Should I buy it!!? (Samsung 55")

Life is short. Even with the Mitsu you still won't have full HD, if that is important. Truthfully though make sure you see a Panasonic plasma before you pull the trigger as for many of us once we saw the Panny nothing else on the market yet compares. (If the presently "available" 50 inch isn't big enough and you want one equally sized, there should be a 54 inch version of the Panasonic out soon as Best Buy already has a skew number for it. Of course by late summer the 58 and 65 inchers from Panasonic will be out and there will be offerings from Sony, LG, Vizeo and Toshiba (which will have the 2D to 3D feature like the Samsung.) Wait till the end of the year and Sharp will have yet another choice with supposedly superior color (adds yellow) and absence of ghosting technology that apparently is the achilles heel of the LCDs.

I read somewhere as well as the guy at HHgregg told me that yes, for now BB/Magnolia has a lock on the new Panasonic. Some special deal.

You should be keeping up with the thread in the LCD forums, like the one titled something like official samsung 7000, 8000 owners thread. But the main difference is the 8000 has the silver/titanium frame and precision dimming.




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I thought the problem of 3-D plan is very few BD titles but it's worth trying out.

I too have a 73" Mitsubishi. I don't want to downsize much either. I will wait to see the new LG and Vizio 72" screens coming out later this year. Panasonic announced prices today on their new models.

"Perhaps Panasonic is releasing pricing information early so you have time to save your pennies. The 50-inch TC-P50VT25 will list for $2,599.95, the 54-inch TC-P54VT25 for $2,999.95, the 58-inch TC-P58VT25 for $3,399.95, and the 65-inch TC-P65VT25 for $4,299.95."

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363062,00.asp

yeah wait for lg/vizio 72 inch 3dtvs i kno how you feel though im ready to buy one so bad but in gonna wait it out itll be worth it

Interesting situation there. The wife approves, the kids are excited, and the price is right. New toys are hard to pass up. I take it you don't want to use the 3d feature on your 73" Mitsu DLP. I can tell you from first hand experience the 3d feature on the DLP rear pros looks absolutely fantastic. However if you got the money, why not? If the 2d to 3d conversion is good, I have no doubt you will get your moneys worth out of it even if there aren't alot of 3d discs out there. I have 3d blu ray on my 67" Samsung and I can definately say the effect is much more compelling on a bigger screen. The DLPs can't display 1080p per eye but I can't see the difference if there is any. So do what you gotta do but give your Mitsu a shot at the title when you get a chance, it can do 3d just as well.

Cheers

My vote is get three of them.

I agree with joel here I also have a mitsu rptv (wd-60737) I think it looks incredible as well. I have seen the samsung 55" led backlit 3dtv and I honestly think my 60" dlp looks better(haven't seen any panny's yet). I also see the mention of the extra color (yellow) use with the sharp. My Dmitsu has 6 color and I was wondering if that may have something to do with why I think it looks better even with the lesser res?(unsure? any thoughts anyone?)
Anyways my point here being I am way more pleased with a 60" 3D DLP RPTV at $1000 then a 55" samsung LED backlit 3dtv I saw at best buy. Seriously trying to be not biased because I own the mitsu. I actually expected the samsung to have looked better due to price but was surprised to see I was wrong and that my $2000 cheaper tv looked better. Could it just be that I have control over my own environment (Lights, sound, more cozy couch) maybe but I don't think so. If its about it being flat and wall hangable the samsung definitely wins. But if you haven't done 3d with the mitsu and are expecting less from it, try it out first and then decide. I think you will save even more (don't know how unbelievable deal you speak of either on the samsung so???????).

are you talking about the 7000 plasma or led?

I am beyond curious now...What is the special deal you are getting? How much? I got the tv, the blu ray player, the starter pack (movie and 2 pair of glasses) and four year square trade warranty for 3200, shipped and no tax. Here's something really sweet I'll bet you didn't know: Once you register your tv at samsung.com they will send you a survery. Complete it and you'll score yourself a free pair of glasses!

depends if you like plasma.

leds have:
uniformity issues
off angle viewing issues

Plasmas have:
Horizontal Banding issues
Image retention issues

Both sets are great, just have to pick your flaws

My bad, I forgot I also bought two extra pair of glasses and the extended warranty. My total was 2670 for the tv, the starter kit and the blu ray player. The warranty was another 233 for four years. I want to see the price fall much further. I feel like the tv needs to compete for the LED market out there and needs to be closer in price. People will spend a bit more for the 3D feature but with only 2 pair of glasses and one movie they probably know they will have to shell out more cash. I am very very happy with my set and the LED is amazing. Buy it! I might have considered the plasma but thought it might be too heavy to hang on the wall?

Free glasses came today! deArgila how do you like your set so far?