Samsung PN58B650 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV, So far so good
I recently bought this TV from Amazon along with this TV I purchased the following item Bell’O SFP-9901HG Color Accented Flat Panel Audio Video System. I have yet to receive the stand but it says it can hold up to 58" inch plasma, I’ll edit the review later to let you know how that works.
I wanted to write this review since I saw another review stating that they had issues watching 480i content with this TV. I haven’t found anywhere where this is well documented and on top of that, I had absolutely no problem watching regular DVD’s on this TV with my HD DVD player Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Playerthrough an HDMI cable. They played stunningly (especially for a regular DVD). The picture was crisp and clear on DVD not to mention how it looks when I play an HD DVD. Perhaps the reviewer may need to update their firmware on their hardware; otherwise I’m not sure why they couldn’t watch a standard DVD on an HD DVD player. I have yet to try any games on this TV so I can’t rate it in that area.
I have had no issues with the volume controls or loudness of the regular speakers. I currently do not have a home theater and these controls are set lower than what I’ve had to set my other 2 TV’s at (a 42" inch and 52" Toshiba Regza LCD TV). The speakers get a + from me.
I was very worried about burn in after purchasing this TV. I have only had LCD’s therefore the issue of burn in never arose. I have researched this problem a lot and it seems although it can still be an issue it isn’t as prevalent as it once was. Most of my DVD’s including HD DVD will leave the block boxes at top and the bottom while watching and this worried me. However, they say as long as you integrate watching regular TV or swap it up so that it isn’t there all the time, the burn in issue really isn’t an issue. The biggest thing is to be careful for the first 200 hours as this is when burn in can occur the easiest. Just don’t leave anything paused or sitting there for an extended period of time and your average semi-cautious user won’t experience any problems.
I did a lot of research before I purchased this TV, including checking prices, visiting local retailers and just viewing articles on the Internet. Overall, for me, I think this was a very good buy. I think anyone who purchases this TV definitely won’t be disappointed.