Did the dude have his glasses on and his surround sound turned up? The differences are staggering ecspecially when it comes to hd audio. Upconverted dvd players are ok but nowhere near the hd quality of blu ray.

So is this for the 1500 and on or pre exsiting such as the 1400?

hdtv-steals.com? Those are some crappy sets. Phillips and Vizio?

Im glad to see Sony included multi-channel out on this one.

First off I never said anything about it loking better than plasma. I personally like plasma better. So try not to take my comments out of text. Second the contrast ratio is only a good number when comparing models if the same brand. Secondly I do point out to whats fits customers I was just taking time out of day to answer a previous posts questions. Get your head out of your ass and read not assume.

The new 6 series Samsung's are absolutly amazing. i work for a large retailer and I can tell you first hand that the 6 series is brighter than the 65 or 71 from last season. Thats due in part to the increased contrast ratio. 50,000:1 compared to 25,000:1 on the 71 and 15000:1 on the 65. Also colors are alot sharper and more true than that of previous models. Also the touch of color is really nice on the bezel to help reduce the horrendous glare from the piano black frames. Features as always top notch from Samsung. Now somebody asked how it compared to the XBR4, and honestly the 6 series makes the XBR look dim and dull. Not putting the XBR down but since its a model from last season its really not a fair comparison, and the new XBR's haven't hit stores yet, but when they do Im sure Sony will have something for Samsung.