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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Samsung's new PN58B650 plasma flat panel HDTV exemplifies the design and performance refinements for those with discerning tastes and a passion for innovation. Picture your favorite room filled with 58 inches of 1080p Full HD picture performance artistically accented in a new Touch of ColorTM design. Samsung's 6 Series E-Panel technology delivers improvements with our Ultra FiterBrightTM technology that further reduces glare in brighter rooms and our advanced Crystal Full HD Engine expands the picture viewing experience with less power consumption. The new Medi@2.0 connectivity package offers customizable online content via user-friendly 'widgets,' networking capability via the DLNA standard, and playback of your camera and camcorder via USB 2.0. Add 4 advanced HDMI inputs that feature Samsung's Anynet+ (CEC standard) technology making system control of compatible A/V devices like a Blu-ray player or HTIB system a one-touch operation. Experience Full 1080p performance and advanced connectivity on Samsung's new B650 series plasma HDTVs that are designed to meet higher pride of ownership expectations and lower the cost of ownership. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 55.2 inches | | Product Width: | 13.2 inches | | Product Height: | 36.1 inches | | Product Weight: | 85.8 pounds | | Package Length: | 60.2 inches | | Package Width: | 41.0 inches | | Package Height: | 17.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 114.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 58 reviews |
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| | Features | 58-inch high definition TV with 1080p resolutionFour HDMI, two component, and one composite video input; two 15W bottom speakers and SRS TruSurround HD for a rich surround-sound experienceUltra FilterBright Plus, 600Hz Subfield Motion,.001 response time, and a Mega dynamic contrast ratio for a stunning high contrast pictureTV's remote control to operate at the push of one button, peripheral AV devices such as a DVD player featuring HDMI-CEC
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Great TV if you get a good one Mar 19, 2010
The first TV that arrived at our house was beautiful... for 1.5 days. Then the picture went out. We called Amazon to arrange for a replacement and they were extremely helpful. We had a new TV on our doorsteps in just over a week. They picked up the old one and the return shipping was covered by Amazon. The picture is excellent and we love the internet connectivity. We don't exactly make full use out of the widgets but we like being able to get the weather reports at the touch of a button. We wish the widgets weren't so slow though. We've been watching the new TV for about a week and a half now and we couldn't be happier. It is amazing how it looks so big when you first get it and then starts to look average over time. If you are thinking you want a certain size and space allows GO BIGGER!
 A Great TV Mar 14, 2010
Had it about a month and have given it a work out: watched the Winter Olympics, Chronicles of Narnia (both movies), Pirates of the Caribbean (whole set), and Lord of the Rings (whole set), plus some 60's TV DVD's. No complaints at all. Works very well in the dark room we have it in. Delivery crew unpacked and made sure it was working and hauled away the boxes, a nice service. My wife and I were able to hang it on the wall; it's heavy but manageable. Picture is everything we hoped it would be after switching from a 35" CRT TV.
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Absolutely Amazing! Mar 12, 2010
I've had this TV up for almost a week now, and thought I would post a review to help some folks out. First off let me say my TV has absolutely no buzz whatsoever; i think Samsung was the victim of the internet here where people sit with their TV muted and listen for the buzz until they drive themselves crazy. Even with my TV muted sitting 6-8 feet away i hear nothing out of the ordinary. The other hot topic with these TVs seems to be burn in/image retention. My kids have watched several hours of Nick Jr. with their stupid bright orange logo fixated on the screen. I've watched ESPN with the ticker at the bottom. Also we've left the TV paused for 15 minutes or so a few times. I've also played several hours of Final Fantasy XIII (which looks absolutely ridiculous by the way). I have not seen even the slightest hint of a ghost or anything on the screen whatsoever, so if you buy this TV do yourself a favor and don't worry about image retention, just enjoy your awesome TV! The last issue i read about was the whole 1080p/24 cinema smooth deal, and i can report that my tv switched between 24 and 60 hz with no changes to my picture settings before and after i watched a blu ray.
The picture on it is easily the best, smoothest, and most natural looking i have ever seen. Even HD commercials look staggeringly good. I've played with the settings some using a couple calibration guides i found on the net, but in all honesty this TV looks incredible right out of the box and 90% of people will be completely happy with the stock settings. The only thing i did right away was turn the contrast down a bit because it was factory set at 100. This TV produces the brightest, cleanest whites and deepest, richest blacks i have ever laid eyes on. I watched Lost in HD and my jaw was constantly dropping. Even the little water splash on the ABC logo during commercial breaks floored me. I played Finding Nemo on upconverted DVD for the kids and even they were amazed. Also a couple buddies came over and i played the opening sequence on Fast and Furious with the surround sound jacked up and i could tell they were thinking about killing me and stealing my tv.
i paired mine up with the HT-BD1250 Blu Ray surround system also from Samsung, and it has a couple integration features with the TV that are quite nice. I can control all basic functions of the Blu Ray player with the TV remote; and at any time no matter what i'm watching on what input, i can hit "tools" on the tv remote and turn on the surround sound and the 1250 automatically turns on and turns to the correct input, and the tv remote volume control automatically switches to control the surround sound. pretty sweet. also when i turn the tv off the blu ray player automatically turns off too which is a nice feature, and you can turn that on or off in the menu.
UPDATE: spent some more time with the TV, and a couple things i thought i would mention for everyone. first off be aware that all the inputs are on the very bottom left corner of the TV as you look at it. i fished my cables through the wall and they ended up being too short because of this. go to Samsung's website and they have some good shots of the back of the TV; wish i would have seen those earlier. Also i thought i would post about glare/reflections. yes, the screen is super smooth and shiny so if you put the TV right across the room from a window you will see a reflection. i would say putting any TV across from a window is dumb though. my last TV was rear projection and this TV is WAY better for glare. ambient light from windows in the room, as long as they're not directly across from the TV, do little to affect the picture. i watch TV with the blinds open on a 6'x4' picture window on the adjacent wall and still have excellent picture. granted it does improve a bit when you close the blinds, but it's nowhere near the old projection where you could watch the birds playing in the puddle on the street outside through the reflection in the TV.
I also forgot to add my one negative to this review, and that would be the shipping handled by Pilot Freight though Amazon. Their tracking was miserable; they had it leaving Arizona then nothing for 6 days until I finally called THEM to set up my delivery on the day it was supposed to be delivered. Amazon had the TV leaving Arizona, then arriving here 3 days later, then 3 hours later leaving Arizona again on their website. When I called, the rep told me that was "normal". I guess they track things different than everyone else on the planet. Lastly, Pilot insisted on coming between 10-2, right in the middle of the day, because that was "the only time we can get 2 guys out there". Sure enough, when the truck pulled up at 1, there was the one guy by himself at my door asking if I could help him carry the TV up my stairs. He was also going to attempt to use a tiny hand truck to cart the TV across my lawn, so I ended up actually helping him carry it in from the truck. Other than that he was helpful and fairly knowledgeable about the TV.
UPDATE: Finally got some internet wired to the TV so I could check out the "widgets". Overall they are fairly stupid and definitely not something i think i'll be using with any regularity. Also as some have reported the entire thing moves painfully slow so it's really kind of a chore to navigate the menu system. Even after signing in with my Yahoo account and entering my zip code, the Yahoo weather widget displayed several temperatures from a bunch of cities nowhere near me. If i don't end up using the PC streaming feature I doubt I'll even leave the ethernet hooked up to the TV. So in summary the Medi@ 2.0 is definitely not worth the upgrade from the 550 to the 650, but in my opinion the picture quality and media player do make it worth it. On that note the USB media player is an excellent addition; you can plug in a flash drive or even a USB HDD and play music, movies, and photos instantly. This feature does work well and also has a built in screen saver to prevent image retention. The only down side is the music player doesn't support WMAs.
P58B650 is Awesome! Mar 12, 2010
Samsung PN58B650 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Simply great picture. Sound good. The internet feature is disappointing. It works OK, but it's doesn't have extensive features and it's kind of slow (Maybe because of wireless connection, wired may perform better.). Overall I still think this TV is awesome!
 We have a buzzer Mar 09, 2010
I am a long time user of Amazon.com and love the site. Unfortunately we purchased the Samsung PN58B650 through a friend of the family at wholesale and it was a mistake. If we had purchased through Amazon.com or some other retailer, we would have had a much easier time returning our buzzing TV. Understanding that people's views of what is tolerable for the buzzing noise is very personal, we have had friends and family over to get their take on the buzzing and everyone agrees it's not normal. The level of buzzing is very dependant on the angle from the screen with the highest occurring directly in front of the screen about six feet away with the TV about two feet off the ground. The buzzing noise is coming directly from the TV, not the speakers. The buzzing level is also very dependant on what is on the screen. Samsung has sent three service calls, replacing power supplies and other parts which have not solved the issue.
The picture quality is amazing and the look/feel of the TV is perfect, however ours is going back to Samsung after a long battle. Is it worth ordering the TV and taking a 50/50 chance that it might be a buzzer? Samsung needs to own up to the fact that there is an issue here.
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Consumer Reports Says Buy Your HDTV at Amazon!
Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2008) -- When it comes to price, Consumer Reports says shoppers are most likely to find the best deals online. And the publication called three ecommerce sites "standouts" in this year's Consumer Reports ratings of electronics stores: Amazon.com, Crutchfield.com and B&H (bhphotovideo.com)
The magazine's survey was based on more than 38,000 purchases of electronics, including flat-screen TVs, between January 2007 and June 2008. The report indicated that online stores consistently offered better prices. (The magazine's full report can be found in its December 2008 issue.)
"Buying online can be better," the magazine said in a press release. "The higher-rated electronics retailers in Consumer Reports annual reader survey are Web sites. Readers who bought online rated their overall satisfaction at 90 out of 100 -- higher than those who bought in a store. Additionally, many Web merchants offer free shipping, even on TVs, which could spare the hassle of struggling to fit a bulky carton in the car or paying a local store for delivery."
Consumer Reports said that while no single retailer scored excellent in all shopping categories, Amazon.com and Crutchfield.com came closest.
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