Samsung HPT5054 50-inch Plasma HDTV
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Features
• 1365 x 768 resolution
• 15,000:1 Contrast Ratio
• 18 bit color
• Filter Bright 2 Anti Glare Technology
• 3 HDMI, 2 component, 1 PC input |
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Samsung HPT5054 50-inch Plasma HDTV Customer Reviews
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Permanent burn-in after only 1 month of moderate viewing
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| I received this set as a replacement from Samsung for the HP-S5053. The HP-S5053 developed a habit of displaying a snow storm of red and green pixels for the first 10-15 minutes of viewing that made it very annoying to watch. It was a known issue and Samsung eventually agreed to replace it after 3 visits from a service tech could not solve the problem. They sent me the HP-T5054 as a replacement. After 1 month I can honestly say that I would rather have kept the old one, even with the green and red pixel problem. For one thing, the HP-T5054 is much more cheaply built. The plastic housing is thinner, the cool backlit power button from the HP-S5053 has been replaced by a cheaper button that has very annoying action and a simpler light, the stand is smaller, thinner and flimsier, even the little cleaning cloth that came with the HP-T5054 is thinner and about 1/4 the size. It is very obvious that Samsung went through a major cost reduction exercise with this set. But all of these things would be forgivable if the picture were better, or even as good. They claim that the set has broader color and black-level capabilities, but I can tell you from a prolonged trial period that the HP-T5054 has a much worse issue with "ghosting". Dark scenes are almost unwatchable. Even still, I mostly watch sports, so I could tolerate this too, but the worst part, and the clincher for why I am fighting with Samsung to get rid of this dog, is the burn-in problem. After 1 month of moderate viewing (1-2 hours/day)of mostly HD channels without sidebars, the sidebar lines are permanently burned-in (I would estimate that I've watched channels that have sidebars about 20-30% of the time). Having tried every other suggestion I could find on the Samsung site, I ran the black/white wave for 2 hours this weekend and there was no improvement. It is sort of like when a pixel goes out on your monitor or when you have a floater in your eye - for a while you don't notice it, but as soon as you do you can't not see it. I've generally had ok experiences with Samsung products, but after spending $2k on a TV, then getting it replaced with a TV that was selling for $1200 that is inferior in almost every tangible way, I will never buy from them again. |
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