I'm torn.
I scored a 50 inch Samsung plasma TV for $1800 on BF. Originally I had set out for the BB 42 inch Pany plasma but so had everyone else obviously. I then found myself in a different store where I got lucky and was able to score a 50 inch version of the Pany for $1600, really a better deal than the 42 for $999 at BB. But I hated the chassis, and even worse, the Samsung was right next to the Pany, and it was not only beautiful, IMHO the picture quality was significantly better than the Pany's. So I passed on the Pany and found the Samsung deal at yet another store.
But then I got home and started reading reviews on the Samsung. Seems there are major issues with a "loud buzzing sound" and LOTS of people are not happy.
Now that the luster was off of my formerly-great deal, I also began to rue that this was not a 1080p TV. I fully knew that; in fact, none of the TV's I had contemplated was - mostly because a couple years down the line I would then be buying something else to serve as my "main" TV. This current TV would then go somewhere else in the house, and probably on a wall mount, thus my focus now on a flat panel. With the cost of non-OTA HD programming for me (approx. $99/mo total for 8 non-OTA channels), the fact that this TV would be used for a lot of DVD watching, and the likelihood that I would use some PC connectivity, 720p seemed adequate - for now at least.
But now I am thinking of returning the Samsung and going with one of Sony's SXRD rear projection units. I'd have 1080p and thus more future-proofing, and no "buzzing" worries. Plus, these Sonys not only look good but their reviews (AVS, etc.) are tops as well.
If anybody has any thoughts on this, pro or con, I'd appreciate it ...
MR
I scored a 50 inch Samsung plasma TV for $1800 on BF. Originally I had set out for the BB 42 inch Pany plasma but so had everyone else obviously. I then found myself in a different store where I got lucky and was able to score a 50 inch version of the Pany for $1600, really a better deal than the 42 for $999 at BB. But I hated the chassis, and even worse, the Samsung was right next to the Pany, and it was not only beautiful, IMHO the picture quality was significantly better than the Pany's. So I passed on the Pany and found the Samsung deal at yet another store.
But then I got home and started reading reviews on the Samsung. Seems there are major issues with a "loud buzzing sound" and LOTS of people are not happy.
Now that the luster was off of my formerly-great deal, I also began to rue that this was not a 1080p TV. I fully knew that; in fact, none of the TV's I had contemplated was - mostly because a couple years down the line I would then be buying something else to serve as my "main" TV. This current TV would then go somewhere else in the house, and probably on a wall mount, thus my focus now on a flat panel. With the cost of non-OTA HD programming for me (approx. $99/mo total for 8 non-OTA channels), the fact that this TV would be used for a lot of DVD watching, and the likelihood that I would use some PC connectivity, 720p seemed adequate - for now at least.
But now I am thinking of returning the Samsung and going with one of Sony's SXRD rear projection units. I'd have 1080p and thus more future-proofing, and no "buzzing" worries. Plus, these Sonys not only look good but their reviews (AVS, etc.) are tops as well.
If anybody has any thoughts on this, pro or con, I'd appreciate it ...
MR
. I'm kind of worried about the green goblin though, read up on that before buying.
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