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Samsung HL61A750 61-inch 1080p LED Powered DLP HDTV

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61″ widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * Cinema Smooth 1080p Light Engine (1920 x 1080 pixels) * LED light engine eliminates color wheel and improves color reproduction * 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio *

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Customer Reviews

Pleased with the purchase, May 17, 2008

I ordered this set from Amazon and then the price began to drop. Fortunately I was within the 30 day price guarantee window, so they gave me a full refund of the price difference.

I needed a new HDTV since my 5 year old Mitsu was getting flakey again and I was out of extended warranty. I like the Mitsu features but didn’t want to wait until they decided to release the laser driven DLP. The Samsung LED DLP was ready and already had a year of production to find out bugs, so opted for that.

The delivery was smooth. Two guys carried it in, unboxed the unit and sat it on the matching stand I bought and assembled a few days earlier. Great picture out of the box.

After a few days of messing with the controls I opted to reduce the brightness of the LED from the AUTO setting (which seems to always be at MAX) to extend the LED life which is already estimated to be the life of the tv, but why tempt the electronic gremlins.

The menu takes a little getting used to and I wish there was an easy way to get into the PIP features. The PIP is limited cause you can’t watch an HD source and have a PIP window up also. There is only an ATSC/CableQAM tuner on this rather than including the NTSC tuner as well, so that is probably why. Since Analog TV is going away in a few months anyway, why pay for the extra exectronic board.

I’m very pleased with the Samsung product AND the Amazon purchase.

Big Eye Candy at a Very Reasonable Price, May 16, 2008

I’ve been watching Samsung’s LED DLP technology for about a year now, so when the next generation came out a few months ago, I got ready to buy. And I happily did so from Amazon.com.

LED’s provide pure red, green, and blue light, and those in this set claim a life rating of 60,000 hours (that’s 8 hours per day for 20 years). No lamp to replace, no spinning color wheel, no rainbow effects, no motor/fan noise. The whites are bright, and the darks are black. My unit shipped with the current firmware already installed.

I’m not hung up on having a TV that’s wall mountable, so I wasn’t limited to plasma and LCD sets. And at less than 16 inches deep, my options are still open for cabinets and stands. My only challenge with this form factor so far has been mounting the center speaker, but I just ordered a OmniMount CCH1B Center Channel Speaker Shelf from Amazon, so that should do the trick.

I’ve gone high-tech geek [almost] all the way for the sources and connections. I say “almost” because I haven’t invested in Blue-Ray just yet. But, I do have a TiVo HD, HD cable box, and up-scaling DVDR all connected by HDMI, and our Wii is using the component cables. All pictures are pristine and crisp! The colors are amazing, but I may need to tone down the brightness just a tad: watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, the ice is almost blinding, but the set’s 10,000:1 contrast ratio is very apparent with the darkness of the puck and players’ uniforms. And, although the Wii is not breaking any graphics barriers compared to Xbox or PlayStation, the video is detailed and vibrant. Hooking up to my laptop with a RGB cable was sweet — a 61″ computer monitor!

In my opinion, reviews are most helpful when they aren’t all positive or negative, so now I’ll mention some drawbacks or less fortunate issues I’ve experienced. As noted in the manual, the optical output from the TV is only 5.1 channel for stations tuned by the TV itself. All of the other digital sources coming in only get 2-channel audio out the optical connection. This is a bit lame, but all that means is that I have to use my surround sound receiver to change inputs for digital audio. I guess I could go buy one that has HDMI switching capabilities. Also, since I’ve had the set, 3 times when I turned it on, I got a message, “Check Fan No. 3″. Each time I turned the TV off and back on and the message didn’t reappear. I’d want to place a service call, but the inconsistency would make it difficult to troubleshoot. I have a warranty — I’ll keep my eye on it. Lastly, although I have the TV’s speakers turned off in its menu settings, occasionally, the TV speakers will turn on very loudly. I have to navigate the menu, turn the speakers on, turn down the volume, and then turn the speakers back off. This has only been happening since I started using a Harmony remote with my set up, so it’s probably not the TV, just a stray or errant signal coming from my remote.

In summary, this is an excellent television that I highly recommend. The picture is awesome, the array of inputs is excellent, and the price is affordable (and dropping) — I’ve already been refunded [...] with Amazon’s Post-Order Price Guarantee.

LOVE LOVE, May 12, 2008

I love this tv. The picutre quatliy is outstanding. I was a little concerned about ordering such a large item online but the service was great. My tv was delivered early and they even set it up. Oh and even better Amazon refunded me over $440 after I noticed the price went down after I purchased it. They give you thirty days!! I’d definitely recommend this tv and Amazon service to anyone.

Categories: Samsung HDTV, Uncategorized
Tags: 61-inch, Samsung DLP HDTV