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15FT GOLD HDMI to DVI D CABLE FOR SONY PLAYSTATION3 PS3 LCD HDTV PLASMA

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5 Stars Same as monster cable at 10% of the value!!!
Image quality is very good. 720p & 1080p supported. Connected to a Samsung Syncmaster 206BW (20″). It is very useful because I can use my PS3 while I am also sitting at my computer desk, PS3 with DVI and PC with VGA.Of course if you want to connect a 50″ TV you will need a better cable like a Monster. My Plasma 40″ has a Monster Cable due to its size. For common connections to a normal to small size TV/Monitors is more than enough. Better is the price. I could buy 10 cables like these for the price of the Monster cable. Very happy!

2 Stars item is different than its picture
this item was absolutely different than the picture it was posted, cable was missing adaptors

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ATSC QAM HD NTSC Pass through Only Tuner Receiver Box

PHD-205LE is the advanced and low cost high-end HDTV Decoder Box. This unit can receive digital ATSC over-the-air HDTV broadcast signals, digital Cable clear QAM signals (64 and 256 QAM signals) as well as traditional analog TV signal from an external antenna or cable RF source.

The unit is a perfect match for consumer’s EDTV or HDTV monitors and the excellent 2nd high-def source for your HD built-in TVs. The unit features Component (YPbPr HD/SD), RGB (VGA connector for PC and TV), and HDMI outputs. Audio outputs include Dolby

LG 50PQ30 50 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

The PQ30 series uses advanced panel technology such as 600Hz sub field driving for superior performance in an HD resolution display. HD performance, a robust feature set and energy savings make this series a standout.

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5 Stars Perfect!!
I’m blown away by this plasma. There is no noticable difference (at least for me) compared to a 1080p version. Unless your viewing distance is less than 8ft. On the other hand, there is not much brodcast in 1080p anyway unless you have more money to hand out..Bluray, some on demand programming that costs extra. This TV is not loaded with all the bells and whistels of more expensive ones. I didn’t need all that. The USB and HDMI ports on the side are great. Plug your USB device or game console into it and view your photos and play games easily. Sharp picture and HD looks awesome. Definitely worth the price paid.

4 Stars tremendous “bang for the buck”
For the price this unit is hard to beat.

First the ‘lows’:

1. It would be nice if the frame was ‘matte’ finish instead of shiny. But most sets seem to be shiny for some reason.

2. When viewing in 4:3 it would be nice if there were some choices for the side bar color. The light gray is somewhat distracting. If I had the choice I’d make them black.

3. “Menu” button on the remote is in an odd place. Normally that button would be set apart like the power button is. This is minor, but still makes me look at the remote to be sure I press the right button.

4. Cabling a little tight if wall-mounting. All A/V jacks should have been side-facing or the recess for them made a little deeper so the cables won’t rub the wall.

5. Wall-mount bracket (included by Amazon) difficult to reach to adjust while leveling the set. This was standard universal bracket, and so would have been a problem with any set. A longer allen tool could have helped.

The ‘highs’:

1. Picture is great. I don’t even have HD or up-conversion yet, and the picture is very sharp.

2. The price. This was significantly cheaper than comparable LCD units, and has a better viewing angle and no pixel drag.

3. Easy switching of AV inputs.

4. Easy switching of video modes (4:3, 16:9, etc).

5. Power light is not bright/distracting. Very subdued.

6. Lots of input jacks allowing for many different sources (including a PC).

I anticipate many years of excellent viewing with this set!

3 Stars enough
if you just want big…with just enough resolution then go with this…if youre picky about getting sharpness/resolution..go with 1080p

4 Stars Great Deal !~
After getting burn 3x with our Toshiba 62HM95 DLP(has a class lawsuit for the defected light bulbs that only last 6 month), we thought is time to give up the DLP and shop for a new set. With tight budget, we set our target to under 2K, 52′ Plasma or LCD, while we debating between a Vizio 55″120Hz 1080dpi 550XVT1A or Samsung 52″ 120Hz 1080dpi VP550XVT1A…we spot this LG 50″ plasma..$799 @ Costco right next to them. We stood in front of this 3 sets for 15~20 min. seriously couldnt see any big difference, the color is more vivid than the Vizio, but has almost the same contrast than the Samsung..yet..price tag is +$1k difference!!…bought it home, rushed and set up with my Toshiba upscaling DVD player with HDMI..wallah!!…..plays the movie beautifully, black has so much detail on it, we have a very bright living room ( long windows from all side, plus high ceiling) this TV still does great job..if you dont want to pay for arm & leg for TV, this is a great choice..!

3 Stars OK TV
TV was not clear when hooked up to my old DVD player (with component video cables) or my comcast cable box. Called the LG repair guy and he said I needed to get an HD box from Comcast which costs extra. So i got the HD cable box now and the HD channels are clear, but the regular channels are still not that clear. In fact they are worse than my old projection TV. I’m not sure if it’s Comcast or the TV. Also, my DVD picture is still unclear sometimes–especially the menu screens. But once you get into the movie it seems to clear up. Maybe I need a blue ray DVD player…but this TV is only 720p…

Bottom line is: if you buy this HDTV prepare to upgrade all your accessories to make the picture clear. The TV isn’t very compatible with old technology–at least this is what I’m experiencing and what the LG repairman told me.

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LG 60PS60 60 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

Single layer design, 1080p resolution and THX Display certification makes LG 60PS60 the must have for plasma HDTV.

Specifications:

TV

• Full HD 1080p Resolution

• 600Hz Sub Field Driving Max

• 2,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio

• THX® Certified Display

• Single Layer Design

• 1,500 cd/m2 Brightness

• Image Sticking Minimization

• Dual XD® Engine

• ISFccc® Ready

• AV Mode II (Cinema, Sports, Game)

• Picture Wizard

• LG SimpLink™ Connectivity

• 100,000 Hour Panel Life (typ.)

• NTSC/ATSC Tuners with Clear QAM

AUDIO

• Output Power: 10W x 2

• Invisible Speaker System

• Clear Voice II

• SRS TruSurround XT™

• Auto Volume Leveler

• Dolby® Digital 5.1 Decoder

SMART ENERGY SAVINGS

• Intelligent Sensor Mode

• Video Mute

• ENERGY STAR® 3.0 Rated

CONNECTIVITY

• 4 HDMI™ V.1.3 with Deep Color (2 rear/2 side)

• 2 HD Component Video Inputs (rear)

• 2 Composite Inputs (1 rear/1 side)

• 1 S-Video Input (rear)

• 1 Digital Audio Out (Optical) (rear)

• USB 2.0 (JPEG/MP3) (side)

• PC Connectivity (D-sub 15pin)

• RF Antenna input

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User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Big Picture, Little $
I purchased this TV for a little under $1750. No tax, free shipping, and the lowest price that I could find on the internet made this an easy decision for me. I was skeptical at first with the low price that the picture quality would live up to my expectations. I was anticipating those “blurry squares” that appear (like on my 50in) whenever I am watching sports or movies with lots of action. However, I was quite impressed. This set delivers a clear and consistent picture and for a fraction of the price of other competing brands.

My negatives are mostly minor things, but I decided to list everything I could think of to help those that are “on the fence”. The one thing that I thought was a little pointless are the preset picture options such as “sports”, “cinema”, and so on. I (as well as my friends and family) have yet to find a setting that works better than the default. All others seem either dull or so bright that a person’s face color looks unnatural.

In summary… there is very little that I do not like about this set. Aesthetically, it is a good looking TV. The screen size is ridiculously impressive, and the picture quality I would rate around an 8/10. Finally, the price is right. If you can purchase it for under $1800, I would consider it a bargain.

5 Stars Life is Good
This TV is unreal, 1080P is Soooooooooo much better than 720. No complaints!

Size, price, performance. This TV is easily in the same class as the 3-4k TVS available today.

1 Star Do not Buy this TV
I brought this TV and kept it in my basement. I was waiting for my basement to be completed to mount it on the wall. Once the basement was done, mounted it on the wall and hooked up all my connections..Voila!..No Picture and No Sound. I called the LG Customer service and they sent one of their service guys with bunch of Parts and the service guy after 2 hours of tests and tells me the Part which broken is back ordered and asks me to call the Customer Service again (mind..I never switched this TV on and already a part is broken). The Customer service guys tells me they will have the missing part in next couple of days. I call back again after 2 days and now they say that the Part is back ordered and will not be available for next 3-4 weeks. So, now they want me to fax the receipt so that they can think of POTENTIAL exchange.

Faxed the receipt and still waiting for the response. It’s been a week now and every time I call them they say the that they are still reviewing my case. The customer Service guys are really RUDE and every time i call them has to explain the whole situation again from the begining. Very bad experience and would never buy any LG product in my life.

4 Stars Do It!!!
The picture is great, the look is better than I expected and well worth the price as far as I am concerned. I have a 50 inch and 42 in Panasonic that I love and this is just as good from what I can tell so far. Shipping was easy and only a day later than stated when I purchased it. I would purchase it again and I am picky… Take it for what it is worth.

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Samsung PN50B450 50 Inch 720p Plasma HDTV

49.9″ screen (measured diagonally) * 1366 x 768 pixels * 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio * 600Hz Subfield Motion anti-blur technology * FilterBright anti-glare filter *

The Samsung PN50B450 720p series was designed with many of the same high end components used across Samsung’s entire LCD lineup. The series 4 piano black bezel elegantly frames a super patterned vertical alignment. Down firing stereo speakers are completely hidden in a special designed chamber at the bottom of the display to increase audio quality. The Samsung PN50B450 LCD 720p series offers easy connectivity through 3 HDMI ports (1 side) and 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Perfection

I purchased this TV after reading all of the reviews on this site along with all on the BB web site. I was very impressed with the number of people raving about this TV. So I ordered it without even a trip to see one. No one lied, as this TV, for being a 720 versus a 1080, is outstanding in every way. I purchased it for a second TV to free up our 65 inch from the kids during football season. I have had this TV for a month now and I love it in every way. The clarity of the tuner (no cable box) and the PS3 games is phenominal. The plasma vesus my DLP is like watching an ultra clear tube TV. People say about the sound but for normal use, I have no complaints. The boys use the PS3 with the sound about 13-15. Plenty loud enough to warrant me not hooking up my old sound system. I ordered this on a Tuesday and it was in my house working by Friday lunch time. Now that may not be the rule, but I was certainly impressed. If you are looking for a nice sized TV for a living room, look no further, order it. You will be glad you did! For $800, you simply can not find a better TV out there. I assure you, this is a great deal. Samsung rules the TV market IMHO!

5 Stars Great Value for a Very Good TV

Bought this on-line after seeing it in couple of big box retail stores. You can’t set the picture of this TV apart from many others you’d see on the wall and that is the real point of buying it. This is a great choice for anyone looking at using this as a bedroom/living room TV (for HD cable/regular movies). I have dish network TurboHD package (HD content only) and it performs admirably. Great value over LCDs of similar size. The colors and contrast is fantastic (better than LCDs) and unlike Panasonic plasmas, the picture is a whole lot brighter(main concern for folks considering Plasmas vs LCDs). LCDs still are a lot brighter but it won’t make a material difference to your TV viewing. For less than $800, it is really a steal. Outside of Blue Ray and old HDDVD movies, next to no HD content is available in 1080P. In case that changes in the next couple of years, your unused 1080P capability that you pay for today would have depreciated more than the price of this TV. You’d probably be able to buy a more recent 1080P TV then for a fraction of what you’d pay today.

In short, this TV makes all the sense for today and for the foreseeable future. The sound is prabably average for a TV but if you care for good audio, you should hook it up to a receiver and decent set of speakers.

1 Star NEVER order a TV from Amazon

I’ve ordered tons of stuff from Amazon and to this point have had a good experience on orders, the only exception being a book that arrived smelling like smoke. However, that was an independent seller, so everything with Amazon as the seller had been fine.

Until now.

This was the worst experience I have EVER had with ANY retailer. Not only did the TV arrive with a completely shattered screen, but I was NOT contacted at all by Amazon in regards to a replacement. When I called and was finally able to get through being on hold they weren’t even aware I had refused delivery. I was then informed that they would not replace my order-the order THEY had damaged. Instead I would be refunded so I could then purchase again. The reason for this? First I was told they didn’t have a comparable product. That seemed bogus because it was still listed online and there were more available. When I questioned how that was possible I was subsequently told that it was because the TV wasn’t sold through Amazon. When I asked how that could be since it stated it was sold and shipped by Amazon I was told “Well yeah but we don’t consider it as part of Amazon.” Gotta love that sort of logic. Ridiculous.

SURE I am going to just wait for my refund so I can then reorder another broken TV, I can hardly wait. I just wish I could rate this 0 stars.

5 Stars Great deal to get 720 rather than 1080

I liked the first one I got so much I decided to get another one. Picture quality is much better than LCD even compared to 1080 but I don’t think I would gone much bigger than 50″ with a 720. I strongly believe that, in general, you get what you pay for but this is an exception. My situation is not the same as everyone but if you don’t watch much TV, play video games, or have a brightly lit room for a TV, this is a no-brainer to save the money and get this 720 plasma rather than 1080 LCD. The money you save will help buy you the next technology.

The first delivery of this TV was damaged – the screen was cracked so I would advise others to open the box before signing the reciept that you “received the item in good condition”. I didn’t have any problems returning it but I was initially concerned when looking at the delivery receipt.

1 Star Beware!

I have owned it two months. Great picture. However after a few weeks I noticed a bright green dot that would appear. Not large but very bright and it flickers, sort of like saying, look at me, look at me! Extremely distracting because the rest of the picture is perfect. I thought, no problem, I have a one year warranty so maybe I should wait to see if it goes away. It did not, just got worse. So I called Samsung and worked my way through the menu system. After I explained the problem, the sympathetic person assured me that this would be repaired, but then transferred me to another person to whom I had to explain everything again. So these people told me that they would contact my local Samsung repair center and that I would get a call from the service center to set up a time for the repair. But the next day I received two calls, one from Samsung technical service, and one for AT&T technical services or something like that. After being on the phone with AT&T for 40 minutes they explained that a few bad pixels are considered normal and Samsung would not repair the TV. But they are VERY sorry. I waited a few weeks while the dot got brighter and then called Samsung again. Oh, they just didn’t understand why this was not repaired and I made them repeat to me that I would NOT get a call from AT&T or some other third party. Oh no, they were going to contact the my local repair facility personally and get the TV fixed immediately. I could expect a call the next day. Well, do I need to tell you who really called? Yes AT&T and Samsung technical department. AT&T asked me to tell them what the problem was, and I told him he was looking at my information on his computer screen and I didn’t feel like taking another 40 minutes to explain it again. So after a few minutes he transferred me to the ECR department. (EXECUTIVE Customer bla, bla, bla Dept.)The Executive part is suppose to be impressing you. Now he is sympathetic and assures me that it will be repaired, yes it will, absolutely! I made him say it ten different ways, yes it will be fixed, BUT then he said, Samsung does have a pixel policy. Really! I never agreed to any special policy regarding bad pixels. I only know that I have a defective TV and a one year warranty. Well for now that is where it stands. All I am saying is be very cautious when buying a flat screen and look for a zero defect warranty and a long return policy so you can do an exchange or refund. Good Luck

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