- Clear Image Panel
- Elegant Style with Slim Design
- 58 -inch plasma HDTV
- 3D Experience; 4 HDMI (v1.4)
- Every frame is saturated with dense, rich color
Get a true cinematic experience without going to the cinema with a Samsung plasma HDTV. This Samsung PN58C7000, with Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio makes sure every frame is saturated with dense, rich color. Samsung is also ENERGY STAR compliant so you are assured that your 58 -inch plasma HDTV is helping the environment by using less enery while saving you money.
Accessories
- 2010 LinkStick: Connect wirelessly to a world of digital content from Samsung. The LinkStick wireless LAN adaptor eliminates the hassle and cluttered look of wires. Learn more about the Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter.
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(out of 3 reviews)
List Price: $ 2,699.99
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June 27, 2010
#1
Review by R. Lynn Rea
Rating:
Well after Amazon’s usual service and delivery I just could not wait to hook up the Samsung 3D Blu-ray to the new PN58C7000 Samsung Plasma 3D TV.
And I was not disappointed. The made for 3D Monsters vs Aliens was understandably outstanding, it was created just for this. But the 1966 2001 A Space Odyssey on Blu-ray was equally impressive with nice depth. The pen in the space liner sequence floated out in front of the screen. The entrance into the space dock was likewise rendered with depth making the movie quite a bit more enjoyable than with the 3D turned off.
I suspect we will all be watching in 3D more and more. I am glad that I waited and paid the small difference in price.
I’ll let someone else help with the decision about the black filter that is the difference between the C7000 and C8000.
And when can we have something about 85″ Samsung?
June 27, 2010
#2
Review by John L. Curtis
Rating:
I’m probably among some of the last of the “Luddites” in that I haven’t changed out TV’s since the early 1990′s. Finally my old Tube TV, an ever faithful Zenith, bit the dust. But even though I’ve been a hold-out that doesn’t mean I haven’t kept up with the technology. I’d like to think I have. I’ve reviewed the LCD’s, the back-lit LED’s and the Plasmas. From a strictly consumer standpoint, despite all their high-points, I came down in favor of Plasma’s over LCD types. Why? In a nutshell viewing angle. It really came down to this. The simple fact that off angle viewing is lousy with the LCD types made me balk.
So having decided on the Plasma’s I then proceeded to winnow it down from there. I have to say that the Panny’s (Panasonics) had me sold. Indeed I almost bit down until I started reading about black levels receding (the V series was my focus) after X number of hours (you reading this Panasonic?). And apparently they’re pulling a Toyota in trying to play it down and/or ignore consumer concerns about it. (You reading this Panasonic?) They lost a sale because of it.
But even though Panny lost me I wasn’t completely sold on Samsung. Screen and border too shiny (I know, I know….not the most technical of reviews but my reaction is what it is)….and then there was that persistent buzzing “thang” claimed by some consumers. That was more worrisome. However, one night a couple of weeks ago I was walking thru a store and chanced upon the new 2010 Samsung C-series line. In a word; Nice. Great eye-candy. A bit of research swayed me. I chose the PN58C7000.
I then came to Amazon because the price points were the best. And, to be frank, no state tax. Heh! Anyway the TV arrived and it was beeaauuuutifullllll. And the screen was cracked.
! The shipping company took it right back; I called Amazon and 1 week later number 2 arrived. This time it was perfect. At the time of this writing this was last Wednesday. I’ve only begun to play with it but so far I’ve got to say I’ve got no complaints. The picture is perfect; I’ve linked it to a PS3 game/blue-ray station and also tied it wirelessly to my LAN for internet linkage. The view, if such can be deemed the proper term for watching a TV, can be almost staggering. Advice…watch Blue-ray Coraline on it.
Anyway, I’m playing with the settings and widgets now, and haven’t yet formed an in-depth opinion…..I will come back and add my details as I get use to the new toy. I will say this. I cannot pry my almost 6 year old Godson away from it. I linked his Wii to it along with my PS3 and the kid has basically fallen in love…..from his point of view the screen is like looking at a marvelous picture window with full-sized Wii games wonderfully disorienting in their visibility and play. It’s a laugh watching him almost fall into the TV while playing….he is indeed part of a video generation.
More later….
John~
June 27, 2010
#3
Review by Darik Horn
Rating:
I bought this TV on the recommendations that Samsung televisions have been getting from reviewers like Consumer Reports, and it looks really good in a retail showroom, but I was disappointed with the PN58C7000 after I installed it in my home theater.
The display itself is beautiful and the PN58C7000 would be worthy of 5 stars if the secondary parts of the TV were done properly.
Problems:
1. Missing surround sound passthrough on the SPDIF optical output or the HDMI-ARC (“audio return channel”) output.
The PN58C7000 downmixes surround sound streams to PCM stereo, which means that you need to put the sound deck before the TV to get 5.1 or 7.1 audio. This bug makes the HDMI-ARC capability pointless because you get the same output from the 3.5mm stereo plug. Samsung mentions this on page 11 of 198 in the TV manual.
2. Mechanical Buzzing.
Samsung didn’t fix the 2009 buzzing problem in their 2010 models, or I got a dud unit. This ruined my unboxing experience. Yuck.
3. IR noise.
I can’t use my wireless IR headphones because the PN58C7000 fills the room with infrared noise. Weaker remote controls are drowned out by this TV. Plasma TVs typically emit some IR noise, but this TV seems to be abnormally noisy.
4. Electrical noise.
This TV spews electrical noise that you can hear as humming, throbbing, and buzzing through speakers and headphones. I used both of the ferric cores that Samsung bundled with the PN58C7000 according to the installation instructions. My older TV didn’t have this problem in the same setup.
5. Shared RCA plugs for the component and composite inputs.
You can’t use the 5-cable component input and the 3-cable AV input at the same time.
Pilot Air delivered this TV on behalf of Amazon. I live in Dallas, and they let me get the TV from their DFW depot instead of scheduling a 4 hour delivery window during the day, which was very convenient. Their DFW depot hours are 7am through midnight.