Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend 46" widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * high-gloss black finish * built-in digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) tuners for over-the-air TV broadcasts (antenna required) * built-in QAM cable TV tuner receives unscrambled programs without a set-top box (cable service required) * 1920 x 1080 pixels * Product details and pricing info |
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266 Customer Reviews Posted
- Excellent TV
- This is a great TV. I used settings from AVS Forum both for video and audio and I'm really impressed. I like that the screen is not reflective and the image quality is outstanding (at least to my eyes :) ). I also have no complaints about sound quality with internal speakers.
- 2008-05-12, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Fully Satisfied with the purchase
- I am not a video buff. But it was time for me to buy a new TV. I have been looking for about 3months - staring at the TV's in the stores and reading reviews online. I boiled it down to Samsung 4665/4661 in terms of picture quality/price. But I personally hated the glossy trim on 4665..too wide for my taste. Then one day, me & my wife saw the 46A550 in BestBuy..pic quality was awesome and trim was just perfect. I checked a few things online and decided to go for it. Was way of ordering it online but after reading about other's experience of purchasing from Amazon, i placed my order. TV arrived quicker than expected and guys who delivered placed it where I wanted and waited until I tried a DVD. Its been a month now and i am delighted.
What I like:
- good/bright picture quality (maybe its 30000:1 contract ratio or something else)
- simple easy to navigate menu. decent manual & remote.
- to my delight, even just a regular DVD picture looks awesome. I tried blu-ray. Its definitely better than DVD picture but not better enough to force me to make a purchase. considering that huge number of regular DVD media around, this is great.
- i love the wiselink feature which allows me to copy pics to usb drive and display them as slide show on TV with background music. a great background for party's. I can finally see the value of my 8M digital camera..5x7 prints dont do justice to 8M camera's
What I didnt like:
- no many things but audio could be better.
- i am still trying to get my hands around the 4:3 vs 16:9 aspect ration. Somehow, I don't always like 16:9 format. But this TV has a feature to zoom vertical portion slightly (zoom1) and seem's more to my liking.
Here are couple of related items:
- i bought my cables at monoprice.com. good price/quality.
- amazon's 30day price match is great. when TV dropped $75 in a week, they made prompt adjustment. You have to call when price is active though !
In summary, I strongly recommend this TV and also ordering it from amazon !! - 2008-05-12, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Awesome
- This is the Holy Grail of great picture at a reasonable price point. I had another LCD (Sceptre) which I returned and this is superior in every way- it just not have the ghosting and motion judder that the other did. The 5ms response time really makes a difference- I don't think the 120hz processor is necessary since this tv makes up for what it would add in response time and firmware. This is the best looking tv I have seen, and it even does a good job of displaying standard definition satellite signals- 10 times better than others I have seen.
There are no cons except it is possible you could run out of inputs in the future- just count up your components and compare. - 2008-05-11, 8 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Samsung LN46A550 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
- Samsung LN46A550 46-inch 1080p LCD HDTV--The Color is amazing, it does need a little adjusting per the viewer. The audio seems to be fine for me, however when I throw in a DVD or watch a premium channel the picture is amazing, but for the audio I turn on and up my Sony 5.1 surround sound amp and it is just like I have my own personal theater in home. For those that are unhappy with the audio, get a surround sound system, that will improve the audio greatly. The Picture is best watching in Tru-HD broadcast. I do stretch the picture when those channels come in 4:3, to prevent Burn in, they say LCD's are not likely to have that happen, but I have read for the first few hundred hours to do this can't hurt. LCD screens do take a little getting use to, my old HD-TV was awesome too, Thanks to Comcast lack of listening to me, when I called to say my cable kept freezing up, it created Burn in on my Panasonic HD TV, it damaged the tube, they did correct by buying me this Samsung, I miss my old TV. Overall, The Samsung has a ok audio,recommend using 5.1 surround sound with Samsung TV, the picture is Great once you get use to looking at it, the screen has anti glare which is great and is viewable from sides too. I must give this TV a 5 Star rating and is recommended for the money.
- 2008-05-10, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Finally found the right TV
- Alright, I've been looking for a TV for a long time, but have been plagued with TVs that have weaknesses that I just can't live without. I consider myself a "Guru" of sorts when it comes to TV's and electronics I spend a lot of time researching and studying this stuff. And I will say that the one real weakness this TV does have I can live with seeing how it is not tied to the quality of the picture. Here is what I like & dislike about the TV:
Pros:
+ Great viewing angle (I was very concerned about this, I sit below the TV and off angle)
+ Very even back lighting, no signs of banding or clouding
+ Lot's of inputs
+ Price, Price, Price (I don't believe you will beat the price to Picture anywhere else. Yes there are better TV's than this just not at this price range.
+ Nice deep blacks with good shadow detail in dark scenes.
+ Very little light reflection from matte screen.
+ No pops, crackles, lines or unusual actions by the TV
+ No visible smearing on fast motion---Played COD4 could not see any blurring, unless you are anal about this it should not be a deal breaker
Cons:
- Honestly horrible speakers, don't buy this TV if you want it to provide good sound too. You can tweak it so it sounds O.K. but really I would just by some separate speakers
I would recommend this TV to anyone, hands down with out any reservations, if you buy this TV you will not be sorry. - 2008-05-09, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
