Samsung LED LCD's

yes The father in law just got one and I hung it on his wall for him the picture quality is very good blacks are stunning. however the sound from them is crap the remote is crap and am not keen on the menu's whilst using the tv.

I've been researching TVs on Crutchfield.com and they get a very good rating and the video review of the 6000, 7000, and 8000. 8000 being LED and 240 refresh rate. I don't need all the internet stuff but the wifi capability would be great. I think that Touch of Color in the rim is a joke. Even Sony's new Bravia9 series only have florescent back lighting.

Plus 8000 only comes in 46" size and it is too large a 40" would be better for me. Of course they'll come down with new models in a year. I don't plan on listening to the regular speakers except for the news. Movies would be thru my stereo.

I'll have to go see them.

Very tempted after veiwing 46" recently.

Only downside is no Ethernet socket (as far as I can see from the spec), I think I'll wait until they add one to their range.

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Originally posted by AV@naim:
Very tempted after veiwing 46" recently.

Only downside is no Ethernet socket (as far as I can see from the spec), I think I'll wait until they add one to their range.

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing an ethernet socket. It also has wireless (via their own £50 adapter :/ )

Full Spec

Ah, well spotted. I was looking at the spec for the 40", which doesn't. So 46 it is...

Do this have a proper web browser, rather than proprietry?

No only the Yahoo widgets and website. Seems like the 6000 series is what I want but it has limitations. I'd really like the wireless adapter for future and the 240 motion, plus they dropped the 8M pixel rate to 2M on the 8000 Which is why it's so expensive.

My brother in law works for Quantum and said first look at the picture to see if you really like it. If you try to find a bargain and don't really like the picture you won't be happy.

This reminds me of the computer upgrades around '90. They made such rapid advances that in 2 years you were really lagging with the memory and all. I bought a Mac IIsi with the huge 80 megabyte HD and we all wondered how I could fill that up. That's the reason I've still got the 21" old TV. My friends laugh at it and compare it to my stereo system.

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Originally posted by AV@naim:
Ah, well spotted. I was looking at the spec for the 40", which doesn't. So 46 it is...

Do this have a proper web browser, rather than proprietry?

you need to go for the 7000 series to be able to use the DLNA feature.

There's an 8000 series out now. 200Hz instead of the 7000 100Hz.

go with the panasonic 42v10 far better panel. it might be a few mm thicker, but it doesn't have the drawbacks of LED edge lighting ect. infinate blacks 600Hz 5 year warranty and can be found for about the same money

ohh and it looks a whole lot classier than the cheap gloss plastic of the samsung.

it's a no brainer for me.

interesting, I have finally ordered the Samsung from Crutchfield here in the US. 8000 series says refresh rate is 240, 7000 is 120. Minor difference to your numbers.

Long conversation with the help line at Crutchfield said the pixel rate on older Tvs have 8M and most LCDs have 4M, 8000 is down to 2M. He said things like tickers on the news and motion in action movies will be really crisp. But then it is also more expensive. I swore I wouldn't pay more than $1500 for a TV but I blew that out of the water, just like when I bought my first Naim system I had to double my budget.

I know my mom's Sharp which was rather cheap at $500 last year has lots of pixels and blur which she doesn't notice with poor eyesight. But I sure do see it having been in computer graphics.

boy this TV research is giving me a headache. The local big box store doesn't have the 8000 Samsung, and not the latest Panasonic. tho I know plazma is really fast it is more power hungry. The other nice thing about the latest Samsung is no mercury and lead is used and with really low electrical usage it's a really green technology. but go choose for yourself.

I'm sure everything will change by next years model. But it sure beats my 21" Magnavox. I don't think that company is even in the running anymore. It has to be 15 Years old at least. My friend was shocked at the size of my stereo and then the puny TV, he called it a Model T, how insulting is that? lol

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8000 series says refresh rate is 240, 7000 is 120. Minor difference to your numbers.

probabbly something to so with your 60Hz power supply and our 50Hz supply......

Cheers

Don

oh yeah, sounds right, I really know nothing about electricity or the components. Thanks, I did notice on your UK Samsung site the model numbers were different, I had to go to the US site to see familiar numbers.


Now I'm researching power conditioners. I've bought the Samsung and it's being shipped end of next week. The sales assistant said I should really consider the Monster Green brand and it comes with a guarantee for 5 years. But somewhere here I was reading about the Audience and wonder if it would be worth getting that so that I don't get variations. The tech said the new equipment is very sensitive to fluxuations. audience website has lots of technical talk but the reviews were great. If I got the one with 12 plugs I could get all my Naim and TV/cable kit on it.

I've watched several DVDs and enjoyed all of them except Burn After Reading, it had a very harsh look to it. Didn't like the story tho all the cast is great, maybe I should have stuck it out.

Last one was a documentary on artist Alice Neel, great stuff, you can see everything from old film clips and several different cameras used over the decades. Her grandson made it. He had a woman film the steady shots of the paintings and some really close details so you can see the great color and texture of the paint.

I had a friend over who's really knowledgable he brought a Star Wars DVD and showed me the THX option to tune your TV for optimum viewing. I was able to tone down the intense detail to make it more enjoyable.

I was also getting used to the menus and options on the remote. I feel so spastic at times.

I notice Sharp are also making these LED TV's as well. As I'm now looking for a new TV as well (probably 40" screen) I was wondering if anyone else has had experience of this newer technology? I have read a few positive reviews but at the moment that is all I have to go on. One other consideration I have is that the room where the TV will be situated will be subjected to a fair amount of sunshine (south-facing), unless the blinds are closed, and so which is the best type to go for in this respect - LED, Plasma or LCD?

Mark

My parents have the same problem to watch daytime TV have to lower the blinds. My apartment faces north, I'm glad of that subdued light.