Sunday 1 September 2013

Samsung Plasma TV: PS51F5500

Bought the Samsung Plasma TV PS551F5500 a month ago (early August 2013).

Cost ($) is the main reason for me to select plasma, the 46" Series 6 LED cost RM1K+ more. Series 4 plasma: PS51F4900 (3D) or PS51F4500 (without 3D) is a good buy too, if you don't mind the lower resolution 1024 x 768, compare to the Series 5 1920 x 1080. The SMART feature is hardly use, never buy TV for the sake of SMART feature.

To keep the long story short, the "owner review":
  • Pros
    1. Picture quality and the high resolution.
    2. Good 3D, don't have "motion sickness" after watching.
    3. Many input ports: HDMI, USB, Video In and etc.
    4. Play many movie format (except RMVB) via USB.
    5. Build-in analogue TV boaster (I need this).
    6. 2 years manufacturer warranty.




  • Cons
    1. Heat. Although I anticipate it, but does not expect that hot. You can feel the heat 1 feet away. Solution is to buy a USB powered fan to cool it down. :-)
    2. Reflection. Reflection on the dark zone is quite bad. But personally I'm fine with it, normally there won't be many dark zone in a movie or TV program.
    3. Sound delay on USB movie playing, especially on big size MKV file.
    4. 3D classes is not "glasses wearer" friendly. It will be great if Samsung can produce clip on 3D glass.


Overall I'm satisfy with this TV, it is value for money. The next is to buy a good home theater system and watch nice 1080p movie.



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