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Exceptional HDTV, the 3D is just a nice bonus
I've been very impressed with the Samsung TV's for a number of years - they have very impressive image quality, holding fine detail down into the black areas of the picture. I bought this model to replace a 42" Samsung "HD Ready" 1080i unit, which was only about 5 years old (and still has a very good image quality - but I wanted to upgrade to 1080P). After a bit of research and many comparisons, I came to the conclusion that (a)Plasma is still better than LED and (b)Samsung still has the best overall picture quality.

I was ready to purchase the lower end model - the PN50C550 - which really has all the features I need and is quite a bit less expensive, but I was able to get a bundled deal on the PN50C7000 along with a Samsung 3D Blu-Ray player and FOUR of the 3D glasses for a good price at Best Buy (most of the other packages I had seen only came with two sets of glasses, and were still more expensive!). It will be a while till there is a decent selection of 3D movies, but it's a "nice to have" feature in the meantime.

Overall I am exceedingly happy with my purchase, with a few caveats:
- Upgrade the firmware immediately. The newer firmware version fixes quite a few problems, specifically with correctly setting the color space and resolution when playing a standard def DVD from a Blu-Ray player (and it also improves the 3D performance, minimizing the "ghosting" that many people have complained about)
- The sound quality from the internal speakers is poor. I think it's the best they could do with a TV that is this thin, so the designers were constrained by the physical dimensions which prohibit proper speakers. Get yourself an external amplifier and some decent speakers (I recommend the Denon AVR591 and the Definitive Audio ProCinema-600 speakers)
- There is no S-Video input (another reason to get an external amplifier - just make sure you get one that has analog in and upsamples to 1080P HDMI out)

You can't go wrong with the Samsung PNxxC7000 series (at whatever size you desire) - and if you want to save some money and don't need the 3D, the PNxxC550 series will probably suit your needs just fine.

AMAZING TV , TIPS TO MAKE IT BETTER. !!
OK , IF YOU WERE WONDERING ABOUT THOSE NASTY REVIEWS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, I MUST TELL YOU THAT THEY WERE RIGHT , TILL NOW. NO MORE GHOSTING ISSUE OR SOAP OPERA PROBLEMS ANYMORE. SAMSUNG RELEASED ON 09/02/2010 A FIRMWARE UPDATE THAT WILL GET RID OF THAT PROBLEM AND DISABLE THE SOAP OPERA EFFECT THE TV WAS HAVING .
NOW I ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE THAT MEGA SMOOTH OPTION AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TURN IT BACK ON UNTIL NOW. AFTER HOURS SEARCHING I WAS ABLE TO UPDATE MY SERVICE MENU TO THE NEW 8000 SERIES WHICH GIVES YOU THE OPTION OF DOING THIS CALIBRATION. IF YOU WANT TO SPENT AN ADDITIONAL 0 FOR THIS MENU OPTION BE MY GUEST OR YOU CAN BUY THIS TV FOR MUCH LESS AND APPLY THE 8000 SERIES CALIBRATION OPTION BY FOLLOWING THIS SIMPLE STEPS.

Instructions:
- Turn off tv
- Press Mute-1-8-2-Power in sequence
- Once the tv is on, the service menu should appear at the top left corner.
- Go to options
- Change the model to c8000
- Press reset to factory default to exit out of the menu.
- Tv will turn off and back on, once is back on, a massage should appear saying, board has been change, don't worry, just click ok and everything should be fine.
- To get rid of the message, just go back into the service menu and change the front color to T-C-Black

You will notice that now under picture options- film mode- you will have a cinema smooth option
Also you will have a motion judder canceler option.
And last you will have two new presets, cal-day and cal-night

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU OUT . I WAS AMAZED WITH THIS NEW MENU OPTION AND I CANT REALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT MY PURCHASE .

One fantasic TV!
This TV is absolutely amazing. The picture quality is top notch, and after demoing several models from panasonic, samsung and LG, I decided for the price this TV included everything I could ever want. I'm extremely pleased with my decision.
After purchasing a Samsung LED in december, I was left somewhat unimpressed. My first HDTV was plasma and after owning a few LCDs and one LED I decided to go back to plasma. I mostly compared panasonic and samsung, but also took a brief look at some of LG's LED TVs. It finally came down to the G25 by Panasonic and this TV, the PN50c7000. Picture quality was the most important to me, so that came first. Both TV's looked excellent in HD(Source was star trek BD), but after demoing the two several times I felt the PN50c7000 had the edge. I consulted one of my buddies who is an expert on HDTVs(a professional calibrator)and he broke down the pros and cons of each model. I went with the PN50c7000 and could not be happier. The picture quality is fantastic, with rich colors and very deep blacks. The addition of 3D was also a plus to me, but definitely not one of my priorities. Standard definition also looks amazing, and with TV's these days SD quality can vary drastically from set to set(The G25 was not as great at reproducing SD, one of the deal breakers for me). Finally, the PNc7000 had far more internet capabilities than the G25, which was another added bonus, as well as 3D. Since owning the TV I have tested many sources and it seems to reproduce colors very accurately, and again, has a great contrast.
I would also like to address the issue many have had with this TV, the so called "soap opera effect". The first generation models of this TV came preloaded with MJC(the newer ones do not), or motion judder canceller, which made movement look "fake" or ghostly when watching from some sources. This is a feature also found of the C8000 series, but for some reason samsung didn't include an option to turn it off on the C7000. Many returned their sets in anger because of this, but its actually a very easy fix. There are several options, the easiest being the game mode option. Switching the game mode from on to off in the general settings will turn this effect off. Do this for each source and no more MJC. Samsung has also issued a firmware update on their website which can be applied via a USB flash drive that will also fix the issue. The last option, which many tech savvy individuals have done, is switch the TV from a c7000 model to an 8000 model via the service menu, which gives you a menu option to turn MJC off. I can confirm that this works, but do so at your own risk. You can potentially brick your TV if you do something wrong. The first two options are extremely easy and safe to perform. Don't return your sets because of this and miss out on a seriously impressive TV.
Overall this TV has it all. An extremely impressive PQ, internet capability and 3D are all present on the PNc7000, with a sleek, slim design to top it off. I would recommend this TV to anyone, and while the panasonic G25 is also a very impressive TV, my opinion leans toward Samsung this year.

Update: There is some image retention on this model that many will notice, including myself. Don't worry, its never permanent. There is a recommended 100 hour break in time with most plasmas, and this is no exception. If the temporary image rentention bothers you, make sure you dial down the contrast and especially brightness. Do this for the first 50-100 hours and image retention should slowly become a non issue. For those who dont want to do this, run the scrolling bar across your screen when image retention occurs and it will do the trick. Note: I recently left my screen on pause for 3 hours(forgot to turn it off!) and of course it left quite a bit of burn in. I ran the scrolling bar for 2 minutes and everything went away. Works like a charm.

FanTastic !!!
This TV is Fantastic !! 3D,Color and brightness are great and as good as my brother's Samsung LED with the added benefits of a Plasma TV. I am very happy with this product !! ALso, Amazon did a GREAT job on the shipping and customer care aspect of this purchase, as usual.....Jerry

I need more content!
I need more content. On 8-25 CBS announced that they are going to produce the U.S Open in 3D. Direct TV will carry it. They are going to offer it to other cable and satelite outlets. I am blitzing broadcasters to pick up any 3d content they can.If you go to ESPNs 3d website you can sign a post to petition you local cable provider to get ESPN 3D. Most of the big guys have the plans in the works alreday. I will not feel good about it until I can the option to watch native 3d when I want.

The tv is pretty awsome. I can say, this is my first plazma and Im SO glad that I got this deal. The tv, 3d dvd and 4 pair of glasses. Wow. I has taken me about a week to get all the configs where I feel comfortable watching. I have had to rethink my black levels a bit. Im now trying to decide if my black levels are that deep or if they are crushed. Thats not a bad problem to have. The tv has a grey scale and color bars in the settings. I wish i could hook up a scope to set the video levels with out having to eye ball it.

Great TV but I got 2 issues so far.

First off If you plumb everything in HDMI and then fiber the audio using the tvs fiber output. It only passes 2 channels of digital audio. WHAT? Why would you do that? Just added a few more ones and zeros in to the stinkin decoder.! Later I even read in the manual that it only passes 2 channels out the optical out put. Boo.

Next Issue, I love the pip function of the tv. What Stinks is that you have to navigate halfway downt the settings menu to the general settings and then navigate all the way to the bottom of the PIP settings menu then turn it on or off. and you have to do the same thing to get out of the PIP. The PIP has some cool other functions I have not seen before but its a pain to get there. Guess I will just have to get good at it.

Great TV. I cant beleive I own one.!

update: it took me 10 days but i found a short cut to the PIP. its on the tools button on the remote. I still need more content. My neighbors came over and watched MVA. "Thats sick! Thats sick! I have never seen anything like it, not even at the theaters." I think thats a good review. One of the guys said that it reminded him of the first time he ever saw good HDTV years ago.