A:Answerthe 7000 will offer better picture quality and the remote is a huge plus. It will give you what you want. The step down version doesn't work with the new Samsung remote which is sad in my opinion.
A:AnswerThis comes with a "Digital Audio Out". It does not comes with RCA "out", but it does have RCA "in" - kind of weird to have one without the other.
A:AnswerYou can set the optical output to either PCM or Dolby Digital out. Some external speakers may only recognize one setting, so try them both to see if one works.
A:AnswerDifferent companies use different marketing techniques to rephrase the term " refresh rate ." Their listed " motion rate " is 120, but actually refresh is 60hz I believe .
As for the difference , it will be made with the 10bit color it runs and HDR that is included .
A:AnswerThe dimensions are
Product Height With Stand 23.5 inches
Product Depth With Stand 11.3 inches
Product Height Without Stand 21.1 inches
Product Depth Without Stand 2.5 inches
Width 36.1 inches