Did a lot of research before buying this TV. I have always owned LED/LCD TVs in the past and to be perfectly honest I was a Plasma hater and never thought I would own one. I originally was going to get the Samsung UN60ES8000 60-Inch 1080p 240 Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV (Silver). I along with a lot of others thought plasma was a step down. Boy was I wrong! This TV has the most amazing picture I have seen, and that right out of the box. I haven't even adjusted any settings yet. Some key things I was worried about when buying a plasma was that they always seemed so much darker than the LEDs, I believe it might be the was the stores display them because the TV in the store display was playing the Dark Night and it seemed very hard to see. However once I had them put in a different DVD the TV seemed extremely bright. I owned a 55 inch SAmsung LED... Read more

My dad has the same model but from two years ago, and this is such a great tv. I see now why Apple uses Samsung for their retina displays - it's a just a great picture. The 3D is the best I've ever seen. The app store is turning into more fun that I thought it would be (I thought it'd be gimmicky). Google Maps, Netflix, Twitter, etc are all what you'd want and expect. The Twitter app can even provide an overlay on screen, or switch the picture into a smaller window so nothing is obstructed. The part of the TV that is gimmicky is the voice/video/touch screen/motion controls. Sorry, but a remote will always be better than the slowness of saying several commands in succession, moving my hand long enough for the camera to recognize it, or whatever. The microphone has also turned on several times because of what someone on TV has said (I use external speakers, and I hear that it's not a problem if you're only using the internal ones). I agree with the above reviewer, the camera should let... Read more

First, let me say that last year I bought the Samsung D8000 and Panasonic VT30 and returned them because I was not completely satisfied. The D8000 had an extremely loud, constant buzz that was too loud to be able to be ignored. It also had significant problems with "brightness pops". Otherwise, it had incredible color and picture. After I returned the Samsung, I went with all the recommendations and went with the Panasonic VT30. I was supremely disappointed with the Panasonic. I never felt that it had an amazing or even impressive picture. It was completely lack luster to me. The color on the Panasonic was also below average (significantly worse than my three year old Samsung $600 720p plasma). The E8000 is the most amazing TV I have ever seen. The color and definition on the E8000 are amazing. The features are awesome. It appears that the 3D is better than the D8000 as well (much less ghosting). It does still have a small buzz to it but it is no where near as loud as the D8000 and is... Read more