Amazon.com: E. Adams "Loves MLS S...'s review of Samsung PN58A550 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb deal with a major catch!, May 10, 2008
First, buying from Amazon is the BEST! Delivery came a week early and with NO problems or hitches.

On to the TV, I was going to get the Viera 2008 model but realized that its specs were the same as this Samsung [...]. Slightly deeper blacks are not worth that...

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The TV is large, but surprising not as bad as I thought. It is thick on side width. Swivel stand is very functional.

The picture, is superb. You can opt for a High Black setting that really pops the picture. I use an upscaled DVD (OPPIO) and TW HD DVR. Digital Cable (SD) looks great. HD is superb.

I recommend against the DYNAMIC picture setting, sadly this setting is only one that allows DNIE to be used, since it causes severe color bleeding with SD TV.

The audio is good not great. The surround effect is spotty.

The glare issue for me, since our condo is fairly dark, is not an issue.

Remote is MUCH improved from my last Samsung PMDP

Best VFM (value for money) deal!

(UPDATE 2/5)
Sadly I found a major problem - BURN IN! After a few months, the Time Warner 4x3 window outer borders are burned into the set. All the burn in prevention tools did not work. I can reduce it with the grayscale sweep, but the problem lines are there.

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Initial post: May 18, 2008 7:36 PM PDT
 andrew says:
Thanks for the video and comments on features.
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Posted on Jun 2, 2008 7:49 PM PDT
 J. Johnson says:
Any additional settings suggestions? These worked very well.

THX,
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Posted on Jul 20, 2008 6:57 PM PDT
 Dennis W. Wong says:
Interesting video on your Samsung plasma. I recommend that you have it hooked up to a surround sound system to get the benefits of it because usually TV sounds are generally not that great from the unit itself but better from components.
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Posted on Aug 6, 2008 12:04 AM PDT
 LatinMessiah says:
Whoa, look at that glare. I'll pass.
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