2011 HDTV Shootout Day 1 - Samsung PN59D8000 & UN60D8000

HDTV Shoot-Out channel is intended to broadcast the annual HDTV shootout event hosted by Value Electronics. This event pitched every major consumer electronics manufacturer's flagship HDTV offering and compared their picture quality in order to crown the king of HDTV. Key note speakers included highly respected industry experts, Imaging Science Foundation certified calibrators, videophiles and audiophiles.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TV
• HDTV
• PDP
• Flat Panel
• LCD
• Plasma
• LED
• ISF
• Home Theater
• Big Screen
• Blu-ray
• LG
• Panasonic
• Pioneer
• Samsung
• Sony
• Sharp
• Value Electronics
• Hi-Def
• HD
• 1080p
• Wide Screen
• 16:9
• Kuro
• Bravia
• 240Hz
• Elite
• Viera
• THX
• PRO-60X5FD
• PRO-70X5FD
• 60PZ950
• PN59D8000
• TC-P65VT30
• UN60D8000
• XBR-55HX929

[Charger8921]

@DoctorMiracleTDRPS Bravia is not bad it's just that Sony's website sucks. Samsung and Sony used to have a joint venture in a company called s-lcd but at the tail end of last year Samsung bought Sony's stake at a bargain 938 million from 1.08 trillion. Anything but Vizio is fine with me, whatever floats your boat. I just hate Vizio they are just shit products and low tech.

[DoctorMiracleTDRPS]

@Charger8921 Bravia.

[Charger8921]

@Turrican4D Samsung is the best pure plain and fucking simple

[Charger8921]

All Hail SAMSUNG THE HDTV GOD I have an LN52A550P3FXZA and it still has just as fantastic picture quality as the day I brought it home. It is a 60Hz TV. 30'000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, pretty damn good for it's time. 5ms response time kick ass.

[sonicBlue00]

@Turrican4D

Why the Sammy hate Marc? Which models have you owned and what was wrong with them? I've calibrated 2 of their plasmas, a 58C7000 and now a 51D450, and am quite surprised at how well they perform. In fact I would say they perform a bit better than Panasonic overall, which is kind of what D-Nice and Kevin Miller found too. I know you are a connoisseur of picture quality so it surprises me why you would think Samsung is shit. Did you have a bad experience with one in the past?

[Turrican4D]

Samsung is shit.

[Slickman2006]

I agree about the 8500. I'll take better picture quality over a thinner tv any day. So what he's saying is Samsung is more focused on the look of the tv itself than the picture quality. Actually, according to his own words picture quality is 3rd on the list. That's like a speaker manufacturer saying sound quality isn't their number 1 priority.