Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV | Great TV, Great Price

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	Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV Samsung Samsung average customer review:based on 312 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Very Satisified!

Great price,delivered on time and placed in the location where it would be used! Easy to set up and every aspect of it's quality exceeds expectation!

Great TV, Great Price

I bought this TV the day after Thanksgiving when it was on sale and it is a great TV for a great price. The picture is fantastic, especially in HD. I was nervous about not having the 120 Hz as I watch a lot of sports but I don't see any motion blur when watching football games. I changed the picture settings slightly (CNET website has recommended picture settings for this TV that worked great). I do not feel the sound is terrible like everyone says - nothing to brag about but it sounds fine and I plan to add surround sound anyway.

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Absolute Best HDTV for Money! BUY IT, BUY IT NOW!!

I bought the Samsung LN46A550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV from Amazon on Dec. 1st and it arrived via the White Glove Shipping Service (CEVA) on Dec. 11th, exactly the day they had estimated. They called 2 days before and set up a time they could come to drop it off. They brought it in, unboxed it, placed it on the table, hooked up the power cord and tested the remote. They would have also taken away the box if I had wanted them to.

So far, so GREAT with this TV. I had researched for almost a year, so I knew what I wanted, and I got it. I wont repeat the specs on this unit, but rather describe my experience with it. Currently, I have it connected, via coaxial cable, to my basic cable service. Nothing to write home about as far as SD programming goes with this TV. But, again, that is the lack of quality of signal, not the TV. The TV simply displays what it receives. I also have it hooked up to the Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-ray Player I also bought on Amazon (see my review on that unit as well) via an inexpensive HDMI cable. First blueray we watched was Hancock and it was amazing. You really get spoiled watching the 1080p blueray and then have to go back to SD for TV watching. Blah. But we plan to get HD service from DirecTV soon.

I have a "C" panel, but have no complaints about it. It looks great to me. No stuck pixels (that I have found yet, anyway), no dark corners, no banding, etc. The remote works from at least 20 ft away if directly in front of TV, and works at about 30-40 degrees off center when within 10ft, no complaints there. Mine came with the 1006.1 firmware, so I don't have any info regarding updating the FW for this TV, although I have read that it's rather easy. Have viewed jpegs and played mp3s via a thumb/flash drive on the USB port on the side, works great. We have the couch set back about 12ft from the screen and I think that is about as close as you would want to be with the 46" model. If you don't have that much room I would recommend the Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV. Another great thing about this model is that there is no reflective cover over the screen so watching the TV during the day is great; no glare or reflections when watching in a bright room. No complaints about the viewing angle either. We have a love seat sitting off center to the TV by about 40 degrees or so and there is no color change that I can see (see my set up in the photos I uploaded to Amazon). There is a slight darkening of the color if you are 80 or more degrees of center, but who really would be sitting that far off to the side! And there really isn't any more distortion than you would get from a regular CRT TV anyway.

One HUGE CAVEAT is the sound quality. Like most have reported here, the sound, in my opinion, is atrocious. Out of the box it was horrible; however, a quick calibration at this link made it much more acceptable:

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I would recommend some sort of speaker system for it though. You can go the audiophile route and add an expensive surround sound system, or just buy some inexpensive computer speakers like I did. I would recommend the Logitech Computer Speakers - X240 (google it) that simply hook into the earphone jack on the side. They improved the sound IMMENSELY, although you do lose the ability to alter the sound equalizer, so make changes to the sound before you hook up the speakers.

Summary: Considering what you are getting for your money, I would definitely recommend this LCD HDTV; and get it from Amazon: lowest price, no tax and free shipping! It has turned out to be all that I hoped, and has really made watching movies at home a pleasure.

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Worth Every Penny

I have been researching large screen TV's for a long time. I finally pulled the trigger on the Samsung LN46550. The set was delivered 4 days after I placed my order. The regular broadcast is very good but the high def will blow you away. I went from an older 32" set with a VCR/DVD to this beauty tied to a HDDVR.... why did I wait so long? There has been alot of comments on sound and while I have a crankin Yahama system the speakers built into the set are more than adequate.

Great picture but the sound blows!

Let me preface my comments by saying I may have gotten a bad one. That being said- I loved the picture. For a non-120hz lcd you would have a hard time beating the picture quality. Now for the bad part. From the moment I turned the set on I noticed that it sounded like I was listening to a transistor radio! Seriously, it was very tinny an thin. I don't consider my self to be an audiophile but this was just unacceptable. I thought maybe I could get around the speakers in the set by always listening to it through my home theater audio system. When I did I noticed right away that picture was easily a half second or more off from the audio. It was like I was watching a bad kung fu movie. (lips out of sync.)

Bottom line, after talking to tech support and not being able to correct the problem I returned it within five days. Amazon was great with the return, no hassle except for the fact that I had to pay to ship out a tv that I didn't want. I ended up getting a Toshiba 46" Regza. A great tv with amazing picture and great sound.

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