51" Samsung PN51E450 Plasma 720p 600Hz HDTV $428 + Free Shipping
 

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• 51" plasma panel
  With 1366 x 768 resolution
• True 16:9 aspect ratio
  View your movies as the director intended
• Built-in digital tuner
  Watch digital broadcasts, including HDTV programs where available, on this Samsung 51" plasma TV
• HDMI Inputs: 2
  Enjoy a superior HD experience with the HDMI one-cable solution
• 50.7" screen is measured diagonally from corner to corner
• USB port
  Listen to music and view photos from USB storage devices

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51" Samsung PN51E450 Plasma 720p 600Hz HDTV $428 + Free Shipping
 

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• Resolution: 1024x768
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• Inputs:
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  • 1x USB

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Great review:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/...inch-hdtv/

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I'll thumbs it up considering the 43" is going for 379-399 right now.

It's got that there HDMI thingy, thumbs up for sure!

Good set. Got the 3d version for the same price and absolutely love it. Can't tell at all it's sub720p.

How so cheap?

WOW SLICK....love Samsung HDTVs

i have the PN51E7000 and absolutely love it. if i needed another TV i'd grab this in a heartbeat, except for the fact that its only 720p... but if you watch mostly network television and TV shows it won't make a difference.

So cheap! but at that size you have to go 1080p.

Not necessarily. 1080p isn't noticeable on a 50 inch tv until around 15 feet. For some it's a few feet less or more, but that's a good rule of thumb. I have a 50" 720p and it's fine, but we sit 15-20 feet from the TV in a huge living room.

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

To put in perspective, unless you go to a movie theater with old film projectors you are at most seeing 1080p on a 50 foot wide screen and it looks fine.

Never mind. Way to many much wrong with his comment for me to bother.

Picked one up. Thanks.

If you have DirecTV, they call it DirecTV lite because they only broadcast in 720P. TW, Uverse, FIOS are all the same.....they are lite. Gamers may want 1080P b/c the Xbox/PS3 does display in 1080P.
GD OP.

I bought this TV last year. Its been great...no complaints at all.

Depends on what you need. I just sold this TV after moving into a new home and didn't want it sitting in the basement any longer.

If you don't watch blu ray on a blu ray device, you will be hard pressed to tell the difference.

Before selling I compared my Toshiba 1080p LED to the Samsung 720p and I really couldn't tell a difference. These were w/ streams from my Roku set at 1080p. Picture looked fantastic when I hooked it up to my PC to stream blu-rays.

The picture on this is pretty great and I think it is an awesome deal. I think my parents are actually going jump on this. They don't have any intention of watching blu-rays on a blu-ray players.

This one is for the HDTV gurus out there- I do not own a blu-ray player, nor do I intend to purchase one (we're not movie people and we use a roku and on demand for the few times we watch movies). Is a 1080p set really necessary? Because anything other than blu-ray delivers its signal in either 720p or 1080i, wouldn't it make sense to have a TV with a resolution that matches the source resolution- 720p? In other words, unless you're watching blu-ray, is 1080p really necessary?

Matters for gaming too.

In my opinion - no it is not. I had this TV and just sold it. The picture was fantastic. It looked as good as my Toshiba 1080p LED in side by side comparisons. This was with streaming w/ my Roku in 1080p and some media from an external hard drive on my computer. Just before the guy from Craigslist came to pick it up I seriously considered calling him and saying nevermind. Picture really is great - but I don't foresee my man cave being set up anytime in the near future so it simply wasn't getting used.

If you are on the fence - bite - I don't think you will be disappointed.

Great deal! I currently have this TV and love it. I would like to see a bigger TV for $500 though! I need something for the basement.

$427.99 for me delivered. Not bad thanks!

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It's a good brand in a good size for a good price. It's hard to complain about details...

The 720 vs 1080 conversation DOES NOT NEED TO HAPPEN AGAIN EVER. It has been taken care of X 100,000,000,000 Please stop.

Great price! cheapest ive seen.
you really cant beat the pq for this price range.

great info and review here:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/...inch-hdtv/

You buy a TV for atleast next 3-4 years. This TV might be great for now but its not future proof.

Thats totally subjective. Plus most people don't have huge living rooms. I only sit 10 ft from my tv and I would hate to have a 720p 42 in tv.

Don't read it then.

Link? ;)

Tax in Florida..

I bought this tv earlier this year for around the same price. We love it. In my opinion, the picture on this is better that the other two HDTV's we have in our house, one of which is a LG LCD 1080p. I would recommend this to anyone unless you are in a very brightly lit room, or have lots of windows with sun shining in (which is the case for any plasma).

this or the Target 50" Westinghouse LED?

I've owned this tv for almost a year now(bought it last April at Target on clearance for $299) and I love it!

Even though it's only 720P it looks awesome.

My friend who owns a 50" Sony 1080P 240Hz LED even agrees my tv looks better.

The only problem I've had so far, sometimes when you turn it on, the sound has a crackle to it. Like the speakers blew. But if you power it off and back on again it sounds fine. This has happened like 3-4 times in the year I've owned it.

$43.56 tax in Texas!!

449.99 purchased on 6/25/2012.

A little surprised the deal isn't -even- better almost 9 months later. But still a nice TV.

How would this do at high altitude (9,000 feet)? I'm looking for a TV for our condo, but I heard that plasmas don't like high altitude.

Great deal for this size. And nobody can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p, not that most content is displayed in 1080p anyway.

I agree, if there's a link to a conversation which covers the issue, then providing a link to it would be useful.

1080p not necessary. I have a 1080p and 720p and can't tell the difference between the two, at any distance. I play blurays on the 720p plasma all the time and they look amazing.

Samsung doesn't recommend any Plasma over 6,500 feet.

http://answers.us.samsung.com/ans...htm?page=2

I have a new LG 50" 1080p plasma and a 2 1/2 yr old Sammy 42" 720p plasma. I watch Directv and TW basic HD cable. Some times I prefer the Sammy over the LG.

I haven't had that problem with mine, but one thing that does bug me about the volume - it seems there is a lag between when you hit the volume up button and when the volume actually starts going up on the tv. A few times, I've kept the volume button pressed on the remote for a couple seconds, wanting to turn it up several notches. Then the volume on the tv keeps increasing for a bit after I let go of the button. It goes pretty fast and this has resulted in the volume getting extremely loud and waking up my 2 year old a couple times. Once you get used to it, it's not that big of a deal. Just have to be more careful to tap the button several times rather than holding it down.

I got the model before this one, the D model, last year around this time of year, at Walmart refurbished for around $380 with a 3 year warranty. It only had like 5 hours of viewing time on it. Its been a good tv, and the 720p doesn't bother me at all, i'd buy another 720p for sure. Most tv is not even broadcasted in 1080 to begin with.

I have the a 50inch LG that's similar to this that I got at the $400 deal from Fry's. These HDTVs are great and underappreciated because they are an "older" technology. I like to think of these as more refined. The picture quality is amazing even if it's a 720p. I watch Blu Rays on this thing all the time and they are crystal clear. I can't tell the difference at least between this and my LED 24 1080p Dell monitor in terms of quality, but that may be a bad comparison due to the size differences.

The other nice thing is that it's really only a TV, so much less can go wrong with it when compared to say a smart TV or whatnot. Remember, the fewer "moving" parts, the less likely it will break! It's at least has been true for my cars! haha

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nice price, I wish it was 60" and 1080p haha

Where did you get 3D for this price?

aw man, tax is now apparently charged in GA for this site.

I got in on this deal also with the warranty. My panel has permanent burn in but still watchable. The warranty company refunded me so its like I practically got a free tv. Other than my burn in issue, it's been a good tv

I got the model before this one, the D model, last year around this time of year, at Walmart refurbished for around $380 with a 3 year warranty. It only had like 5 hours of viewing time on it. Its been a good tv, and the 720p doesn't bother me at all, i'd buy another 720p for sure. Most tv is not even broadcasted in 1080 to begin with.

CNET review [cnet.com]

So, what's your point? Nothing I said invalidated any of your points. I even caveated my whole statement with the open ended "not always."

The average person would start to notice a difference at roughly 12 feet on a 720p 42" TV. That being said, I already said it's different for some than others. Some have sharper vision, thus greater sensitivity. Regardless, there is a point of diminishing returns in regards to 720p to 1080p. I'm merely pointing that out and not going with the carte blanche, 50" you MUST have a 1080p.

If you don't game, this is perfect. Also, I'm pretty picky, yet I don't mind watching 720P blu-ray content vs 1080P, so as long as that's not a concern, this is a good deal.

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You do realize that Xbox 360 and PS3 render at roughly 600p and upconvert right? You're not really getting any benefit going from 720p to 1080p.

What's wrong with gaming on this? I game on the 43" variant just fine with zero burn in problems.

Nothing wrong with gaming on 720p; I'm just picky. Also, my gaming is mostly PC based, so 1080p resolution makes a WORLD of difference vs 720p resolution.

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On a PC absolutely, and if you plan to hook this to a PC for gaming I would absolutely agree with you. That being said, Xbox and PS3 render at sub 720p resolutions and upconvert to 1080p.

I don't know, this doesn't have the three midgets that pop out of the screen and give you a massage while you watch netflix, so thats kind of a deal breaker for me.

Seriously though, is there a 42/43 inch version of this? That would be perfect for my bedroom since its normally dark in there. Thoughts on this as a bedroom tv?

Problem with that is that those consoles are soon to be obsolete. Next-gen consoles right around the corner. PS4 in August, 720 some time after, and both will be more "PC-like."

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I know this is discussed often on these threads, but Since I'm seeing a lot of great information here, wanted to ask everyone. My primary use will be hooked up to a computer, so there will be some times when it is showing the desktop, browsers, et cetera. However, 75% of the time or more, it will be Windows media center fullscreen television. Am i at a fair risk for burn in when I'm not doing full-screen TV watching? Or as long as I have a decent idle setting on the TV I am fine?

oh brother..i am tempted and I frigging bought a smaller (43") refurb version of this TV a year ago for like 400 I think that is still sitting in its box.


EDIT: oh ...it was 300.. but still.

720p.. ewww

Damnit, I need this next week or atleast saturday!!! I dont have money right now T_T
It's perfect for my parents!

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Interesting perspective. Thanks and repped.

Thanks and repped.

Uhm... I think I must be somewhere between blind and stupid since I can't seem to figure out where to apply the coupon code...

Edit: Never mind. It's way at the end.

i have the 43 inch and i tell you, it has more color and picture is more crisp than my samsung ln55c630 lcd tv. i bought the plasma for the basement and definitely should be for rooms with minimal light because when the tv is off or blinks, it becomes like a mirror! The only issue i have with this is the usb input. i have avi movies that i watch with the samsung ln55c630. With the 43 plasma, it freezes all the time.

Alright, then I guess we agree that the resolution for this size is totally subjective.

In 4 1 not sure if its a good price tho

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"Way to many much wrong with his comment for me to bother"? Really guy?

Really? Then what is the largest size tv that 1080p will go to according to you?

If you hate 720p on a 42", you also probably hate 1080p on anything larger than 60" too, right?

Yes!! And all of it is probably going straight to Egypt!!

The funny thing is that I only bought the LED because I THOUGHT it was much lighter than the plasma. I have a weird situation in an older rehabbed home where above the fireplace there is brick, then plaster, then drywall and no studs. Was worried that the plasma would be too heavy since I was not mounting into studs.

In hindsight, I should have just mounted the plasma and would have been totally fine, the LED is only light by 8 lbs or something...even though for some reason it seemed so much heavier.

We have quite a bit of glare in our living room and the plasma is pretty reflective. Convinced myself that the 1080p would be better but it just wasn't noticeably better. I could have saved a few bucks and mounted the Samsung and probably would have been just as happy. Hindsight!

I bet that the sound is also 10x better than all these new ultra-thin framed LED tv's.
You can probably watch the tv without the necessity of turning on a soundbar or home theater system for adequate sound, which saves energy compared to these new LED thin tv's whose sound is so bad that it necessitates an energy hog soundbar or home theater to be turned on.

Just like 1080p on larger tv's....ewww

I wish people that say this stuff could do a side-by-side comparison. I think a LOT has to do with the quality of the tv itself. I get 720p vs.1080p and have done a ton of research like everyone else...but I can honestly say with a side-by-side comparison of this tv and my 1080p Toshiba LED, you really couldn't tell a difference when playing the same content. I think a few other people in this thread have said the same thing.

Again - if you have a blu-ray player hooked up I would imagine the difference would be more obvious, but with HBO Go, Roku, and streaming media I was unable to tell a difference, even from up close.

I think this is a really high quality 720p tv w/ better than average 720p picture quality.

And my two cents for anyone interested - We have a small living room and my 5.1 system was much too large. Went through two other soundbars that were complete disasters (Boston/LG - sounded like crap and major wireless issues - no HDMI etc.) until I came across this:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-HT-CT1...+subwoofer

Works really well, sounds awesome, and no hitches. I got is for $198 a few months back.

Can someone post a link to why the whole "loss of brightness" thing with Plasma should not be a concern?

I am NOT trolling, I recently did some research and read some articles (on LED/LCD vs Plasma) and several mentioned it (ie:reduced brightness after 3 or so years) as a con for plasma, but it seems to be a non-issue (or very minor issue for most plasma watchers here) so I am curious as to why. I tried LED/LCD (Viera with IPS) and I could not deal with the clouding in bright backgrounds (like when a window is behind an actor indoors) so it went back (I have pretty poor vision which honestly may have contributed to my issues). I am considering plasma and just want to understand the whole brightness thing as it applies to today plasma tech, so any help would be appreciated (a good link to an informed article would be great).

Indeed. Good thing I will not buy anything larger than 60 in anytime soon.

You are totally correct. 1080p only shines when you have something that actually supports it, like a PS3 or blu ray player. Games at 720p look a lot different than games at 1080p. If your content only plays at 720p I see no reason to not get this tv.

People, 720p in a dedicated 'man cave' home theater set up is noticeably worse than 1080p. Yes I have owned all types, including the brother of this one the E490 which is 3D. You can try to justify being more frugal and attempting to make yourself and others believe that there is no difference but really there is. And comparing this TV to a substandard 1080p product i.e. anything not Samsung or Panasonic for plasma is bogus. Of course it will look good versus any Toshiba, Insignia, RCA, Westinghouse, Dynex...they are all crap. If you compare this TV to say...a Panasonic UT50 (which I own) like I have...there is a marked difference. Both in sharpness, resolution, black levels, 3D. So you can be cheap and get this or you can spend another $200 for a MUCH better TV.

That said, if you are going the cheap route...this TV is really nice. Personally I sold it and upgraded, but for this price it's pretty slick, though you might be able to get the 3D for maybe $99 more. The 3d on the E490 is as good as my UT50..Samsung is just better at 3D period.

What if you are not watching blurays? The Toshiba LED I bought has a great picture and excellent reviews, and I was completely unable to discern a difference with any of the content I played (roku/HBOGo etc) - no bluray player.

I think your point is only valid if you are watching blurays or maybe gaming (I don't console game so I dunno). In the future when bluray quality 1080p steaming is commonplace, I think you are correct.

Lol, I didn't say 720p was bad, but I think that someone could notice a difference depending on distance in front of the TV. This set probably has good image quality so it wouldn't be too big of an issue. If you're looking for great image quality, 1080p WOULD BE necessary at 50 inches. At my place, I have a 55 inch UT50 Panny and I sit about 8 ft away because it's just an apartment living room. The closer I get, the more things I notice. So it really all depends on the person and what you're looking for. If it's more of a theater like experience, that means:

1) You're viewing distance is closer

2) You will be able to tell the difference between 1080p/720p.


Also, here's some food for thought:
http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-...yer-guide/

http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-...tv-set-up/


If I had a house and looking for a nice bed room set where the TV would be far away this would be perfect for this price

plasma + (720p + 51") == you'll be grabbing another TV soon.

I don't drive to work in anything else than my American Iron spec Mustang. The Watts Link and coil-overs on the tuned suspension truly shine on the high banking Balboa Ave I-15 exit, and again, personally, I wouldn't drive anything else. Maybe a BMW or something, whatever, is fine for you, but let me tell you, it's not the ultimate driving machine, okay? Don't read into all the hype and people saying it is, because it's not.

Had it at Fry's on a one day sale back in December. Went through 2 1080p led sets and this is hands down the better tv, not even close.

LOL that's just ignorant. This tv is great for the price, it can't be beat.

I would HIGHLY recommended this over the Westinghouse. Name brand vs "off"brand. This is a great quality tv regardless of resolution.

Fry's had a one day sale back in December, snagged it after trying out two other LEDs.

Copy-pasting got "Coupon Code Not Found."

Entered manually without caps and it works. Thanks for the deal!

thats probably because its a Samsung vs LG comparison

not sure I have EVER seen an LG plasma look as good as a Samsung plasma of the same specs

then again..the LG is always less expensive

to be fair he is comparing a Toshiba edge lit LED to a Plasma

I am surprised he doesnt think the plasma looks a LOT better than an edge lit LED

Color accuracy,off angle viewing, and panel uniformity are probably much better between his two televisions

The true comparo would be two plasma TV's of the same picture quality.....watch a blu ray movie and see if you can tell the 720p vs 1080p difference

you clearly havent driven a BMW....

there is no comparison ......:nod:

600Hz? That sounds like cocaine for your eyes.

k Michael Jackson.

Got one, thanks!

Can someone confirm if this set is 1366 x 768 or 1024 x 768 I see specs showing both resolutions.

Right hand side at final check out screen.

1366x768, its a widescreen tv.

The 4:3 aspect ratio is hard to find nowadays.

nice deal

Why is this a better deal then this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-li...rtIndex=30

51 inch.... 720p

thanks for the good laugh slick deals

my 39 inch insignia for $250 has 1080p

I own it, 1024x768. It uses non square pixels to get the widescreen.

Lol good one bro... Love to hear your logic behind plasma tv being inferior, I could use a good laugh.

Does this coupon only work for the 51 in?

Lol bro. Love to type it out bro. But rather, how about you Google it, bro. I could use a good laugh too, BRO. :lmao:

Damn why u gettin so butt hurt? Haha I've only asked to explain yourself yet u continue to insult me? Someone's going thru a dry spell with his woman ;) haha
Bro :)

Btw I "googled" it extensively before I bought it, and the consensus hands down was plasma is the best buy for a budget tv. Which this is. :)

is this a good deal? i need a TV in my room for streaming and xbox.....

LOL
Amazing at what else you can Google:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img81...7at536.png


BRO. :wave:

I've been watching this TV for a couple of weeks now, and as others have said this is a great price.

I'm looking to buy a TV to put in a small gym in our building (3 treadmills, some weights, etc). Budget wise this TV seems to be the ticket for that purpose.

My concerns are that the gym is lit by fluorescent light, and I'm afraid that this might make the picture hard to view; both because of the brightness and because of the glare. Does anyone have any input on if this unit would really be a good choice for this application?

Or would I be better off with an LCD like this?
http://www.amazon.com/LE46FHDE530...s=tcl+hdtv

Thank you in advance for any input!

Pretty good deal. Not many TVs out there 50" and above will give this nice pic quality for under $500. Can't recommend it enough.

thx, gonna get one!

HAHAHAHAHA! Omfg you're an idiot! You think there are other people out there that use the same screen name? Ever thought of that bro? Damn you are really a sensitive person to get so worked up over a TELEVISION thread. It's a good deal on a good tv, why come on here and thread crap and start stuff online with people you don't even know? Seriously this has been a good laugh for me, thanks for that! :wave:

http://m.cnet.com/reviews/samsung...0/35169613

Cnet loved the tv and they're generally sticklers about pic quality. Just in case you need a little more convincing. lol

yeah bigb3n21 is such a "common name".
someone's mad. lololololol

it's ok, you can go release some stress later on camera.

If you can control the light, this is an amazing set. But being honest, this tv does wash out in bright light and does have some glare to it. At times you can use it as a mirror lol

Ya, you? Haha
I'm good, you're the one going to great lengths trying to make me look like a fool when all you're doing is making yourself look dumb. :)

It is common, I've tried registering it for mail accounts and XBL and it's already taken. So there ya go.

That is what I use mine for, though it was not my intention. It does have an excellent picture but even turning down all the options it can still be rather bright if light affects you when trying to fall asleep. Overall, mine was a great deal (I'm one of the lucky ones that scored mine NIB last year at Target for $299) and I'm glad I picked it up, even if it is overkill and I had no use for it at the time. The only down side is if you want to use it as an alarm clock, the wake timer only allows you to choose the coax or USB input in the regular menu (no hdmi). There is a workaround using the secret 'hotel menu' to force the TV to wake on hdmi.

For anyone that wants to use it, to get to the hotel menu:
1) Turn the TV OFF
2) Enter 'MUTE', '1', '8', '2', and press 'Power'. This needs to be done fairly quickly.
3) TV should power on to the Service Menu. Choose 'Control' and then select 'Hotel Option'.
4) For 'Power on Source' you can select hdmi.
5) Cycle TV power to exit the menu.

There are options for many other things in these secret menus. The only down side to them is they will negate some of the normal menus. Also, the time will have to be reset every time you enter the service menu.

Edit: Seeing as a poster below noted as much I will add in a YMMV here. Don't just go randomly selecting different things in all the different menus, it could be possible to brick the TV. You should be safe with anything in the 'Hotel Options' which allows the mapping of channels, some different options for music, and other things along those lines, but if you aren't sure what something is in another menu, don't mess with it...

Edit 2: I guess my TV is a D450 (last years model) but all the specs look pretty much the same and seeing as the above works for many Samsung TVs I'd imagine it is valid on the E450 though wording may be changed slightly.

Good deal. I am regretful now.

I've always wanted to get to the service menu on mine to try and tweak the pic settings, have you done that before? And does it give any significant benefits?

10 seconds of Googling does not mean "great lengths".
you can try to hide all of your shame, but Google never lies. I'm done reading your replies. This conversation is reddit worthy. hahahahhahahahaha
:wave:

Lol if it makes your life any more meaningful then by all means post it. No shame here even if that was me :) I know that people reading this forum will see you as the jerk and me as the person here to help people with deals. Which this website is designed for. If you're in the mood for arguing or putting people down, I suggest finding another forum to use for that. Have a good day tho and God bless.


Bro :)

That must be why it's Samsung's #1 sku.... :rolleyes:

It can benefit you IF you know what you are doing and have the proper tools (highly unlikely as you're asking about the service menu).

In all, I would suggest not going into the service menu. Use the user menus to calibrate your tv with a blu ray calibration disk or something along those lines.

If you want to do the little stuff like doing what the other person did, that is all fine and such, but me personally, I wouldn't touch the picture settings in the service menu. Just changing some things in a service menu could render your TV useless.

All I did with mine was set the energy savings to highest in the hotel menu. What this does is puts the 'Dynamic' option somewhere between the original 'Dynamic' and 'Power Save' modes. I am happy with that, especially for a bedroom, as the original 'Dynamic' setting is a bit bright and the 'Power Save' is a bit dim. There are more options in one of the other menus for making fine adjustments, but I never did any more than look at them. If I actually had some calibrated settings I would maybe do some adjusting, but it would be just trial and error and due to the fact you have to shut off the tv to get out of the service menu then turn it on to see how it looks and then back off to enter the code to get back into the service menu to make new adjustments, well I just never found the picture bad enough that I needed to spend a bunch of time messing with it. To each his own though.

If it were really an amazing price, it wouldn't still be available after being FP for the past 8 hours.

I got one of these 9 months ago for $450 and it took two months to sell it for $500.

If you want to use as a monitor, for games, BLU RAY, slide show (showing digital images), or any 1080p content, you may as well just not get it. If all you want to do is watch TV and DVD's, be my guest...I'm sure it's great for that. And I love the several posts saying they replaced their non-disclosed brands 1080p TVs with this because it's so much better. Make legitimate comparisons, please.

I only game (xbox, ps3) and watch Blu rays on it and can say from personal experience that it looks better than the 60" sharp aquos in the living room. I replaced a Samsung Led and Lg led (both 1080) with this and this was night and day better. Again, just personal experience. But for people who want a good quality set on a budget, this seems like a good deal. If
I had more money to spend I'd obviously go 1080 but being on a tight college budget this is great.

I've tried researching as much as I can and I'd know enough not to brick the set (hopefully) lol just didn't know of anyone with this set who had done it themselves.. Seems like the gains aren't enough to warrant digging through all the menus.

Ya seems like too much of a hassle for minimal gains. Thanks for the input tho!

So only one (?) person here has compared this panel in person to a Sammy 1080p plasma?

Is there a way to delete all other posts with "comparisons'?

To all the snobs, I got this last year and it is excellent. Great picture quality, unlimited angles, blacks are black, movement is crisp and clear. Looks fantastic, don't believe the 1080 people unless you plan to use this as a computer monitor. And then 1080 is too low for resolution for this size.

This particular TV has a great picture. My buddy has a 720 LG plasma and it doesn't look as good IMO.

I haven't seen a 1080 that looks better than this TV but I haven't looked at $1500 TVs either. There is not a $400 50 inch LCD out there that looks as good as this TV period.

Got this same TV on black friday last year from Sears for the same price or a little lower after cashback from all the sites..I like it, cant tell the difference from 1080p at a normal viewing distance. Good deal in my book and I'd buy another at this price if I was looking for a new TV. Agree with the previous poster, you won't find a better similarly priced LCD that looks this good!

I was going to say the same thing. I'm a tech snob also
720 is fine for a HDTV if you are using it strictly for movies

but when u start to do other PC related content/work I find nothing short of 1080p irrating.

DEAD DEAd DEAD

I jumped in earlier this evening and got mine..no brainer for me..I have a similiar model last year thru a Target sale deal I learned about year HD pic quality is awesome. free shipping makes this even sweeter.

I am another of the lucky ones and also keep it in a bedroom. The "Hotel Menu" is also where you locate the total hours on the TV(...SVC->Panel Display Time). One of the biggest differences between this E450 and last year's D450 is that the former is 1024 X 768 and last year's was 1366 X 768.

This talk of 720/1080...with 20x20 vision from 10 feet away from a 50" TV the human eye cannot tell the difference...so distance needs to be considered...http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

No, not subjective at all. If you came here and claimed you could tell the difference between 720p and 1080p at 25 feet on a 42" screen I'd call BS and I'd be right. This isn't a matter of personal opinion, it's a matter of science. The human eyeball can only distinguish so much detail the farther you are from something. Each person's eye is different so there is some variation from the mean, but YOUR situation is still well within that variation, thus it's perfectly acceptable.

I agree with Chris, I just bought this same model from a Pawn shop on Saturday for $350 "new out of the box". From 5-feet away it was obvious, especially with a 1080p LED tv next to it. But from 10-12 feet away I can't tell it's 720p. It definitely has a nice screen for what it is.

It's a funny story, I was looking on Craigslist for TV's and saw a guy asking $625 FIRM for this PN51E450 model and he put a link to BB in his ad. When I clicked the link, BB said it was $499.99 with free shipping. So I emailed him letting him know and he writes back, "so are you going to buy the TV or complain about the price?" LoL! So I missed this deal at $430, ended up getting it for $350. It's rated to use only 99-watts, where the 1080p model uses 220-watts.

Anybody get theirs shipped yet? I ordered mine Thursday afternoon and its status is now recorded as backordered.

mine shipped thursday a few hours after i ordered it and it is at local facility

My tracking info has stated, "CALLED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT", for the last TWO DAYS although i haven't received a call. Is this normal?

Mine said the same thing yesterday...I called the customer service yesterday and got scheduled a delivery for this morning.

Ordered the TV on the 7th, and it was delivered today. Pretty happy with it. Thanks, OP.

Got this on Black Friday at Kmart. Great TV, cant beat the price. The picture is excellent and the aduio is a lot better than most other TV's in this price range. A little adjusting the colors were superb. I liek the remote with illuminated buttons too, nice touch. Only downside for me personally is USB is on back of TV, whereas earlier models had it on the bottom/side for much easier access. But it will play virtually any format right from USB port, except for some really high bitrate 1080p videos (which are not typical)

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I just wanted to follow up as I have had mine a couple days. I am quite happy with this tv. The picture quality is great. It is obviously NOT 1080p when viewing from 5 or 6 feet, but step back to 10 feet and beyond and I cannot tell the difference. Perfect for my room size. Thanks.