Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV by Samsung
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Digital camera reviews of Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Digital camera Review: Awesome LCD tv for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been researching LCD/Plasma for the last 1 year and also debating between Sony XBR and Samsung LNT4665 till this year's model came out. Comparing the performance of the Samsung LN series against sony XBR4 in the big box stores, I was convinced that Samsung was more bang for the buck. The 5msec response time makes a lot of difference when watching fast moving scenes. The 30,000 contrast produces absolute blacks and whites. Easy to use remote with almost all menus accessible in less than 2 button operations. LN650 has shiny screen ( which brings out the contrast and image quality a tad better) , 50,000 contrast and 120KHz AMP. But for the extra $500 I was not convinced on the picture quality. Only bad thing about 550 is the speakers and the fact that it has only 1 antenna (RF) input compared to the LNT4665. So you cannot have OTA and cable at the same time. Still trying to figure out whether I an do it. I have turned the speakers off and am using my home theater. It has digital audio output which is a plus.
Auto tuning - requires a lot of patience. IT takes about 20-30 minutes to tune and then remove the scrambled channels . I guess that is the same with other TVs as well. cable tuning gives options for analog and digital ( std, irc , hrc ). I tried all of them , std works fine. sometimes hrc, irc seem to pick up a few additional channels and drop some. You can use only 1 of the options since tuning them to the other will drop the previously memorized channels. It did pick up a few analog OTA channels. But did not get any DTV air. Most likely I need an antenna. But how do I plug it into the TV. A switch?? But that is a pain.
OVerall - fantastic TV . I have no regrets or buyers remorse!!!
Digital camera Review: Awesome TV
Summary: 5 Stars
After looking at many LCD TV's and considering sizes for a couple years, we went with this one and we are glad we did for the price. We originally wanted to get a Sony after all the reviews, but a little to pricey for us at this point. Since I work at Amazon, and have a discount we can use, we started checking out the prices and possibilities there. We were impressed with the prices and options even without the discount. After considering the specs on this product and the price with those specs we went with the Samsung, even though we were worried about the reviews we read about Samsung having the biggest issues with screen reflections from windows and lights. Over the past few months of ownership we have found this TV really has no serious problems with reflections since we have two windows and plenty of light. The picture is awesome. I really enjoy the screen size button on the remote so I can quickly adjust to the best screen size with different cable channels and movies. It has several choices. I like being able to hook up my laptop computer to it as a monitor so I can watch videos off the internet from Amazon's Video on Demand, Hulu, Netflix, etc. for larger picture and sound to run through our stereo receiver. We will eventually have a Computer Media Center for the TV to do the same thing. The remote is easy to use and to understand. I will agree with others that reviewed this product that the sound directly from the TV is not that great, but they are just TV speakers. The TV was created I think for a home theater situation, which is what we have. We have moved to a smaller place and downsized from a Sony 61" projection big screen TV to this. Big change, but our living room is a third the size of our previous TV room. We love the TV and the picture, especially on HD channels.Digital camera Review: Awesome TV
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased this TV from Amazon. The delivery was prompt and at the time specified. The picture quality is stunning when watching HD channels and Blue Ray DVDs. My laptop has a HDMI output, so I am also using this TV as a 46" computer monitor, and it looks amazing. The audio quality is not the best, but its a TV afterall and really didnt mind since the audio goes into my stereo system. Overall I highly recommend this product.Digital camera Review: Awesome Value, Awesome TV
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though the next series model has better specs, at this price you cant beat the value and quality of the TV. Yes its only 60mhz, and has only 3 HDMI ports, but that should satisfy most folks. After doing countless hours of research this is definetly the best bang for your buck and quality. The Phillips 47 or Toshiba comperable to this t.v, doesnt hold a candle to it. You surely want to calibrate your television for the best possisble picture when you get it, but thats with any tv, you can do that with research on the internet for the right specs, but it all depends or your liking or brightness of your room, as well as calibration dvds. The sound is questionable but a surround sound will def. solve that. The speakers are hidden pointing down but still after tweaking in the menus you will find they are quite good. CNET has an awesome review on their site for this tv and you will be pleased with the information found there. The side ports with the usb and hdmi accent the tv well also. Buy the t.v. you will not be let down with the 5 Series with Samsung, and with Samsung being #2 on consumer reports only behind Sony, you will be satisfied.Digital camera Review: Awesome picture! Sweet deal!
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I purchased this model after shopping around for months. We visited many stores and saw the actual picture in many different lights. Samsung had the best overall picture out there, bar none. I use to sell for circuit city for 5 years, and I can honestly tell you if you like the picture and the features and it has a good service record then buy it. Your eyes won't lie to you when it comes to tv viewing. I use to tell people find one that catches your eye best.,go home reserch or ask me it's service record and features and if you like what you see, buy it. Sales people can tell you a hundred different facts about it's technical prowess,but the bottom line is do you truly like the picture. After all, it will be in your home for years,and it's your hard earned money. I can tell you, you will be hard pressed to find a better lcd tv or a better price than this one offered thru Amazon.com,I couldn't find one better, so needless to say I bought it. And with the money we saved, bought a hd dvd/vcr recorder to boot! I viewed 4millionths of a second and 5mil. refresh rates on these units and it's not noticible to the human eye,your brain can't detect variation at that speed anyway,so lets be real. You either like the picture or you don't, so go figure. Folks you can't go wrong on this deal, so go out to best buy, circuit city, ultimate electronics and see for yourselves. Don't bother checking thier prices because it's not even close to the deal Amazon offers,but by all means look! it will make you feel great when your friends overpayed by hundreds of dollars for not doing thier homework. something to boast about come superbowl sunday! Hope this helped some on your decision. I shoot straight from the hip, no bull! Happy New Year to all. Mike