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3.0 stars
"Great picture, but a few glaring flaws keep it from being the best."
Pros: Great picture, good motion, cool extra features.
Cons: "Halo" effect, purple haze, and wacky remote.
Summary: I recently got Sharp to refund me the purchase price of my 52" 62U (banding) after three sets. So I narrowed my search down to the Samsung 650, 750, or the Panasonic 800U with THX certification. I finally decided on the Samsung 750 because I play a lot of Madden and was worried about burn in. I took it home, hooked it up, and was amazed by the picture clarity, superb motion, and color accuracy. This TV also has a lot of nice features (my wife and her girlfriend oohed and aahed over the recipes and artwork). I think the design of the TV is cool and the red border is not nearly as pronounced on this set as the 650.
However...I had read on AVS forum about the so called Purple Haze some of these sets have. As long as I was sitting on my couch directly in front of the set, deep beautiful blacks; however, as soon as I moved slightly off center (I'm not talking 180 degrees, more like 75), the blacks turn purple. The further off center, the more purple. I put in Revenge of the Sith, with dark space scenes and was really disappointed. Space should be black, not purple.
I took that set back immediately and picked up another. Got it home, same problem. In addition, I noticed that the very edges of the bezel are at a 45 degree angle and reflect portions of the screen back to you which is quite distracting. I believe some call this the "halo" effect. What is wrong with Samsung? Couldn't they see this problem in testing. All that would be necessary to fix it is to paint the inside edge of the bezel so that it would not allow light to pass through.
Also, the screen is very glossy. When the screen is black/purple its like looking into a mirror.
Despite the great picture (from dead on) I would not recommend this TV unless they change the name to Vizio and lower the price 1,500. I'm going back to CC today to buy the Panasonic 800U.
- 2 replies to this review
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so all together, you've returned 6 sets of large LCD TVs. It's unbelievable!
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I also bought this TV and promptly returned it for the ln52a650. The 750 has the best picture quality on the market, bar none. However the glass bezel which acts as a light conduit, extending the picture beyond the black and red frame is a ridiculous screw up on the part of samsung. The 650 does not share this flaw.
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Samsung LN52A750:
$1,349.95 - $1,699.75
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