Which TV: Samsung Red Touch of Color or Sony Bravia?

[Argo]

Looking at these two models: Bravia vs Red Touch of Color

 

[sivart]

I've had several failures with Sony TV's so for that reason I stay away from them. Also I've noticed that the newer Sony TV's have flimsy stands. You barely touch the top and give a little pressure and it goes wobbling back and forth. This really bothers a friend of mine that has small children.

I know several people that have Samsung TV's and have no problem with them at all. I don't like the 'touch of color' aspect...just give me a black TV, not white, red, pink, purple, etc...so I'd probably avoid that model for that reason. Samsung makes some great TV's.

 

[Wuzup101]

I'd personally go for the samsung (between the two that you linked). I don't really care for the "red touch of color" crap either; however, it's a quality set. Honestly, I'm not sure that you can really go wrong between those two (they are both good)... I just think that the samsung has the edge.

 

[CubanlB]

another vote for the samsung, great set.

 

[NoCreativity]

I'll be the contrarian here. I just got the 46" of the same model Sony. Wife and I compared it side-by-side with the Samsung B650 and B750 and thought the picture was a little clearer.

The stand is a bit wobbly but I am wall mounting so that isn't an issue for me.

Can't really speak to reliability though as it is about a week old. Never had an issue with Sony but I also have never owned a flat panel before.

 

[manimal]

The A750s are fine sets and have tremendous IQ for the money. The V5100 is this model year while the A750 is last years model. Go to your local B&M store and audition both sets. Make sure to grab a remote and change both of the sets to their movie video settings since the torch mode those things are set at in any store will burn a hole in your retina's in a few hours of viewing. I have seen both of those sets calibrated and the A750 was the clear winner.

 

[kalrith]

I'm not sure which I would choose between those two. I recommend reading professional reviews on both, rather than simply relying on user reviews and looking at them in the store. Users typically think that their TV is better than another TV they could've bought, or else they would have buyer's remorse about not getting that other TV.

If you compare them in the store and choose the better-looking set, then that might not be the better-looking set at home. There are a few main reasons for this. One is that the store is very bright, whereas your TV-viewing room will likely be much more dim. Another is that the TVs will be in "torch" mode, which means they crank up the brightness and contrast, and the TV that looks best in "torch" mode will not necessarily look the best when calibrated (or even just set to "movie" mode). Also, when comparing two TVs side-by-side, studies show that people equate brightness with better PQ. So, you're likely to decide that the TV that's brightest in "torch" mode has the best PQ, when that's likely not the case. The source at big-box stores is of questionable quality as well (sometimes it's BD, but most often it's crap).

I'm not sure if there's a reason you only chose those two TVs, but I think it's safe to say that for the same money you'll get a better PQ and a couple more inches out of the Panny G10. That's the TV I would get if I were currently in the market for one.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Samsung's quality has been slipping.
their latest edge lit LED sets are getting a ton of complaints with flashlighting (backlight bleeding), esp. in the corners. this is a major flaw for a $3000 set.

higher end sony's seem to have better blacks imo.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
Samsung's quality has been slipping.
their latest edge lit LED sets are getting a ton of complaints with flashlighting (backlight bleeding), esp. in the corners. this is a major flaw for a $3000 set.

higher end sony's seem to have better blacks imo.

Maybe, but he's not auditioning an LED model --- and CR, and practically every online review rates the samsung LN series near or at the top of the LCD tree.


And yes, I own an LN52A630. My month's worth of review-reading showed that the SONY nearly always played 2nd best to the the Sammy.

 

[SlickSnake]

My Samsung LN46A650 has worked flawlessly for the last year, but the entire Touch of Color bezel had to be replaced last month because it was literally falling off the front of the LCD frame because they used no screws to hold it on, and the double sided sticky tape was coming unstuck. The replacement bezel assembly looks like it was hot glued on this time, so I am hoping this fix lasts. You would think the brainiac engineers would have thought to throw in 6 or 8 screws to hold this part in place, since the touch controls are wired into the bezel, but you would be wrong.

And if you get a Samsung, they are now going to support BlockBuster streaming movies over their newer TVs and Blu-ray players through the internet. Or so I read on a tech report recently. So getting a brand matching Blu-ray player might be a good idea, too. Samsung already supports features that automatically detects a video source from a companion player to start the TV and DVD players in synch, too.

Personally, I now don't like any Sony products, because I have seen their quality control just get worse and worse over the last 25 years. I have had more Sony Products completely fail soon after buying or have various quality control issues or fail just after the warranty expires than any other brand I ever bought. And the products frequently suffer from stupid design flaws design engineers should have thought about, like the plastic handles breaking off camcorders because they were not properly reinforced or the portable CD player lids plastic latches breaking making them unusable. These types of ongoing problems point to no long term testing of their products before releasing them.

 

[Howard]

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