I have a friend looking for this discontinued model (or one comparable to it).

Does anyone know who (if any) still sells the A650 Samsung DLP?

Thanks.

It is no longer available as new. If he wants a refurb, he'll have to seach on line sites for it.

Only Mits. makes DLP this year.

What are the best online sites to search for TV sets?

For around $1800-$2000.....what's a good 50"+ HDTV that is around that price range? I guess something similar to the Sammy A650.

Sammy B750 series LCDs are well liked. Check over at the "flat panel" forum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166 If he's interested in getting away from DLP, (good idea in my opinion.)

But if he wants a really large screen for not too much money, he should check out the Mits. DLP and get an extended warranty.

And the best online site for tvs, as far as I'm concerned, is Amazon.

I have a friend looking for this discontinued model (or one comparable to it).

Does anyone know who (if any) still sells the A650 Samsung DLP?

Thanks.

I don't think that one had an iris to control the light output. (This is something I would want. Or an adjustable LED like the a750 DLP has...)

I just finished taking a sledgehammer to my old SOny 65", will haul her off to the landfill next week.
I got a new Samsung 72" 72a650 on the way (tracking shows it will be here friday), got it with stand and shipping for $2098 off a vendor on Ebay. Go to Ebay to shop, Amazon vendor wants $2400 and I don't know if that comes with the stand (around $250). I'll take the $ I save, get a good aftermarket service plan and get 4 years out of it before getting the latest and greatest.
Keep in mind that this set is a bulb set, but it has gotten good reviews and just might be the best DLP set Samsung will ever make. Maybe they might have slipped a DC4 into it as it might be one made toward the end of the line?
Just make sure to get that extra warranty:)

I just finished taking a sledgehammer to my old SOny 65", will haul her off to the landfill next week.
I got a new Samsung 72" 72a650 on the way (tracking shows it will be here friday), got it with stand and shipping for $2098 off a vendor on Ebay. Go to Ebay to shop, Amazon vendor wants $2400 and I don't know if that comes with the stand (around $250). I'll take the $ I save, get a good aftermarket service plan and get 4 years out of it before getting the latest and greatest.
Keep in mind that this set is a bulb set, but it has gotten good reviews and just might be the best DLP set Samsung will ever make. Maybe they might have slipped a DC4 into it as it might be one made toward the end of the line?
Just make sure to get that extra warranty:)

Best DLP set Samsung ever made was the 67a750.

Best DLP set Samsung ever made was the 67a750.

I looked at one of those at BB last year and it just didn't look right. I played with the settings and twiddle the best I could as my impatient wife wanted me to leave.I don't remember why (it has been a year), but I couldn't make it look as good as the neighboring Mitsu. All I remember was that I wanted to buy one after reading about it and after playing with it, I decided to spend $180 to get my Sony crt rp repaired.Maybe those hours of being run all day, all year, took a bit of a toll on the LED's? Who knows....

The HDTV manufacturers set the default brightness levels for their models at high levels so that they will look better then their competitors models especially in brightly lit store show romms. Users then reset the brightness in the units they purchase to lower levels to better adjust for normal home lighting.
The maximum brightness of the LED models although perfrecty fine for home viewing was not as hihg as other models so the LED models did not show that well in store show rooms.

The maximum brightness of the LED models although perfrecty fine for home viewing was not as hihg as other models so the LED models did not show that well in store show rooms.

That wasn't the reason why it didn't look good. I am well aware of the torch mode that all sets are set on at the stores. On both of my rptv's, (one being a jvc 55", one of the very first 16x9 sets sold in the U.S. purchased back in '93) I have the factory service manual for both so that I could adjust them to be accurate, not flashy. I still have a copy of "A Video Standard" on laser disc, so I think I can say the idea of proper calibration is not new to me. Maybe the set being on 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, did a number on the LEDs, I dunno.