Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV by Samsung
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Digital camera reviews of Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Digital camera Review: Amazing television for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I own this television for 4 months and I must admit, I love it.
I am one that will prefer the clarity of the picture over size. This TV satisfy me totally.
The image is really awesome. But then, this is to be expected with Samsung. I used to own a CRT screen for a couple of years, now a 22 inch monitor and I just loved the clarity of the picture. This TV belongs to the same category. Stunning.
I used it with HD-DVR from Comcast and with PS3. I just watched The Dark Knight in BluRay this weekend and the scene turned in IMAX looked amazing. I could not believe how good it looks.
This TV for under 1000$ is a steal.
Digital camera Review: Amazing tv, stunning, mouth dropping!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this tv for about 2 weeks, i purchased the tv April 30 and got a call that they could deliver on the 7th of May which is a lot sooner than what amazon suggested which was the 13th but i would not be able to since i was going to be at work so i said how about next Wednesday the 14th and they said fine. The delivery service was amazing. The delivery period was between 8am and noon and it was here right before 10. They came inside took off their shoes and took it out of the box and brought it up stairs for me and set it up to make sure it worked and offered to take the box for me.
Now to the actual tv, one word....AMAZING, i upgraded from a off brand 26 inch tube tv that sucked and had no inputs at all i could not even plug in a vcr or dvd player. I did quite a bit of research when i was ready to get a new tv, i went to Walmart, best buy, circuit city, Sam's club and ABT Electronics in Chicago Illinois. I did not want to spend much more then a 1000 on a tv and i wanted a 32 or 37 inch tv i was looking at a Vizio and a Toshiba and was pretty sure i was going to get a Toshiba from ABT since if i ever did have any problems they would just come out themselves and fix it. The tv would have been a little more then 1300 but my cousin told me he just bought a 52 inch Sony xb4 which is over 3000 dollars off of amazon and i decided i would check it out myself. I just typed in lcd tv and went through the tvs and finally came upon the Samsung ln37a550 and was pretty sure i was going to get it but then i saw the Samsung ln40a550 was only a hundred or so more i was like i have to get it. It has double the contrast ratio which you really can not focus on to much if your looking at different brands since there is no exact science to measuring the exact contrast ratio but it has a very quick response time of 5 seconds and when i saw the free shipping i busted out my credit card and purchased it. I could not be more pleased with my purchase. I bought a ps3 and hooked it up with a hdmi cable i got from monoprice.com for 10 bucks and that is another site and item i would really recommend to anyone DO NOT BUY EXPENSIVE CABLES. there is no visual difference between the 100 dollar and 5 dollar hdmi cable unless it is over 25 feet so don't waste your money. Call of Duty 4 is amazing on this 40 inch tv and so is blu ray movies.
Some people have said the speakers on this tv suck but they really don't they are better than any other tv out there of course they aren't surround speakers so don't say the speakers suck because they aren't suppose to be same quality, but they are really good for just being the tv speakers. I am about to get a Denon receiver so i can hook up my 3.1 Boston acoustic surround sound system.
I also hooked my tv to my computer through a dvi to a hdmi cable which i also bought on monoprice.com for 5 bucks for a 10 foot cable. The quality on the tv is so much better then on the lcd monitor i was using, but it stretches the screen, i think it is just my video card but i thought i would let you know.
Overall i rate this tv the best i have seen. I researched for a tv for 3 full months and this tv is by far the best i have seen. If you do get this tv keep looking at Amazon because they do a 30 day price match if you find it cheaper or if their price lowers within the first 30 days they will give you back the difference i have already received over 50 dollars which is what i used to get my video game. Well i think i wrote enough so i will let you get back to buying this item because it is so worth it, trust me. BUY
November 18, 2008
Alright so i have had this tv for about 6 months and still to this day i love this tv, I have everything for this tv because this tv is amazing. I got a 3.1 Boston acoustics surround sound with a Denon receiver, i have playstation 3 hooked up through hdmi which is flawless when playing blu-ray. I have a mac mini hooked up to the tv and it is amazing to do stuff like photoshop and all that on this large tv. I also hood up a view sat satellite HD box with a dish and now i have over a 1000 channels and it is crystal clear. All this is mounted on a tv stand that i got at Wal-Mart and it looks perfect i will take a picture of everything and put it up soon as soon as i can find my digital camera.
Well let me tell you about the performance of the tv, the tv is perfect in every way, i wish i got this tv a long time ago but oh well i have it now. About 2 months into getting the tv i heard crackling noises when i would turn off the tv after using it for awhile, i got scared because i spend all this money and i didn't want anything bad to happen to it but it went away after a week or so and i haven't heard it since. I wish the tv had more hdmi ports but luckily i have my receiver that has plenty that compensates for the lack on the tv. Dont hook up your tv to your computer through hdmi unless you have a good video card because it stretches it out so you cant see the edges of the screen but when i switched it to dvi it was perfect. If you haven't listened to me yet and are still debating on buying this tv STOP IT AND JUST BUY IT!!!! you will not regret it.
Digital camera Review: Amazon customer service
Summary: 1 Stars
Check Amazon delivery date up front prior to buying. The delivery date provided by Amazon email after purchase was outside the standard 3- 5 business days. I spent over an hour (3 separate phone calls) trying to speak to a customer service person that could explain why. When I finally got connected to someone in the United States, she explained that you get the 1st customer service person and you can not get transferred. I had a choice of other tv providers and will NOT use Amazon next time.Digital camera Review: An honest review from an informed shopper.
Summary: 5 Stars
I finally decided to purchase this model after much deliberation. I really wavered between this model and the Sony KDL 40v4100. Really, the only reason I was even considering the Sony was because the sound is much better. I had come across so many reviews on this website and others that stated the bottom firing speakers sounded awful...They are correct, they sound absolutely hollow and muffled. Right now I actually have the sound running through my $50 Panasonic bookshelf CD player and it sounds about a million times better than the TV.
The picture is incredible!!! We don't have cable, just have a $30 antenna attached and the picture is incredible, better than the last cable we had. So for those of you curious about that, as long as you can pick up the signal it is awesome.
As for CEVA delivery... I live in the Dallas metroplex so the TV was in my area 1 DAY after ordering, it was estimated to arrive in 7 days, I called CEVA and asked if I could pick the TV up from the warehouse, they said yes. I checked the TV out in the bay and it looked ok, so I took it home.
It is my opinion that external speakers are a must, but the picture is worth the extra expense.
Digital camera Review: As advertised....
Summary: 5 Stars
Before purchasing this tv, I thorougly checked reviews by experts and the rest of us. Samsung had also been recommended to me by a Directv installer, based on the hundreds of sets that he had seen setting up Directv systems. My other HD set is an Olevia HD, with which I am very happy. However, this Samsung gives it a strong run for its money. I am very pleased with both. The Samsung picture is incredibly good. Particularly surprising is how well is handles the SD channels -- they are so sharp that they almost (not quite) rival the HD quality. I would highly recommend this Samsung for its very high quality and convenience of operation. The one shortcoming, noted by other reviewers, is its relatively weak sound system. However, I use a receiver and additional speakers for shows that benefit from enhanced sound and would recommend doing to with almost any HD tv.