I have always been a Sharp guy (two displays worth) but my next door neighbor just brought home a new 46" Samsung (not sure what the model number is, but it does not have that touch of color thingy and knowing him, he spent as little as possible on it
) but the picture is freaking amazing. He had me come over to check it out and help him make a few adjustments, mainly turning down the contrast and turning off the noise reduction. We watched Hellboy 2 on an old Samsung DVD player connected via S-Video as he had no component or HDMI cable and I doubt the player had those connections anyway.
The blacks were black. Period.
You could watch if off center without the usual LCD fade away.
Very detailed for a DVD, especially considering the connection used.
Very colorful though not eye gouging like so many LCDs I see in stores.
The picture was "quiet", none of that 'busy" garbage going on like some displays have.
Some glare with the lights on but I convinced him to turn them off.
It was taking a 480i signal and doing all the processing itself. No Blu-ray, no Oppo upscaler, no HD connection.
Freaking amazing. I just had to say it again. Sorry.
I have wondered at the posts by Samsung owners proclaiming the brand to be the king of displays, etc. but now I understand your enthusiasm.
I had previously planned for my next display to be a Panasonic plasma after being disappointed with what Sharp has done recently but I may be getting a Samsung LCD instead. I can't wait to see the new models of both types in the coming months. One thing for sure, Sharp has been left in the dust by Samsung.

The blacks were black. Period.
You could watch if off center without the usual LCD fade away.
Very detailed for a DVD, especially considering the connection used.
Very colorful though not eye gouging like so many LCDs I see in stores.
The picture was "quiet", none of that 'busy" garbage going on like some displays have.
Some glare with the lights on but I convinced him to turn them off.
It was taking a 480i signal and doing all the processing itself. No Blu-ray, no Oppo upscaler, no HD connection.
Freaking amazing. I just had to say it again. Sorry.

I have wondered at the posts by Samsung owners proclaiming the brand to be the king of displays, etc. but now I understand your enthusiasm.
I had previously planned for my next display to be a Panasonic plasma after being disappointed with what Sharp has done recently but I may be getting a Samsung LCD instead. I can't wait to see the new models of both types in the coming months. One thing for sure, Sharp has been left in the dust by Samsung.