The Samsung HL-S5679W has not been released as of August 19, 2006. I am concerned about two things, though. First, the Samsung HL-S5679W received the Best TV award at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, because it had amazing specifications that were FAR ahead of the competition. The original specification for the HL-S5679W said that it was 10,000:1 in the area of Contrast Ratio. However, Samsung's website, and almost all of the major sales websites, say that the current Contrast Ratio of the HL-S5679W is 4,000:1 rather than the original 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio. This is very disappointing, because all of the HDTV competitors in this price range have a high-quality Contrast Ratio of 10,000:1.
Also, the original specification from the 2006 CES said that the HL-S5679W used a 3D Digital Comb Filter. However, the Samsung website and almost all of the major sales websites say that the HL-S5679W now uses a 3-Line Digital Comb Filter, which isn't quite as good as the 3D Digital Comb Filter that was originally supposed to be used in the product.
Personally, when a TV is as expensive as the HL-S5679W, I would not even consider it unless it had a 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio and a 3D Digital Comb Filter.
Also, Samsung should give back the awards they received at the CES if they are not going to release a product as good as the one displayed at the CES. Samsung has continually delayed the HL-S5679W, in order to increase its quality. This is the correct decision, but I hope that they are going to release the product with the correct Contrast Ratio of 10,000:1 and the correct form of 3D Digital Comb Filter.
I truly hope that the final release of the HL-S5679W will have a 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio and a 3D Digital Comb Filter...or else, I will not purchase it.
If the HL-S5679W does have those features that were originally announced at the 2006 CES, when it won the award for Best TV, I will be the first person to purchase it!!!
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The Samsung HL-S5679W has not been released as of August 19, 2006. I am concerned about two things, though. First, the Samsung HL-S5679W received the Best TV award at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, because it had amazing specifications that were FAR ahead of the competition. The original specification for the HL-S5679W said that it was 10,000:1 in the area of Contrast Ratio. However, Samsung's website, and almost all of the major sales websites, say that the current Contrast Ratio of the HL-S5679W is 4,000:1 rather than the original 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio. This is very disappointing, because all of the HDTV competitors in this price range have a high-quality Contrast Ratio of 10,000:1.
Also, the original specification from the 2006 CES said that the HL-S5679W used a 3D Digital Comb Filter. However, the Samsung website and almost all of the major sales websites say that the HL-S5679W now uses a 3-Line Digital Comb Filter, which isn't quite as good as the 3D Digital Comb Filter that was originally supposed to be used in the product.
Personally, when a TV is as expensive as the HL-S5679W, I would not even consider it unless it had a 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio and a 3D Digital Comb Filter.
Also, Samsung should give back the awards they received at the CES if they are not going to release a product as good as the one displayed at the CES. Samsung has continually delayed the HL-S5679W, in order to increase its quality. This is the correct decision, but I hope that they are going to release the product with the correct Contrast Ratio of 10,000:1 and the correct form of 3D Digital Comb Filter.
I truly hope that the final release of the HL-S5679W will have a 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio and a 3D Digital Comb Filter...or else, I will not purchase it.
If the HL-S5679W does have those features that were originally announced at the 2006 CES, when it won the award for Best TV, I will be the first person to purchase it!!!