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I purchased this TV on 7/8/08, I kept close view of the tracking (due to some of the reviews I read about Ceva). On 7/13 I saw it arrived at the local Ceva, I placed a call to the office and they said it was there. Now they inform me that they only come in my area on Weds & Sat (this was Sunday), I decided that rather than wait 3 days I would pick it up myself! I arrived and quickly left with my TV, once I got home was in great condition!! The picture with some adjustment is fantastic, the sound is pretty horrible but I knew that from the reviews. Bottom line you cant find a better deal anywhere...GREAT TV!

EDIT: Amazon's 30 day price guaranty is beautiful...It's the 16 of July and I've save $170 on the TV, it's like the gift that keeps giving!

We love the tv. The picture when in HD is fantastic. The only drawback is the sound. The speakers are in the back. We had to hook up extra speakers in order to hear it. Over all we are very pleased with our purchase.

Short and sweet review: ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS LCDTV. I am technical expert and have seen and setup many lcd and plasma hdtv's and if you are thinking about this latest offering from samsung, then look no further. It is that good. 1080p via blu-ray or hd dvd players is breathtaking, when the tv is set up correctly and tweaked. NEVER use the factory default dynamic settings. Those are for store displays only. USE A HIGH QUALITY HDMI CABLE from monoprice.com and you will be blown away. MOVE OVER SONY, SHARP AND TOSHIBA! Get one of these puppies while they are hot and for a hot amazon price of $2300 ( what I paid)with free shipping and no tax. You will not be disappointed!

This set was highly recommended so I was very disappointed when I heard the terrible sound quality of the set. Apparently the speakers facing down had a very negative effect. It was so bad that I exchanged this set for a Sony after two days. When you pay $1600 you should receive acceptable sound. In this case the audio sounded muddled and like it came through a can. No amount of fiddling with the controls was able to correct it. At least 4 people heard this set and all commented almost immediately how poor the sound was. One plus. The picture was excellent. DO NOT BUY ANY SAMSUNG WITH SPEAKERS POINTING DOWN unless you intend to use your stereo system with the set.

Did anyone purchase one that said there were scratches on the frame/screen?If so, how bad were they? Can the scratches be measured and added to the description? I don't want a scratch I can see from the sofa on my television.