Samsung reveals 50- / 58- / 63-inch 7 Series plasma HDTVs
By Darren Murph 
posted Jul 23rd 2008 9:50AM
posted Jul 23rd 2008 9:50AM
posted Jul 23rd 2008 9:50AM
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As cool as a 63 inch plasma is, I would have trouble justifying buying one for $5500 when you can get a 1080p projector for $500 less.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/23/sim2-delivers-5-000-1080p-domino-d60-dlp-projector/
Wouldn't bother me any as I can put the plasma in a room that the window's aren't blacked-out and still be able to enjoy an image that's not washed out. Plus if I need to move the tv to another room, I just pick it up (with the help of a friend). I won't however, have to break out the hammer and crow bars to get my "screen" off the wall.
the projector is $500 less but then you have to spend quite a bit on the screen to get good color reproduction.
red? really?
Samsung is a firecrotch.
Eh yea man...glad you came out of your coma. This is the Samsung "Touch of Color" series that people either love or hate. I have an A650 at home with the Touch of Color and I absolutely love it. The promo ads make it look far more red than it actually is.
The maroon makes it look old.
you would never hear someone say "Maroon is the new black!"
It's more like a crimson. Think of that new special edition red DS that came out a bit ago. That was pretty hawt looking.
Crimson is great. Perfectly matches the accent color in the den.
Maybe your den. Not my den.
plasma or lcd, which is better for HTPC usage?
You can get a 1080p projector for under $2500 now, but as mentioned, you would need a light controlled room to really enjoy it.
I have the 63" model that this one replaced and it is a fantastic tv.
Although the blacks are not quite as deep as on my 50" pioneer elite, it doesnt bother me in the least because you get no benefit from deeper blacks in a sunny room and my samsung plasma is much brighter than the pioneer. Works out better for my application.
my LE37A656 looks better imo.
I have a Samsung plasma from last years lineup (4254). I know Panasonic and Pioneer get a lot of love, and rightfully so, but the Samsung plasma's are quite nice as well. It's good to have choices.
Touching on what Mike said (yes, DyCR is a complete farse), the list of features/specs on these sets is unimpressive. My 2 year old Sammy HL-S5086W has all the same bells and whistles (albeit in 720p only) for about $800 (I paid $1200 2 years ago). For you DLP haters / Plasma lovers, we can all agree that DLP has given way to new, cheaper LCD and plasma. But the fact remains not a single person who comes to my house says anything other than "wow, your TV + DirecTV-HD" looks incredible (even people with their own HD sets).
Samsung and others need to stop spending their budget on silly things like this:
http://www.samsung.com/us/experience/tv/fptv/#project/6
I'm sure there is a market out there (NY, SF lofts maybe) where rich douchebags will pay $3,000+ for a "pretty" $1,500 set, but surely it won't float Samsung's boat for very long. INNOVATE, YOU LAZY FUCKS!
I will be waiting until OLED becomes mainstream affordable and TV devs come up with next-generation features (120Hz and lower ms response was a start).
blah i got a series 6 and thought it was the balls! now there is 7,8 & 9 blah i would say mine looks better as its curvy ^-
Better than last gen Kuro? Probably not.
so does this set do 120mhz and what's the response time
Can it really be that this beast is 11.5" deep?
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=televisions&type=televisions&subtype=plasmatv&model_cd=PN63A760T1FXZA&fullspec=F