Samsung HL61A750

Summary: This TV is amazing! Connect you're old DVD player through the component connections and watch in awe as this TV turns your old DVDs into stellar almost HD-looking movies! ...

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Summary: This TV is amazing! Connect you're old DVD player through the component connections and watch in awe as this TV turns your old DVDs into stellar almost HD-looking movies! My wife and I were absolutely blown away when we put in one of our season three Battlestar Galactica DVDs. The Shine on the Galactica and the stars, nebulas, etc... look so real, you feel like you are actually out there floating in space! Is this really a standard definition DVD??? WOW! Even after I got my Toshiba HD-A30, I did not see that much of an improvement with up-scaling over the TV's own up-scaling. And of course this TV will accept a 1080p signal through either of its three version 1.3 HDMI inputs, so HD sources are uncompromised. But the color and contrast of this set are what really set this TV apart from other sets that I've seen. I even slightly prefer it over my buddy's 50" Pioneer Kuro.

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Summary: I purchased a 52" DLP in 2003 (only 720p) for the basement and decided to purchase another DLP which is 1080p. I did my research and all reviews indicated this ...

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Summary: I purchased a 52" DLP in 2003 (only 720p) for the basement and decided to purchase another DLP which is 1080p. I did my research and all reviews indicated this set was excellent and energy efficient due to LED light engine.

I purchased this set on June 24, 2008 from my local BB and had it delivered the next day. After the set was delivered and setup, I noticed that the image in the screen was tilted approximately 3 to 4 degrees.

Obviously, I refused the set and BB delivered a new set two days later. This new set had the exact same problem and I refused the set again.

This exercise in stupidity continued two more times when I insisted BB contact Samsung and report an obvious quality issue with this set. Samsung indicated they would have an authorized repair technician come to my house and investigate this issue with my fourth delivered set.

The technician arrived at my house the next day and I explained the issue and he proceeded to calibrate the TV set. After calibration was complete the issue was not resolved. I requested the technician contact Samsung and let them know of the issue.

The technician contacted Samsung (special telephone number not available to consumers) and explained the problem. Samsung indicated that the allowable engineering tolerance is 10 mm (1/4 to 1/2 inch) for this set, and that this set was within acceptable engineering tolerances.

Needless to say, I did not find this acceptable and returned the set for good. I was so irate that I performed an additional investigation and visited my local CC and Tweeter and their display models had the same visible issue.

If you do not mind the fact that the image within this set is crooked, please feel free to purchase this set. If you are as discerning as I am, I would not recommend ths set. I challenge anyone out there to take a tape measure with them when they view this set at their local electonics store and request that the menu box or a channel with a ticker be brought up on the set. You will discover that the left or right side is 1/4 to 1/2 inch higher on one end and that it is not limited to just the bottom of the screen. Wait for a large logo to be present on the screen and it will be tilted in the center of the screen.

Although not as large, I purchased the Samsung LN52A650 and could not be happier.

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Summary: I consider myself fairly picky when it comes to video quality and I have to say that this TV has exceeded all of my expectations. I've read all the ...

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Summary: I consider myself fairly picky when it comes to video quality and I have to say that this TV has exceeded all of my expectations. I've read all the reviews and decided to take the leap, against the advice of all my friends that said: get LCD, get Plasma. One weird thing I noticed was while it looks OK at the store, it is simply spectacular when you get it in your home. Several other reviews mentioned the same thing, and it's true. Yes, there is the viewing angle issue for rear projection, but that isn't a problem for me - and the picture is unbelievable - intense rich accurate color, tremendous blacks, excellent sharp detail... you'd have to spend $5000 or more to get this size and picture quality in a plasma or LCD, and I've looked at those and prefer the picture quality of this DLP. The LCD engine will last the life of the TV, you don't need to worry about bulb replacements and this is probably the greenest TV you can buy energy consumption wise... about 120 watts when on and less than a watt when in standby. Samsung absolutely did their homework when engineering this TV. Unless you are intending to hang it on a wall, or have the need to have people sit outside normal viewing positions it is an absolute no brainer, you should definitely buy this TV. This TV has a better picture than others costing thousands more...and it is simply an astonishing value.

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Summary: originally i bought the 1st generation of samsung's led tv, the hl-t5679w. i don't have cable or satelite... i use the tv as the monitor for a very ...

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Summary: originally i bought the 1st generation of samsung's led tv, the hl-t5679w. i don't have cable or satelite... i use the tv as the monitor for a very high end cpu (my cpu has a combo hd-dvd / blu-ray drive). long story short, my 5679 died and could not be repaired. this 61a750 is the replacement.

i run my desktop and all my games at full 1920x1080 and it looks great. overscan is very, very slight. i mention it mostly for full disclosure. the tool bar at the bottom os the screen is about half obscured, but still viewable and usable. on a full size window, the buttons to close or resize are just off screen. very minor to me, but it's there.

all my games and web surfing look fantastic running the out of the box settings. only prob is when watching HD or BLU-RAY discs, the screen is very dark. switching to dynamic mode fixes this, and everything still looks great. i think this is caused by my pc because hooking up a friends samsung bd-up5000 player eliminated the issue.

biggest difference is the 5679 would allow the vertical zoom to be used in pc mode, where as the 61a750 will not. i just don't understand why a 16x9 movie should be leterboxed on a 16x9 screen. this screen is large enough for this to be a midling issue; but it's still annoying to me and the primary reason why i give this tv a 9 instead of a 10.

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Summary: I purchased the 67-inch version of this set, which is identical to the 61-inch version except for screen size. I found CNET's review spot-on. However, CNET failed to emphasize ...

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Summary: I purchased the 67-inch version of this set, which is identical to the 61-inch version except for screen size. I found CNET's review spot-on. However, CNET failed to emphasize the advantages of the LED light engine. My old Hitachi failed in both lamp and light engine after about 6000 hours, or about 3 years of use. The LEDs in this Samsung are rated at 60,000 hours, so I'll likely not need to replace them for the life of the set. There is no warm-up required - full brightness is virtually instantaneous. Power consumption is half of my old set, and there is little heat produced by the LEDs. Brightness is excellent, with no need to cover my windows during daylight hours. In a dark room at night the picture is astounding! I see no picture tilting as mentioned in some other reviews. My cable company still sends some channels in analog-only format. I am disappointed that this set does not have the 3-2 pulldown that would allow me to use the full screen without distortion rather than have to use the 4:3 mode that reduces picture size. Overall, I find the plusses FAR outweigh the minuses in this set.

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Summary: This TV replaced my old Sony rear projection HDTV. I also have a DLP front projector and a 15" LCD in my bathroom. The Samsung blows them all away. I ...

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Summary: This TV replaced my old Sony rear projection HDTV. I also have a DLP front projector and a 15" LCD in my bathroom. The Samsung blows them all away. I bought this TV back in May and I'm still amazed at how great the picture is every time I watch it. (Just ask my wife. She hears about it every day.) The CNET reviewer said the remote isn't back lit. As you can see in the picture of the remote there is a button on the top right to turn the back lighting on and off. CNET also didn't mention that there is no bulb to replace. That was the main reason I bought it.

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Summary: This TV is awesome.. I have to comment on one thing in this review however.. The remot IS backlit! There is a button in the upper right hand corner with ...