 Fantastic TV-great customer support |
| Review Date: February 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: K. Wilson, |
This is the best TV I have ever owned and if you are in the market for a 46" LCD, Amazon has a great price. I purchased mine back in October for $700 more than the current price - sometimes it pays to wait I guess. Sound, picture, features are all fantastic. After checking many review sites I went with this unit and am glad I did. The touch of color (TOC) is subtle but shows just enough to add a nice aesthetic look.
I rated this TV five stars although I did have a minor issue detailed below. Samsung took care of the issue and the overall TV has continued to please. The only negative, which I have to preface is known by Samsung and they take care of promptly is a rare "chipping" issue with the TOC frame setup on some of the 750s and 850/860s due to a few bad shipments (happened to mine). However, Samsung promptly fixed this free of charge with no known reoccurrence (as per the repairman that has done several of these repairs). Samsung's customer service, at least on LCD TVs, is outstanding with both email and phone call followups to insure that the customer is satisfied with the repair work. The repairman assigned by Samsung came out, replaced the entire TOC frame on the TV and I haven't had any other issues. As stated above, the actual electronics/LCD elements of this TV itself are fantastic and with Samsung readily and promptly fixing the frame issue, I still have to say that this was a great purchase.
The Super Bowl never looked better and the 120hz performed beautifully. Our friends couldn't get over the picture they were watching as the Steelers one upped the hapless Cardinals in fantastic receiving catches. |
Consumer Reports "Best" march 2009
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| Review Date: June 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Tim, Cambria Heights, NY United States |
You might be able to find the March 2009 issue of Consumer Reports at your local library reference area. They scored tvs based on size category of 52", 46", and 30". In the 46" LCD category the 850 model was scored as BEST out of all tested 46" LCD televisions!!!
The 850 model is basically the same as this 860 model. It is just the touch of color frame that is different. I bought this model because the blue is much better looking than the red.
The picture quality is A+++ EXCELLENT. Even when I was using regular cheap $10 rabbit ear antenna to pick up channels 2 to 13, the picture looked super sharp and super realistic.
I have an Xbox 360 elite, and a Panasonic BD60 blu-ray player. Both devices work perfectly with this tv, and blu-ray movies look incredibly amazing!!!
You will definitely want to get a blu-ray player with this television. You may be tempted to purchase the Samsung 3600 player, but I should warn you that it cost a lot more than the above mentioned Panasonic player. I personally recommend the Panasonic because I have not had any technical issues with it, and the picture looks just as great as more expensive models.
Also, as of May 2009 most stores started to stock the "B" models instead of the "A" models. The B models are NEWER and they have a full black color frame. So you may want to consider one of those B models instead of this A860. But if you do decide to purchase this A860, you will definitely be happy with it. I love the one that I have. |
Great Samsung Quality - Top Notch Value TV
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| Review Date: April 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Rickard, TEXAS |
This TV is simply incredible. I purchased the 46" 860 instead of the 52" 750 based on the <2" thickness, the blue ToC instead of red, and price.
I did extensive research for several months before deciding on this TV, and I consider it to be the best electronic investment I have made to this day. The picture quality is superb, and it has the features I need without too many useless extras.
I will say the PC Share software isn't the most feature-rich program I have used, but it does the job. I shared over 15GB of photos and 50GB of music, and although it took the software all night to index the files when I first shared the folders, I was surprised at the speed at which I could surf through the files through the TV's Wiselink Pro interface (I was hoping for faster, but expected slower). My only complaint is that I cannot get the photos to display full screen, which doesn't make any sense to me because they are large, hi-res, digital images many of which are over 10MB in size.
Does anyone know whether the software upgrade can be performed via wired ethernet instead of using the USB wireless dongle or a USB flash drive? FYI - to find out firmware version navigate to the software upgrade option in the setup menu and press Info while it is highlighted.
6th Avenue sent the TV with original manufacturer box inside larger box with additional packaging materials. I have ordered numerous 32" and larger LCDs online before, and every one has been shipped in its original manufacturer box - I was very pleased with these guys. Also, I specifically avoided Electronics Expo based on the previous reviews, and considering I have had the TV for several weeks now with no problems, I am happy I did.
I purchased the motorized Samsung wall mount to see if it would work with this TV (says it's only designed for 2007 models, but have read many people have 2008 models working). It is not yet mounted, but once I do mount it (next week) I will write up a review on the wall mount (WMN5090).
If you are considering other TVs in the <$2000 price range and are not intent on getting the absolute biggest TV for the money, I recommend purchasing this TV instead of anything out there. You will not be disappointed (unless maybe you order from Electronics Expo). |
Simply the best!
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| Review Date: February 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Diogo C. Barcellos, Boston, MA USA |
Pros: Looks gorgeous, works well and doesn't take a lot of space (very slim).
Cons: Gets a little hot when it's on and the remote doesn;t work well for a couple of seconds right when you turn the TV on. After that, it works just fine. |
Awsome picture and features!
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| Review Date: May 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Henry Perez, Bronx, NY |
| The picture and features are awsome! The only thing that this tv lacs is sound. The speakers are very weak and can't handle a lot of volume which is understandable given its dimensions. OneCall did a great job delivering the product to my home, not a single scratch on the box! It took longer then they said but overall it was worth waiting an extra day! |
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