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Samsung UN46C7000 46-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D LED HDTV (Black)

Acquired the TV while on a trip to the States and brought back to Brazil with me (a 55″ by commercial flight!). My lab at the University of Sao Paulo has created stereoscopic 3D content for teaching and entertainment for many years. This TV has proved to be the perfect medium to show our material to small audiences. The images are cristal clear and the definition is superb! Thanks Samsung and all the others manufactures (Panasonic and Sony so far) for bringing this futuristic machine to reality in my time. I highly recommend it. Just be patient and wait for all the wonderful content (entertainment and educational) that will be flooding the market very soon.
Rating: 5 / 5

THe Samsung q and a site used to say this TV was skype capable. I even chatted with tech support and they confirmed that it was indeed skype capable. Turns out, it is only the LED tvs that are. Now I’m stuck with a useless $150 camera. Also, I have founfd that the codecs that are supposedly supported in the Media Play feature do not work properly. If you just want a TV, this is a good option, but please be very careful if you are buying it for features. I’ve found Samsung is very deceptive about the feature set.

The decision not to include Skype seems purely for the purpose of milking customers into buying a more expensive TV. I am hoping that they provide a firmware update, rather than alienate a customer base. If they do, I will update my review.
Rating: 2 / 5

Unfortunately, this beautiful 1080p, 3D Plasma was broken the day it arrived. There appears to be an overheating Logic Board in this model, and the board itself is on back order with Samsung, suggesting the problem is at least fairly widespread. This means you may have to wait indefinitely for a replacement part, despite the product being under warranty. The issue (all deep blacks turn red) doesn’t manifest itself until the television has been on long enough to heat up (10 minutes or so), so it’s likely the delivery man will be long gone when you discover the problem. You’ll be forced to deal with Samsung’s customer service department, who will do silly things like assigning you a local service repair center that’s two hours away and designating your case a “drop off” instead of “in home” repair (before you talk sense into them).

A caveat: the television, when running properly, is beautiful, absolutely stunning. Textures and lighting in video games will be noticeably superior to your old 720/1080i CRTs. Blu-ray movies, even ones with original prints in the 70s, will impress your family. If the television works as it should, it is well worth the price. Early adoption has some drawbacks, and receiving a defective device is one potential danger. If you don’t need a new television immediately (as I did), it’s often wise to wait a few months before picking up a 2010 model.
Rating: 1 / 5

3D rendering was very impressive with Samsung BluRay player and Samsung Blinkers. Did notice some difference between 3 HDMI connectorsI had on hand. 15′PTC 15ft Premium GOLD Series HDMI 1.4 with Ethernet – Supports HDMI Ethernet Channel, Audio Return Channel, 3D, 4K x 2K resolutions of 3840×2160 and 4096×2160, PS3, Xbox, 1080p, 1440p and higher had little or no ghosting in dark edged areas, 15′ HDMI Cable by XO Vision had more noticeable ghosting and theAmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging] would not deliver the v1.4 3D image at all for me.

BluRay of ‘District 9′ looked wonderful.

Sound via internal speakers was just adequate, but NO buzzing heard!

Anynet+ worked automatically with either remote when the Samsung player was directly connected to the Samsung TV via HDMI but did not include the new Pioneer VSX-920 receiver as a middleman. Oh well. That was what others have also reported.

I had only an afternoon to play, but I am happy with my choice of plasma for 3D.

Rating: 4 / 5

Bought the item and after 2 weeks returned it.

* Annoying buzz sound can be heard from the TV

* Same old Plasma TVs Ghost picture problem

* Because of the slim design it’s very hard to connect the cables on the back specially if you’re using coax cables.

* 3D is really cool, but it’s nothing like you see in a 3D,4D Theme parks where stuff really look they’re floating in front of your eyes. It has 3D depth mostly.

* If I’m paying 2K I want something really outstanding and I should say this wasn’t.
Rating: 2 / 5