stand and offered to remove the box. I did not test it until later due to a 2 hour ride in the truck when the temperature was about 8 degrees. When I did everything was perfect.br /br /We have had this TV for about 3 months now with no issues. Just big smiles.

• 9 Chris

  Best price we could find on the Samsumg 63-Inch 1080p Plasma we wanted. Amazon informed us of the tracking of the shipment from the minute we ordered it. Best of all was the “white glove” delivery service and set up. An overall excellent purchasing experience. Thanks, Amazon–you did it again!

• 10 Earnhart

  I received my Samsung 63 inch Plasma from Amazon.com last week. The delivery was on time. They placed the TV in my basement (where it was supposed to be connected)br /The picture quality is great! It did not look as big on the wall as I had originally thought.br /I am very satisfied with the purchase.

• 11 Donoghue

  The company who delivered was very professional. They carried the (heavy) TV where I wanted it in the house and asked me if I wanted it unpacked. I did so they carefully unpacked it, installed the base and carried away all the packing material. I don’t know if this is standard or not. I was expecting them to drop it onto my porch after signing for it, to be honest.br /br /The instuctions were very easy to read but you really don’t even need them. The TV on screen menu takes you through setup and in just a few minutes, I had an excellent picture just through “over the air” channels. After hooking up cable, I couldn’t believe it. I was in TV heaven!br /br /I went with the 720P version of this HDTV after realizing that Blu-Ray and digital TV have a long way to go before the coolest technologies come out to market. Besides, Consumer Reports rated this model at the top of the 720P models available and it’s a Samsung. I figured this would not be my last HDTV so I decided to save some money now. I wanted something that would provide me with an excellent picture up to 1080i while I waited for the HDTV market to mature. br /br /I cannot see what the draw is for re-purchasing all your old movies again in Blu-Ray format when most people wouldn’t even notice the picture difference between 1080i and 1080P. Instead, I decided to up-convert my huge DVD collection (with my $36.00 up-converting DVD player) and wait for Blu-Rays to be available for a buck from Redbox. By that time, the cost of the players should be down to $50.00 or so.br /br /The picture quality is truly remarkable even at 720P. I have friends with 1080P HDTVs and I believe my picture is clearer and brighter than theirs and quite frankly, any TV I have seen. There is a glare issue. You’ll want to install the TV with that in mind but I don’t think the problem is any worse than it was with the old style CRT TVs. You just notice it a bit more because the screen is so much larger.br /br /I can’t speak for reliability because I have only had it a couple of weeks but if it’s anything like all my other Samsung LCD products, I’ll be very happy. So far, all the research indicates they have worked out all the of the problems associated with the original plasma HDTVs. Samsung has a section about this in the user manual in case you want to play it safe.br /br /By all means, buy this product. You won’t be sorry!

• 12 VanDusen

  Very happy with this tv. Easy to use with a great picture, for the price I would recommend it to anyone.

• 13 Goldstone

  I couldn’t be happier with this purchase. I’ve had the tv for about one month. I love it. The picture is awesome. The controls are simple. The quality seems great. Highly recommend.

• 14 Riazzi

  So far so good!! Great picture and great buy. Best TV for the money for sure.. Love it.

• 15 Ketchum

  TV is as described by the tons of previous positive reviews. I don’t miss the 1080p one bit at this size. br /br /Best deal out there, hands down…and it took me 3 months of searching.br /The free white glove delivery and set up was icing on the cake. br /br /Thank you Amazon!

• 16 McFaul

  This TV is nothing short of spectacular. I’m not really sure how you improve on the picture quality. I’d love to compare it to the $10,000 Pioneer plasmas and see for myself exactly what the difference is. I bought mine through Amazon.com for $1358 and had zero problems with delivery and setup. I was leary about buying a plasma TV through the internet and having it delivered without damage. It was fine. br /br /I have a HD cable box hooked up to this TV. Within the range of HD channels, some are better than others in terms of picture quality. It’s not the fault of the TV, but rather the signal strength and how the video was originally created. I would say the overall range is from very good to absolutely stunning. Even on SD channels, the quality is good to very good, but not HD quality. Fortunately, there are a lot of HD versions of the most popular channels out there and I would expect more to be added.br /br /I also bought a Samsung home theater with the wireless rear speakers and the sound is amazing. Don’t rely on the speakers that come with this TV or you will be disappointed. My home theater came with a up converter for DVDs and there the quality ranges from OK to excellent. My DVD copy of “War of the Worlds” was pretty disappointing, but “Pirates of the Carabean: At Worlds End” was excellent. I have to believe there’s a range of quality among DVDs. I believe Blue Ray is the way of the future, but the price of movies is still pretty high compared to DVDs - at least $10 more per movie.

• 17 Tchen

  I bought this TV about a year or so ago and I love it. My wife wanted to get a smaller TV and I talked her into this one and it is a great fit. I have it hooked up to Comcast HD cable and it looks great. I also have a Xbox 360 and that is just beautiful. I can’t wait to test out Blu-ray on this TV because I am sure it is going to great.

• 18 Sie

  Bought this TV in 8 months ago (January 2008). Very, very happy with this plasma TV. Excellent picture and easy to use remote control. I haven’t had any problems since purchasing it. The side panel inputs are convenient. The contrast with black and other dark colors is great.br /br /The HD channels are great. However, like other plasma’s, the non-HD channels are average at best.

• 19 Pryor

  I’ve had this TV for over a year. The TV is easy to use with lots of nice features and it gets a nice picture. After several months of use the power supply went out while the TV was still under warranty. br /br /The customer service and warranty repair service is horrible. It took almost 3 weeks to get someone to the house to repair the TV. Hour’s on the phone with Samsung and all they do is blame the 3rd party service provider that they contract the work out to. This is the last Samsung product I will ever buy. I have purchase 2 additional flat panel TV’s since this TV from other manufactures.

• 20 Aguirre

  Bought this TV in October 2007 (from Amazon)after spending that summer doing all kinds of research (especially Plasma vs LCD comparisons) I choose to with this Samsung/Plasma due mostly to its competitive pricing, picture quality and standard features. I LCD’s at the time were still behind the Plasmas with picture quality. I originally wanted a 42″ but went bigger and I am so glad I did.br /br /Now lets get down to what you are reading this review for. Once purchased it took about a week for delivery (which for me was way too long but I did have time to find a TV stand). If you are going from a SD TV to a HD TV (as I did) then you will be amazed at the picture quality especially if you are a sports fan. Now SD channels are not that good but are better that a regular TV with 4:3 pull down. Also I switched from Comcast to DirectTV due to the picture quality. Comcast has to use a video compression technique to get HD over the coaixal cable which henders quality.br /br /Out of the box I had a low sounding buzzing noise that was intermittent and if I turned the volume up I wouldn’t hear it. It kinda bothered me at first but I go over it. After reading some forums alot of people experince this with Plasma it’s just to what volume level can you tolerate it. Samsung is aware and have some remedies. Also be aware this TV gets hot and expands the plastic molding which will make a crakling sound from time to time (you will also hear this when you turn the TV off). This issue/concern is addressed in the owners manual. This is just a by product of having a Plasma TV.br /br /After adjusting all the available picture settings I was completely satisfied with picture quality. I have a PS3 (HDMI) and XBOX 360 (Component) and both are beautiful to look at. Please be advised that additional adjustments may be neccessary to get the picture the way you want it. I could write more on this but its my vision vs yours. So remember its what you prefer not me. I am just very pleased with the HD and SD picture quality. I highly recommend this TV.br /br /I do have to say I do get compliments from others (mostly friends and family) on the picture quality they see on this TV.br /br /Now I did have a bit problem that drove me crazy for awhile. Late January 09 I started noticing this rapid pixel flicker of red and green color in dark areas of video content. It only seemed to happen after the TV had been on for awhile (sometimes 30min to 2hrs). I think is was tempeature related. Oh by the way the backt top of the TV gets really hot. So if you have children please be aware of this. Now back to this flickering of pixels you had to be about 3-5 feet away to really see it but after about a month of this I could see it from my standard sitting distance (which is exactly 10ft).br / I called Samsung support and even after a year still issued a warranty work order. The tech that came out could see it (that was good to know because my girlfriend said I was obessed with this. Unfortunately the tech just oredered a power supply board and that realy didn’t fix it. So I called Samsung back and they issued another warranty claim and the TV repair shop said we will get you an interior display replacement (which replaces the display and all boards except power supply and input/output board.). So needless to say Samsung support has been GREAT to me.br /br /Overall— Do your own research. Pick the TV that fits your budget and wants. You already know you need a TV. Don’t be afraid to go big. Go online to the actual brand manfacturer to determine what the models are (entry level vs premium) and features they come with. Then go to the big retailers to actually see the TV. Do be skeptical of picture quality in the store. They use different settings than what you may use in your home. Remeber where you are putting this TV (pay attention to you surrounding light). Then shop Amazon becuase no sales tax. I would’ve paid over 1,000 more if I bought at the BB store. Also not every TV is perfect these are highly technical pieces of equipment and all brands have issues (as you will discover when you do your research). Its how they deal with those issues that sets them apart. As I have stated before Samsung has been great to me.br /br /Hope this review helped you in making an informed decission.br /br /

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