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• 1 Quemena

  I bought it off amazon but the seller didnt have it in stock and basically told me I wasnt getting the tv. I found it at Circuit City 40% off, the day before they closed the doors. It is an amazing TV! Just about any movie is a good one, when watching it on this tv. If I had to make a complaint, it would be the brightness. Not at all bad, I just dont like cranking the settings up to do it.

• 2 Kreuper

  update to valid comments about my rating and opinions.br /br /THE PDP 50 NOT AS ADVERTISEDbr /br /samsung url: br /http://www.samsung.com/us/system/consumer/product/2008/05/06/pn50a650t1fxza/PN50A650_spec.pdfbr /br /is the tech. reference i was working from. see for yourselves RE: (1) 15 v 10 watts and (2) 1080p.br /br /(1) samsung specs a 15 watt sound system, not true. the sound system is the old 10 watt system.br /br /(2) 1080p? another advertizing falsie. unless there is a mystery control button the “1080P” option does not exist. maybe your cable com. offers the “p” option, but other wise forget it. on personel computers the “p” feature was a platform independent signal powerhouse waiting-to-be-used enhancement.br /br /(3) if you own the last version of the samsung plasma 50 and you want the best-of-best plasma technology - look to another vendor. keep what you have. it is still at the top 95% of the plasma TV market. wish i was fore warned about the PNP 50. i would have saved the money. there are no eyeball shaking “enhancements” on the PDP 50 that make it better that the older version and worth the extra cost.br /br /(4)your first plasma? y..e..a..h. samsung is the best first choice for now. the lie about the sound system (10W v 15W), absence of a 1080p feature, and the the toady online crap are problems samsung must address. next technology upgrade for me won’t include samsung. RE: the need for online connectivity? what were they thinking? do we want some unknown big brother interrogating the tv system? definitely no asset. br /br /(5)the handset control is plain “stupid”, that is to say poorly engineered and de-evolved v the same-last model. COLORed buttons have no function. a real disappointment if you want to indepently select picture mode AND sound mode.br /br /i like samsung e-products, but the misrepresentions and absent dazilling enhancements to picture technology, i will look to other vendors when i by again in 2011.

• 3 Pasko

  This showed up in my Gold Box in December (this is written in April; I wanted a chance to live with it for a while). Gee, I wonder how Amazon knew I wanted this very TV? Price was fantastic, and White Glove delivery was great; the only hang-up–it was chilly on delivery day, and the guy couldn’t turn the set on to run down his checklist. No biggie, but it was hard to wait for the set to acclimate before getting the chance to turn it on. There aren’t enough good things to say about it. Touch of color is very subtle and the clear band around the edge of the bezel is cool. After dialing back the settings for a break-in period (say what you will, I felt better doing it), I calibrated the set and am still amazed at the picture. High Def sources are excellent (over-the-air and U-Verse’s HD signal). Even component 480p out of the DVD player looks great. No Blu-Ray yet; waiting for another Gold Box deal. The sound isn’t world class, but I knew that going in and have a very nice amp and speakers for when it matters. Love this set–not like, love!

• 4 Iverson

  Ordered Sunday 3/28/09, got a call from CEVA on 4/1/09 saying they were going to deliver on 4/2 between 12:00 and 5:00 PM. Delivered on 4/2 at 12:15 PM. NO box damage. Delivered into room where it was going to be installed. Perfect!!!

• 5 Limon

  I bought this TV 2 months ago and have to say I made a right choice. At the time when I was looking for 50″ HD TV, I had researched several different and much more expensive Panasonic models. What finally helped me to decide was the visit to the local TV store to see the difference between different sets. Unless you are looking for a TV to brag about how much you have spent, you will never be able to justify to cost difference of $1,000!br /The picture quality will blow your mind and the Blu-Ray pictures will keep you glued to the screen of this TV… :-)br /Last thing is the sound quality that is somewhat average. If you really want a superior sound quality, then this model will not deliver it to you: you will need to buy an extra sound system for the total experience to be perfect. But if you are like me, you would rather spend $1,000 less knowing that you will never be able to see a much of a difference as compared to much more expensive models.

• 6 Quaternik

  The TV arrived in good condition and we are thoroughly enjoying the picture and programs watched. It was easy to set up and ready to view in a short time.

• 7 Belak

  The picture is amazing, even with standard definition telivision. Blu-Ray looks breathtaking. Another nice feature is being able to connect to your home network watch picture, movies, listen to music all without a media center extender. Amazon shipped the item very quickly it arrived at the delvery hub by VESA. VESA, on the other hand, held on to the item for about two weeks without calling to set up a date to deliver. I had to call Amazon ask why they were not delivering, needless to say it was delivered the next day. Other than the contractor amazon uses, it was a great experience.

• 8 Cardona

  I was originally going to buy a Kuro 50 inch plasma after looking at all the online reviews from many different sites. The Samsung 650 was also ranked very high, but there were some small negatives about the tv (some glare issues primarily) that had me holding off for the Kuro. Amazon originally had the Kuro for about 2k, but I didn’t pull the trigger quick enough, and then it went away, and I couldn’t find it anywhere for under $2,500. br /br /I wasn’t sure if I was going to go ahead and buy the 650 when I looked on Amazon one day and saw the new 50 inch 760 on sale for $1,599.00. After reading some professional reviews on this product (there wasn’t a whole lot due to how new it was), I decided that this was an upgrade from the slightly older model, and decided to pull the trigger. Best decision I could have made! Not sure if experts still rank the Kuro higher than this television, but if they do, the Kuro must be out of this world, because this Samsung is UNBELIEVABLE. This is my first plasma tv purchase, and I was used to watching television on a 36″ Panasonic traditional tv, but after seeing the picture on the Samung, I was blown away. Watching sports on tv makes you feel as if you are at the event. The color is amazing, the tv looks nice, and the swivel on the stand allows me to turn the tv to face me when my wife isn’t around. It even makes bad movies good (think Spiderman 3), awful movie, but awesome special effects in high def! I think the sound was decent as well, but it didn’t have enough booming bass for me, so with the money I saved over the Kuro, I purchased a Denon soundbar to go along with the plasma to add better surround sound and booming bass. Now wherever I am seated in the room, I can turn my components to face me and enjoy a pretty good surround sound system. If you don’t want to add a surround sound system, this tv handled sound well, but as I say I was really looking for more booming bass when I watched movies. It would have been great if there was a way to add a subwoofer directly to this television, something the Kuro has, but not the Samsung.br /br /There is a teeny glare on the OUTSIDE edge of the television on the part that is not actually the screen(not sure why Samsung made it almost a mirror like edge), but nothing that is too distracting, and I got used to it pretty quickly. I have this in my living room which gets very little light when the shades are closed, but even with lights on, or during the day, the glare issue on this tv is not noticeable. I was a little leary given past Samsung reviews, but I can tell you that if possible glare is holding you back from buying this tv, don’t think twice about it…not an issue. Also, you can watch this tv from anywhere in the room and see it clearly. The controls on the remote are extremely functionable, and everything is VERY easy to setup and tweak.br /br /The other part of this purchase that is EXTREMELY important, and should be emphasized, is the process of buying DIRECTLY through Amazon.com. As long it is directly through Amazon.com (and not through an affiliate), shipping is included in the price, and the company handling the deliveries is TOP NOTCH. When I initially looked around for purchase possibilities, the thing that bothered me was that most companies had a policy where they would deliver the plasma to your front door only. You had to open the box, make sure that it worked, and then sign for it. If there was any type of problem, some would tell you to refuse delivery, and others would tell you that you had to get it fixed through the warranty process! The last thing I wanted to do was to get a defective set, and then have to get someone here to fix it! When I went with Amazon.com, the company delivering for them brought the plasma into my house, took it out of the box, put it on the open table, hooked it up, put batteries in the remote, setup the initial configuration, and made sure that it was working fine BEFORE I signed for it. This piece of mind often called “white glove service” elsewhere costing anywhere from $100 - $150 additional dollars was ABSOLUTELY free with Amazon.com. I can’t stress enough how important this was. I had read about this service beforehand, and it was a primary reason (along with cost) as to why I was pretty much holding off until I found the right television on Amazon. This service alone made my purchase through Amazon.com worth the price over other services, but the price was also also at the lower range of ANYWHERE else. A friend of mine owns an electronics store, and told me point blank that he doesn’t understand how Amazon.com can price merchandise the way they do it, but he had heard good things about them, and although it would hurt him by recommending Amazon.com, he told me to buy from them if the price was right.br /br /I highly recommend this television as well as purchasing from Amazon.com. The final way you know how happy I am with this purchase is to keep the following in mind….I RARELY spend the time to enter reviews after purchases, but I was so happy with this purchase, that I couldn’t wait to share my experience with everyone on Amazon.com

• 9 Elliott

  The Samsung PNA760 50″ plasma television is amazing and Amazon White Glove delivery is top notch.br /br /The White Gloves Delivery man and I unpack the television, placed it atop my entertainment center, plug it end, and turned it on. The picture was incredible without any adjustments. We currently have 4 flat screen televisions in our home, two LCDs and two Plasmas. Although the LCDs are excellent televisions, they pale in comparison to the two plasmas. The primary differences are motion blur and black level. br /br /My only negative comment concerning the PNA760 50″ plasma is reflection glare. Probably would not want to place this Television in a brightly lighted room without heavy curtains to block out ambient light sources while viewing. In a dark room this television is perfect in all aspects. I highly recommend Amazon’s white glove delivery too.br /

• 10 Carrera

  This was a great experience all around. Not only does the 50″ Samsung plasma have a beautiful picture, it also has enough inputs for a number of peripherals, ie, Wii, karaoke, BluRay, DVR, and older DVD/VCR player. I had a hard time locating this particular model but Amazon had one via VANN’s. My only complaint is that none of the TVs I looked at mentioned that you need extra cables to connect the various peripherals. The quick-connect instructions accompanying the TV gives a list of several different cables available, and lists these in “good, better, best” format for picture quality.

• 11 Gassner

  wireless works great. simple to set up. make sure u buy hdmi cables when u get this tv

• 12 Delaney

  So I have had it for 7 months now. See my earlier review below. I had the problem of Image break up and then losing signal. One tech didn’t know what to do. The next Techs almost fixed the problem by changing two capacitors that were underpowered so they over heated. They gave up. The next new of the problem and said the entire boards in both the TV and transmitter would have to be replaced. A month has passed. Guess what. Samsung dropped wireless TVs. They have given up and are willing to make a full replacement with a PN 50A 650. To the ones who have it. There is a problem. If you get break of image contact Samsung. Also. Since I am in California I have noticed it occurs when the house is warm, say close to 80 degrees. If the room Temp is more like 68 then it only slightly happens or it takes 1.5 hours instead of 10 minutes. Sorry guys this TV is a Bust and Samsung knows it.br /br /br /br /……………….br /br /br /I see some of you are having the issues I am having. Love the look and idea of this TV. The delay well you can’t get around it. I was told. “It is not a gaming TV.” I was told it was just the burn in problem. But I never new about the delay. I rigged up my home theater and there was a delay. Then I got the manual and yes you have to plug your HDMI cables in and the audio has to come from the transmitter box to your amp. Works fine then.br /br /Now the big problem is that the image breaks up and then goes off and the TV looks for the transmitter again. The AC effects it. The phone effects it. At least that is the problem right now. The LOCAL samsung engineers found that there are 2 capacitors under powered and heat up. These need to be replace from a 10 watt to a 24watt. Well I thought this did it. For about an hour. Same problems. Today it was the wireless phone. Closer I got it basically didn’t work at all. So far it’s a useless TV. We shall see what happens in the next week. But if someone next door turns on a phone and it can screw your TV up that’s a piece of junk that should have never been released. So far the Samsung people say ya so what. We’ll see what we can do if not that’s the way it is. I’m going to start to talk with Best Buy to see if they will give me something else. Yet my whole room is set up for a wireless TV. As in I’d need a 40′ HDMI cable or tear the whole room apart again and through money down the drain. Sucks.

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