Samsung FPT5884 Review:

Enjoy the dazzling color array with Samsung FPT5884’s 18-bit processing and 15,000:1 Dynamic-contrast ratio reveals the deepest blacks and the whitest whites. Samsung FPT5884 boasts a combination of Ultra FilterBright technology, Super Black Panel and Optimal Light Filter to bring you sharp contrast, unbelievable detail and pure clarity in any lighting condition. SRS TruSurround XT and a 10-Watt per Channel Amplifier deliver amazing sound through bottom speakers. Control all your CEC-compliant digital devices through the one Samsung FPT5884 remote. Ultra FilterBright technology features a pair of powerful internal filters that absorb external light and transmit internal light to increase the bright room contrast. Anti-Burn-in technology helps to prevent and remedy burn-in image retention issues. Auto Pixel Shift keeps the images on screen moving imperceptibly so they’re less likely to damage the screen. Samsung FPT5884 features White Wash to help get rid of burn-in if one were to occur. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through the two-speaker internal playback system. Powerful Anti-Burn-In Technology Energy Star Compliant, Power Save Feature Game Mode Silhouette Editor (False Contour Reduction) Natural True Color with 18 Bit Color Processing 15,000 - 1 Dynamic-Contrast Ratio 60,000-Hour Panel Life Span Cinema Progressive (Film Mode) Picture-in-Picture (PIP) DNIe (Digital Natural Image engine) Natural True Color V-Chip System (Parental Control) Trilingual On-Screen Displays (English, Spanish or French) Favorite Channel List Compatible with Samsung Auto-Wall Mount.

1080p resolution

Receive the highest definition you can get out of a TV. With full HD 1080p, you can get an enhanced resolution twice that of HD Picture quality due to 1.5x more scanning lines than HDTV. More scanning lines means more pixels which are needed to create details in pictures. You can enhance your full HD-1080p experience by connecting your TV to Blu-Ray Disc, PS3, and HDD DVDs.They all support the full HD-1080p Mode.

Natural True Color

Samsung FPT5884’s 18 bit color processing makes Rich & Natural Colors. Samsung Plasma TV’s 18-bit processing capacity can display an amazing Natural & True Colors.

3 HDMI COnnections

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) enables simple and easy connection of digital devices with a single cable that transfers uncompressed audio and visual contents without data loss. Samsung FPT5884 plasma offers 3 HDMI connections, 2 in the rear jack pack, and 1 on the side for easy access.

Ultra FilterBright

Samsung FPT5884 achieved a more vivid picture quality by attaching optical films on the front glass filters. Ultra FilterBright, made it possible to block the unnecessary external light and exposes the maximum internal light at the same time.

Anynet +

As CEC means Consumer Electronic Control, CEC system intelligence carries device control functions between all connected HDMI (CEC enabled) A/V devices. When you connect A/V devices like BD Player, AV Receiver, Home theater with HDMI cable, you can control all of them with one-touch control and a single remote control.

GAME-MODE

Can’t get enough of video games? Samsung FPT5884 Plasma TV enhances the excitement of the game with exhilarating graphics and awesome sound that makes you feel like a character in the game. When the GAME-MODE is turned on, the contrast in dark areas is amplified, the bass sound is enriched, and the response time to game console’s movement is shortened, creating the best environment to enjoy fast-moving video games.

Power Save

Samsung FPT5884 Provides 3 modes, one of which is auto save. In the event of ambient light change, the blue eye detects this change automatically and brightness will be adjusted to the most suitable level. This feature reduces power consumption by up to 25% compared to standard TVs.

Samsung FPT5884 User Said:

I purchased the Samsung FPT5884 plasma in mid October. Since the item was only a few weeks old when I purchased it I had trouble finding reviews. I went to best buy where the Panasonic th-58pz700u and the samsung fpt5884 were set up side by side. I could not see any noticeable difference in the picture quality. The pioneer pdp-6010fd was in a different area of the store so it was hard to compare it to the other two. I had read reviews that the panasonic had possibly taken a step backwards this year with their plasmas, and that the 5,000:1 contrast ratio was a inadequate. The Pioneer seemed too expensive for miminal improvements over the samsung and panasonic. The 24 fps (3:3 pulldown) film mode would be nice, but I don’t watch that many movies and when i do I don’t notice any visual defects. The 2 year warranty made it an easy decision to go with the samsung. The pioneer would have been nice, but to me unless I’m looking at both sets side by side everyday, I’m not going to know I’m missing anything. My Samsung FPT5884 looks great to me and that’s all that matters. I also own a Hitachi 55hds69 plasma that I use in my basement. The hitachi was praised for it’s connectivity and accurate color reproduction. The hitachi’s downside was a weak black level. The Samsung FPT5884’s black level is incredible, especially when compared to the Hitachi. Samsung’s color reproduction seems to be pretty good too. The Hitachi has a native resolution of 1366×768. The difference in the 1080p vs 720p is noticeable on hd dvds and blu-ray movies, and night and day when viewing digital photos on the tv. The samsung’s anti-glare coating is pretty effective too. My only two real complaints are the 1.)fact that you have to cycle through all the inputs to get to the one you want, and 2.)the tv will not send the sound out in 5.1 dolby digital only analog stereo (with the exception being direct input sources like a cable through the coax on the tv). That’s really not a big deal since you will probably use a separate receiver, but with the hitachi I can just leave my receiver on one source and change only the input on the tv since the hitachi will send all outgoing signals in 5.1 dolby digital. The input selection thing is quite annoying, because when I wall mounted the tv I ran a set of component input wires and a set of rca av wires for future use so I would not have to take the tv down if I ever wanted to use those inputs. Now the tv always cycles through those inputs. I unplugged those wires and it still cycles through them. I called samsung tech support and they were of no help. They suggested turning the tv off for 2 minutes and then transferred my call to level 2 tech support. Level 2 told me that those inputs had always showed up and that was the way the tv functioned when I bought it. That is not true, and I even asked the guy “if that’s true then why aren’t all the input options showing up?” He didn’t know. Also the picture in picture is pointless. It can only be used with analog sources. Please do not use the pic in pic as a factor in buying Samsung FPT5884.

If you are on the fence as far as plasma vs lcd I would like to dispell some of the misconceptions and myths associated with plasmas. Burn-in is always the first thing you hear when it comes to plasmas. I have owned the Hitachi for 11 months and I can honestly say that I have never had any problems with burn-in or image retention on either tv. I don’t watch a lot of programs with side bars, but even when I do it has never been a problem. A friend of mine has a 42′ LG which I did see image retention on the side 4:3 black bars on after he played a playstation 2 game on it for about 2 hours, but even that went away. I have an xbox 360 and a playstation 3. I have played a-lot of games on both sets and have never had any problems with burn-in from gaming either. Normal viewing of programs like espn hd where there are commercials to break up the side bars changes image enough to avoid the problem. If you’re watching a-lot of standard def stuff and you’re not willing to live with the zoom views, then I really don’t know why you would buy a HD tv anyway. HD is meant to be 16:9 aspect.

The second issue with plasmas is the glare off the screen. My hitachi is terrible. Although it is really only evident when gaming or watching movies with a-lot of dark scenes. The Samsung FPT5884 seems to do a-lot better job with the glare issues. The only time I notice it is when I watch a dark movie at night, I will get some glare from the lights in my breakfast nook area. None of the other lights in the room produce glare on the set so I simply turn those lights off and use a different light source. The other thing to remember is that the plasmas are so much brighter than conventional tube tvs, crts, and even dlps that most glare is eliminated anyway. I can watch football or baseball all day long and only notice the sunlight shining onto my screen when I turn the set off. My previous tv in my family room was a 60′ hitachi crt. The glare off the plastic screen protector was horrible, and the image wasn’t bright enough to overcome the problem. Oh and speaking of that 60′ crt, when I bought it 10 years ago they told me never to play video games on it because it could burn-in. Thousands of games later, no burns what-so-ever in the crt screen either.
Samsung FPT5884 have an awesome viewing range, easily handle fast motion, and easily produce deepest blacks. Lcds have a more limited viewing range, have difficulty with fast motion, and struggle to produce deep blacks. To me it is a shame that lcds seem to lead the market only because of a couple of misconceptions associated with plasmas that are widely overstated.

—– By E. Carne

Samsung FPT5884 Features

• 1920(H) x 1080(V) pixel resolution
• 15,000:1 contrast ratio
• Natural True Color with 18 bit color
• Ultra FilterBright anti-reflection filter
• NTSC/ATSC tuner with Clear-QAM

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