Samsung LED vs 240Hz LCD I was wondering if the LED is better than 240Hz LCD. I'm going by the contrast ratios. For ex. LNB750 has a ratio of 150000:1, but the LED ones have a ratio of 1million:1.I took at look at both Tv's a best buy, but couldn't really decide.Any opinions would be appreciated. Samsung LED vs 240Hz LCD I was wondering if the LED is better than 240Hz LCD. I'm going by the contrast ratios. For ex. LNB750 has a ratio of 150000:1, but the LED ones have a ratio of... » Read More Samsung LED vs 240Hz LCD I was wondering if the LED is better than 240Hz LCD. I'm going by the contrast ratios. For ex. LNB750 has a ratio of 150000:1, but the LED ones have a ratio of 1million:1.I took at look at both Tv's a best buy, but couldn't really decide.Any opinions would be appreciated. « Show Less
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No. Check out cnet.com. For overall picture quality, the b750 rates higher than any other tv including the new samsung LED's with the exception of the samsung 950 and sony xbr 8 which offer local dimming, but these two sets are extremely expensive.
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I am wonderring much the same thing, but I am unfamiliar with this site. How do you get the answers to the questions you post. Please advise. I am particularly intrested in Samsung,at least with the units that have the internet router wireless connections which can give you, weather, sports, stocks info, etc.thanks Richard maniag@comcast.net
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I have the 60LA7400 with 240Hz and I have a 55" Samsung with 120Hz and I really cannot tell the difference. All Bluray players send a 60Hz signal and the TV's procesor uses the 240Hz to show you the best quality picture. Also do not be fooled by people that tell you that you need a 3D ready or 120 or 240Hz ready HDMI cable. All HDMI cables are the same except the ones that have Ethernet capabilites and there is not technology for that yet. A $10 HDMI cable from Amazon will show the same quality picture as the $200 one a salesman will want you to buy from yor local electronics store. The only diffence is the amount of shielding in the cable that the $200 has, so unless the cable is going from your Bluray around your washing machine then around your dishwasher to your TV your fine...HDMI is digital, either it works or it doesn't work.
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actually it is very nice...deep blacks and white whites....Samsung responded by giving the new LED based sets all 10,000:1 contrast ratio, LED DLPs are the way to go as its better technology all around with faster startup times, more natural colors, and excellent bulb life!
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Can anyone tell me about their personal experience with SAMSUNG. I have read numerous reviews that in a year that it has screen issues, speaker issues, and dead screen... I have an insurance Co. giving me the choice of the toshiba led model or the samsung, as a replacement for the Pioneer industrial Monitor that I have now
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I'd go for the Samsung if only because it is using LED which will save you $$$ not only on your electriv bill, but they don't burn out like lamps will. I just purchased this TV (still waiting on delivery) based on the fact that I just replaced the lamp ($265) in my Hitachi 61" DLP and now the light engine is failing.. at $1000 to replace the lamp NOT INCLUDING any service fee.. I can replace the whole unit for $500 more and not have to worry about this occuring again.
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I own the panasonic 54 inch vt25 but just from looking at the store's display models, the sony is a superior tv. It displays less cross-talk, deeper blacks, and there is (to me) by far more pop in the 3d. what bothered me most about the samsung led 3dtvs is how the image feels very "wet" or extremely glossy when viewing 3d content. I didnt get that effect when viewing the sony led. Thats my two cents. cnet reviewed the tv and compares it to the sammy and panny in a brief article herehttp://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20009377-1.html?tag=hotTopicsBody.1
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You cannot use contrast ratios to compare between brands. They are a manufacture defined value, so each brand's numbers are not equivalent. The Sony looks about equivalent to me, but everywhere I looked the equivalent Samsung is cheaper for the same (and usually by my eye better) picture quality. Add on top of that the better aesthetic value of the Samsung sets and the choice, frankly, is obvious.
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Asking about contrast ratio is asking the wrong question. The contrast ratio of this monitor will not tell you how good or bad it looks. This is a beautiful LED monitor. I use this monitor for fast paced gaming with my PS4 and on my custom built PC, as well as every day typing and browsing tasks. It is gorgeous. Not the best that is out there (samsung makes a 3k version of this), but still amazing. It will makes your games incredibly detailed and your normal browsing generally enjoyable, especially since it is stinkin huge!
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LED Edge lighting on an LCD display , no such thing as a LED display ,120 hz (XBR 240 is a motion flow Sony technology);You can see the motion is very smooth.Even DVD's are highly ugraded to almost BD quality, even hard to tell sometimes between the two.
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Haven't heard them, so don't know, but the sound of ANY Samsung (or any other LCD that I know of) is terrible compared to what you can get through a quality receiver with good speakers. If a LCD/LED didn't have *any* built in speakers that would be a big buying point for me.That said, ignore the salesman -- buy the TV, if the sound is below your needs you can always get a sound system later, and there are cheaper/smaller alternatives such as powered speakers.
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I just purchased a Samsung UN40H5203 - a 60hz refresh. I am enjoying the rich color, but I find that for sports - football and basketball so far - the 60hz can't refresh fast enough to eliminate what seems to be a pixelation where movement is fastest. Otherwise, not issue. Perhaps if I were looking for a TV with a screen as big as the Berlin Wall I'd want the 120hz, but when I bought I saw a $200 difference between otherwise similar Samsung sets. Not worth the difference.
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The short and sweet is the A is a 120 Hz screen and the B is 240 Hz. As with most newer models the B has better contrast and response time. You can compare both on Samsung.com to get all the details.
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Increase the backlight of the plasma if you want to compare them at similar levels of brightness. Consider what you will be watching (b750 handles standard definition DVD's and programing better), is sharper, and can be brighter for well lit rooms whereas the plasma will have more natural flow of high speed motion, better blacks when your lights are down, and "picture quality". Really, I find that "picture quality" is "signal quality" of the program you are watching and how well your machine can display it. LCD's have less blurring than before, plasmas have less burn in and ghosting, and to be dead honest with you- most of us are not videophiles and will not see the difference. I bought the b750 on sale and its very good and playing high definition and standard definition. I am particularly happy with it because most things I watch are NOT blue ray and the TV does an overall good job handling that media. It also looks nice which is a plus. Best of luck...
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Honestly I don't know about Samsung F8000 but I am not happy with the contrast and brightness of this TV. I wish I didn't spend more money to get this and tried Samsung instead. I wouldn't know if Samsung is better but it would have costed me less money. Again, my living room has lot of day light and don't know if that is a concern.
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Socks - I have a flourescent backlit LCD not LED backlit and the Sony LCD looks great with lights on and off. Not as good as the plasma, but as I said LCDs do have their advantages. Eventually the LED-based LCDs will match plasma's picture quality, but it hasn't happened yet.One nice LCD advantage is its lower power consumption and heat generation -- my plasma has 4 cooling fans, my LCD has none.
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Good question. One thing you might want to consider is what I just found out yesterday... a salesman showed me what happens when you watch a standard def. digital broadcast on a top-of-the-line Sony LCD with 120hz compared with the Samsung 40A650. Wow, what a difference! Nobody ever mentions what standard def. looks like on these 1080p LCD sets. The Sony was terrible, the Samsung was fine. It's the pixelation of edges during movement problem. I guess the 120hz motion control only works in HD mode on most sets (that's what the saleman said), while Samsung's works in standard mode, too. So, go to a store that will show you what the picture looks like on the 46A550 in standard def mode. I would also want to compare the contrast ratio between the 2 sets, as the 40A650's is pretty hard to beat.
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I ask the same question at Best Buy on the 40" model; They responded, a slightly better contrast (dynamic contrast ratio)... Anyone can compare models at Samsungs website... The 40" model was unavailable in 240 hz & I never found hertz listed in specs on samsungs site to know if that is true about the 50" model, the CMR (clear motion rate) is listed at 240 on both models...