Samsung HL-R5078W 50" Widescreen 1080p DLP HDTV

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 52 x 40 inches ; 76 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 76 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009Y6ZNS
• Item model number: HL-R5078W
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,077 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 19, 2006

Product Description

Product Description

Samsung TVs with DLP technology from Texas Instruments take HDTV to the next level - with Samsung's sixth-generation Cinema Smooth 1080p-light-engine-based lineup of high-performance displays. Samsung's innovative DNIe technology delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that's closer to film, plus there's never any risk of burn-in or uneven screen aging. Available in 50", 56", 61" and 71" screen sizes, Samsung's 1080p series of HDTVs are engineered to display the full HDTV experience, down to each and every nuance of picture detail that has been captured, broadcasted and received in HDTV. Features include 1, 080 horizontal lines of Progressive Scan, a built-in HD tuner, CableCARD Digital Cable Ready and purely digital HDM connections. Slim and lightweight, they fit where some other big screen TVs won't. With great performance, robust features, and beautiful design, they offer sports and movie enthusiasts a new reason to own a Samsung TV with DLP technology.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 1080p for low price . . . but you get what you pay for, April 27, 2006

By	M. Temmerman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The only flaw in this otherwise fantastic looking 1080p (the highest HD resolution) television is that it has a slight delay between the time a video source comes in to the TV to the time it actually puts the image on the screen. For those who know how to sync their sound system, this is not a problem (for those who don't it MAY pose a problem), but the one place the problem is uncorrectable is with video games.

The problem stems from the fact that video signals are 'upconverted' to 1080p. Thus, newer high resolution game systems present less of a problem. For Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Cube, and PlayStation 2, I recommend buying the component video cables for these systems. It will greatly reduce, but not eliminate, the approximately 250 millisecond delay. Using any older game system, or if you don't have component video cables for a new game system the ~250ms delay makes many games unplayable. It takes about a quarter of a second after you push a button before the on screen game reacts. During this time, the signal is converted from analog to digital and upconverted to 1080p.

But this TV has a "GAME MODE" - yes, this is true, newer models of this TV included a 'game mode' which effectively leaves the resolution at 480i. Not only does this make the game look fuzzy, but it is analog, and there is still a delay, albeit much shorter. In summary, game mode was an effort by Samsung to appease the gamers using their DLP televisions, but it still doesnt solve the problem.

Recommendation: If latency and timing issues are a problem for you, AND you want 1080p, spend the extra money for a more advanced television. After researching the latency issue, I finally decided on the HP Pavilion MD5880n, which cost a bit more, but actually had a better picture, and most importantly, zero delay for digital inputs and only a very slight delay for old analog inputs. If, however, you dont imagine yourself ever running video games on the TV, I would definitely recommend it as a great way to get a 'future-proof' maximum resolution HDTV.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DLP rocks, August 20, 2006

By	L. Guarino (Westchester County, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazingly lightweight for such a big TV. Easy installation using the HDMI interfaces from Cablevisions HD-DVR-Cablebox and the Samsung (Model HD960) upconverting DVD player. System adjusts screen size automatically without intervention. This is 2005 model. I was going to get 720p as salespersons were advising most shows and current DVD's are not 1080. but when they came out with 2006 models and cut prices on 2005 models, I got this for less than 720 model was prior month.

The clarity is awesome. You can see every hair on their head blowing in the wind. I was gratified to see that even regular TV seems to come through clearer than before despite hearing all types of stories about blurred pictures etc of regular transmission on HD TV sets. DLP seems to overcome that issue nicely. The upconverting of DVD's if equally amazing.

The picture is amazingly bright (almost too bright) but pre-set modes adjust for daylight or dark room (movie-mode). View is great from all angles in our room - TV is set on a 45 with all seats about 8-10 ft away.

I haven't used all of the features on this baby yet but it is already in the no-regrets category and can only get better.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars samsung dlp 1080-1920 models, November 12, 2006

By	Bernard J. Clauson "grub2" (so.il.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i viewed all brands and models easly narrowed search down to samsung dlp decided on a 50 in. model and bought a 5078 and i am realy happy with it out of the box easy to set up and use as with other samsung dlp's and there is no better performer at any price that i could find than samsung dlp's i am surprised other co. are able to sell there tv's with this on the market at a mid range price it comes down to the best! for less only a crybaby nitpicker would have any complaint with this item, thats what i see.if you need a large screen just go buy a samsung dlp you will be happy and have your moneys worth !