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6 out of 18 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
"Very Disappointing"
Pros: Accepts 1080P Input (Sort Of)
Cons: Many bugs to be ironed out
Summary: I was eagerly looking forward to checking this puppy out. I didn't expect it to be able to compete with the Sony SXRD, but i did think it would be near the top of the DLP class. It's not. If DLP is your bag, go elsewhere. Awful hum and noise even on a store sales floor. What were they thinking with that ugly, black monstrosity they put this baby in? The Picture is full of noise, dithering and artifacting. "Wobulation" is a stop gap, but why do Toshiba and Samsung do so much a better job in it's implementation than HP who invented it? C'mon, wake up HP, i realize it's a first effort, but the picture is really poor when seen side by side with Samsung. Even Sony's lower resolution 3LCDs blow it away, forget about Sony's Superstar SXRD line. If you really want to either see how bad the HP is or how good the SXRD is, probably a combination of both, If you are on the EastCoast, a few spots like 6th Avenue Electronics have both HP and SXRD 1080P sets on display. I'll give you a hint. They won't sell many HP's unless they sabatoge the SXRD settings.
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It is an outstanding TV. Haven't found one with as good a picture in this price range.
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I bought the 58" hp six months ago and to be honest I was a little shaky about it. It did have a wicked hum to it, my HDMI ports didn't work with my DVD player, I had a white line across the top of the television when watching HD channels and non HD looked like crap. Then came the update via jumpdrive from HP. Everyone of those issues has been fixed and a couple that I didn't mention and didn't really noticed until the tv stopped doing it. The update was free and you can download the new ones anytime from hp.com. It makes it a safe purchase because even with it being newer technology for hp they can basically fix their mistakes without stepping food into your house. I love this tv and would buy it again in a second. Don't let the bad review above scare you. The picture is beautiful and I can't wait to see my 60fps 1080p in full effect. C'mon PS3!!!!
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Hi:
See the April 2006 edition of Sound & Vision - great reviews on the hp md6580n and the Sony kds-r60xbr1 and comparisons of dlp vs lcos technology. I heard that the hp will be available at Best Buy end of April. If I were to plunk down 3 to 5k on a tv, I'd like to evaluate it first - although I did buy a Curbow bass guitar - without playing it first. Was not as much as an new HDTV! Should be interesting when Samsung releases their led based dlp sets.... -
First of all I think this is a jaded review. I have set and watched this TV in a home setting and can not believe how great it is.
In addition I think the design is well, "sexy".
I honestly believe we are hearing from a fired HP employee. -
I think the truth is that all retailers that sell Sony products get a $200.00 kick back plus the mark up, that is how they control there pricing. So I think you are in the same field as I am am just upset your not getting as much of a kick back from selling the HP's over the Sony's. Sound & Vision placed this TV up there with the Sony Qualia 006. I have just ordered the MD6580n and will soon let you know if I am wrong or is it you trying to mislead consumers.
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Your comments are a waste of time because they do not have any information that could help anyone out -- doesn't even sound like you've actually seen the product. If you're speaking anywhere near the truth, I can promise you the tv was not connected with the same cables as anything near it.. every review out there puts them up there. There's so many whiny babies on here it makes me puke.
