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Samsung PN50A550 discontinued?

post #1 of 15
9/10/08 at 4:29pm
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Was at BB tonight looking at the Samsung PN50A550 Plasma, as I'm torn between both it, and the Panasonic 80u (as well as the 46" Samsung 650 LCD, but its the most expensive of all)

I had him pull it up in the BB system to check stock and he noticed the system showed the model as 'Discontinued'.

Anyone know if the 650 is the official replacement? Or is there something else coming out?
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post #2 of 15
9/10/08 at 4:31pm
Nope, plenety over here. Guess you may be forced to buy on the net.
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post #3 of 15
9/10/08 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma View Post

Nope, plenety over here. Guess you may be forced to buy on the net.

Well they still had quite a few in the warehouse, so they could have it available within about 2 days, but he was surprized that the inventory system was showing it as a discontinued model.

Anyway, now to decide. 550 or 80u
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post #4 of 15
9/10/08 at 7:43pm
Both nice sets, tough choice...
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post #5 of 15
9/11/08 at 5:57am
I just purchased a 50pz80u myself over the 550 and the 650 Samsung Plasma. IMO the Panasonic looked better. I played with all of the settings on both tv's and I could not get the Samsung to look as good. I did this at a Circuit City and a Best Buy so I had different lighting at both places and the Panasonic looked better to my wife and I at both locations. I really thought the Samsung would look better as it has so many good reviews and everyone on here talks about the red push with the Panasonic but I just don't see it.
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post #6 of 15
9/11/08 at 6:05am
Get the 650 LCD, use a 10% coupon and put it on a CCity card to take advantage of their no interest until 2012 (if you have a CCity locally).
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post #7 of 15
9/11/08 at 6:54am
Any info on where you can find the 10% coupon??
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post #8 of 15
9/12/08 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by ws6whiteshark View Post

Get the 650 LCD, use a 10% coupon and put it on a CCity card to take advantage of their no interest until 2012 (if you have a CCity locally).

Even with a 10% off coupon at Circuit City, with their significantly higher warranty prices, and higher priced Samsung LCD, the 50" Samsung Plasma at BB saves me over $650 from the 46" Samsung 650 LCD at Circuit City. I'd be happy to send the breakdown in a PM as I think specific price discussion in threads is frowned upon.
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post #9 of 15
9/12/08 at 2:30pm
There are reasons beyond price for wanting an LCD or Plasma. You need to understand those first IMO.
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post #10 of 15
9/12/08 at 3:10pm
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Originally Posted by videoaddikt View Post

There are reasons beyond price for wanting an LCD or Plasma. You need to understand those first IMO.

Yep.

I knew nothing about HD TV's so I read others' comments about plasma and LCD then spent many hours viewing them myself. I decided that I like plasma better, and one of the reasons involving cost in that you get more screen size for less money. That counts for a lot to me as I decided a 50" would be about right for my place.

I don't know if the 550 is discontinued or not. I would not think so
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post #11 of 15
9/12/08 at 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by aphex View Post

Was at BB tonight looking at the Samsung PN50A550 Plasma, as I'm torn between both it, and the Panasonic 80u (as well as the 46" Samsung 650 LCD, but its the most expensive of all)

I had him pull it up in the BB system to check stock and he noticed the system showed the model as 'Discontinued'.

Anyone know if the 650 is the official replacement? Or is there something else coming out?

Being that the set is new when Best Buy is running low or out of stock on an item there system shows it as discontinued so the employee will get the customer to buy something else insted. That makes it so the employee does not have to back order the item. Sometimes it takes a while for them to get items back in stock, even though they only get 2-3 in there own warehouse, they must wait for the rest of there main warehouses to get stocked first.
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post #12 of 15
9/12/08 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by AlexInvision View Post

Being that the set is new when Best Buy is running low or out of stock on an item there system shows it as discontinued so the employee will get the customer to buy something else insted.

Well, I just learned something new today
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post #13 of 15
9/12/08 at 6:45pm
PN50A550. I had an 800u, and I liked the PN50A550 better. I could not stand the black flickering and the noise. Granted the THX was SOOOO HANDY, but bang for the buck and usability, the 550 is the way to go. And how could i forget....the colors on the samsung are to die for(at that price level)! The panasonic also seemed a little noisy when it was off of THX mode, whereas the Samsung just seemed smoother and accurate across the board. There was also some hdmi connectivity/handshake problems with my sony receiver (which really killed the deal).
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post #14 of 15
9/12/08 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by videoaddikt View Post

There are reasons beyond price for wanting an LCD or Plasma. You need to understand those first IMO.

Just because my post didn't mention it, doesn't mean ill-informed as to the differences and reasons for wanting an LCD or Plasma. In my situation, either would likely be fine. In my reply, the price was the primary factor I addressed as that is what will likely sway me one way or the other (ex/ is it worth it for me to spend the extra?). To imply that I don't understand the differences is moderately insulting.
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post #15 of 15
9/12/08 at 9:54pm
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Well, I just learned something new today

I know all of their little tricks that they use and believe me, that is just scratching the surface.
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