One last thing I also purchased the Samsung 2.1 HT-WS1R sound bar as the speakers on Samsung LED aren’t that good but once I connected the sound bar it didn’t make a difference actually the standard speakers on the TV was louder than the sound bar and the wireless sub interfered with my wireless Wifi network so I retuned it and purchased the Sony HTC C100 and couldn’t be happier. It meets my requirements and the sound is much clearer and louder than the Samsun. The Samsung looks better but in my opinion we should always go performance over looks and the Sony out performed the Samsung in the sound bar category.

This television produces very good black colors and can also be quite bright as needed. Samsung’s Anynet feature is great when using it with their other components such as their blu-ray players. The extra content features such as Yahoo! widgets are nice add-ons. We bundled our TV with Samsung’s best blu-ray player that includes Netflix and Pandora over the internet. We use these features all of the time.

The set is attractive and very very thin. Technically, it holds us very well against the best LCD’s.

We highly recommend the TV.

My first minor issue happened with the delivery. I had taken off the day the set was to be delivered. Later that day I called the delivery center and was told the set would not be delivered until the next day. Since I did not want to take the next day off I ask if I could pick the set up. The office was about 25 miles from me, they said yes. Well after driving to the office it turned out they did not have my set but another company did. So after a 2 hour ride in rush hour traffic, no set. It was finally delivered after work later the next day, so no biggy.

Second not so minor issue is the set does some strange things. First it cuts itself off and back on intermittenly.

Next I have the cable box hooked to HDMI 1 with an HDMI cable, and while watching the TV it will cut to the TV cable source and start searching through the channels really fast like someone has the remote button stuck down. Also at one point the TV was going into DEMO mode. I read in the manual how to reset to “Home” use and that seemed to work for awhile.

I have called Samsung service and they have scheduled a service person to come out, the 3rd party company called and said the parts will take 3 – 5 days to come in. I said no one has seen my set yet and she said that the desciption I gave apparently is so common that they know what parts to bring.

At this point I just want the TV to work as designed. I have a 55″ Samsung LCD that I have had for 18 months with no issues.

For what it’s worth when the TV is on, and not doing the strange things, it is great.

One other thing I forgot to mention is I have this TV in the same room as my computer and I have a 26″ Samsung monitor and every time I use the remote the monitor and the TV change. From what I can find out Samsung DOES NOT have any way to have the remotes communicate on different channels. Kind of pain. You would think they might consider this could be a problem.

TBC.. I will update the review after the service person comes and replaces whatever parts they have.

Followup: Repair person came bearing a new “main (the brains)” but did not fix the issue, he has now ordered a new “p-touch” he calls it.. controls the buttons on the front of the TV.. side note TV is now not watchable at all since it cuts out every few seconds. TBC2..

10/06/09 – Repair people called and can’t get out until 10/13/09 to try to replace the “p-touch” part. So this will be over a month since I bought the set and I still can’t watch it – not happy!

I also haven’t linked it to my computer yet but look forward to doing so.

For someone who moves around a lot, this TV is perfect (I can carry it easily by myself if I had to). Larger, older units are a pain to package and move, plus there’s a greater chance of damage by the movers. And it just looks sexy! Friends who have dropped by have commented on just how thin it is. The picture is amazingly clear and HD programs and movies look jaw-droppingly beautiful. I haven’t experienced any issues with uneven backlighting as with some reports I’ve read about this model, and even the built-in speakers are adequate until I can get another surround sound system (I have one for my computer, will probably get an all digital satellite 5.1 for this TV).

And the price was just right as I picked this unit up for 1-6-0-0 (my budget was 2-0-0-0 max) right here on Amazon. I still haven’t messed with the Internet options yet but should be doing so soon. I have hooked it up to my computer via HDMI/DVI and digital media like Blu-Ray quality movies come in crystal clear. Viewing angles aren’t too much of a problem for me as my place is relatively small. This TV is loaded with options and the menu system is very helpful in accessing things like Web content, galleries, playing music, and movies off a digital device like an external hard drive or USB flash thumb drive. Definitely huge leaps forward in making a TV that can be integrated easily with your computer, Internet, games, etc.

The quality of Samsung computer monitors was indisputable as my workplace has upgraded to all new 22″ Samsungs recently, and my own office had a 32″ Samsung (non-LED) LCD TV that I was fairly impressed with. I knew I had to purchase this TV after seeing the 6000 series in action at my local Best Buy (they didn’t have the right size for the 7000 series I wanted, and were more expensive than Amazon to boot). For the price, it’s a great TV and truly an integral part of one’s all-in-one entertainment system. If and when I ever move to a bigger place, I might consider moving my 40″ into the bedroom and upgrade to a 55″ for the living room. Samsung has done it again!

I highly recommend this product.