Samsung HLT6176S 61-Inch UltraSlim 1080p DLP HDTV

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 55.1 x 35.8 inches ; 74.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 49 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B000N53T82
• Item model number: HLT6176
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,703 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 28, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Fill your room with the riveting 1080p Full HD resolution and brilliant sound of the Samsung HL-T6176S. Its 0.8"-thin piano-black bezel and hidden speaker system let you enjoy more screen and less frame; the slim depth lets the 61" DLP HDTV fit where others won't. Enjoy the crisp definition and bright imagery of Samsung's Cinema Smooth 1080p Light Engine; a phenomenal 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio delivers the full range of vivid colors, bright whites, deep blacks and nuanced tones. SRS TruSurround XT audio fills the room with clear, robust sound. Fast, 16 micro-second switching speed virtually eliminates motion blur; Game Mode optimizes performance so gamers will marvel at the life-like action.

The HLT generation of Samsung DLP HDTVs are capable of displaying future 3D games, movies, and other programming via 3D compatible glasses and hardware.

Samsung's Cinema Smooth light engine create's images with a smoother, more film-like appearance.

Cinema Smooth Light Engine
Samsung is the worldwide leader in creating light engines that harness DLP HDTV technology from Texas Instruments. Samsung’s Cinema Smooth light engine brings together the right optics, electronic circuitry and replaceable light source to create a brilliant picture that’s more lifelike and much closer to film. Now in its sixth year of evolution, Samsung’s Cinema Smooth light engine delivers crisp, 1080p High Definition resolution with high contrast and brightness, defined edges and sharp detail.

Next Generation DLP Chips from Texas Instruments
Samsung employs a Texas Instruments DLP chip that is comprised of millions of microscopic mirrors. The DLP chip is faster than any other HDTV technology, with the mirrors switching on & off 15,000 times a second to deliver a razor-sharp picture for fast moving images. When combined with Samsung’s new Cinema Smooth light engine, the result is a crisp, bright picture with deep, rich colors that’s closer to film.

SRS TruSurround offers a surround sound experience from only two speakers.

SRS TruSurround Samsung HDTVs are equipped with the best that technology can offer in sound quality. Even when viewing regular broadcasts, Samsung's two speaker surround sound makes you feel as if the theater has been brought to your living room.

Product Description
Fill your room with the riveting 1080p Full HD resolution and brilliant sound of the Samsung HL-T6176S. Its 0.8-inch thin piano-black bezel and hidden speaker system let you enjoy more. The slim depth lets the 61-inch DLP HDTV fit anywhere to let you enjoy the crisp definition and bright imagery of Samsung's Cinema Smooth 1080p Light Engine. A phenomenal 10000:1 dynamic-contrast ratio delivers the full range of vivid colors, bright whites, deep blacks and nuanced tones. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two speakers playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. Brilliant Color II provides brightness increase in non-primary colors and boosts overall color intensity. V-Chip enables parental control for channel and program blocking of TV programs that incorporate the rating code signal. Energy Star Compliant helps reduce energy consumption by up to 25% compared with standard TVs. Analog and full digital NTSC/ATSC Tuners with Clear QAM (digital cable) Energy Star Compliant (0.8 Watt standby) Hidden speaker system (DACS) Game Mode enhances game console performance 2x 10-Watt SRS TruSurround XT Audio Video display rate - 120 Hz Response time - 16 microseconds Pixel count - 1920 horizontal x 1080 vertical Contrast ratio - 10000 - 1 Channel coverage - VHF 2-13, UHF 14-69, CATV 1-125 (up to 181 pre-selected channels) & ATSC 1-69 Connections - 3 HDMI inputs (High Definition Multimedia Interface) with up to 1080p input support, 2-component video inputs up to 1080p, 2 S-video inputs, 2 A/V composite inputs, USB 1.1, PC Mini Jack Input (RGB) with 1080p Input Support, DVI Audio Input, 2 RF input, 1 RCA Video Output, 2 Audio RCA L/R + Optical Output Dimensions without foot - Width 55.1 x Height 35.8 x Depth 11.5 inches / TV with foot - 55.1 x 35.8 x 12.3 inches Weight - 74.1 pounds

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing TV with one major caveat., October 10, 2007

By	Steven (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

I finally made my venture into the world of high definition television. I am very happy I finally made this move, it has completely enhanced my TV viewing experience. This is my first high def TV purchase and although I don't regret my purchase too much, I do wish I would have done a bit more research before finally making my decision.

This TV gives a beautiful picture and more inputs then you'll ever need (including HDMI, of coarse, and also USB, which is cool). The television is quite attractive and very slim when compared to other DLP televisions. The TV is very quiet, I can't hear the color wheel or anything else at all. I noticed in other reviews that people talk about straight lines bowing, luckily I don't have this problem.

Like I said, the picture is beautiful... and I mean BEAUTIFUL! My parents have a plasma TV and this DLP is leagues above it as far as picture quality is concerned. This isn't an entirely fair comparison because my parents bought a "budget" 42 inch plasma, which is now over a year old. Higher end plasmas and LCDs look a bit better then this Samsung - but you pay for that. With a budget around $2000.00 I wanted the best bang for the buck I could find and I ended up choosing this TV because of it's size and it's picture quality (especially for this size).

There is a catch to this TV though. You are buying the standard lamp and color wheel DLP if you choose this one. This will bite your wallet in the future because about every 1000-3000 hours you will need to replace the lamp. This wouldn't be so bad if the replacement lamps weren't so expensive ($200-$400). I have heard some owners getting up to 16,000 hours with their bulbs, but that's extremeley rare, typically you're looking at less then 5000 hours. I purchased my TV at Best Buy and I purchased the service plan with it so it's not too bad now, but in 4 years I'm on my own. I sorta hope the TV goes out at the end of the 4 years and I get a new LED DLP >=]

I wish I could give this TV my highest recommendation because of the price/quality, but it scores low in value. The reason I score it low on value is because for just a couple hundred dollars more you can get LED version of the same exact TV. LED DLPs last MUCH longer (20,000 - 60,000 hours) so you will save a lot of money in the long run. Also you wont have to deal with the lamp going out at exactly the wrong time. I have a feeling that lamps are going to become harder to find in the future and that they may cost more because of that. I hope that's not that case though.

Unfortunately buying a TV these days is a lot like buying a home computer. Gone are the days of CRT TVs that really never became outdated (until now). Now when you buy a TV it can become outdated nearly as soon as you bring it home, like in my case. Oh well, this TV looks beautiful, my XBOX 360 games now look amazing and for that I can't complain. I still LOVE this TV!

** UPDATE **
I recently learned that if you set the TVs mode from dynamic (default) to standard then you will get much more life out of your bulb (1000 - 2000 more hours). Personally standard looks better in my opinion because it's much more natural. When I switch to dynamic now it seems overly bright and a little washed out. However, dynamic mode is great for video games.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect choice for a compact 60" 1080p TV, June 12, 2007

By	Brandeis Marquette "gokctx" (Allen, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We spent about 3 months researching and looking at TVs that were at least 58", 1080p, and that had bright clear image quality and wide viewing angles. None of the LED TVs came close to meeting the size requirement so we nixed them. All the DLP and LED DLP rear projection TVs seemed very dim and could not be viewed at wide angles (although their prices were right). The ony plasma that was 1080P and at least 58" was way too expensive, although it did have awesome picture quality.

We were about to give up and wait for the price of the plasma TVs to drop, when we stumbled across the Sony XBR2. This was the only rear projection set we could find that had an image that came close to plasma quality. The only negatives was that it had a lot of extra features that drove up the price (like PIP) that we did not care about and took up a huge amount of space (24" deep and 71" wide). Since we really liked this TV, we overlooked the negatives and bought it.

While it did look big in the store, once it was delivered to our living room, it became a gargantuan dinosaur. It dwarfed our living room and we ended up visiting 5 furniture stores trying to find a stand that was big enough. To make a long story short, the size and weight of this beast was too much and we decided to return it and wait for the plasma prices to drop.

While we made the trip back to the store, we stumbled across the Samsung HL-T6176S (which had just been released that very day). We were amazed that this 61" DLP TV had:

1) Outstanding, near plasma picture quality
2) Was not dim like the other LED DLP rear projection TVs
3) Could be viewed at a wide angle (not quite as wide as plasma though)
4) Was 600$ less expensive than the Sony XBR2 (which was the best rear projection set we had found so far)
5) Was almost as compact as a plasma set! This set could be easily mistaked for an LED/Plasma. Samsung did a brilliant job of not wasting any space. You can hardly even see the bezel surrounding the picture!
6) Had plenty of inputs, connections, and features without the useless bells and whistles that drive the price up.

The only real negatives are that the remote was not nearly as intuitive/nice as the remote we got with the Sony XBR2 and the picture is a little less bright than the XBR2 was, but still leaps and bounds brighter than the other DLP units we looked at.

In summary, if you are dissapointed in the picture quality of the current DLP rear projections, small size of LED, high price for plasmas, and the huge size of the top of the line rear projection set (like the Sony XBR2), then this TV fits the bill. It does the best job of juggling picture size, quality, compactness, and price of any set we have seen (and we have seen them all).

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great colors but bowed picture, August 8, 2007

By	David Richmond (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After performing a lot of research (CNET, Sound and Vision, Home Theater Magazine, etc) on manufacturers and the various DLP TVs as well as talking with many friends and colleagues about their DLP experiences, I decided this model was the best. The colors are excellent and true to life. There is no rainbow effect as in older models (probably due to the faster spinning color wheel). There is now loud fan noise. All pluses.

However, this TV is really cheap in it's construction. It's so flimsy that if you slightly push on a corner of the TV, the entire picture moves. Out of the box, my TV's picture bowed on both sides (kind of like a smile). And the overall image tilted down the right. This is really noticeable when watching letterbox movies as the black bar at the top was thicker on the right side as opposed to the left. And when watching HD channels like ESPN or HD News, the programs tickers or scores on the top of the screen tilted down the right. This bowing and tilt in the screen is really noticable and takes away from the superb picture quality.

Owning the TV for less than a month, I called Samsung who sent out their local tech. He confirmed everything above and said that there's not too much he can do. He explained that since Samsung has gone to an all plastic case for the TV, its flimsyness causes these issues. He also said that the Slim design means they have repositioned the inside mirror to the top of the TV which also contributes the bowed effect on each side of the screen. They are going to replace my screen but he doubts it will do much good. I would strongly advise not getting these Samsung new Slim DLP models until they resolve this issue.

UPDATE: 12/20/07 -- Since my first write up, I have just received my 3rd TV from Samsung. Yes, it has taken many calls, my tech visits at my house, and now two swapped TVs. Every HLT6176 has the exact same issue. Not much to be said for Samsung's quality control. If a regular consumer like me can notice the issue so easily, one would think that their R&D and QC groups would notice the same too. I will soon be calling Samsung yet again. Don't buy this TV!