[Sonnie]

SteveCallas wrote:

DLP and LCoS rear projection sets were two options where you can get excellent size for a low cost - main issue for me was the fact that you need to replace a bulb every few years at ~$300-$400 a bulb. I didn't care for the idea of having to perform preventative maintenanve on my HDTV. Between the two technologies, I found LCoS (Sony SXRD or JVC HDiLA) to give the better picture - sharper and crisper with more vivid colors and no graininess or blur issues.

With Samsung's new LED DLP technology, this will virtually eliminate bulb replacement.

Here are a few of the positive snippets from 151 Amazon reviews on the 61" LED DLP:

I bought this to replace a 3 year old 61" Samsung DLP (720p) set. The picture quality is noticeably better, especially color and contrast. Equal to the high end 32" Samsung LCD set we have. I don't understand why the press (and Consumer Reports) leaves the DLP sets out of most of the ratings. The lack of shadows when viewing fast motion makes them better than LCD when viewing sports. Compared to the standard lamp in the older DLPs, the LCD lamps in this set will never need replacement and there is no fan noise.

As far as TV is concerned, I was comparing this with SONY 60 inches SXRD and I find this better in terms picture sharpness, slick model, USB input and an inch bigger size. I love it!

We went to CC to see the picture up close and personal and it simply blew the models beside it and it was the light wheel version. I waited and bought this model for it LED light engine. My main reason was I didn't want to have to change a bulb every 2 years. Bonus the colors seemed brighter compared to the one we looked at.

If you're into movies you'll love the contrast. I love that the blacks are black and the whites are whites and not a muted gray haze. I could see shadow details which I couldn't on the lcd.

I had done my homework before going to buy a new TV, and even though I had read nothing but excellent reviews about DLP technology, I still had my heart set on a flat panel... until I got to the store. When I saw the picture that DLPs are capable of in comparison to those produced by LCDs and plasmas, I was blown away! I really love the fact that the LED light engine in this model will last much longer than the lamps in traditional DLP sets and there is no spinning wheel, so no rainbow.

When I went shopping for an HDTV to replace my 8 year old 36" CRT set, I wanted the best picture I could get for around $2000 that was 46" or larger. I considered the Toshiba 65HM167 and the Sony KDS-55A3000 and after a good 6 months of looking was actually about to buy the Sony when I noticed this set. The LED backlight was the deciding factor for me. A higher contrast ratio, better color and never having to change a bulb (at least I suspect I'll have replaced the TV long before the end of its claimed 20 year bulb life) won me over.

Of course as with any set that sells thousands like this set has, there are those reviews where people got bum sets. Our Toshiba that we own now is a replacement of the first set we got that blew out a circuit board and it took us 2 months to get the replacement. It's been an excellent set since. Just one of those things.