Samsung HL-S6186W 61-Inch DLP HDTV
Love It So Far
I got this TV two days ago, delivered and set up by Eagle Freight.  Very happy with the order/delivery experience.  Although I would suggest you take the initiative and call Eagle freight as soon as your tv makes it to its destination.  Mine arrived last Friday, but wasn't \\"scheduled\\" to be delivered until the next friday.  I called them, explained that the TV had arrived and if I could schedule delivery sooner, which they happily complied with.  Two guys arrived right on time and brought the TV in, let me fiddle with it all I wanted before I signed the form (I was worried because the box had been severely damaged, and the internal styrofoam was munched, here's to hoping that nothing later will develop, but the TV was apparently unharmed) (aside: WHY does samsung use such cheap packing techniques for these TVs they know will be individually sent to customers via freight??) <br /> <br />So they unpack it and take the box and trash away, and there I sit with my new toy.  I fire up ESPN HD and am a little disappointed with the picture quality, but reserve final judgment until I work out the kinks.  Right off the batt, I realize I had the picture zoomed from my cable box, and was outputting 1080i instead of 720p.  Once I fixed that things were instantly better.  Then I adjusted the factory picture settind and got the picture looking great.  Monday night football looked absolutely supurb!  I had originally ordered the 6187 (1080p model) but it was backordered, so I cancelled and went with the 6186, for six-fifty less!  I figured that because my main facination with HDTV is for sports, and that ESPN and other broadcast in 720p (I think NBC is 1080i), that this is the best sports can look, as I can't see the networks ponying up to switch all of their new expensive equipment to sitch to 1080p anytime soon.   <br /> <br />So what do standard definition broadcasts look like? Well.... its garbage in, garbage out here folks.  Some look \\"OK,\\" others look terrible.  And then there are some that look absolutely wonderful (like HBO, for example).  Yes I wish some of the standard def stuff looked a little better, but it doesn't really bother me that much, as the shows I watch are mostly prime timw network stuff that's in HD or sports... <br /> <br />So all in all I'm happy with the TV, but very nervous that no problems develop, because Amazon won't be there to help at all, and I've heard nothing but horror stories from people dealing with Samsung customer service.  But I guess that is what you get for a much better price. <br />Oh and by the way, don't get ripped off when buying HDMI cables, you don't need the $100 monster cable.  Check the AVS Forums and the like, it just isn't necessary.  There are sites that have great quality cable for MUCH cheaper (m o n o p r i c e . c o m) is one of them, that's where I got mine, and it works great. <br /> <br />