Samsung HLT5087SAX Reviews

Samsung DLP is junk
by Steve M Hayden , 2010-07-03

Always considered Samsung as junk, but when I first read the reviews for their DLP I went for the 50" DLP TV. Biggest mistake I have ever made. First it was a switch that I was able to fix myself instead of dishing out $500. Now the piece of crap wont work at all. DONT BUY SAMSUNG. The BAD reviews are true. SAMSUNG SUCKS!!!! Oh, by the way... I have a Samsung DLP for sale...like new... in great condition....but doesnt work.... call if interested...(before I throw the piece of sheet out the window).....

After two years...
by Richard L. Boese from Fayetteville, NC United States, 2010-01-10

After two years, this LED DLP 50" display still has a better image than any LCD I've seen. I only wish I had purchased the 67" model when they were still available. Samsung should not have discontinued their DLP line of HDTVs. I guess most consumers want a display they can hang on their wall. I use this as a monitor for Blu-ray, HD DVD and a computer, all connected to HDMI ports on my Yamaha receiver. I've never used the audio built into the television and never watch television. It's ideal for my uses and I've never seen a display that gives such a film-like reproduction of HD movies. I hope it lasts another 2 years since nothing out there matches it yet.

In about two years you will be crying
by D. Smith from CA, 2010-01-09

These TV's are junk! In about two years the light engine or one of your LED's will fail and Sammy won't do a thing to help you.

Very disappointed with Samsung.

Do not buy Samsung
by William D. Turnipseed , 2009-06-22

I purchased a Samsung television about eighteen months ago. Two weeks ago the picture became all distorted. Since my television warranty was through Circuit City I had no choice but to call a television repair person out to look at it. As soon as he walked in the door he knew what the issue was. He told me that the part would cost almost as much as the television and that his recommendation was to throw away the television and purchase another one. After doing some research I discovered that there were quite a few Samsung televisions that were going out and that the parts were on backorder for about a month. Samsung was also not helpful. I trying to discuss this with SamsungTweets on Twitter, but he blocked me when I asked why nobody called me like he said they would. The only other answer I got from Samsung was that I needed to take it to a service center; this is after I told them that a television repair person had looked at it. From what I can tell from looking on television repair forums, Samsung televisions look to be pretty flakey.

Samsung's LED Based DLP sets Completely Destroy LCDs, Head to Head.
by Stewart R. Shields from Mandeville, LA, 2008-12-13

There's no contest, and it's a crying shame that these sets are a fast dying breed. 1080p, 120hz, HDMI 1.3 support, and an inherently faster refresh rate than ANY LCD panel produced and you've got by far and beyond the absolute best HDTV to reproduce any blu-ray that exists.

Having seen blu-ray on 120hz LCDs, I quickly developed a distaste for the image which due to the problems inherent in digital displays, the look and feel of film had completely disappeared. Pirates of The Carribean: At World's End, looked like it was shot with a nice HD Camera and forgot to undergo the post production processing that makes it film.

However, when it comes to watching HD Video (like HD off-air broadcasts or HD Satellite TV) this set is no slouch. Watching college football on ESPN or CBS will make you cry and almost forget about buying season tickets. The color palette is incredible and the blacks are BLACK, not dark gray or charcoal.

For reference sake, I'm using a Dishnetwork ViP 211 HD Satellite receiver, a Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-Ray player (best you can by for under $1000, I promise you) and both are jacked in with Accell Ultra Pro AV 2m HDMI 1.3 cables, capable of slinging 10.2 Gbits per second, just like the Monster Cable 1000 HDMI cables for 3 times the price.

I have no regrets. You can take your LCDs and shove 'em!!