1. Touch of Color Bezel
2. Full HD 1080p Resolution
3. 120Hz Auto Motion Plus
4. 4 HDMI Inputs
5. Super Clear Panel

Customer Review :

TOO Shinny a Screen

I'm sorry a bought the TV now. The screen is definitely too glossy and reflects objects and light, especially when off, but also when it is on. I wish I had bought the 630 now with the matte screen or the Sony 52w4100. Look at the user supplied picture of his TV setup and all you see is reflections. If you want the glossy look, go with plasma, otherwise pick a matte screen 120hz model.

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Great tv while it was working. Then I had to deal with Samsung!

I ordered this tv from amazon in 06/08. It was delivered on time. The picture was the best I've seen. Then this month 11/08 it turned itself off during a program and would not turn back on. I called Samsung and was told there was only 1 authorized repair ctr for the state of CT. That person would have to come from over 100 miles away. They told me the next available appt would be in 8 days. Then the day of the appt. they said the part was backordered. I would have to wait another 11 days for them to come back. I called Samsung back and told them this was not acceptable to me to wait this long for a repair. I then requested a replacement tv. That's when they started giving me the run around. Passing me on to the next person. Keeping me on hold for 15 minutes at a time. Then finally telling me they have 21 business days to fix my tv. I'm still waiting for it to be repaired. Any way it's a great picture if they can repair it. But you should consider buying a Sony. Maybe they care a little more about their customers. Samsung sure doesn't

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If you like a cloudy, picture with flashlighting and blotchy screen...then its PERFECT!

I'm going to try and post a pic to explain this. For now, if you follow this link you can see how HORRIBLE this tv is that Amazon sent me: http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr286/DerekNJND/?action=view¤t=samsung-1.jpg

But lemme just say, VERY disappointed in this TV set after reading everywhere how great it would be. It is great, but I got a set with THE WORST CLOUDING AND FLASHLIGHTING I have ever seen on an LCD set. Big blotchy cloud in the middle of the screen slightly left of center screen. Huge flashlight in the bottom right corner. GRRRRRRRRR.

After reading up on AVSforums.com, and seeing a poll there, MORE THAN 50% OF 52" A650 OWNERS HAVE CLOUDING and/or FLASHLIGHTING. BUYER BEWARE!! If you buy this set, there's a better than 50% chance you'll have clouding. for those who don't know what this means, just go to google images and type in "lcd clouding." If you already have the set or just got it, pull out all the inputs, and have the screen completely black. jack up the backlight to 10, put the brightness all the way up, and

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great tv

i just purchased this tv. i got the bundle package with the samsung bluray for a total of $1840 (free shipping). they were shipped separately. this tv is amazing and you will be pleased with your purchase. the only thing i wanted to note was that amazon no longer does a price match (as of sept 1st) so i would definitely watch the price fluctuations before you buy this tv.

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Just Awesome, can't think of a more creative word

Awesome TV --that about sums it up. Now I will go through the details. First, have the software upgrade available. I have received two of these TV's and the first one didn't require, the second one does. Simply download the driver from the Samsung support site and place it on a USB drive. If you select sw update from the setup menu, it will tell you if the version is the same, so it won't do it unless needed.

I have a basement with a window and a light right on top of the TV set. This is the first big advantage of this TV --namely the construction material of the screen. The low reflective layer simply ignores the external light source and it is almost as of it absorbs the light. The result is that the image from the TV is unaffected by the external light. It is as vivid regardless whether it's dark or daylight shining on the TV --truly amazing.

Another amazing fact of this material is it allows viewing from a very obtuse angle without losing clarity. Remember those airplane mounted LCD monitors which turns black when viewed from an angle? No such thing with this TV.

The picture simply looks fake. This is not a negative comment. Remember those magazine advertisements which always claim "simulated TV picture"? They basically cut and paste a picture to the TV screen. guess what, this TV looks fake. It looks like someone took a large poster of clear photo, and put it on the screen. Simply flawless.

I have played with the settings and found that the default "standard" setting is the best for my taste. You can make the screen a lot brighter if you want. I strongly suggest to not set the brightness too high. I have read reviews complaining about lcd cluding --where on very dark solid scenes, an uneven brightness is visible on the screen. Clouding is common due to the way LCD matrix works. One way to combat this effect is to avoid watching your television in completely dark rooms. Turn on a lamp with a low light setting to keep a small amount of ambient light in the room. Some LCD manufacters offer ambient light built in to their television (such as Philips Ambilight) but this option is not available on this TV. So if you review 100 different TV's (even though they are all the same model), it is not uncommon to find one or two sets which has worse lcd clouding issues than the other. Mine is just perfect.

The response time and 120hz made a big difference. A tv with 60 hz refreshes the screen 60 times a second. On an LCD screen, a high action picture can produce a blur simply because the refresh cannot cath up to the changes of the picture composition. Those days are over. 120 times per second the image is updated so it doesn't matter what movement or action you got on the screen --it remains picture perfect sharp.

I was rather worried about the "red" bezel but this was unnecessary. The color tone is very subtle.

Watching TV is a pleasure. I appreciate the channel list which actually reads the broadcaster info (station ID and the current program). The majority of the screens are smaller than what the screen can accomodate. Most cable deliveries (unless you have FIOS) do not deliver the full 1080p but a quick blu ray disk play will eliminate doubt that this is the most amazing HDTV.

The WiseLink option is extremely poorly programmed. I sticked in a USB drive with directories containing files mixed with pictures, music, etc. The system is over protective to the user and attempted to make life easy by tabulating *ALL* the pictures and music for you. I prefer to be able to browse my thumb drive directories. It is extremely annoying trying to get to a particular picture you wanted to see and having to go through literally thousands of JPG files. Remember, if you have files such as offline internet browsing files, every single button and pictures are saved as a JPG. This is a major flaw in the software rather than the TV. Hopefully the programming team can revise the software and allow direct browsing. Again, I have to clarify that this shortcoming is a software issue rather than TV performance.

When the TruSurround XT SRS sound option is enabled, the sound coming from the standard speakers is very commendable. The sound surround reproduction is rich as has dimension. This is probably moot for most users who will connect an AV receiver. Just make sure you have an optical cable to connect the TV to your AV receivers so you can get the best sound from the TV to your receiver as well.

One sound option that is really nice is the sound leveler which can be set to "ON" in the setup (the default is off so look for it under sound). With this option on, when you channel browse, you no longer get surprises on those channels which are much louder than its neighbors (or much lower). Adjusting the volume from channel to channel is a thing of the past. A very nice welcomed addition.

For those who struggle with component video cables please don't. You are shortchanging yourself. Please connect this TV using an HDMI cable. And don't go cheap on the HDMI cable. Make sure you get one with enough bandwidth to handle 1080p. It may cost more but it's worth it.

The 50,000 to 1 contrast ratio is not just hype. I have a Sharp Aquos in the house as well and I have great respect for that TV as well but it can't compete with the dynamic contrast ratio which makes a big difference in picture clarity. I don't think I have seen a unit which can produce a sharper picture than this TV.

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Customer Review :

Wow The Best HDTV out there TRUST ME

I had an LG 42inch I just upgraded. Wow amazing this is the best HDTV out there you get 3 extra months warranty just for registering your HDTV. When you watch standard TV it still looks great. I am amazed at the picture quality. I went to sears and looked at dozens of LCD's nothing came close. Ordered through amazon and couldn't believe how fast I received it. Great service they even asked if I wanted it set up. I said no because opening is the best part about getting something new.

When you watch movies OMG looks like your looking out of the window or watching live footage its so damn clear i stare at it with my mouth open. Mind you this isn't my first HDTV 1080P My last HDTV was great but this beats it by 100% Trust me don't think just get this Samsung 6 series.

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Panasonic Plasma lot better than Samsung LCD

Before I started my comments on this product, I must say that Amazon gives excellent service delivery for this product. However for this TV, I have to rate it 3 stars.
I read lot of people's reviews this item and thought it's good TV until I bought it. I completely disappointed with the color setting of this LCD. The color looked too yellow and red. I could not make it any better. Compared it to my 720P Panasonic Plasma, the plasma color is beautiful out of the box. The sound is another terrible thing on this TV, with surround sound on, I cannot understand clearly because it sounded like you bring the sound recorder to theater and recorded. Overall, it looks good with PC input. However, with others, DVD and TV inputs, the color on this TV is not good. One other thing is missing is the caption will not work if you're using component video cable as the catalog stated. If you don't believe me. Buy this TV and find out.

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Highly Impressive.

Like most out there, I've done the research, compared the prices, and pulled the trigger, and I haven't been happier. I'm not a technophile so I won't be going into the numbers or technology involved here, so this is for the everyday regular people who just are looking for a great tv; YOU'VE FOUND IT, FOLKS!

This TV is quite honestly the most amazing piece of technology I could ever ask for; the picture is crisp, dynamic, and vibrant, the design is outstanding and practical, and the quality is beyond words. I also bought in addition to the TV, a blue ray player and the "Planet Earth" blue ray disc set; best decision I've made in years! You want to feel like your in the Serengeti with none of the bad smells, fear of death, and food-poisoning? Seriously, this is the single-most amazing viewing experience I've ever had the pleasure of being a part of.

Well, I think most everything else has been said by other reviewers so I'll leave you with one thought; buy this tv and you'll never want to view anything that isn't on it again ;). Cheers!

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I Couldn't Be Happier

I just got my 2nd one of these. The first one I got in the 'best' retail store. I later learned that retail stores sell them uncalibrated so I had to pay geek $400.00 to calibrate all the colors to be the best they can be. If you buy from a non-retail outlet, they're already calibrated.

As for the glossy screen complaints, I can't complain. Any reflection produced is not something that glares at me....I sort of see through it without noticing it.

I feel like I have the Cadillac of LCD TVs, so I bought a 2nd on from Amazon for another room. The colors of HD and non-HD programs are magnificent. Especially the sets of local news programs and game shows like Jeopardy that are broadcast in HD.

You cannot beat the quality for this price.



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Editorial Review :

32" 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) * 1366 x 768 pixels *

Customer Review :

WOW!

MY first HDTV. Ordered TV on Thursday, it arrived on Tuesday via CEVA. The whole thing took about 20 minutes for me to set-up. Setting up the stand involved screwing in about 7 screws and I was in business. I picked up a HDTV box with a HDMI port(Comcast) and hooked up to the TV. Pressed the ON button and--WOW!

For those complaints about how long it takes to start up after you hit the power button, I'd say it takes about 3 seconds, if you are that pressed for time you ought to chill out.

The picture is great and the price is right. If you are thinking of purchasing this product, you couldn't get a better little present for yourself.


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Can't beat Samsung

My 2nd Samsung TV. Delivery was ahead of schedule and installation was done as promised. Samsung is the best. Will buy all my electronics from Amazon. Amazon & Samsung are #1!!!

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Samsung LN32450 - excellent!

The TV required some simple assembly but was ready to hook up in under ten minutes. Hook up was only complicated by feeding the cables through my cabinet. The picture is astounding! I shopped this brand for about four months and am very happy with the purchase.
We have HD satellite and are always laughing at how much "worse" CSI (and all the others) is now that we can see all the grisly details with a clarity that makes us cringe. Can hardly wait to view some really seriously gory "splatter" film just for the heck of it!
Samsung has a great TV.

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Great picture - Easy installation !!!

I mounted this LCD on a wall. It looks great and the picture is excellent. The LCD has the correct supports in the rear for mounting. Also, duplicate input/output connections on the SIDE and REAR for cable, etc., makes it real convenient.
Amazon price was best I could find - $50-100 less than the big box stores and NO tax. LCD ordered on Sunday - delivered on Thursday !!! Strongly recommend.

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Samsung 32-inch 720p LCD is great starter TV

This is the very first flat screen TV I've ever bought and it did not disappoint. As advertised, the picture quality is excellent--even for a 720p TV, the HD channels really are striking. And although some reviews have questioned the sound quality, I think this TV has very good sound for the room I have it in. It has a lot of extra features like HDMI ports that I am not yet using but will allow me growth room to do so. Amazon price was the best on this set -- free delivery took 1-2 weeks, but when it showed up the delivery folks set it up for me no questions asked. I'd recommend this set for everyone.

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Customer Review :

Samsung LCD HD TV

Everything was as advertised. The picture is better than I had hoped. HDMI cable gives a crystal clear picture. Amazon rep unpacked and set up the TV and hooked everything up and made sure it worked before he left. Dedlivery was fast. No complaints

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Great Tv

Works great. Speaker are a bit poor but I run it thru a Yamaha AV via Hdmi so dont really care.
Picture is great on my old Dvd player via S video.
Direct TV HD connected as well via hdmi.
Logitech remote takes care of any issues with the supplied one so I havent noticed any startup time issues.
Over the air digital signal pickup was very good.

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Great display but frustrating experience

I had done a lot of searching and for this price range this is the best looking display I have found. Some other displays that I looked at handle motion and de-interlacing better than the Samsung, but to me the difference was not enough to justify the higher prices. The sound however is really horrible. Like others, I saw this in other reviews and thought how bad can it be? It's really bad. You don't have to be an audiophile to notice the lack of bass and hollow feeling coming from the speakers.
Dealing with CEVA for delivery had to be the most difficult part of my purchase. They never contacted me to arrange for delivery and I came home one day to find a notice on my door that they had attempted delivery and to call them. They would not deliver on the weekends and I had to arrange for a friend to meet them because I could not get home from work within their delivery hours. After enjoying my new TV for three days the thing just died. The status lights came on but no picture. After about 10 minutes of troubleshooting I called Samsung support. They seemed to know right away what the problem was and that it would require a service call. I had to call another company to arrange for service but the only appointment I could make was weeks away. At this point I had had enough and called amazon and told them I was returning it. On Sunday morning I decided I was not going to be denied another Sunday of football in HD so I drove to Best Buy, got them to match Circuit City's price which was about $130 more than amazon, put it in my car, drove home and set it up. The entire process took less than an hour. I then had to call CEVA and arrange for pick up of the dead TV; the earliest they could come was two weeks later on a Saturday and they could only tell me some time between 10am and 5pm. The Friday before they called to say they could not come on the weekend. I now have to take a day off from work to stay home and wait for them to come pick this up.
I have purchased Samsung TVs and monitors before and have always had good luck with them so I was surprised by the dud that I got. But I did end up purchasing the same model and I am very happy with it. I would never again order something from amazon that requires delivery from CEVA. If you don't have a job and can stay home all day to wait for delivery you can save some money, but for me the ability to deal with a brick and mortar store in the evenings or weekends is worth the extra money that I paid.


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A 10 as far as I am concerned

Best picture I have ever seen. I cannot express the excitement and joy I am feeling. Wow! I highly recommend purchasing. Also the price was outstanding for what you get.

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Great TV

This is the first HDTV I've owned. I've had it for about a month now, and I'm still blown away by it. Only downside is I find myself watching TV just to be blown away by the amazing picture. USB thing is pretty cool, too.

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Customer Review :

No price guarantee from Amazon!

In a new policy (Sept. 2008), if this t.v. drops in price the day after you purchase it, Amazon will not refund you the difference. Before Sept. 2008, they gave you a 30-day guarantee that the item would not drop in price. I purchased this television early Nov., a few days later it dropped by $20, but no refund, even though I've spent about $3000 at Amazon over the past couple months. Very, very poor customer service from Amazon.

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great lcd!

Great LCD! Best I have ever owned. I have no complaints. Item was shipped quickly and in perfect condition. Thanks!

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Excellent choice!

Like you I spent a great deal of time researching the big TV I was going to buy... spoke to a bunch of family/friends, read forums and review sites, poured over technical specs, spoke to more people and then I decided to get this LCD HDTV. Thinking back, an excellent choice I made and I stand by it after a month of enjoying it.

A brief about by buying decision and then the TV itself - at the outset I narrowed down the type of HDTV to a LCD and ruled out both Plasma (primarily because I didn't think the picture quality was great) and DLP (primarily because of viewing angle). And among LCD HDTVs I was looking at Samsung and Sony only. I found that Samsung's pricing and features are perfectly interleaved with Sony models and hence a Samsung seemed to give me the best bang for the buck within my budgetary threshold. Specifically, I was pitching this TV against the Sony Bravia V and W series.

Apart from all the great features of this TV that you already know about, there is one feature I would like to point out... its the fact that this TV has a great response rate of 5ms. More expensive TVs have a 4ms response rate. Also I did ponder over the 60Hz refresh rate on this TV but I don't think its a big deal and in my view it didn't justify the extra bucks you need to put down for a 120Hz. Also I've never experienced motion blur yet, at least for the kind of viewing I do.

Amazon did great with my order and the delivery service was smooth and fast.

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New Big Screen Lover

I have to agree with all the positive reviews of the design of the set and the picture quality and unfortunately I have to agree with the negative review of the sound quality - something I hope will be fixed with the addition of speakers as recommended by another reviewer. The only truly negative thing I have to say about the set is that stupid box in the left hand corner that pops up when I change channels and says "no time information 1920x720@60hz" (a number that changes depending on what station is being broadcast). I called Samsung to ask how to get rid of the box as the information makes no sense to me and certainly doesn't seem to serve any useful purpose other than to annoy me - but they tell me I can't get rid of it. This is completely unacceptable and I'm really considering returning the set! Any suggestions?

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Very pleased thus far

We purchased the Samsung LN46A550 after doing a lot of research, and we bought it from Amazon because (1) they had the best price and (2) we had heard good things about CEVA delivery. Unfortunately, the first unit was DOA, so the CEVA guys boxed it back up while I was on the phone with Amazon. Due to the size and high value of the product, it took a couple extra days longer to get the replacement than would normally be the case (or so I assume), but everything went smoothly and the second unit works perfectly. CEVA was great to work with all the way around.

The TV is an excellent size for our bedroom ... this unit replaced a 36" tube, so the new TV provides a similar image height ... our heads are about 10-11 feet from the TV, which sits high atop a 64" tall armoire ... as expected, I am very pleased with the image quality: brightness, color, black levels, contrast, etc. ... we are feeding a signal from our DirecTV HD DVR via HDMI, and the most annoying thing that has cropped up is the TV's slow recognition and/or adjustment to the signal as we change channels on the DVR ... it only takes a few seconds as it switches, but it seems strange that the TV has to work that hard at it (our Samsung 56" 1080p RPTV in the living room is fed by the same model of DVR and has no such problems) ...

Like many others, I am underwhelmed by the downward-firing speakers, which have a hollow sound devoid of highs and lows ... however, perhaps because we have the TV elevated, I'm not having as much of an issue with the speakers as other reviewers, but I've played quite a bit with the settings to get them to sound reasonable. I'm considering getting one of those 3.1 sound bar setups, but with the holidays coming I will probably hold off to see what gift cards I get ;-)

Overall, we are very pleased and we're looking forward to many years of enjoyable HD viewing!

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