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"CNET assumes? Assumes???"
Pros: Gorgeous set with a wide color gamut. Deep blacks, white whites, and no black or white crush.
Cons: I can see myself... and a little ghosting.
Summary: "We don't appreciate the glossy screen, however. We assume the company chose a reflective screen coating, as opposed to the matte screens found on most LCDs, to attract attention in the store when the LN-T4665F is lined up next to the millions of other flat-panel sets."
... You -assume- that it's to attract attention? Sorry CNET, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Try to learn what you're talking about before you publish it and claim expert status, would you?
For years, LCD manufacturers have put a diffusion layer on LCD televisions in order to accomplish 2 things: Create a matte finish, but more importantly, eliminate hot-spotting, in which one area of the screen is brighter or "hotter" than the other.
Samsung found that by re-engineering their backlight designs, they could avoid hotspotting and remove the diffusion layer. What this did, was remove one more layer of material that would otherwise take away from the bright nature of LCD. And, it worked! Notice how much brighter this Samsung is compared to previous generations?
So yes, the reflection is annoying-- but CNET, it's not a freakin' "reflective coating" they added to it. Why on earth would a TV manufacturer do such a thing? There's a trade-off for everything you know.
And no... I don't own this set. But I do work for Ken Cranes Home Entertainment in Ontario, CA and have to stare at the thing 12 hours a day... And I've been to numerous Samsung trainings.
So, I'm a mere salesman, and yet I know this-- what's your excuse, CNET?
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