Samsung HL-S6186W 61-Inch DLP HDTV
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July 12th, 2011 at 14:24
Great quality television,
I don’t have a lot of high definition (HD) content available to me, but this TV does great with standard definition TV and DVDs. The black levels are darker on this generation than previous year Samsungs. I personally don’t like the look of Plasma TVs, and LCDs are still a little expensive for the largest models, so right now, DLP is the best type of TV technology for larger sizes at a reasonable price.
Be sure you use the best possible connection from your video sources to this TV for the best possible picture. Hopefully you have at least S-Video (out) on your satellite or cable box and component (out) on your DVD player. Get some good cables (gold connectors), but you don’t need the very high cost premium cables.
I also looked at the 50″ and 56″ versions of this TV, but this size is the best for my room based on viewing distance. IMO, you should choose the size of your TV based on the viewing distance. A rough formula is to divide your viewing distance (in inches) by 2 and also divide your viewing distance by 3. Your TV diagonal size should fall between those sizes. In my case, our viewing distance is at about 12 feet (144 inches) => 144/2 = 72 inches, and 144/3 = 48 inches. Then pick a TV with a diagonal between those numbers.
The lower end of the range will be more like your standard TV viewing and the upper end will be more like a movie theater, “immersive” experience. Choose what’s best for you.
EDIT
Update as of October 2006: We still love this TV. There are other reviews here that indicate bulb problems. If your bulb does go out, it is a user repairable item, no need for a tech to look at it. Just order from samsung’s replacement part site. Bulbs should last for about 5,000 hours. That’s the only downside to this TV, the bulb replacement cost.
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|July 12th, 2011 at 14:59
I am now a vegetable…,
This TV is a great value! I have it hooked up to a Media Center PC and have had a permanent smile ever since. I found that this television was brighter and clearer than any other DLP TV. I am not sure if it is typical, but I ordered this TV through Amazon and the delivery crew brought it into my house and hooked it up to make sure it worked. I would recommend this TV to anybody.
Also, the only problem I had hooking it up to a PC was that it MUST use a VGA cable (HDMI-DVI does not work on this TV from a PC.)
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|July 12th, 2011 at 15:29
Love It So Far,
I got this TV two days ago, delivered and set up by Eagle Freight. Very happy with the order/delivery experience. Although I would suggest you take the initiative and call Eagle freight as soon as your tv makes it to its destination. Mine arrived last Friday, but wasn’t “scheduled” to be delivered until the next friday. I called them, explained that the TV had arrived and if I could schedule delivery sooner, which they happily complied with. Two guys arrived right on time and brought the TV in, let me fiddle with it all I wanted before I signed the form (I was worried because the box had been severely damaged, and the internal styrofoam was munched, here’s to hoping that nothing later will develop, but the TV was apparently unharmed) (aside: WHY does samsung use such cheap packing techniques for these TVs they know will be individually sent to customers via freight??)
So they unpack it and take the box and trash away, and there I sit with my new toy. I fire up ESPN HD and am a little disappointed with the picture quality, but reserve final judgment until I work out the kinks. Right off the batt, I realize I had the picture zoomed from my cable box, and was outputting 1080i instead of 720p. Once I fixed that things were instantly better. Then I adjusted the factory picture settind and got the picture looking great. Monday night football looked absolutely supurb! I had originally ordered the 6187 (1080p model) but it was backordered, so I cancelled and went with the 6186, for six-fifty less! I figured that because my main facination with HDTV is for sports, and that ESPN and other broadcast in 720p (I think NBC is 1080i), that this is the best sports can look, as I can’t see the networks ponying up to switch all of their new expensive equipment to sitch to 1080p anytime soon.
So what do standard definition broadcasts look like? Well…. its garbage in, garbage out here folks. Some look “OK,” others look terrible. And then there are some that look absolutely wonderful (like HBO, for example). Yes I wish some of the standard def stuff looked a little better, but it doesn’t really bother me that much, as the shows I watch are mostly prime timw network stuff that’s in HD or sports…
So all in all I’m happy with the TV, but very nervous that no problems develop, because Amazon won’t be there to help at all, and I’ve heard nothing but horror stories from people dealing with Samsung customer service. But I guess that is what you get for a much better price.
Oh and by the way, don’t get ripped off when buying HDMI cables, you don’t need the $100 monster cable. Check the AVS Forums and the like, it just isn’t necessary. There are sites that have great quality cable for MUCH cheaper (m o n o p r i c e . c o m) is one of them, that’s where I got mine, and it works great.
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