Wish there was a bit more talk/testing of video resolution, color accuracy, etc. to go along with the video review, but I've been pretty happy with my D7000 so far.
One area that is not touched on nearly enough is the speed of the Smart Hub and the speed of that stuff from other devices. I find the D7000 display to be nearly unusable with how slow everything loads. In this day and age where a decent PC is had by most, and better Androids and iPhones are also in the hands of the multitudes, having a TV which takes a while to scroll from box to box, or takes a long time to load applications is a huge headache. Now, my D7000 may have slower processing of these apps than the D8000, and it certainly doesn't have the QWERTY remote.
Still, I didn't buy it for the internal apps, but for the image quality and I certainly feel like my D7000 has delivered.
It would also be nice to get some comparisons to what else you've tested this year which are similar/better/worse than the D8000. The online report is that a big concern with the D8000 is that it has a anti-reflective coating which can sometimes peel. This isn't an issue in a testing process of one or two weeks, but is a long term issue that I'm not sure if Samsung has been dealing with properly.
The D7000 does not have this protective coating. I'm not sure if the D8000 is still experiencing this issue, and if it does experience it, and Samsung deals with it well, then it may not really matter in the long term.
The most obvious question is how well it stacks up against the Panasonic plasmas. The most direct cost comparison is the GT series from Panasonic. The VT series is also worth discussing in comparison to everything as it is the reported image quality leader, but has a significant price jump from the D8000/GT series plasmas... is it worth it and how much better is it than the Samsung?
While these are all questions I seem to be asking, I think that it is because these are the questions I was asking myself before I personally bought the D7000 this year. It is also the questions I see asked in these forums most often from people looking to buy.
Of course, it is always worth discussion of LCD vs. plasma and how that all compares, but I suppose it doesn't need to be rehashed in every article, but linked to a good analysis of the general differences in the two technologies.
Good stuff with the video review... as always from you guys.
