Samsung FPT5094W 50-Inch 1080p Wireless Plasma HDTV
Samsung FPT5094W 50-Inch 1080p Wireless Plasma HDTV
49.9″ screen (measured diagonally) * widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio * high-gloss black finish * 1920 x 1080 pixels * 10,000:1 contrast ratio *
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Stars Don’t buy
I bought this tv 2 weeks ago and have had issues with it since. Though the picture quality was great and the tv was nice looking, I experienced the following problems:
1.You cannot play video games on it, because of the extreme delay between what you see on the tv and the gaming console. The repairman said that if my xbox had hdmi this would be better, but he also said that about componet (which I’d tried) before I showed him that component didn’t solve it either.
2. After watching anything for about 15 minutes, the tv screen freezes and then connects with the wireless station, which takes about a minute and usually happens once every few hours. I should note that I plug my tv into a power strip, which I turn off each night to save energy, so if you leave your tv plugged in this may not be as much of an issue.
3. The delay between the audio and video when plugged into a home theater is huge. The setting on my reciever can delay the audio up to 100ms and even that is not quite enough.
For my use, the technology simply isn’t there yet, and I returned it yesterday. Amazon was very helpful and gracious about the return, however, and I would not hesitate to buy from them again.
5 Stars Awesome tv
wireless works great. simple to set up. make sure u buy hdmi cables when u get this tv
1 Stars Problem with the wireless box
I recently returned this tv. The picture is absolutely stunning, but the tv loses signal with the wireless base unit once every hour or so. I had the samsung tech come and work on the base unit. He replaced some part in it, but even that did not solve the problem. A great tv if it works, but unfortunately mine did not.
2 Stars Samsung has given up on WIreless. They are replacing my TV.
So I have had it for 7 months now. See my earlier review below. I had the problem of Image break up and then losing signal. One tech didn’t know what to do. The next Techs almost fixed the problem by changing two capacitors that were underpowered so they over heated. They gave up. The next new of the problem and said the entire boards in both the TV and transmitter would have to be replaced. A month has passed. Guess what. Samsung dropped wireless TVs. They have given up and are willing to make a full replacement with a PN 50A 650. To the ones who have it. There is a problem. If you get break of image contact Samsung. Also. Since I am in California I have noticed it occurs when the house is warm, say close to 80 degrees. If the room Temp is more like 68 then it only slightly happens or it takes 1.5 hours instead of 10 minutes. Sorry guys this TV is a Bust and Samsung knows it.
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I see some of you are having the issues I am having. Love the look and idea of this TV. The delay well you can’t get around it. I was told. “It is not a gaming TV.” I was told it was just the burn in problem. But I never new about the delay. I rigged up my home theater and there was a delay. Then I got the manual and yes you have to plug your HDMI cables in and the audio has to come from the transmitter box to your amp. Works fine then.
Now the big problem is that the image breaks up and then goes off and the TV looks for the transmitter again. The AC effects it. The phone effects it. At least that is the problem right now. The LOCAL samsung engineers found that there are 2 capacitors under powered and heat up. These need to be replace from a 10 watt to a 24watt. Well I thought this did it. For about an hour. Same problems. Today it was the wireless phone. Closer I got it basically didn’t work at all. So far it’s a useless TV. We shall see what happens in the next week. But if someone next door turns on a phone and it can screw your TV up that’s a piece of junk that should have never been released. So far the Samsung people say ya so what. We’ll see what we can do if not that’s the way it is. I’m going to start to talk with Best Buy to see if they will give me something else. Yet my whole room is set up for a wireless TV. As in I’d need a 40′ HDMI cable or tear the whole room apart again and through money down the drain. Sucks.
5 Stars Awesome TV — For Adults!
I bought this television in July. Let me just start by saying that the television is AWESOME for watching television and DVDS/BDs. I have it going through my Sony receiver, which has 4 HDMI inputs, and the ability to add audio delay. Sooooo… that being said, I don not have the problem with not being able to connect enough devices to the tv. I bought it for that very reason…I don’t want a bunch of wires/cables goiing to the tv as it hangs on the wall! So I have 3 HDMI devices going to the Sony receiver, and 1 HDMI output from the Sony to the tv transmitter…I never have to change the tv input device… just the receiver input device. Now, add this all to the Harmony One remote and it works perfectly!
I also don’t have the problem with gaming delays because I simply don’t hook the games (PS3, WII, 360) to the system…I use my 72-inch Samsung TV (which cost less initially on Amazon, now goes for 3,999.00)for that!!!!
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