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| Samsung HL-P5085W 50-Inch Widescreen HD-Ready DLP Television with PC Input | 
| List Price: $4,199.99
Buy New: $1,797.00
You Save: $2402.99 (57%)
Buy Used from $1,797.00
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 49757
Category: CE
Publisher: Samsung
Studio: Samsung
Brand: Samsung
Label: Samsung
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 50
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 125.4
Dimensions (in): 54.7 x 53.6 x 20.5
MPN: HLP5085W
Model: HLP5085W
UPC: 036725243750
EAN: 0036725243750
ASIN: B0002MLXA2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 50-inch HD-ready DLP projection television with 2 digital-video and 1 PC inputs; 53.6 x 54.7 x 20.5 inches (W x H x D) with supplied pedestal | | • | Compatible with 480i, 480p, and full high-definition 720p and 1080i signals; offers 1,280 x 720 native pixel resolution | | • | 2 HD component-video inputs, 3 each composite- and S-video inputs, 2 RF inputs; 1 RF and 1 composite-video output | | • | No risk of screen aging or burn-in effects; offers all-input upconversion, 3:2 pulldown reversal, and other enhancements | | • | 15-watts-per-channel x 2 stereo audio system with SRS TruSurround XT simulated surround sound |
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Product Description
Samsung introduces a new DLP TV that is guaranteed to catch your eye whether it's on or off. The HL-P5085W combines award winning styling with award winning high definition performance. Experiencing the 50 inches of inviting wide-screen viewing area is the only distraction that will draw you away from its unique floor standing pedestal styling. Samsung's 85-Series represents the 4th generation optics and advancements in picture performance. The secret to this design and engineering marvel - a vertically mounted compact digital projector powered by an advanced EMMY winning Digital Micro-Mirror Device (DMD) technology by Texas Instruments.The latest enhancements in DMD technology combined with Samsung's proprietary Cinema Smooth Gen 4 HD optical engine - experiencing film-like video images with more color depth and true black levels will captivate the most discerning video enthusiasts and those who are looking for the best. Equipped with a host of advanced digital interfaces and video inputs make connectivity challenges and future proofing a non-issue. The Samsung Pedestal series DLP TVs is designed to meet a level of expectation where others simply don't.
Amazon.com Product Description
With its stunning, cutting edge styling and equally stunning high-definition image, Samsung's HL-P5085W is a sight to behold. The DLP projection set offers a broad, 50-inch screen in a 16:9 aspect ratio and a unique pedestal mount whose lightweight design and slim stature lets it fit where other stands won't. But the HL-P5085W offers more than just quantity of screen: it's also engineered for quality. The secret to this DLP (Digital Light Processing) projection set's quality is its Emmy-winning technology from Texas Instruments. Samsung has combined its proprietary Cinema Smooth Gen 4 HD light engine and advanced optic enhancements with a single, .8-inch Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) capable of generating high-definition video images with film-like resolution, deep blacks, and robust colors. Samsung's Cinema Smooth light engine enhances brightness while ensuring an astonishing 2,500:1 contrast ratio. Texas Instruments' DMD panel is immune to the factors that can cause other displays to deteriorate with use, imparting a longer life expectancy than that of cathode ray tube (CRT) sets, plasma display panels, and liquid crystal display systems (LCD, LCoS, HTPS). A host of advanced digital interfaces and video inputs make non-issues of connectivity challenges and future proofing. The HL-P5085W's automatic digital-format conversion system converts any input (whether DTV, analog TV, or XGA computer sources at 1080i, 720p, 480p, or 480i) to a progressive, 16:9 widescreen image with a 1,280 x 720 pixel count. A 3D Y/C digital comb filter dramatically reduces image-edge artifacts while improving transition detail, and the set's HD ultra-fine-pitch (.155 mm) screen further clarifies images, especially when you're viewing high-resolution sources like DVD and HDTV. Samsung's Cinema Smooth Film Mode 3:2 Pull Down correction circuitry addresses digital distortion in 480i (interlaced) video signals generated from 24 frames-per-second film. Finally, Samsung DNIe video enhancer (Digital Natural Image engine) works with all analog NTSC and wideband video signals for improvements in contrast, white level, and picture detail, incorporating digital noise reduction to improve lower-quality sources. The set offers digital-video inputs in 2 formats. A DVI-HDTV interface with HDCP copy protection permits all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with an analog interface, and an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) jack channels both digital audio and video to simplify connections with newer DTV set-top boxes and DVD players by reducing hookups to just a single cable and plug. Other inputs include dual HDTV component-video inputs (480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i) for high-definition satellite receivers, HDTV tuners, and HD cable boxes with component video outputs (Y, Pb, Pr); 3 each composite- and S-video inputs; and 2 RF coaxial inputs for antennas or older VCRs or cable boxes. An audio/video output permits hookup with an external device such as a surround-sound receiver. A 15-watts-per-channel (x2) audio system with a pair of 2-way speakers comes with built-in SRS TruSurround XT, which simulates compelling surround sound through any stereo playback system, including headphones and the TV's speakers. Last but far from least, onboard 2-tuner PIP with side-by-side split-screen viewing grants convenient simultaneous viewing of 2 TV programs, while a supplied universal remote control permits control of the TV, a DVD player, a VCR, and a tuner/surround receiver. What's in the Box
TV, pedestal mount, remote control, remote batteries, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 LOVE IT July 23, 2008
I GOT THIS TV AT A STEAL FROM A CIRUIT CITY DISCOUNT OUTLET FOR JUST 890 DOLLARS IT WAS STILL NEW AND IN THE BOX.
I HAVE HAD IT FOR A YEAR NOW AND STILL CAN SAY IT LOOKS AND WORKS BETTER THAN THE NEW SETS IN THE STORES FOR 2500 DOLLARS OR MORE.
I HAVE MY COMPUTR HOOKED UP TO IT AND THAT IS SO AWESOME I STILL DROOL ON IT WHEN I USE IT THAT WAY MY COMPUTER HAS BLU RAY SO I WATCH BLUE RAY ON IT AND IT IS AWESOME. I HAVE A SAMSUNG HOME THEATER HOOKED UP TO IT AS WELL AND THE ANY NET SYSTEM MAKES THEM WORK AS ONE UNIT THRU THE TV'S REMOTE. WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS SETUP THEY ALWAYS LOOK DUMBFOUNDED WITH ITS SLICK OPERATION.
IF YOU CAN STILL FIND ONE BUY IT
YOU WONT BE SORRY.
4 Years old and still going strong... July 22, 2008
My HLP-5085 is 4 years old and still going strong. Over 8000 hours on it and still on the original lamp! I do have a spare ready just in case.
Have had zero service issues with it.
There are, however, two design anomolies.
1. With the integral stand, your component (receiver, DVD Player, etc...) storage options are limited to the funky stand made for this TV.
2. Direct-access to the input ports doesn't work. It makes programming a remote, especially the "too smart for their own good" Logitech remotes, extremely difficult. Attempting any sort of programming to directly switch to the HDMI, DVI or other ports simply doesn't work. You have to use the "Cycle" method, and that also fails most of the time. The best thing you can do is put the "Input Next" button and code on the front page of all your device screens so it's handy.
Other than that I have zero complaints about this TV.
The new 61 LED 1080p units are dropping in price like a rock. Less than $1800 for the top of the line 61" set!
I'm going to wait until it hits $1500 then I will bite. I'll probably give this one to my sister as I'm sure it will be still running strong in a year.
 The worst money I've EVER spent! June 7, 2008
I bought this set 11/04 for $3,539.97 from Circuit City. I did EXTENSIVE research before plunking all that $$ down on a TV. The pundits were very clear: for a big high-def TV DLP was the way to go and Samsung was the best at DLP.
Liars!!
The second year I owned it I had all my friends over watching NFL Kickoff Sunday. Just as the kickoff was about to happen on the second round of games --KABOOM! It sounded like a shotgun going off! What it was was the bulb had blown up -- that took $300.00 and 5 days to get rectified. OK, I was warned about the bulb issue. I got over it.
After I had the set for 3 years and 1 month suddenly these black pinstripes (10 sets of 8 pinstripes) appeared over the whole screen, just like that. Samsung was as interested in helping me as a US Marine wants to get Osama bin Laden a cold glass of water and a pillow.
So I call a local TV repairman and he came out to have a look. A VERY nice man and quite intelligent as well. He told me that the DMD board went bad and Samsung charges $750.00 for a replacement board, plus $200.00 labor to install. He warned me that in DLP's the color wheel tends to go bad as well and they are equally as expensive to replace.
I asked him why a 3000+ dollar TV doesn't last for at least 10 years, like my old trusty Toshiba tube TV? He said that the new technology TV's - DLP, plasma, LCD - have an average user life of 2-4 years. That's right, you read correctly -- 2-4 years!!!
I figured quickly that buying a new set that is current would cost me ~ $1300.00 and fixing the Samsung would be throwing good money after bad.
I went ahead and bought a cheap Sanyo 46" LCD -- looks EVERY BIT as good as the Samsung did in it's prime. Plus, it was hella easier to set up and such.
Buyer beware -- Samsung is really bad.
If you do buy a new HDTV, be sure to put out the extra bucks to get at least 3 years insurance on it, regardless the brand. It's a little extra money but will be well worth it if your set is a lemon.
It will be interesting to see if the glowing reports on this set are still "glowing" after a couple years passes.
 Great TV, but not the best hardware quality October 14, 2007
I had this tv for a little over a year. The picture quality was very good for it's time, and the style of this tv is out of this world. As soon as my warranty expired I started having issues with this tv. I hardly ever used it(average use once a week), and took very good care of it. So in my opnion these problems shouldn't occur so early, and the tv itself now is near unusable. My tv is plagued with green pixels scattered across the screen, and basically you don't know what you're looking at anymore. This happens every time I use it, and majority of anything I watch is infested with green pixels.
Trying to find a fix for the problem, I was told time after time, that many people are having issues with this model. That and Samsung needs to send a Tech out to troubleshoot the tv, and I was told not to go this route. I'd suggest if you'd get an HDTV, that you look at other models with a better failure rate.
Zero star is more like it December 28, 2006
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Samsung service is garbage, I have a 2300$ TV purchased 18 month ago , and I am ready to give it to goodwill.
I have not been able to find a repair man around Phoenix area, and when I finaly did, he asked for $ 900 to repair it. and that was not sure that would be it, this was only a minimum estimate.
So As far as I am concerned, Samsung is JUNK
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