I understand that the set had to go back because of other problems that you have had. I wish you luck with the E8000, and hope you get a good one since Samsung seems to have more issues and worse reliability than Panasonic.
As far as pricing on glasses goes, I think build quality should be kept in mind when comparing the $20 Samsungs and $60+ Panasonics. I own the SSG-4100s and while they work the same as the Panasonics, they have much smaller lenses, run on batteries instead of being rechargeable, aren't sealed on the sides (let a lot of light in), don't fold back, and are generally rigid and uncomfortable, especially if you wear prescription glasses like me.
As far as pricing on glasses goes, I think build quality should be kept in mind when comparing the $20 Samsungs and $60+ Panasonics. I own the SSG-4100s and while they work the same as the Panasonics, they have much smaller lenses, run on batteries instead of being rechargeable, aren't sealed on the sides (let a lot of light in), don't fold back, and are generally rigid and uncomfortable, especially if you wear prescription glasses like me.
The high contrast of the Netflix progress bar doesn't help since it's white on black!
It will go away,it takes a lot longer than 10 mins to permanently burn in an image..
I mainly watch sports, baseball and basketball now but can't wait for football season in HD. Motion handling and wide angle viewing are important to me so I veered toward plasma instead of LED/LCD. After reading some reviews, the D7000 seemed like a good value but I was concerned about the peeling black filter many had reported so decided to try a D6500 even though I have windows on the side and back of my viewing room. I figured if I could handle watching the old Sony tube in that room that the D6500 wouldn't be any worse as far as reflections went. I was floored after hooking up and watching the D6500 for the first time. Much of that was probably due to the jump from non HD to HD and the giant 59" screen on the D6500. I loved just about everything on that tv. The picture was great and I found myself mesmerized when watching a baseball game with the color and detail. The tv fit snugly inside a cabinet so the rotating stand was also very nice for reaching the inputs without having to pull the tv out each time. However, everyone in the family noticed the BUZZ when about 12' directly in front of the screen. Just a slight move to the side and you didn't notice it anymore. It was still just too distracting to enjoy the set. As it was still within the return window, I attempted to get another of the same model but Amazon was sold out. Since I would have to get a different model altogether, I decided to try a Panasonic as the complaints about buzzing seem to be much less than Samsung. After a little more research, the ST50 looked to be a great value for a 2012 model so I purchased the 60". No buzzing at all which was fantastic. The stand did not swivel which is less than ideal but not a deal breaker. However, when watching baseball the closeups are still very sharp but i've noticed when viewing from the center field camera there is a pronounced image blur around the pitchers shoulders and neck when he starts his pitch. It looks almost like pixelation like the set cannot figure out what is the players body, jersey, hat or the backstop behind home plate. I can also see a double image along his right side. (not just one game but noticed this for several games on several different channels on Uverse.) I tuned the settings to the Cnet recommendations but this didn't change anything with the blurriness. But it does seem to be related to the distance of the player from the camera. Again, closeups are great but players in the middle distance seem to get blurry especially if moving. I also noticed the fans sitting behind the home plate netting seemed to blur as the camera moved through as if the set couldn't determine that the net in front of the people was a separate object.
