Samsung sound is not that good (very bad) Anybody dare to comment this?

ronaldjoe,
The green tint can be calibrated out.

Thanks Ronaldjoe and Anfieldude

I guess I need to make final comparison before deciding.

Just one last question, does this plasma really have better black level than say the latest Samsung B series LCDs? or have the best LCD's catched up?

Bro Ronald, any updates on the image retention on the B650? How many hours in use already for your B650?

TQ.

@ ronaldjoe

But even then you mentioned that B650 goes blacker at night than S10, is this correct?

@ anfieldude

I thought you cant adjust gamma for the S10?

@ ronaldjoe

then it seems that the S10 only wins on price. Since B650:
-is blacker ind dimly lit room
-has less reflective screen
-has sharper picture
-has deeper/better colors
-better in daylight viewing
-more controls (ie gamma)

umm did I miss anything? any area where S10 is better?

Your S10 3 days kaput liao?

still samsung provide best picture quality with not so big amount of money which average joe like me can buy..in term of build quality just buy extra warranty then issue solved is it not?

Average Joe with P50S10 + 50B650S1R....yea right.

Looks like Samsung will be bringing in the L5 plasma soon, as it is already registered with the Energy Commission.

2792  TELEVISIONS  PLASMA TV/PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL  SAMSUNG  PS50B550T2R  91633/09
2793  TELEVISIONS  PLASMA TV/PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL  SAMSUNG  PS42B450B1  91567/09
2794  TELEVISIONS  PLASMA TV/PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL  SAMSUNG  PS42B430P2  93674/09
2795  TELEVISIONS  PLASMA TV/PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL  SAMSUNG  PS50B450B1  91571/09

Strange the PS50B650S1R is not registered...

Including the PS50B550? How much is it? It's not even on Samsung Malaysia website yet...

Google is your best friend...

http://www.st.gov.my/index.php?option=com_...limitstart=2750

Update on my set:

1) IR is not as bad as it seems. Only visible if i search for it. Watched a movie for 2 hours with the black bar. Yes, IR will appear when i switch back to astro but disappears about 1/2 hour later. Does not concern me when I do normal viewing for normal shows on Astro. If i want to quickly remove the IR, samsung has a "window washer" setting that can be run. If i set that on, even the most stubborn IR stains will go away within 5minutes or so.

2) No S-Video Manage to tweak the colors to be more accurate. The upscaling for SD content for this Samsung is better than Sony's BE2 engine (as comparison).

3) Buzzing sound getting less (or I got used to it).

4) Manage to use my Nokia N82 phone with the DLNA feature. Now i can stream my home video / photos recorded on my phone directly to the TV. This is actually quite cool but useless feature.

5) Reflection on this set is really under control. In fact, i went to compare the LED LCD Samsung vs this set and the LEDs are even more reflective! Hate looking at my half naked body when i watch movie for dark scenes.