excellent sound even without running thru my amp and speaker setup. Crisp colours - flat screen -good selection inputs and outputs - overall appearance

p-i-p buttons seem to be in the wrong location on the remote

Unit has performed very well and is a pleasure to watch and listen to even without an expensive audio system hooked to it ,have quite a good system soundwise - top of the line Pioneer/bose901's/boston center/klipsch's ss rears and subwoffer -- half the time I find I haven't turned on my whole system unless I'm into a movie/dvd/laser.
Would have liked to have more than one custom setup/programmable - although the standard and the mild settings are fine - even some of Samsungs less expensive units in the smaller screen sizes have more auto settings.
I must admit I was waiting for the wide format TV's to come online but couldn't wait any longer, besides the price is too high for at least a few years. I'm happy with the choice made and looks like it will give good service until the whole hdtv/digital transition has happened and the price has become more reasonable.
Althought the Sony Wega is a nice unit I didn't feel it was worth the extra 30% in price.

Picture. Sound. Big flat screen.

No component video input

Absolutely the best TV set out there in the 27" form factor. Brilliant color separation. Crystal-clear picture definiton. And flatter than anything but a Wega. Fantastic sound quality with the 6-speaker surround setup.

The 28" screen was noticeably bigger and better than the other premium 27" models it was lined up against in the store. Better color saturation than the Wegas but with the same razor-sharp image quality. I am continually amazed by the splendid picture it produces from my DSS box.

It's a shame this set's been discontinued in the US by Samsung. If you don't need component video input, run out and buy one wherever you find it. It's worth every penny of the $450-500 or so that you'll spend.

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Panasonic TV

Menu, speakers, extra inch inhances widescreen movies

Very heavy!

I tried to get this TV for a long time. Finally a customer at a local electronics store returned the model for a upgrade. I was pleased once i was able to get it because of the favorable reviews on this site. Although this is a 28 inch TV it views larger. I played The lost world jurassic park ld on my pioneer dvl 909 and it looked great. The setup was pretty easy but dragging it up three flights of steps was no joke! You either need a strong back or a strong freind to help if no elavator is available. I feel this TV will service my needs until I can get one of those tabletop lcd monitors from samsung. This TV is highly recommended if you can find one (discontinued model).

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Panasonic 27 inch

SCREEN SIZE, PICTURE QUALITY

WEIGHT, no component

After reading reviews on this site and Consumer Reports,I narrowed my choice for a 27" set down to 2 TVs: the Sony Wega KV-27FS12 and the Samsung. It was not an easy choice, but for my purposes, the Samsung was a better deal. Only about 10% of my viewing is DVD, the rest broadcast TV. The lack of component video, therefore, was not a major concern. The Plus screen on the Samsung lets you see almost the whole viewable image. Calibration using Video Essentials showed the Samsung has an incredibly accurate color decoder, and very good black/white characteristics. I have not experinced any ill effects from the velocity scan modulation. The overall dimensions of the set also work well with my decor. I would recommend anyone shopping for a 27" set to consider this one. It may be hard to find since it has been discontinued. In sum, I am very pleased with the set and have no regrets thusfar. I give it 5 stars for value and 4 overall, because as good as this TV is, HDTV picture quality is better; if only those sets weren't so expensive. . .

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