I FINALLY got my bedroom HT rearranged and reconnected, and put the new Sammy in there. I must say, it's an impressive LCD. I was worried that I should have spent the extra $600 plus for the 52" version, but in the bedroom, I don't think the difference was worth $100 PER INCH for the 6 added inches. I know it's about 20% more screen, but I could have also gotten the 5 series 52" with only 60hz for only about $75 more than I paid, too, but I wanted the improved picture versus the extra 6 inches.
It had a sticker on the side of the box stating the software was already upgraded so it would not malfunction by turning off and on randomly, which was a problem when they were first released.
The TV is very feature rich. Many posters knocked the built in speakers, but I found them to be very decent for TV speakers, and there is a good equalizer to adjust the tone. But if this might bother you, get the 750 version with the built in sub for $350 more.
Since I also have a Sharp Aquos 46" 62 series LCD, I can safely say the Sammy is definitely the better set. However, the Sharp looks pretty darn close the way I have them both set up. The Sharp does an excellent job of correcting motion blur but the Sammy is still a bit better in that regard. I have to say I am still not convinced the 120hz is that noticeable of an improvement, but I need to watch the same films back to back using the same HD players to really see that difference, and I have not done that yet.
As far as the LCD display goes, there are no dead pixels in the Sammy, but my Sharp had one dark pixel out of the box, and no banding or ghosting on either LCD, too. The back lighting on both appears uniform. The Sammy does appear to have a bit better color saturation, but the Sharp looks a little more natural. But I am not through tweaking the Sammy yet, so we will see.
The darks actually look a bit darker on the Sammy even though the specs claim a 50000:1 dynamic and the Sharp is a 10000:1 dynamic, the difference is not as great as you might think. This is obviously the result of manufacturers using their own calculations to determine the dynamic contrast ratios. Which is why I have to laugh at the new plasmas by a few makers claiming 1,000,000:1 contrast ratios. I saw the Sammy plasma with this spec right next to the LCD I bought, running the same demo, and the difference was negligible at best.
Which was surprising given the difference in the dynamic ratios. But the lighting was not great where I was shopping, so that might have been a factor. Shiny screens reflect a lot of light.
I will get back to this thread a bit later with a few comparisons once I break this in a bit more. So far, I am liking it a lot. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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