LED Tvs: Samsung or Sony?

wakeboarder109 · 08-24-2010, 10:21 AM

So I have pretty much narrowed my research down to the Sony Bravia 46" 46EX700 and the Samsung 46" 6500. Anyone have either of these or have any recommendations?

MadDog · 08-24-2010, 10:33 AM

Samsung. Fry's has that model on sale for $1,655.50.

wakeboarder109 · 08-24-2010, 10:37 AM

That's what I was leaning towards. Crutchfield actually has it for $1499. I have heard that best buy changes the model numbers and lowers the price because they strip out features. Anyone know anything about this?

Comet · 08-24-2010, 11:05 AM

I'm a big fan of Samsung's TVs...
their designs are just nice, and they aren't overpriced IMHO.. I bought Samsung when I was looking into TVs everytime, by pure coincidence. (I am not a brand whore)

I'm no technical expert though..

ben14142001 · 08-24-2010, 11:27 AM

My brother is in tech industry and he says Samsung is always the way to go.

brocken · 08-24-2010, 11:35 AM

I have two Samsung DLP TV's (one bulb and one LED) and I'm really happy with the picture quality. I still like them after my first DLP failed just over a year in and Samsung replaced it.
I'm sure the Sony is no slouch either but Samsung makes good stuff.
Usually if they sell a cheaper version of the same TV they just remove stuff like extra HDMI ports. The actual display shouldn't change.

Baoer · 08-24-2010, 12:09 PM

i just wouldnt buy an edge lit led in general. but if i had to choose, samsung...

sony makes theres where it's not flat all the way through (this was in earlier models, unsure of current). what i mean is it got thicker as you went from top to bottom of the tv vs samsung's uniform thickness

wakeboarder109 · 08-24-2010, 12:16 PM

Seems like the general consensus in Samsung. Thanks for all the responses.

BTM · 08-24-2010, 12:31 PM

Another vote for Samsung. I have always had great experiences with Samsungs and my dad has a Sony, and aside from paying more for it, I don't see the difference in picture quality.

Baoer · 08-24-2010, 12:47 PM

mitsubishi dlps = top notch. i'd get a plasma if i were in the market...dont mind the "ancient, old comments"

OC Guy · 08-24-2010, 12:50 PM

Samsung.

ghosthi32 · 08-24-2010, 01:03 PM

sony makes samsung tvs i think. i read that somewhere.

JohnSprm69 · 08-24-2010, 01:03 PM

my vote goes for samsung as well, i have a 8500 series and that tv rocks, and so far no complaints about it.

NYCGarbagePrince · 08-24-2010, 01:15 PM

3D plasma all the way. Same clarity and picture quality of a LED HDTV except it has the future capabilities of 3D.

fisherbln · 08-24-2010, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghosthi32

sony makes samsung tvs i think. i read that somewhere.

A couple years ago it was actually the other way around (aka, Samsung made Sony's flat panel TVs in the Samsung factory), but I'm not sure if that is still the case anymore.

I have a Samsung and I love it. But, you won't go wrong with either brand.

OC Guy · 08-24-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCGarbagePrince

3D plasma all the way. Same clarity and picture quality of a LED HDTV except it has the future capabilities of 3D.

Wrong.

Early adopter FTL.

Buying a 3D TV right now just for TV is dumb. How many 3D glasses are you going to buy? What are you going to do when they release 3D technology w/o glasses in a few years?

Do you realize how much 3D movies cost?

SchnellM3 · 08-24-2010, 01:46 PM

I just got the 60 inch LED Bravia and love it!!!! So my vote goes for Sony

wakeboarder109 · 08-24-2010, 01:59 PM

Yea, I'm definitely not into the 3D. Especially since the technology is so new, I don't think it's worth it. I'm going to check out the Bravia vs. Samsung picture quality tonight just to make sure.

aut0sh0cker · 08-24-2010, 02:05 PM

Sony is ahead of Samsung in terms of the higher end stuff (RDG v white LEDs)

My vote: Sony XBR8 if you can find them

wakeboarder109 · 08-24-2010, 02:08 PM

I'm looking more for $1500 and under. I just started a new job and moved so I can't swing a $3k plus tv right now.

Feyd · 08-24-2010, 03:11 PM

I worked on a project for Samsung a few years back... According the the person I talked to over there they made LOTS of OEM screens for several big name manufacturers

Somthing WAY over 50% of the screens at that time were coming from Samsung's factories. Not saying the specs were/are the same, but they rolling across the same assembly lines.

It's why their products are so much cheaper... They aren't paying middle men like everyone else since they are the middle men.

Of course now, in the present I'm sure lots of the companies they were doing OEM work for have now invested in their own factories.

Trijicon · 08-24-2010, 03:16 PM

Panny plasma!!! colors, viewing angle, and black levels are better.

08-24-2010, 10:21 AM	#1
wakeboarder109 Lieutenant Colonel 167 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: in High Country Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: RVA iTrader: (3)	LED Tvs: Samsung or Sony? So I have pretty much narrowed my research down to the Sony Bravia 46" 46EX700 and the Samsung 46" 6500. Anyone have either of these or have any recommendations?
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MadDog Careful, I Bite..... 153 Rep 504 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S.F. Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [7.50]	Samsung. Fry's has that model on sale for $1,655.50.
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wakeboarder109 Lieutenant Colonel 167 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: in High Country Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: RVA iTrader: (3)	That's what I was leaning towards. Crutchfield actually has it for $1499. I have heard that best buy changes the model numbers and lowers the price because they strip out features. Anyone know anything about this?
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08-24-2010, 11:27 AM	#5
ben14142001 Captain 27 Rep 707 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 ZCP Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nashville iTrader: (1)	My brother is in tech industry and he says Samsung is always the way to go.
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08-24-2010, 11:35 AM	#6
brocken Captain 34 Rep 616 Posts Drives: X3MC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (5)	I have two Samsung DLP TV's (one bulb and one LED) and I'm really happy with the picture quality. I still like them after my first DLP failed just over a year in and Samsung replaced it. I'm sure the Sony is no slouch either but Samsung makes good stuff. Usually if they sell a cheaper version of the same TV they just remove stuff like extra HDMI ports. The actual display shouldn't change.
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Baoer Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 207 Posts Drives: AW 335i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (1)	i just wouldnt buy an edge lit led in general. but if i had to choose, samsung... sony makes theres where it's not flat all the way through (this was in earlier models, unsure of current). what i mean is it got thicker as you went from top to bottom of the tv vs samsung's uniform thickness
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08-24-2010, 12:16 PM	#8
wakeboarder109 Lieutenant Colonel 167 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: in High Country Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: RVA iTrader: (3)	Seems like the general consensus in Samsung. Thanks for all the responses.
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BTM Banned 483 Rep 10,309 Posts Drives: A///MERICAN!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: A///MERICA!!! iTrader: (11) Garage List 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [7.20]	Another vote for Samsung. I have always had great experiences with Samsungs and my dad has a Sony, and aside from paying more for it, I don't see the difference in picture quality.
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Baoer Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 207 Posts Drives: AW 335i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (1)	mitsubishi dlps = top notch. i'd get a plasma if i were in the market...dont mind the "ancient, old comments"
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ghosthi32 Banned 37 Rep 2,504 Posts Drives: Water camel Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: strait of hormuz iTrader: (0)	sony makes samsung tvs i think. i read that somewhere.
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JohnSprm69 Colonel 162 Rep 2,007 Posts Drives: AW e92 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (4)	my vote goes for samsung as well, i have a 8500 series and that tv rocks, and so far no complaints about it.
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NYCGarbagePrince Major 247 Rep 1,435 Posts Drives: X6 50i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	3D plasma all the way. Same clarity and picture quality of a LED HDTV except it has the future capabilities of 3D.
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08-24-2010, 01:59 PM	#18
wakeboarder109 Lieutenant Colonel 167 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: in High Country Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: RVA iTrader: (3)	Yea, I'm definitely not into the 3D. Especially since the technology is so new, I don't think it's worth it. I'm going to check out the Bravia vs. Samsung picture quality tonight just to make sure.
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aut0sh0cker meh 123 Rep 1,756 Posts Drives: E92 335i, 997.2 C4S Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 91362 iTrader: (2)	Sony is ahead of Samsung in terms of the higher end stuff (RDG v white LEDs) My vote: Sony XBR8 if you can find them
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wakeboarder109 Lieutenant Colonel 167 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: in High Country Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: RVA iTrader: (3)	I'm looking more for $1500 and under. I just started a new job and moved so I can't swing a $3k plus tv right now.
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Feyd Major 346 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: a DEEZZULL Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (2)	I worked on a project for Samsung a few years back... According the the person I talked to over there they made LOTS of OEM screens for several big name manufacturers Somthing WAY over 50% of the screens at that time were coming from Samsung's factories. Not saying the specs were/are the same, but they rolling across the same assembly lines. It's why their products are so much cheaper... They aren't paying middle men like everyone else since they are the middle men. Of course now, in the present I'm sure lots of the companies they were doing OEM work for have now invested in their own factories.
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08-24-2010, 03:16 PM	#22
Trijicon Second Lieutenant 47 Rep 280 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Panny plasma!!! colors, viewing angle, and black levels are better.
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