 Good value but know its limitations before you buy Strengths: Attractive pricing point, rich colors and deep contrasts, small footprint
Weaknesses: New "slim" projection design prone to geometric defects in the pictures, weak speakers, details in dark scenes are lost
Summary: I lost the older model due to theft, so I bought this as a replacement thinking the technology must have gotten better in 1 year. So far, I have been proven wrong. When I first moved from standard def TV to this TV everything was great. But over the last year LCD technology has improved and now DLP projection buyers have to beware what they are sacrificing to save $. The biggest problem I have with this model is the increased problem with geometric warping of the projected picture. This is most noticeable with straight lines (both horizontal and vertical). When I called a SAMSUNG tech, I was told the new slim design was the culprit and the lightweight chassis cannot prevent some units to have this. The older unit had a much milder defect that was tolerable, but this one is too obvious. In addition, SAMSUNG's picture-processing tendency is to accentuate contrast but the problem is that dark scenes lose subtle contrast. If you are looking at this unit, be sure you test-view it in the stores playing videos that contain dark scenes and project straight lines so you won't go home with any surprises. The speakers are weak too but I knew this from the previous unit.
If your budget is limited, and you like bright contrasted pictures and are not bothered by DLP rainbows (rare and not bothersome), then this is still a lot of picture for the buck. But if you are particular with how your TV picture looks then take the time to compare all the different technologies/brands and find out what you get if you spend more or you choose to downsize.
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