Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
This thread is getting active. Seems the next gen. systems have us getting TV hungry again. I bought and returned a 65 inch 7100 Samsung thinking I'd save $800 over the F8000. What I didn't know about when I bought it was the "Samsung panel lottery" crap. I bought a Sharp panel inside a Samsung box and it had bad vertical banding and DSE. The 7100 should be a good TV but make sure you have access to the panel version (located on the side of the box) before you buy. If you want a Samsung panel,make sure it starts with TXXX. Now I'm vacillating between the F8000 and the plasma, F8500. I know the plasma has better picture quality by far over the LED but the input lag has me somewhat concerned. Samsung apparently fixed the input lag on the F8000 series and lowered it to a reported 20-30ms. Decisions, decisions.
The 60" version, to my kbowledge is a Sharp panel branded as Samsung. I do love the picture for TV and Bluray so far, 3D is great, and I have not had banding, grid or pencil lines. I have noticed that the automation plus has turned on after I turned it off once or twice. I'm thinking firmware issue. I have the latest version, downloaded right away. As with all LED LCD I have gotten there is flashlighting to a degree, small degree in this case. That was to be expected. I have no complaints on the F7100.