Customer Reviews
Great Tv!!! 
2008-04-05
The picture is amazing. There is nothing that can compare at this price.
Shipping was also incredibly fast.
The slight power supply noise that everyone complained about seems to dull out a little bit as you use the television.
A great Plasma TV! 2008-04-02
I bought this SAmsung plasma TV as it was one of the recommended HDTVs[...]. And I am defintely not disappointed. The colors looks unbelievably clear and will grab your attention when watching DVDs. The ability to hang the wall just makes this TV look even better. It has every connection you could want, with 3 HDMI including one on the side for easy access.
I have not had any problem with glare, and my living room is brightly lit. It does make a curious beeping noise when powering on or off, but nothing excessive. Standard progressive DVDs look sharp and colorful. My PS3 also bring out the best in the TV with BluRay movies. One of the unique features of this Samsung model is the speakers being moved to the side. It make th TV less tall, but wider. The speakers work in giving a clear, loud, big sound. It's not surround by any means, but having the speakers on the side of the TV (invisible to the eye) allow for plenty of listening space for everyone in your living room.
The price continues to come down on this TV, so be patient.
What A TV!!!! 2008-03-30
I just recently purchased this TV and it's my first ever HD. I had 2 others, a SHARP and a SONY 42" picked out for quite some time but noticing the price drops recently I decided to look at the 50" ones. I finally decided on the Samsung and, I'll tell you. I'm very particular about sharpness and definition and this TV is awesome right out of the box! I haven't had time to spend any time looking over all the possible settings and I probably won't ever make time now. I can't say enough about the TV. I can find absolutely nothing wrong with it. The blacks are perfect, the greens are awesome and the skin tones are real life.
Buying it through Amazon was great. It was delivered when expected, the crew uncrated it for my wife and took care of the box, without even asking. I highly recommend this TV! I've now taken care of not being able to get reasonable Red Sox tickets and I can now have cheap beer, peanuts and crackerjacks. "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" ....right in my living room!
THIS PLASMA IS OFF THE CHAIN...!!! 2008-03-30
Samsung FPT5084 50-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Brought this Plasma TV on Tuesday March 18th 2008, got a call on Monday 24th March from CEVA to say that they can deliver it on Tuesday between 9am an 3pm but i was unable to get myself or my girlfriend to be home at that time, so i told them to deliver the TV on Saturday(Sniff...Sniff...). Got it on March 29th 2008 at 930am(They call 10min before)the driver and his partner carry the TV up to my second floor apartment unpack the TV put it on the 60 inch stand in the bedroom, i then inspected the TV to make sure it was not damage(It came with no dents or marks on it very HAPPY about that!)turn it on to make sure it works an hook it up to my HD DVR cablevision cable box and all i can say is WOOOOOOW!!! the picture was slamming. I tip the guys from EGL had no problem excellent delivery great job by CEVA(Track the package from their website knew where it was every day), but back to the TV i have had it now for two days and so far it is working quite excellent there is no buzzing sound whatsoever!(Quite as a church mouse i tell you)picture in SD is good in the 16:9 mode but sometimes i had to zoom it to fill the screen correctly. But don't ever used the 4:3 mode the picture will then be crappy and you run the risk of IR from the black & grey borders other than that the channels look good in SD so far, but the channels in HDTV are just WOW! amazing picture! the blacks on this TV is outstanding and there is no glare coming from the screen that i can see(My Tv is facing the window and sun does come through, but i have a medium light curtain so there is no direct sunlight hitting the screen)only on the black piano like finish on the TV but that does bother me that much(Slight distraction only). I used K.Kandil(A reviewer who had brought the same TV in 2007)recomended picture setting see below...
(NEVER USE DYNAMIC, IT WILL TORCH YOUR PLASMA)
Contrast:90
Brightness:49
Sharpness:42
Color:50
Color Tone:Cool1
digital NR: off or high (your preference)
Gamma: -1 for Movie Watching
Color Gamut: Wide
Black Adjust: low
Edge enhancement: on
With the excepetion of the "Black Adjust" i put minds on high the picture as i said was excellent i don't do gaming so i can't talk to that aspect of the TV. i am very happy with this TV no regret at all lots of features to play with and oh yea the sound on the TV was great to(My bedroom is 15X12)but i then hook it up to my Samsung Home Theater System and the sound was SLAMMING!, room shook...LOL. So i will recommend this TV it is a great buy.
samsung 1080p plasma 
2008-03-29
big mistake to purchase this plasma.i do not know why other buyers are happy about picture.my 3 year old panasonic blows it away and it is only 1080i.buzzing from back of tv makes it tough to hear at night when you lower the volume and throws off a ton of heat.if you want a plasma which i prefer look close at panasonic.
Love it love it love it!!! 2008-06-14
The TV ROCKS!!! No more to say here! One of the top ten HDTV's of 2007 according to cnet and I agree.
A small glitch with the company contracted to deliver it. As other reviewers have stated, be proactive and call the company early and often to make sure no delivery issues exist. That said, once the issue was resolved (a data entry error that started with Amazon actually) the tv was delivered professionally with free white glove delivery. I never thought I would spend so much money on a tv on Amazon but I have to admit, they had the best price and included free white glove delivery so I went for it and haven't regretted it.
Terrible experience with broken TV 2008-05-31
I have always been a huge fan of Amazon, but this was a terrible experience. I purchased this TV on the Amazon site, but the actual seller was Butterfly Photo. The price of the product was good, although I think the $200 shipping fee is far too high. The TV was delivered after setting a time and date to do so, but $200 only gets the TV into the front entry of your home, and not even an extra 20 feet to the family room where I intended to put the TV. $200 also does not get you your TV unpacked, or the box hauled away. Nothing. You get the TV dropped immediately inside your front door and that's it. So I had to unpack it, get it into the family room by myself, haul away the box (which is enormous, but which also does break down) and wait till someone else came and helped me lift the TV onto the stand. The set up was easy.
The picture was great--for one month. Then on three consecutive days the picture would go black, all sound would go off, and the power light would come on and off repeatedly. I wrote to Amazon, which said--"contact the seller." I contacted the seller which said "we don't take returns, you need to call Samsung." I called Samsung and they gave me a reference number and a phone number to call for a service dealer. I called the service dealer which put me on hold for twenty minutes, then disconnected me. I then called back and the service dealer denied having a reference number for me. Then they found it. Finally I spoke with someone who was pleasant and helpful who scheduled an appointment for a service call. At the appointed time a very nice fellow arrived to fix the tv, opened the box with a new power source in it (which had been shipped by Samsung to the service dealer), and discovered that the box contained the wrong power source. Another week passed before he was able to come back with the right power source and the TV has been fine for the last three days.
This power problem is apparently so common that both the troubleshooting manual and the Samsung web site refer to the symptoms which my TV displayed. After suggesting such helpful tips as unplugging the TV and letting it sit for a minute before plugging it back in, the final "tip" is "The TV is using its power management system." That's it. The TV may be using its power management system, but it's using it to go black and lose sound. There's no description telling you what that means, or how to deal with it. Instead, you first write to Amazon, then to the seller, then call Samsung, then get hung up on....You get the picture (so to speak.) Next time, I'll spend the extra money to deal with a local retailer. The TV does have a really nice picture though, which is why it gets two stars instead of just one.
It's a winner 2008-05-16
We've had this TV for nearly 6 months now, and I love it. The picture quality is great.....it accurately reproduces the signal that is sent to it.....and that is one thing to keep in mind. If you just play standard definition stuff on it, you just get standard definition pictures, albeit very large.
But if you send it HD video, it looks great! The set looks good, and the image looks good as well.
It was easy to set up, and the swivel stand the TV comes with is decent. We wall mounted ours after a couple of weeks (the wall mount was delayed.....not thru Amazon). Just remember it does take 2 people to wall mount a TV this large.
The shipping through Amazon's carrier was good. It showed sooner than anticipated. The carrier called to schedule a delivery time, and they hit that time right on the nose.
There are 2 tiny downside issues...but I believe them to be common to all large plasma screens. The sounds is not all that great, but frankly, if you're going to install a TV this big, make sure you also run the sound through a seperate sound system. That's the only way to get a real home theater experience. Also, the TV gets pretty warm........but that's a function of plasma technology.
All in all, this is a great TV with a stunning picture, at a pretty reasonable price.
GREAT TV 2008-05-07
I love this Television. The picture is great, everything is great EXCEPT the sound. For some reason Sampsung put the speakers on the side, so that its way louder in the room next to where i have my TV. This isn't that big of a deal for me, but it is for people watching TV in the room over. If you put this tv in a spot where its not near another open room with a tv it will be fine. But other than that i love this tv and great price on amazon. Also amazon shipped it extreemly well, the last TV i ordered online, not through amazon.com, came broken.
Great TV for the price 
2008-05-05
I have had this TV for about 6 months now, and I have been very happy with it. My only complaint would be that to change sources you have to cycle through all of them. There is a way to select them through the main menu, but it takes you just as long to get to that menu as it does to cycle through them.
I thought glare would be an issue since it is installed in a room with a patio door, but I rarely notice the glare. The glare is significantly less noticeable than the CRT it replaced. The CRT used to drive me crazy. I think the flat screen coupled with a tilting wall mount is a big reason for the difference.
Sometimes it seems to have a slightly greenish tint to the picture, but I think that is mostly associated with the source. I only notice it every now and then.
I do worry sometimes about burn-in, but I have not had any issues yet. I don't treat it very special (watch shows in letterbox & with side bars regularly), but I am conscious about not over-doing it and I try to vary things. I would say I'm only slightly more careful than I was with the CRT.
Overall, I'm glad I did not buy an LCD instead. At the time I got this I would have had to pay about $600 more for an LCD with similar performance.
I sit about 8 feet from the screen, and I think it is a perfect size. In some scenes you actually feel like you are flying.
