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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
List Price: $3,499.99
Buy New: $2,371.54
You Save: $1128.45 (32%)
New (14) Used (1) from $2,030.46
Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1188
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 58
Shipping Weight (lbs): 137.8
Dimensions (in): 55.9 x 3.9 x 33.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: PN58A550
Model: PN58A550
UPC: 036725228092
EAN: 0036725228092
ASIN: B0015A8UK6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome TV for hundreds less than in stores October 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this TV for my new townhouse to replace my old 32" Sharp LCD and all I can say is "wow". This TV provides amazing picture quality, excellent contrast ratio, and absolutely no motion blur when watching sports or other fast-moving shows. Not only is the picture excellent, but the sound isn't too bad either, although I did buy a surround system for it as well. The setup was easy and it has ports galore in the back of it, including 3 HDMI, a couple of component & composite inputs, and an optical audio jack as well, which I am using for the surround system. It has enough HDMI ports that I can hook up my PS3, Xbox 360, and cable box all through HDMI, which is something that my old TV didn't have.
The delivery was OK... the guys had to circle back around to deliver this TV because I missed their call the first time that they called. However, they did deliver on a Saturday, which was pretty impressive. When they got there, they only had two guys and the TV weighs about 110 lbs. so I had to help them get it in the house and down the stairs. They tried to leave without helping me set it up and I had to ask them to do so. However, once I did, they unboxed it for me, lifted it onto my TV stand, plugged it into the wall, and plugged my cable box into the back of it. They then put the batteries into the remote and turned it on to make sure it worked. So all in all, they turned out to be pretty helpful.
In conclusion, if you're looking for a big TV with stunning picture for hundreds less than at Best Buy or Circuit City (it was listed at MSRP at both places), then this is the TV for you. I got this for around $2750 and then got a $100 credit because of the price drop guarantee (which Amazon doesn't do anymore, by the way). I would definitely recommend this TV and Samsung in general to anyone looking for a good quality TV.
Fantastic Picture September 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Still haven't finished calibration but the picture is already great. The first unit was damaged during shipping but a second was shipped promptly and the Amazon and CEVA staff were helpful throughout.
awesome set September 1, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well we have now had the set for 4+months now and wanted time with the unit to write a review.
Because I have a sony lcd XBR set which from the first week the picture went out, in came the service, 2 weeks later, picture gone again- service again, and again and again to where the service tech knew me quite well, and as most should know, the XBR seriers are suppose to be the top-of-the-line,,, things happen, but decided to focus on the plasma.
I bought a panisonic plasma that the picture just brought tears to your eyes but saw this samsung at a store and what a picture. [...] I set it up with a playstation for the blue-ray and mounted the system on the wall.
After 4 months, zero problems, the picture in HD is beyond words,,, only one problem- to parents!, I left for 4 weeks to do some work on a cabin and was informed that I lost the tv to the kids, x-box was hooked up, they bought new games for the playstation and was it in use almost 20 hours/day (schools out). HIDE THE REMOTE! My wife questioned the size but once in place she wants the 42" in the bedroom replaced,, I agreed. Remote is nice and easy, bought a yamaha 863 with hdmi hookups for the surround sound system. nothing noticable on the elc bill even with the kids. great investment and much better than the panies.
 Spectacular Television August 29, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though not "cheap", I am amazed that a TV of this quality can be purchased for the price it's being offered at.
I'm lucky: my experience was near flawless with the delivery of this television.
It arrived when they said it would, and it was carefully unboxed, plugged in to make sure that it was working and then away the delivery men went. At first I asked that they take the box with them, but one of them wisely (or lazily... I think the former) suggested that I keep the box for a week in case something went wrong and the TV should have to be removed. In hindsight, though nothing has gone wrong with the TV, I think this sound advice. Storing a box of that size, however, presents problems of its own living in an apartment in an urban environment where space is harder to come by than in the suburbs.
If not mounting the TV right away (as I did - had to put the 3rd party stand together when it was delivered) make sure to completely unbox the TV so that it can stand true.
It's a monster: it's a giant sheet of fragile glass sitting in your room, not unlike the monolith in Arthur C Clark's books. It's not terribly heavy (158lbs with stand, 135lbs without), but it's awkward when lifted and a big slab to navigate should you have to go up stairs or around corners (neither of which I had to do).
Once it's in place, it really is a thing of beauty with stunning picture quality and amazing detail at its native 1080p resolution. SD pictures on it, as many have said, are not great, but I belong to the school of thought that reasons you should be watching HD if you're buying this television, or any 1080p television of this size.
I have a PS3 to accompany this behemoth and games and Blu-ray movies are mind blowing. I use a separate receiver, and speaker set-up for sound so can't honestly assess the aural qualities of the TV's speakers.
The only problem you might have is that your living room will become your friend's new favorite movie theater... "Time to go fellas. Seriously. Fellas?"
This TV is sold through Amazon, but WHO actually sells you the TV can revolve between any number of providers. I (wisely, or so I believe) waited until the TV was for sale by Amazon itself and not a 3rd party vendor. This made me feel more secure about the purchase and my recourses should something go wrong.
Glare could also be an issue for those with a viewing set-up that has natural light behind the viewer, but in my case that hasn't been a problem.
On the downside, and why I didn't give it 5 stars, is that it generates a lot of heat, and uses a LOT of electricity. I recognize that these drawbacks are inherent in the plasma technology, but it doesn't mean I have to like them.
Overall, I am very, very happy with this purchase, and would recommend it to any and all of my friends.
Great August 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great HDTV. The picture is amazing - hard to imagine any of the more expensive TVs (Panasonic, Pioneer, etc.) justifying the cost difference. Amazon was outstanding as well. We had the TV just 3 days after placing the order
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