ckiefer72,
I'm not sure how to answer those "perception" kinds of questions. The specifications are similar, so I'm not sure why it would not appear as vivid as the prior model.
What inputs don't look as vivid?
--HDTech
I just received my exchange of an LN46A850, and my LN46A650 was returned. It seems that the picture quality is not as vivid as the 650 I once had?! Could it be the 1005 firmware? Has anyone else noticed this? Samsung Tech?

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