Nabbed the Samsung DLP

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited December 2006 in Electronics
Well, after a ton of research I decided to go with the 50" Samsung DLP (HL-S5086W). Sears locally, price matched Circuit City, who had it on sale for $1299, plus I got a $125 discount on top, so I got it for $1174. I pick it up Wednesday (they had none on-hand).

Now I need to get with Cox Cable and get digital cable/HDTV service going.

:cool:
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2006
    I was looking at that one...

    Let us know what you think...
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2006
    Congrats; have you considered just using an antenna to get local channels HD? It has worked great for me, and no fees :)
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited December 2006
    I love mine. The picture is great. Hope your happy with it.
    Michael


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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited December 2006
    Yes. Best PQ so far. Just be sure to turn off the dreaded DNIE.
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited December 2006
    Nice tv, it was my second choice. Enjoy!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2006
    Hell of a price. Good job.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2006
    Very cool, Steve! Nice price as well. Enjoy!
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  • szhleppy
    szhleppy Posts: 320
    edited December 2006
    Wow Steve...you're probably going to have a hard time sleeping tonight knowing that you stole that thing!

    Congrats on the new tele...the swap out for a new HD box from Cox is pretty simple. It has HDMI out, so remember to get the cable if you want to utilize this connection.
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  • maingey
    maingey Posts: 632
    edited December 2006
    seems like everyone is dropping their pants on the pricing on these things, is it because CES is a couple of weeks away? Even amazon.comis doing the 5087 1080p unit in that price range, pretty nuts how fast the pricing is falling!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2006
    Seriously, that's a fantastic price, I payed a few hundred more than that for the 42" version less than 6 months ago....
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited December 2006
    cool, enjoy Steve.

    RT1
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,020
    edited December 2006
    Nice Stevie Boy.Keep it away from fireplaces and heating vents.
    Discovery HD is simply awesome.
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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited December 2006
    cool...another happy Samsung owner (in spite of all the bad press on internet sites)..I did not get to see the DLP's but I love my Samsung plasma
    ..enjoy and let us know how you like it once you get a chance to play with it a few days
    yea prices are dropping like rocks on thses things..ive already gone in twice in a month to best buy for price matches on mine..thye have a 60 price guarentee on HDTV
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2006
    Congrats Steve!! Enjoy the new TV.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2006
    I'm pretty damn excited, the wait until Wednesday is killing me...:D

    What got me going on this was a recent hotel stay. They had a 42" LG LCD TV in the room, it only took about 12 seconds of Discovery HD channel to convince me it was time to go for it. It was addictive. I sat in bed watching it for hours, I couldn't go to sleep.
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited December 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    ... it only took about 12 seconds of Discovery HD channel to convince me it was time to go for it ...
    Agreed ... HD is much closer to "being there" ...
    Rick
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited December 2006
    I've gotten so I don't even like watching normal 480p broadcasting. I hear the best HD is OTA, but I haven't confirmed that yet.

    Great Deal, Bubba.
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited December 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Yes. Best PQ so far. Just be sure to turn off the dreaded DNIE.

    I got my "Sumsung HP-S5053 plasma" a couple of week ago. What is "off the dreaded DNIE"?............thoooooooooo????..........didn't have time to look at the manual as yet.............what does DNIE do I saw it in my menu?

    Thanks

    Gator :):)
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited December 2006
    Digital Natural Image Engine ... It's sort of like an automated torch setting ... :D

    When you have a chance spend some time with calibration ... It's worth the effort ...
    Rick
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited December 2006
    PolkWannabie wrote:
    Digital Natural Image Engine ... It's sort of like an automated torch setting ... :D

    When you have a chance spend some time with calibration ... It's worth the effort ...


    Hey............thanks for answering my question. YES, I hear a lot about calibration. What is exactly calibration for TV's mean? What do you have to do and how do you do it? Sorry for the stupid questions I'm new to LCD and Plasma displayes.

    Thanks

    Gator :):)
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