This is a great choice if you have no need or desire to pay up for a smart tv or 3D. Let's be honest. The marketing term of art, smart tv is just that a marketing gimmick. None of these tv's are particularly smart, they merely can do thing like access the internet, stream tv etc. You can do this anyway through various interfaces, such as apple tv, your blue ray players etc. Why pay up? Perhaps for a slightly higher build quality; however if that is not your concern then this tv is for you. It has an outstanding image. I upgraded from a highend Samsung that was 5 years old and their is an enormous improvement. The main drawback with this model are as mentioned very limited inputs: 2 HDMI which are in a somewhat awkward place on the far right side of the rear panel which means if your stereo and blueray players are on the left you need very long hdmi cables (10'-15'). Also you get only two audio outputs, one optical and one analog plug, there is no coaxial. Only one component cable input, and no s-video. The documentation and instructions are very spotty compared to previous Samsung owner manuals, but are sufficient if you are already savy. You need to assemble the stand which is fairly simple and involves putting in 8 philips head screws. The tv is very light compared to my older model and as I said may not have the same build quality you come to expect from Samsung. Only time will tell if this is important. The plus side is that you are paying 1/4 to 1/3 the price of what you have paid so maybe that's less important. My limited testing of the air antenna shows great reception. on the whole a great tv for the price.
People have criticized this LED because it doesn't have a lot of connections, but you can get an HDMI multiple input switcher, if you have that many connection needs, for like $18.99, on the Internet, if you really need it.
Anyway, I am just blown away by the picture. OK, it is my first LED, but still, it looks fantastic to me.
I see no shadows, no dead pixels, and no ghosting.
It amuses me as to how many folks say the sound is just ok, and that it is thicker than it should be, or whatever, but I must say as a former pro sound person that I am completely impressed with the sound. What the heck does one expect from a three inch thick LED? If it is thinner, then the sound is just not going to deliver the same depth. I am puzzled by the thickness issue. One inch thick, two inches thick, and so on, I don't stand behind or next to the thing; what difference does that make? As long as it is not anywhere near as deep as the old CRT technology.
Not to scare anybody away from this product, but I have to say that after just six weeks, it completely blew out! Yes, I just couldn't believe it. Samsung has in home repair warranty for the first twelve months, and my set blew on a Sunday (of course), but a Samsung Rep was there on the phone to help me that day, and by Thursday afternoon, a qualified Samsung Tech was in my apartment, and within fifteen minutes my 6000 was back in business, no charge. There is a Motherboard, and a Power Board, and either could have failed. It turned out to be the Power Board. These things happen sometimes. It has worked fine since.
I was truly impressed by the service I got from Samsung and their certified repair people, honestly.
It is seven feet away from me, at the foot of my bed, and I confess, that I could sit here all day and night watching, without a second thought (Of course, that is just not possible...).
Trust me, for the money, and I did a lot of research before I bought this set, you simply cannot go wrong.
Even with the Power Board failure, I still have to give this puppy every star it is worth, which is five stars!
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