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I have studied this TV on several occasions along with the comparible Samsung LED 3d and the panasonic plasma tv. I have viewed 2D and 3D sources, and 2D to 3D converions.

Pros:
This TV has a superb 2d image, very similar to the other tvs in this price range. This TV is about an inch thick. Styling is great. Makes the Panasonic 3d plasma look like it is from a decade ago as it is 4 inches thick. The Samsung glasses are like twice as comfortable as the Panasonic glasses. The 3d picture is great, almost as good as the Panasonic (but is difficult to say as I was forced to view different source material). It is definately better than the Samsung LED 3d tv which had significant artifact with fast motion in 3d. The best of all: STUNNING 2d to 3d conversion. Couldnt believe it. I watched a Blue Man Group concert and some other stuff, and was blown away. I would never have thought that a processor could extrapolate correctly 3d from 2d but WOW. I have heard quality depends on the source material and I dont know if I was just lucky or what. Far better than expected. The audience clearly extended away into the distance. The performer's hands and the like would reach out towards me. Seemed very natural, and similar to material shot in 3D. 2d to 3d NOT available on the Panasonic.

Cons: I would give it 5 stars EXCEPT for the absence of a antiglare surface to the screen. Samsung advertises "True Black" antiglare treatment, but whatever that is it doesnt do anything to my eye. Just look at the screen. It is like a mirror. Type the model number for the 50 inch model into Youtube and watch videos from it. If you have a window behind the viewer, it will be perfectly portrayed on the screen. Very disappointing, but common to all plasmas and all sizes of this model series. The Panasonic has a slightly darker screen which makes the glare slightly less apparent, and the Samsung LED has better antiglare as well. This TV is heavier than I expected, and was told that that is because it has 2 panes of glass, but then someone else told me it has one, so I dunno. The remote has flush buttons which while stylish to me are less preferable than traditional buttons which I can press by feel without looking at them.

Summary: The picture in 2d and 3d is very close to the Panasonic's quality. But, the SAmsung surpasses the Panasonic because of the 2d to 3d, the vastly more comfortable glasses, and the thin screen. Highly recommended. The Sony and LG models release next month (June 2012)but are thought to be inferior based on reviews from CES 2010 (as they are LED models, not plasma which is better for 3d due to much higher refresh rate).

Addendum: I have now had my TV for a couple of weeks and viewed a fair amount of source material. I have not had much of a problem with glare, except when viewing very dark material in the daylight (rare). The picture is spectacular and I am still in love with the 2d to 3d conversion (it just amazes me). I have had none of the pops and buzzing some have complained of, but I do sit about 12 feet away and maybe it is very subtle? Cant wait for ESPN 3D to broadcast World Cup Soccer in June 2010 (Comcast and DishTV have are carriers). Still glad I didnt get that fat Panasonic with uncomfortable glasses.

Disclaimer: I will admit that I do not own this TV--I own the 63" model of this same series, but Amazon would not let me review that until it was offered for sale by their site. Now that it is offered for sale (preorder) I will add my review there.

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Customer Reviews

Lots of Research, Great Purchase - J. Henderson - Texas
I looked at many reviews and settled on the PN58C8000. I was replacing a 5 year old Sony HD rear projection. I wanted something thinner, so when you walk into the room you don't see a side of a TV. I leaned plasma given the response time, viewing angle, and value/$ relative to the LCD/LEDs. I did not want to have any motion blur given I am a gamer as well. So, this TV is great. Solid picture and the settings another reviewer recommended seemed to work well.

No buzzing as some reviews noted. I was amazed at how easily it connected (wired) to my network for the apps and the model number was already available as an add-on to my Harmony 900 remote. The TV is a bit shiny, but most of them are. The TV is in a media room, so it is dark most of the time. The color of the TV is graphite in color, which is a step up from the 7000 which apparently is just black.

I figured if I am upgrading I might as well get one which is 3D ready. However, I did not purchase the Blue Ray or Glasses yet. Reasons why: (1) there is no content available (even AVATAR isn't out in 3D). (2) I have a PS3 and later this year it will be able to process 3D Blue Rays, (3) XpanD X103 3D Glasses will be available in July (I emailed the manufacturer)and they can be used on any 3D TV and at the theater...for about 9/each. They are supposed to have a better refresh rate to lessen any side-effects from watching 3D. So, wait a month and then be able to try the 2D to 3D conversion, then by Xmas be able to play true 3D DVDs.

Love it - Res Life St - NYC

I've gone through quite the adventure over the last 5 months with purchasing my new TV. I thought it would be helpful to others if I shared. Long story short, I've gone through the UN55B6000, PN58B860, UN55C7000 and PN58C7000 and PN58C8000.

We moved into a new apartment, and needed a new tv to go over our fire place. We were upgrading from a 5 year old Samsung 720p DLP TV.

--UN55B6000--
Loved the form factor of the TV. Got it home and after a few days I was just unhappy with the overall look of the LCD/LED. I really saw a lot of motion blur.

--PN58B860--
I returned the LED TV and went with this TV. I absolutely LOVED the picture quality of the TV. But it buzzed terribly. It sounded like a bug zapper. I could actually hear it over top of the regular tv volume at a 12 ft distance. Best Buy swapped it out for another one. The second PN58B860 buzzed even louder. I gave it about 3 weeks to see if it would get better but it didn't. So I returned it and waited for the 2010 models to come out.

--UN55C7000--
When I heard that the new 2010 models were out, I went down to my friendly Best Buy to hopefully pick up the new plasma. Unfortunately, they only had the new LED in. The sales person told me that all of the issues were fixed on this set that I was unhappy with previously with the UN55B6000. He convinced me to give it a try and that if I were unhappy with it that they would gladly take it back. Sure there was still lighting in the corners and some motion blur, but it was much better. I still wasn't sold on this set, as I LOVED the PQ on the plasma. I decided to go with the plasma and return this set.

--PN58C7000--
Awesome picture quality - however, it's stuck in the soap opera mode and can't be taken out. To me and everybody I know, it looks like a soap opera in fast forward. I can't stand to watch the tv in this mode. It's very odd to me that it's this way, as only the 8000 is supposed to have MJC, so why does the 7000 have it but not have a way to take it off? I found a work around that allows the user to turn the game mode on/off that then caused the MJC to turn off. As a result of this, I returned it to Crutchfield and upgraded to the 8000 series. By the way, can somebody explain to me who would want to buy the 7000 series plasma and be stuck with having MJC on? I just can't figure it out!

--PN58C8000--
I LOVE this TV. Seriously, it's amazing. I like the dark grey bezel better than the black of the 7000 series. Something about it looks more gadgety/elegant. This TV makes a sound when it's on. I can hear it 12+ feet away when sitting right in front of it. It's definitely not a buzz like the PN58B860 that I had before. It sounds more like a fan running. When the volume is at a regular volume I don't notice it at all. When you engage the 3D mode, it gets MUCH louder though. Still hardly notice it. In comparison to the Xbox 360 fan noise, it's much quieter.

New 3d tv from Samsung - K. Burke - Marshfiled, MA
This review is actually for the 63" 8000 model but I was not able to enter a review for it yet. I bought this tv to replace my Sony 52" XBR4 becuase I wanted the new 3D technology as well as well as a good HD TV. This is my first Plasma TV. I have 4 other LCD TVs that work great but I was really impressed witht he picture of the Plasma. The black are definately blacker than my LCDs. For a general HD TV it has the best picture out of all my TVs and it is also one of the best I have seen on the market. The internet on the TV is pretty good. It was easy to set up. I am using it directly connected to my router so it is wired. I did not fell like paying extra dollars for the wireless adapter plus I had a Gigaswitch located in my rack that was easy to run a cable. The apps for the internet were quite responsice to my surprise. I though there would be a long lag time but that was not so. You have access to sports scores, weather, YouTube and Netflix just to name a few. I did notice a buzzing noise at first as mentioned in other reviews but it was only there when I initially installed it and now it its no longer there.

Now onto the 3D. I demoed it at the store and I was pretty impressed. It was on a 47" or 52" LCD I think. It was not until I got the 63" in my house that I was blown away. The 3D on the plasma was so much better. The picture just looked like it was going to pop right off the screen. I was really impressed with the 2D to 3D function of this tv. It actually works. It may not be the best but it works quite well. Yes you do look silly wearing the glasses but they felt really comfortable. I wear glasses and the 3D glasses fit right over them nicely. I did not get dizzy or get any headaches.

I wanted to clarify some information about setting up a 3D system. when going to some stores i was given some wrong information. I was told that I would need to buy all the same brands for all the equipment needed. So I would need to buy the Samsung TV, Glasses and Blu-ray player. I knew that I need the TV and the Glasses to be the same but the Blu-ray player does not. I wanted to purchase the Panasonic Blu-ray player becuase it had the duel HDMI ports on it so that I would not have to upgrade to a receiver that has HDMI 1.4 to get the HD audio. I did purchase the Panasonic blu-ray and it works just fine.

The reason I did not give it 5 was becuase it is a really new technology and I have only had it for about 2 weeks. I would definately recommend it to anyone.

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