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Summary: It's a winner, except for the sound
Comment: Purchased this from Warehouse Deals by Amazon as re-boxed unit for a deeply discounted price and it arrived on time in like new condition. As we're new to High Def. we found the picture in HD stunningly great. Blades of grass on an ESPN HD college football game were plainly visible. Even though the refresh rate is only 60hz and we have no HDMI cable there is very little of the "smearing" that supposedly is a problem with LCD TV's. The non-glare screen on this model is also appreciated in our many-windowed living room. Although there is a website ([...] with tips to calibrate the picture we found it acceptably pleasing right out of the box on the brighter setting. Standard Def is mediocre, but after reading online and talking to the Comcast installers it's really not the TV's fault. The TV just accurately reproduces the faults in a low resolution broadcast. What is the TV's fault, and hence only 4 stars, is the subpar sound. Even after equalization the only two options seem to be boomy boxiness or grainy harshness. Still, since the picture is so good, better speakers can be hooked up, and the unit is fairly user friendly, it is enthusiastically recommended in the +/- [...] price range. Look for a deal in the Warehouse.
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Summary: excellent hdtv
Comment: looks great ... love the glossy look and blue light underneath ...
sd looks fine, hd looks incredible ...
i did see a few reviews where sound was mentioned below par ... I found the sound to be just fine ... however i did buy an onkyo hometheater and it sounds much better
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Summary: Big dissappointment
Comment: I had purchased this tv from 6th Avenue with high hopes and because I believed Samsung is a good brand. However when I recieved it today I was gutted as the picture would not display full screen. I went into the "menu --> Picture options --> size" and set it to 16:9 and yet the picture wouldnt display on the fullscreen. Only when I switched the size to wide display did it display full screen. I had a lengthy discussion with a customer service representative of samsung and somebody is going to come to my house on the 2nd of December to try and fix this issue. Unfortunately 6th Avenue doies not have a return policy for tv's 37" and above. I feel like I am stuck with a defective tv :( . Don't commit the same mistake.
I will update my review with how the repair experience goes...
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Summary: Incredible hi-def picture but what about non-HD?
Comment: 1. Delivery--flawless and timely (ordered from Amazon). I connected it to our Comcast HD cable box, plugged in in, and haven't stopped watching since.
2. Hi definition channels look INCREDIBLE. The much-feared glare from the polished black frame turned out to be a non-factor. It doesn't get any better than this (of course, this is my first step up from conventional old fashioned TVs, so what do I know?).
3. BUT...non-HD stations pretty much look blah. Foggy, snowy, ghosted, continually refocusing, some better than others, but none of them up to par. With some adjusting of contrast, sharpness, and other options, I have been able to "thicken up" the display so the flaws are less obvious, but this isn't the way it's supposed to be.
So the question for those in the know is: What up? Is it a lemon (I doubt it)? Is it typical and we all have to live with it until all stations are HD (that would be suprising since I have been on digital cable for years with flawless display on regular TV)? Is it a bad cable box? Or is there a setting I have overlooked?
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Summary: Murph
Comment: Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTVI purchsed this set about week ago and it was delivered in about 5 days- much quicker than Amazon had indicated- delivery person was very accomodating and had called the day before and then 2 hours before he actually brought it. Price was considerably less than big box stores or on line with other vendors-
I am very pleased with the set even with watching just analog as I don't have HD connected yet.-Maybe not quite as clear as old analog set but format & size is different also so this probably accounts for that. I'm sure it will vastly improve with HD.
I really don't have any complaint about the sound but I am not a real audiophile so I think it is pretty good without any enhancing equipment.
I recommend this set to anyone as a very good 40" starter hdtv.
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