Samsung PN64E550 64-Inch 1080p 600Hz 3D Slim Plasma HDTV (Black)
- Smart Content with Signature Services
- Built-in WiFi
- 600Hz Subfield Motion
- Full HD 2D or 3D
- Web Browser
64-Inch 3D Slim Plasma HDTV with 1080p Resolution
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Samsung delivers the connected power of Smart TV, along with amazing 3D in the Plasma 5 Series. Samsung Smart TV is your portal to online content, sharing and chatting with friends, plus streaming movies, music – and so much more. The attractive picture quality of full HD 1080p resolution teams up with improved black levels and Cinema Smooth technology. With Samsung’s immersive active full
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LG 42PM4700 42-Inch 720p 600Hz Active 3D Plasma HDTV
- Pictures are sharper. Colors are more vibrant. Entertainment is more real. Everything looks better on a 720p HDTV.
- Bring your content to life with 3D technology! The astonishing effects will immediately grab your attention and bring your entertainment experience to the next dimension.
- Easily access thousands of movies, customizable apps, videos and browse the web right at the click of the Magic Remote.
- Tired of streaky action or unclear plays during the game? See sports, fast action and video games like never before. The 600Hz refresh rate virtually eliminates motion blur.
- This LG Smart TV is Wi-Fi ready, requiring only the supplied dongle to be fully accessible wirelessly.
PM4700 3D / Smart Plasma TV 3D PLASMA SO SMART,
IT’S SIMPLE. Ever think your would be able to access movies, shows and apps from the Internet, directly on your TV and without a computer? With LG Smart TV access on the PM4700 you can.
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Very pleased with this TV,
I am very pleased so far with this TV. I have bought several large flat panel TVs over the last few years and this one I am really pleased. I have been pleased with Samsung in general and only buy Samsung now for displays/TVs at this point (have 4 large screen TVs and 5 monitors in my house). As others have mentioned, it is a new model for this year and really packs a ton of features in for the price. I love plasma (over LED and LCD) and was really surprised how the weight has come down. The picture is great. One feature I really wanted to make sure I got was the ethernet input because with more and more stuff moving to internet, I felt it would be a good idea to have. I am finishing a basement and have the opportunity to run the ethernet right to where i will put this tv. Don’t get me wrong, the built in WIFI works perfectly too, I just wanted to have this option too and many other models don’t have this. One thing I was not aware of is that it doesn’t have a VGA input. I was planning on using that to hook up a computer. For me its not a big deal as I can use HDMI, but thought I would mention as I didn’t notice that before ordering. Overall I think this is a great TV and a great deal – would definitely recommend and I am seriously considering buying another one for another room (yes, I have been told I have a problem with buying too many TVs).
UPDATE (4/15/12) – After several days of usage, I noticed a buzzing sound when sitting in just the right (or wrong depending on how you look at it) place. Sitting directly in front and about 8 feet away I noticed a pretty load buzzing sound. If I moved closer or to the side I did not really notice it. (I couldn’t really try moving back based on the way the room is where I had it). I actually wasn’t sure what it was at first and I turned everything down and could still here it. I then traced it to the back of the TV and sure enough I could tell it was coming from the TV. I took the TV back because of this – I am not willing to live with that. I really like the TV and its features otherwise, so I ordered another one and am awaiting delivery from Amazon tomorrow. I did some research and it seems this “buzzing” issue has been experienced by other people on a variety of Samsung plasmas, but I’m hoping its just luck of the draw and I get one that doesn’t do it this next time. I have two other Samsung plasmas in my house already (older models) and have never had any issues. I’ll post an update when I find out if this new one does the same thing.
UPDATE (5/5/12) – So I received the new TV from Amazon and it works perfectly. No buzzing sound with this one. So I’m back to being very pleased. As I mentioned in my initial post, I was seriously considering purchasing another one and in fact I just placed that order tonight. Here’s hoping I get one without the buzzing issue again because its really a great TV for the money.
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|Nice set, great features, lots of tweaking options. Problems with fade to black movies, random auto brightness and slight buzz,
**Have only had the set for 4 days, still tweaking settings**
TheSamsung PN51E550 51-Inch 1080p 600 Hz 3D Slim Plasma HDTV (Black)
I purchased this set after returning an LG LED 47 inch Cinema 3D set, the problem I had with the LG set was the sports and HD in general looked really washed out and messy; after several days of tweaking the settings nothing seemed to help. I then stopped researching LED’s and jumped to researching new model Plasma’s. I’m an owner of an older Panasonic 720P 50 inch plasma that I purchased from Fry’s for less than $600 like 4-5 years ago and I felt it was time to upgrade. After researching the options within my budget the Samsung appealed to me because of the 600hz motion drive (sports in mind) and the Cinema Smooth features for Blu-Ray movies – the 3D and 2 free glasses was a bonus and so I pulled the trigger and went for it.
Shipping:
I had to schedule an appointment with Pilot shipping services and I had to wait about 6-7 days until my set arrived. I was able to get the set 1 day early, called them early morning to see if they had my item and they were able to reschedule to a earlier date. Packaged arrived prefect with no issues whatsoever.
Now for an actual review of some content I have tried on this set so far. My first post was more of a calling out for some help with an issue I noticed when watching Hockey (I will get into it in my review) with the intentions of coming back and updating my review which is what I’m doing now.
HD Sports:
The first thing I tried on this set was the HD Sports – Mainly Basketball and Hockey. I’m currently a TW cable subscriber and using a Motorola cable box that supports 1080i using a “Premium” HDMI cable utilizing the first HDMI slot on the set. The basketball game looked decent but the picture could use tweaking but out of the box it was decent. I noticed some motion blur and some artifacting when the players moved up and down the court. The colors stood out, and they looked very good, not some washed out mess like the previous set I had purchased and returned. The next day, I tested my set with Hockey and here is where I noticed the odd issues with the brightness. The television set has tons of features and options available for the end user to tweak and adjust which I truly love. I made sure that all eco settings, energy saving settings and auto brightness settings were turned off and they were. While watching the hockey game, I noticed that the brightness or the cell lighting of the actual screen would auto brighten and darken when the camera moved up and down the ice following the players. This is something I was not able to fix, I tried everything I could think of and finally contacted Samsung for some help. After talking with Samsung they’re fix was to Factory Reset The Settings….I LOL’d at this and moved on the research and attempt to fix this problem my self (which I have not yet, still researching). One thing I did notice is the preset I’m currently using “Standard” has the energy star logo next it which is leading me to believe that the preset might force energy saving features even though I have set them to off. Overall the Sports look great, the set may require some tweaking depending on your setup but out of the box, the picture quality for HD programming is very nice.
Blu-Ray viewing PS3 using HDMI:
As soon as I got my TV, the setup was a breeze, since all of my components are using HDMI, it was really easy to get everything connected but I ran into some problems with my PS3 picture to actually show up on the screen. At first I was using the third HDMI slot on the set, while my Xbox 360 was using the second. The set would recognize my PS3 and it would show up in the source list but the picture was not coming on. After resetting my PS3 video setting by simply holding down the power button for 5-7 seconds – it still would not come on. I started to get nervous, I went online but did not find many answers, maybe a few posts about it but it all went back to resetting your PS3 video settings which didn’t work for me. I refreshed the source list using the tools button and the UI and still nothing. I shut the television off and the PS3, unplugged the HDMI from the set and replaced it to the second slot and move my Xbox to the third slot, turned the PS3 on and my TV and bang it recognized it. Not sure what the problem was but moving it to the second + resetting the ps3 worked like a charm.
Now came the time to test movies, mainly blu-rays. I tested a range of movies that I have in my collection – Star Wars, Scott Pilgrim and Batman (to name a few). Out of the box, with zero tweaking, I was not really impressed but I knew that I can really get the picture quality and a higher level with all…
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|GREAT TV!!!,
This TV has most of the extras that were on the very expensive plasmas from 2011, but now on a reasonable priced mid-model for 2012. Plus the PN51E550 now has the “Real Black Filter” which only came on the D7000 and D8000 last year. That feature alone makes this TV one of the best deals of the year! Great TV!!!
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|Best TV Ever… (simpson’s voice),
This is one of the best picture quality TV’s I have seen. It may SAY 720p, but it rrenders 1080p. Check LG website Model # 42PM4700. TRUST ME. Plasma is GREAT. My father has a 55″ LCD Philips. He also had to buy a dongle for it (wireless) Pshh! MY TV came with everything. AND Amazon installed it for free. Why do I say free?? Got this TV for A little over $600. My dads TV was way more than that. I won’t tell him (I’ll wait till he sees it himself) But my TV blows his out the water. it came with the wifi dongle. has 3 HDMI ports and 2 USB. Plus 2 components, Digital out, computer hook up, bla bla bla. One charges my 3D glasses and the other for wifi. 1 hooks up to my Laptop and will play sound through it. the other is hooked up to my PS3 and the other is not yet used. This TV has SO many features. That’s why they call it SMART. The ONLY problem I have with this TV is that it will only pick up 3 DTV channels. Antenna or not. With my DTV box i pick up 10 alone. IDK what the prob is what it doesn’t really matter to me. I don’t even watch TV. all i do is stream Netflix, play through my Laptop and Ps3. I am SO satisfied. seriously you NEED to buy this TV. Buy the official glasses that go with it. they work flawlessly!!!
Ok, 3D? Great!! will make ANYTHING 3D and the depth is good. Especially if the game or show is in 3d (duhh…) Makes my PS3 all worth it. and it has many options for 3D as well.
Sound is LOUD. but not buzzing loud. Good quality! not much bass but I have a subwoofer for that
Overall 8.5 AGAIN the TV should say 1080p because it DOES view.
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|Its okay,
I am no TV expert but I am tech savvy. This is based on my personal opinion so far, first 5hrs last night.
This tv is easy to set up, wifi or wired. Smart hub is okay, one down fall would be the lg apps(download apps, games, etc) they’re limited and sluggish; premium apps runs fine, youtube, facebook, netflix all great. Haven’t tested browsing online yet will update later. Also doesn’t come with magic remote(wii like).
It is on eco mode by default so it will not look as bright, you may want to change this to cinema, game, custom. While watching greys anatomy last night it would have a short flash(peel) affect when scenes would cut to another(not sure if its just that show) but you could barely see it. The soap opera affect can make this look shaky when this are moving to fast(action scene). Still need to mess around with tv settings to see what looks best. As for 3D have not tested yet, don’t have glasses
but TV plays Blueray beautifully very nice and clean.
Smartshare is nice but you have to download nero media(vista/win7) to pc provided by lg.com, with smartshare i am able to watch backup of bluerays and dvds stored on my pc. Also you can view pictures and listen to music. The interface is okay only thing I don’t like about it is scrolling left and right(hold buttons to go faster).
will try to update some more since i’ve only had it for less than half a day. its still not a bad buy, has smart features and 3d(still need glasses), but its an affordable tv suits my family.
BE SURE to click on bundle and add glasses… “Make sure your seller is Amazon.com” I overlooked this and didn’t get my 3D glasses.
**************** update 5/11/12 I’v changed the rating to 2. ***************************
when accessing smart hub, tv sometimes doesn’t load, I would just get a black screen and would have to restart(turning off and on) the tv, then try again.
I thought plasma was for watching fast moving scenes/shows/videos like sports. But I’m seeing a lot of stutter when watching fast motion scenes, like football being thrown.
I can’t recommend this tv, picture/motion quality is not great, smart hub doesn’t load or just freezes with black screen sometimes. Bought this tv when price was below $600, currently above $700 I would look for more options.
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|Price and Features Make It a Good Buy – 4.5 Stars out of 5,
Had the TV for 2 weeks, so far I am pleased. I’ll begin with the TV’s picture – it is excellent, colors, detail, etc…are excellent.
The 3D is excellent.The 2D to 3D conversion is excellent.
This plasma does have the “Soap Opera Effect” – which you can remedy by changing the picture setting to “Game Mode”. I have the TV in Game Mode 24/7 and have no problems with that at all.
That’s where I deduct half a star – literally my only complaint.
For me, this effect is extremely annoying, and I don’t understand how manufacturers seem to think this is OK to ship out TVs with this strange motion effect. If you don’t mind or even like this effect – this TV is even more highly recommended by me (5 out of 5 easily).
The TV comes with a full internet browser which “out of the box” is controlled by the TV’s remote. You can imagine that requires a little patience, but if you find a “plug ‘n play” wireless keyboard – problem solved.
The Internet works excellent. The TV streams Netflix movies no problem at all.
The TV’s form factor should also be considered a big plus. It is thin, all connections are well-thought out and located conveniently.
Considering the features you get: 3D; 2D to 3D conversion (literally watch anything you want in 3D); the Internet with Netflix, full browser, USB inputs, and great picture quality – this TV is a very good deal.
“The Good” most certainly outweigh “the bad” in this case and I recommend this TV
The Good:
-Picture Quality**
-2D to 3D conversion
-Full Browser/Internet/Netflix
-USB inputs
-Form Factor/Thin/Connections nicely located
The Bad:
-** “Soap Opera Effect” Occurs with this plasma, but you can avoid that by using “Game” mode picture setting.
- No ‘HBOgo’ or ‘Pandora’ Apps yet, but maybe this will change in the future
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