This TV has most of the extras that were on the very expensive plasmas from 2011, but now on a reasonable priced mid-model for 2012. Plus the PN51E550 now has the "Real Black Filter" which only came on the D7000 and D8000 last year. That feature alone makes this TV one of the best deals of the year! Great TV!!!

I am very pleased so far with this TV. I have bought several large flat panel TVs over the last few years and this one I am really pleased. I have been pleased with Samsung in general and only buy Samsung now for displays/TVs at this point (have 4 large screen TVs and 5 monitors in my house). As others have mentioned, it is a new model for this year and really packs a ton of features in for the price. I love plasma (over LED and LCD) and was really surprised how the weight has come down. The picture is great. One feature I really wanted to make sure I got was the ethernet input because with more and more stuff moving to internet, I felt it would be a good idea to have. I am finishing a basement and have the opportunity to run the ethernet right to where i will put this tv. Don't get me wrong, the built in WIFI works perfectly too, I just wanted to have this option too and many other models don't have this. One thing I was not aware of is that it doesn't have a VGA input. I... Read more

I am not a huge fan of Plasmas, b/c they always seem to dark to me. That being said the picture quality is terrific and the smart tv interface is great. The TV i received does buzz a bit, which is annoying. The remote control is slow to respond for some reason, but I use my android smartphone to control the television anyway. It does not give off a lot of heat or use much power for being so huge. The TV screen does have a bit of glare in a bright room. The TV stand is of high quality and swivels nicely. The 3d glasses are really comfortable and light and they do a very good job, built in wifi works wonderfully!! I gave 4 stars because it buzzes and the image can be a bit dark.