Its size & weight! the degree of view(you can still see the picture beyond 45degrees!), Overall looks! Simply a great buy!

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All I can say is, "WOW"!! I am VERY pleased with this unit!! In comparison to plasma, it hangs right with them! And for what it costs, that makes it pull FAR ahead!! It has excellent color, brightness, etc. I was a little nervous because I purchased sight unseen. But, when I hooked it up, I had a grin from ear to ear. I would definately recommend this set to ANYONE!! VERY impressed with Samsung!! GOOD JOB!!

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Sony WEGA, Toshiba HDTVs

Correction the unit has 2 s-video slots, 1 dtv component input, 1 dvd input also

60lbs., No built in speakers, respectable picture, excellent support

Black level

Actually bought the PLH403W in Oct. 99, the older equivalent to this model. It's amazing. The picture is clear, though with the black-level problems inherent in projectors. I was willing to sacrifice perfect daytime viewing for the clarity and price.

Another reviewer complained about the Samsung support process. I don't know what she's smoking, but I was actually very well covered by their support. Product was covered under warranty for one year, so I just showed the Samsung repair center my receipt and we took it from there. I thought there was a convergence issue since I had a ghost picture 1/8" to the right of the picture. Blurry. It being a new DTV, the classic buttcrack-showing TV repair guy had no clue. I ended up calling Samsung support directly and eventually was on a conference call with my support rep, a Samsung USA rep, and an engineer who spoke only Korean. We identified a specific video processor in the unit. The part was shipped, and I had my TV back in less than a week. All free. Perfect picture, absolutely amazing when coupled with a RGBHV-output progressive-scan DVD player. I'm not kidding. Anamorphic titles like Ronin are totally well-defined.

In short, if an HDTV is too pricey for you, go with the next best thing, a 480p DTV. It'll upgrade to HDTV with a 480p HDTV tuner. If you have DirecTV, an RCA DirecTV receiver has a built-in HDTV tuner, etc...and will receive the HD signals from DirecTV's alternate satellite.

WARNING: THINK TWICE BEFORE PURCHASING A SAMSUNG PRODUCT!! I chose to ignore warnings from other Samsung buyers and am now experiencing first hand the TOTAL LACK OF SAMSUNG CUSTOMER SUPPORT!!! when something goes wrong.

Picture Quality, Light Weight, Adjustments

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First, I must note that this review is of the PLK-405W; the SLK-407W only adds wideband component inputs.

All I can say is, "WOW!!". I have had this TV for about 7 months now, and it just keeps getting better and better. Compared to the Toshiba model listed above (which is CRT-based, the same screen size, and in the same price range), it offers similar brightness, WAY better picture sharpness (especially near the screen edges), weighs about 100lbs less, and is not susceptible to burn-in. In fact, I have yet to find a TV that I like better, and this includes several larger CRT-based HDTV's and Plasma displays.

I have loved this set from when I first set it up, but since discovering the service menu, it has gotten even better. Every tiny flaw I have discovered after over 700 hours of viewing has been corrected with the over 80 adjustable options in the service menu. I am obsessive about things I own, and find 'flaws' which others would never even notice, let alone care about. As far as I am concerned at present, this TV has no flaws. The only real feature this display is lacking is wideband component inputs, but this is not an issue for me. The same set is available with wideband inputs for about $1000 more (SLK-407W). This is the BEST, most film-like display you can obtain for $5000 or less.

I have to agree that Samsung is definately moving into extremely HIGH quality products. If someone had told me five years ago that I would ever own a Samsung TV, I would have laughed in their face. Today, I will take a Samsung product over anything Sony has to offer in a heartbeat.

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SIZE, SOUND, sharpness, color

LCD black-level problem, Locks to widescreen w/ progressive-scan, slight fan noise, only 40" big :)

Ok...if you are like me and checking the SLK-407WX out, you probably are wondering just what the heck "EDTV" means. What is the wideband component input that this has over the previous 403 and 405...and is it worth it? Well...I'll tell you :)

To set things straight, this TV's maximum resolution is 480P (or progressive-scan quality). The "set-top" box you can get is equivalent to running a progressive-scan DVD signal. UNLIKE the 403 or 405, the 407 can take a progressive-scan DVD player if it is plugged into the DTV inputs. If you plug progressive into the regular inputs, you will get wacky picture, similarly, if you plug an interlaced signal into the DTV inputs, you will again get a wacky signal. Progressive DVD through the DTV input looks far better than I imagined--even regular TV looks very good! The one caviat to using the DTV input is that any full-frame signal (yet another reason to banish it forever!) will lock into wide mode (horizontal stretch)--and you cannot change it. For example, being a full-frame movie, Snow White looks like she's eaten a couple of the dwarves! :) Simply run S-Vid connections and component from the DVD into the appropriate jacks and change the DVD option. This TV has unbelievable color and detail--far better than I thought (bought sight unseen). Just try a movie like Adam Sandler's "Little Nicky" (don't laugh--since it's a NewLine title, it has absolutely reference audio and video quality). The pastel color palette at about 1 hour into it is a great test as is the dark to light jumps. Or try the Chapter 4 section of Toy Story II (dog running around room) and see how brilliant the greens and browns are. This TV has so many subtle strengths: a great, clear, bold menu system (and 75 more options in service mode), very good sound thru the built-in speakers, , picture-in-picture without another antennae (ajustable size and position), and a nice remote as well. Plus of course the size and look--it really is only 13" deep and it looks quite hi-tech indeed. The only downside is the black-level--LCD just can't display dark black properly. It's like you would see on a movie theater screen--a dark grey. Get a tube for this...but you wont find one this big (in widescreen) and probably not this sharp.

This TV is worth it bigtime, especially for the price I paid. It puts to shame most "plasmas" I've seen--like that $6,000 Philips at Best Buy. I had no idea LCD could look this good--this TV is a total winner!

I will probably upgrade to the FLCD HDTV-ready SLK436 or 507 in a year or so...I'm sold on this type.

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As far as projection televisions go, this one has a pretty good picture.

Stylish appearance, compliments the look of any living room.

Lightweight 40" TV weighs only 60 pounds

Simple controls

Lots of a/v inputs

Color: Samsung can never really get the colors as sharp as Sony or Panasonic...but it is half the cost
controls are very simple...but one cannot adjust black level or many other attributes of the picture without opening up the hardware

upgrade ability...see below

only 1 s-video slot, but any respectable home theater would use a receiver

This is the third generation of the ultra large, ultra light, Tantus series televisions. This is as close to a Plasma TV that you can get for under 6K. Why is this so cheap you may ask.

This is confusing to me, but it seems Samsung has managed to build the only non-HDTV upgradeable 40" widescreen television. It is EDTV upgradeable with HD tuner. Since the resolution is below that of HDTV, the signal will not be fully interpreted. Often this TV is advertised as an HDTV, not sure why. Correct me if I am wrong here.

I bought this television through Yahoo Shopping at http://jandr.com for $2500. They exceeded my expectations of price and customer service.

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16:9 screen shape,lcd, so no horizontal lines like a projection, plenty of hookups including 2 component, 60 lbs.

havent found any

i have used this tv for about 6 months and i love it. was going to buy a regular hdtv ready projection but hate the horizontal lines that you see. you can occasionally see the honeycomb pattern on the screen, but only if you are sitting too close. 8 feet away and you are fine. this unit will up-convert any signal, including off-air antenna to 480p. it is a very revealing picture and especially during sporting events you can really tell when the cameraman does not have his lens focused very well. this is evident when the feed switches from one camera to another. for non live events it is great. very clean, sharp picture. the closest you will get to hdtv without actually having it. i cant wait till i can feed it a hi-def signal. dvd's are downright awesome.
a lot of us associate the name samsung with cheap, bottom of the barrel equipment, but after attending some dealer seminars and hearing from their tech. reps, samsung is changing and are making a strong push to compete with the big boy's. tosh,sony etc. after using this tv for a while i see that they are going in the right direction

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