Customer Reviews:
Everything I expected January 7, 2009 I grabbed this TV over the holidays when I saw it on a few web sites. It seems Samsung did the 500 model as a limited production run for some reason, but it's exactly what I was looking for. Not only is it a great product at a fair price, but it's nearly 1 inch thinner than its brethren, which solved a space issue for me. Highly recommended -- if you can even find one any more.
Ken
Excellent TV! January 4, 2009 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this TV online at [...] on Thanksgiving day for $799 on the early Black Friday sale. Forget the lines!
This TV has been great so far. Watched Wall-E in HD the other day, and was blown away! I matched this with the Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black) and the AnyNet feature is a real perk. Only needing one remote, and having the input source switch on its own when I put in a dvd or switch to TV is extremely convenient.
The only con I would mention is that when there are dark scenes, or letterboxing, I have noticed a bit of backlight bleed from the top corners. But I have a service call in to Samsung about that, and they are actually replacing my whole display panel (which will take care of the ONE dead pixel too). They are doing this in-home, so I won't even have to lug this down from my 3rd floor apartment.
Overall, this TV is outstanding, and the only reason to get the 530 or 550 is if you NEED 3 HDMI's instead of 2, or if you REALLY think you can tell a difference between 20,000:1 and 30,000:1 contrast. I tried, and I can't. Thanks for reading.
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