Samsung LN52A550 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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Electronics : Samsung LN52A550 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV |
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Key Features | Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable. Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. |  |
 | 30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung’s new LCD TV’s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever. |
 | DNIe The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces. |  |
| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp back lights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. | |||
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 | To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV’s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMI-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
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 | Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
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Rating:  - * Love the LN52a550 ... If you are like me you have probably been reading all the reviews to get a good handle on the pros and cons of this TV. As everyone else has said, this TV does look beautiful, but I'm going to avoid reiterating everyone else's comments and add my additional impressions. A few pro's others have not mentioned. USB Plug - This is a really cool option Samsung added to this set. My sister returned from Alaska shortly after I set the TV up and for fun I decided to test drive it in front of my friends. The TV recognized the camera was attached and showed the pictures. This really impressed my friends and surprised me, since electronic aren't usually that "easy". Control - When I watch movies I like it DARK. There is a little annoying light on the bottom of the TV that some designer thought was a good idea, I don't. Luckily you can turn it off and the fisher price sounding start up and shut down melodies. Details - The piano finish bezel, the relative short TV depth and the cap to close off the bottom after you remove the stand all are great details. When mounted this TV is a thing of beauty and the details add to it. Cons: Cap on the bottom - To make the cap stay on the bottom of the TV, after you remove the stand, you have to insert 2 screws you removed when taking the stand off. I didn't read the directions close enough and missed this step, so now the TV is hung and the cap doesn't stay in all the way. It is my fault for not reading the directions close enough, but come on this could have been fixed by designing a better cap. Plugs on the Back - The Plugs on the back face backwards which is not great for slim mounts. There is about 1 inch between the TV and my wall and I had to cut a relief hole to take pressure off the wires. Boot up time - There is a short lag in the TV boot up time and turning off. From what I know this is pretty par for the course, but its a little tough to know everything is starting ok. Additional Notes: -Pay attention to how you plug the component cords. I unfortunately got two of the colors mixed up and was very frustrated for a few hours until I switched them and everything was fine. -TWC used very high compression on their signal. I didn't know this until I had my 52 incher on the wall (I couldn't see it with my 32 in HDTV). Don't freak out thinking your TV isn't as good as you though it was because you are noticing compression artifacts, in fact its SO good that you can see them. -I read one review that said CEVA will work with you and they were very right. I tracked my package until it got here, called CEVA and picked it up from them the next day. They will deliver it for you, but if you are impatient like me you will want to pick it up too. Note: The box is really big and filled up a big portion of the back of my Expedition. In conclusion I would highly recommend this TV to anyone of my friends and family. If your still contemplating STOP and just buy this TV, you will love it. Rating:  - * A couple things to know... ... I recently bought this TV from Amazon. It is simply awesome! Great picture (way better than I expected). I visited Best Buy and CC a couple times to look at it and I thought the picture was 'average'. Once I got this home and hooked up some HDMI cords (which I also bought online at amazon), the picture was absolutely amazing. Watching nonHD sources is not awful, but it is amazing to see the difference. Couple things to share: 1. Buy your HDMI cables online and early. Dont spend $40-60 in a store when you can get decent cable online for under 10. 2. Call CEVA as soon as you get a tracking number to schedule your delivery. If you wait they will send you a letter basically saying that you need to call them. This will take several days away from your viewing enjoyment. 3. Surround sound is a must! The speakers are not good for anything other than watching TV late at night when you dont want to wake anyone up. Watching a movie with nothing but the TV speakers would be torture. Rating: - * Amazing Picture Quality and Value for your Money ... After only two weeks of ownership, I had to write a review and let others in doubt know how amazing the picture quality is on this TV. Never having been a fan of LCD TVs, I have been in the plasma HDTV camp for about 5 years. After purchasing 3 Panasonic Plasma TVs (including the 65-inch TH-65PX600U monster) and one Samsung 50-inch plasma, I saw my parent's Samsung LCD and was blown away. Now, even their model is blown away by this one in picture quality. After applying the settings found on the AVS Forums, the picture on this TV is amazing. I've really become a Samsung LCD lover now. Also, the delivery by CEVA was not too bad. I got it one day early. Rating: - * Samsung LN52A550 ... Amazing in every way!!! Picture quality is just incredible. I chose the 550 series over the 650 or 750 because they both have a glossy screen that reflects everything. Lots of windows in the room where I put my 550 and no reflection issues at all. Also with the 550, I see no ghosting when watching football or the olympics, and the reds are great. I can't see any reason to pay the extra money for the 120HZ and "fuller reds" of the 650 & 750 series. I combined the new TV with a Samsung HT-Z510 home theatre system (not then available thru Amazon, but $399 at Circuit City) They work very well together and the sound is excellent. Amazon white delivery service was also just great. Delivered and set up in 5 days. Rating: - * Excellent TV at a decent price ... This TV works great and it is probably one of the best deals of the moment for a 52" LCD. The PIP is a little bit tedious to use especially that the main source cannot be the TV but one of the external source (the TV/Cable can only be the sub-picture). The delivery that was supposed to be by 2 people in house, ended up just being a single guy that I had to help to get the TV out of the box. They just turn the TV on and check that we have sound and image and that's it. They also recommend you to keep the box for a month in case you have to return the TV (the TV has to be sent back in the original box). So this delivery service is not that useful. |
