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Summary: An Excellent Product for the Den or Kitchen Corner
Review: After looking at comparable models from Sharp, Phillips, Sony, and others we settled on the Samsung LTN 1785W. It is sitting on a credenza in the breakfast nook off the kitchen and fits very nicely on the counter and under the china cabinets. The screen is plenty bright enough for full daylight viewing. This was important to us, as the area has a lot of natural light from windows and a skylight. The picture is very clear and sharp. The options available for picture, color and sound adjustment are simple and effective. I added the HDTV box yesterday and the added clarity is quite astounding. As noted in another review I would rate the sound quality as acceptable, but not outstanding. The Dolby 5.1 added with HDTV helps. I note this set is list priced (currently) at about $999, but we got it for over $100 less by shopping around, then got $100 cable credit from Comcast and Samsung on a special offer. So, while initially pricey for a 17 inch set, the net cost was quite reasonable for this quality HDTV ready widescreen set.
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Summary: Hidden costs of the wide screen
Review: Don't take me wrong - this TV is the great product. I use it in the kitchen, as everyone else. The picture is sharper and the colors are truer (in comparison, say, to LTM1755, which I owned briefly). But when I connected it to the old DirecTV receiver, the picture came out extended. So, I had to update the receiver, get cables (because this piece does not come with them), etc. If you want to use it mostly for watching non-HDTV programs in non-wide-screen format - don't get this monitor. Get Sharp instead it's less fussy.
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Summary: Not very good
Review: I don't like this TV as the sound is pretty bad and the screen can't be made to set straight up--tilted backward. Speakers weak and not clear. Need improvement. It seems the 1735 is much better though less expensive.
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Summary: Very Good so far !
Review: I got my Samsung LTN1785W 2 days ago and so far it is a great TV. I saved space on my office table and the picture is very good so far. I have to connected any component so far but with normal cable it is fine. I will tell you more after I play so more with it !
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Summary: Worth Considering
Review: I have owned this set for almost a year, and it is excellent for my purposes. The sound quality on my unit is more than adequate to fill a large room without distortion. It is a portable TV, so I don't expect it to sound like a home theater. I have not tried adding external speakers.
Primarily I use this TV to watch widescreen movies in relatively close quarters. However, 3:4 ratio cable programs and DVD's do scale quite well to the screen resolution. The effectiveness of the progressive scan appears to be dependent on the quality of the DVD; with most it is a substantial improvement, with some it doesn't much matter.
The fact that the TV can be used as a computer monitor is very handy if you need an extra monitor temporarily to transition between desktop computers. Depending on your needs and preferences, it might also be a better choice as part of a TV-computer setup than most recent wide screen laptops, which either lack or have miserable tuners.
Since there doesn't appear to be any difference between the specifications of this model and its replacement, Model LT-P1795W, the LTN1785W is likely to be the better option at a bargain price.
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Summary: A Great TV
Review: I love this TV, it's sitting on my kitchen table. This is my first HDTV and I love it. I got the HD service from my cable company and the HD picture is incredible, better than any DVD picture I have seen. The non-HD channels also look fine and so does a DVD. After you have seen HD you will not want to watch non-HD channels any more! There is a cover to place on the rear after you have made all the connections but I couldn't get it back on because all the cables were too fat. That's the only thing that didn't work, but no big deal. I paid almost $1000 for this set, it's not cheap, but it seems to be a quality product and I'm happy for what I got.
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Summary: A Great TV
Review: I love this TV, it's sitting on my kitchen table. This is my first HDTV and I love it. I got the HD service from my cable company and the HD picture is incredible, better than any DVD picture I have seen. The non-HD channels also look fine and so does a DVD. After you have seen HD you will not want to watch non-HD channels any more! There is a cover to place on the rear after you have made all the connections but I couldn't get it back on because all the cables were too fat. That's the only thing that didn't work, but no big deal. I paid almost $1000 for this set, it's not cheap, but it seems to be a quality product and I'm happy for what I got.
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Summary: Sound shortcomings
Review: This TV is a decent device but a little overpriced for what you get. My number one gripe with this TV has to do with the sound quality. The standard built-in speaker does not offer the clarity and crispness of the ordinary 10 year-old tube TV that it replaced. The other annoyance has to do with the short muscial tone it plays every time the TV is turned on or off. It gets old fast. My third peeve is with the monitor's on/off indicator light. When the TV is turned off, a red LED light glows red, and when the TV is on, the LED light disappears which is the total opposite way that I would have designed it to function. On other hand, the picture quality for regular cable-TV channels/broadcast TV is good to very good, depending on the channel. The HDTV option is a little awkward to work and not worth the trouble due to the limited number of HDTV channels available in NYC. Bottom line, is I love the thinness of the TV but the speaker system needs improvement.
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Summary: Fantastic TV
Review: We really struggled with spending $900 for a small TV for the kitchen peninsula but after buying a $200 16" Samsung tube TV and losing so much counter space plus the odd viewing angle, we decided to return the 16" and blow the wad. It turned out to be the right thing to do. What a gorgeous picture this thing has and being HGTV ready and wide screen, this will not be obsolete in 2-3 years. It has a crystal clear sharp picture with no light glare. It's not heavy and easy to move around. The extra space we gained really makes a difference. Everytime we watch it we are so happy we decided to go this route. Now we wish we could replace our other TV's with LCD/plasma, but guess we'll wait till the prices on the larger screens come down.
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