Our Verdict
The picture quality of the Samsung F5300 Plasma TV is excellent in a dark room. Do not turn on the lights, though, because the picture will get washed out by the amount of reflections.
- Good picture quality. It has good contrast and handles motion well.
- Average-high input lag. It is still playable though.
- This TV reflects a lot of light. You will not see the picture if you try watching this in a bright room with lots of windows.
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We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests are done with specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
The Samsung F5300 is a good choice for a dimly lit room. Its good contrast produces deep blacks.
When you turn the lights on, the screen becomes gray. It reflects a lot of light and it is hard to distinguish dark details in the picture. You definitely do not want this TV in a bright room.
It performs slightly better when displaying a bright scene, but this is still a problem area for it.
The F5300 has very little phosphor trailing and it also supports 24p without judder, which is good.
