HLT5087SAX is a HDTV of the other generation, it doesn’t use LCD or Plasma fill the screen but LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), which are common in other applications (e.g. to show when the HDD drive is reading or when the TV is on) but not until lately have been used more often in the HDTV industry. The pricing model for this rare technology is not that high, the Samsung HLT5087SAX one can get for $1,416.98 with free shipping, (about $583 lower than the list price).

DLP screens use a sophisticated microscopic mirrors chip (produced by Texas Instruments, the creator of DLP) and LEDs to produce the colors on the screen. In this model Samsung has used a new technology that allows the lamps to last as long as it is needed, previous models had to have the lamps replaced every few years, which resulted additional costs for the customer, but with HLT5087SAX this is no more and will last longer than any LCD or Plasma. As for the color, it is superb Samsung DLP exceed the NTSC color specification so movies look as never before. The Cinema Smooth feature makes the screen appear more like in the cinema, reducing the grid that was sometimes showing in the older DLP HDTVs, actually you could look at the screen from few inches and see no pixels!

As the title suggests this is a fully 1080p capable model, with a 10,000 to 1 dynamic contrast ratio. It is equipped with 3 HDMI connectors and also a PC connector which allows displaying up to 1920 x 1080 resolution of your desktop.

The overall design of the set is brilliant, it doesn’t have the thick frames known from flat panels, here we have a very thin bezel allowing the screen to fill almost the whole HDTV.

The sound is astonishingly good as for just two speakers. It gives a nice surround effect thanks to SRS TruSurround. Even using it to a regular broadcast user can feel the depth in the sound.

If you are not afraid of new technologies and want to have screen quality better than similarly priced LCD and Plasma screens then have a look at Samsung HLT5087SAX as it is one of the best in its class.

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