This seems like a nice plasma tv from samsung.

You can read more about the nice features on this new plasma here
Read the full spec here.

So far the review is pretty good. Reviews

WhatHifi Reviews

One major downside from one reviewer is that it tends to have image retention.

How much ah?

look like samsung try to beat panny nowaday.....

is it better than panasonic?

sammy already conquered the LCD market... guess they wanna conquer plasma next ?

hopefully panny will bring their v series....

Let the Koreans conquer first.. they have always been aggresive in technologies and pricing...

this will bring the other brands to feel the pressure and stay competitive... then we all consumers GAIN... hahahah

They have the flagship model Samsung PS50B850Y1M from the 8 Series in Singapore but not in Malaysia...


http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/home_av/tvs/0...4694275p,00.htm

RATED 8.4 EXCELLENCE BY Cnet Asia

Samsung has been the leader in TV recently and i fully agree with that judging from the features and picture quality of their TVs. SAMSUNG have always manage to pack in tons of features that will put the japanese manufacturer to shame, however there is still one thing that made me shy away from samsung product and that is RELIABILITY. Most of the people i know recommend me to stay away from samsung products.

What do you guys think?

avoid samsungs

Moved to here instead:

First impression on early hours of operation is that the black is blacked than S10. Colour seems 'deeper'.
Performance is much better than S10 early when the set is new. Of which i would describe early hours of S10 is awkward.
But I still find the colour of B650 a little bit un-natural compared to S10.
Wait till tv break in first as it's still new out of box.

This post has been edited by ronaldjoe: Aug 4 2009, 04:15 PM

agreed wit u bro...

try to grab panny v series and replace with s10k for my ht...

I got it with 5 yrs warranty

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Added on August 4, 2009, 11:27 amActually I like V series more, but it's no-no for me.
I don't have a fat pocket.
For lightning69, V is better bet

This post has been edited by ronaldjoe: Aug 4 2009, 04:17 PM

i saw that statement from the same person before...

If they can provide 5 years warranty like Panny did last year, definitely more people will give it a try.

I am being neutral here. Though many ppl are still skeptical about Korean products, but Samsung is the current leader in LCD.

That alone must meant something. Samsung being 1st, LG 2nd (yes, LG) and 3rd Sony followed by Sharp. This is the statistics currently.

I myself was not really a fan of Samsung, but now seems their PQ have exceed many expectations and cause quite a stir woldwide when they launch their thin LED series. This has got many ppl thinking and talking bout them. Seems they got their strategy right this time.

Is it here yet and how much?

Update:
Those running htpc to be extra cautious during early panel hours
as slight retention mark would come in on still image even for time like 10+ seconds tho those 'mark' are temporary...

ronaldjoe,

Image retention is a definate problem with 2009 Sammys. Pls take the necessary caution.

cos dunno his luck or what, but his korean branded goods always spoil..