How good is this thing? Its my favorite of the 32" flat panel hdtv's, but I'm still shopping around.Anyone have one and want to comment on it?
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Thanks! I've been looking at the TVs in stores and I really like this one. There is a Sony model that is one up from this one, but it costs about $500 more.
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I was a loyal Sony fan for many years but over the last few years I have found that while the Sony picture is great, many units are short lived and defect riddled. I have had several Sony devices fail and a friend just threw out a wide screen Sony TV that lost its tuner right after warrenty. I've had a Sony TV for almost 20 years, sadly they don't make them like that anymore.
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I've had this TV for about 2 weeks now. Was going to buy a Sony Bravia but after taking my wife to Circuit City, she fell in love with the look of the TV. Did my research and was impressed by all the good reviews. As good as or better than the Bravia and hundreds less. On a true HD signal the picture is breathtaking. Standard definition is just ok, the TV will not compensate for a poor signal. But HD and DVD's shine.
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TV arrived with no sound. Amazon would not accept return of broken set. Samsung in my area does not have parts to fix the TV. Stuck and very unhappy! Buy locally so you can return it if there's a problem.
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Well, yeah.Right under the price on the detail page it says: "All large TVs sold by Amazon.com come with an in-home warranty. Should something go wrong with your TV while it is under warranty, a technician from the product manufacturer will come to your home and make the repairs. It's that easy! Because this product comes with an in-home warranty, returns will not be accepted after delivery."It sounds like you need to jump up and down on Samsung. They're giving you a raw deal.
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FYI-Amazon has dropped the return restrictions on 27" TVs. All TV's now fall under their general return policies. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with them yesterday to make sure that was the case because I saw reviews with this frustration but couldn't find anything about it on their returns policy. I have printed out all the applicable return policy pages to I have those just in case I need them.
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I bought TH-50PZ700U about 6 months ago (This is late March) and my wife and I still LOVE THIS TV!!! I'm disabled and at home 24 - 7, and the set gets a very good workout. The performance is far better than expected and things like even the sound quality are excellent. I watch between 18 and 20 hours every day. Back to the question at hand,,, I bought my stand at Costco. They had a few nice stands and all you have to do is get in the floor and put it together. I've got a great wife that helped, since I'm disabled and can't get up and down during the process. Really, Just look around at the discount places. Thanks and I Hope this helped,,, sc00ter48 J.L. Portland, OR
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Great no complaints from my perspective, the tv is fabulous but again that's only my opinion. Hope it helps! Ps I would buy it again
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I just got mine last night... viewing angles aren't as great as LCD's, that's for sure... left and right as well as up and down. I really didn't appreciate just how big this thing was going to be til it came in. I have it up too high and you can notice the difference pretty easily from having your eyes on level with the center of the screen and being above/below that point. I have a chair that is about 45 degrees and you can also notice the picture dim compared to sitting straight in front, but its not too bad. I wouldn't want to sit at much more of an angle than that though. I'd say its got about 90 degrees of solid viewing and then it starts noticeably degrading. You're definitely going to want to sit as close to head-on to this thing as you can get with your eye-level near the center though. I think the up/down viewing angle is worse. Very happy though overall... Kind of shocked what I got for my money. I was looking to get the biggest best TV I could for under $1k and frankly, I ended up with more than I bargained for.
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Yeah, I noticed that too. I am still debating between this model and another. Let me know what you think about the TV. Thanks.
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Jonathan,Which model did you end up going with? I was super interested in this TV, but it apparently doesn't support 1080i, which is no good for my Xbox 360. Also, does anyone know what the difference is between the older model (32HL67) and this one (32HL67U, "U" indicating a newer iteration)?
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Kurt,Thanks for your help.We liked the reviews on the KDL-52V5100 better than the kdl-46V5100 and bought it as a bundle with the PS3 hope we didn't make a mistake, I don't know why the 52 inch tv in this model had better reviews than the 46 inch. I hope this isn't a stupid question but what is a 8-bit panel and a 10-bit panel and should we have gone with the 10-bit panel tv?Thanks Dede
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I own it and it is mostly fine. After a move a few years ago, a yellow line runs down the middle that is only really noticeable on blue backgrounds. It runs hot and is an energy hog (200w) compared to current LCD tvs. Also the contrast and resolution is not as sharp as current tvs even at 720p. The remote only works if you point it at the lower right corner of the TV, where the sensor is. 40" tvs are $300 new (with better specs), so I hope you get a good deal.
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Not yet, but I'm thinking about it seriously. I've reviewed a lot of different tv's, this one looks like the best...I particularly like the 50,000:1 ratio. The only thing holding me back is, I've heard that new models of Blu Ray DVD are coming out later this summer that are much improved... Anyway, I saw this (the 46" model) in a store, and it looks VERY nice...
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Well, I actually purchased this tv for my parents. My dad said the sound is much better than the Samsung tv they had before. I can say that i will probably purchase the 32" tv, same series for myself. I am totally impressed with what i have seen and heard. People say Samsung, i disagree, SONY BRAVIA will and should be number one.
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Hi, i am thinking of purchase this too. and i'll use it as a pc monitor and watch tv rarely. so it is really m atter for me. did u fix this problem? is it good as a pc monitor? and which cable u use foir it? hd2dvi ?thank you.
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It is a truly amazing TV. The price is great. You will not be disappointed. It is still listed as one of the top 3 TV's at any price. I sold mine to a friend and I am regretting it because I can't find a better tv.
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This is a great TV, every reviewer gives it top notch reviews, especially for the price, so yes, I'd advise the same TV. I bought it & Ihave a little pause when tuning to a new channel, Panasonic asked me to try a new cable, which I will do. I bought from Amazon.com, the delivery man made sure the TV at least looked in good shape when it was delivered...he took the box off, etc. We are very, very happy with it. Linda
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i am in the same boat as you. this tv looks awesome but now it is not available. did they make a new model? if so, where can you get it?
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Hi Jasmany, If you click on my name, I believe you should be able to look up my reviews. The review I posted of this TV has listed what seem to be the best overall settings for viewing. There are quite a few different settings to get it good, but it's worth the effort. If you like what it looks like after setting it up, please be sure to click that little "yes" button on my review so others can find the review easier. Any other questions, just ask! Enjoy the TV! I love mine!!
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I swear that I had a discussion about this (some thread somewhere else) ... either way, my problems have been fixed by switching to another TV (Hannspree 42") i'll try to find the thread and post it here
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Oh, what seies do you have then? s v w xbr z or which? Seems like a gr8 price @ BB for bundle deal! Its prob. the s series tho. I did buy a 46v4100...hope it meets my needs...I am not 2 fussy and dont have a lot of fancy tech stuff. I am replacing a 27" RCA tube tv...