1. 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
2. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
3. Fast 4ms response time
4. 4 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) version 1.3

Editorial Review :

The LN65B650 takes HDTV to the next level. Its 65 inches of 1080p full HD picture performance make it the perfect living room centerpiece. Stay in the know with Internet@TV, which displays online TV widgets with content from Yahoo!, Flickr, eBay and others right on your TV screen. You’ll also experience deeper, more natural blacks and extremely smooth action with a 100,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, Ultra Clear Panel and Auto Motion Plus120Hz technology. With its stylish, revolutionary Touch of Color design, it complements your home. Convenient too - four HDMI connections let you add digital devices such as a Blu-ray Disc player, gaming console and satellite HD box. See television like never before.

Accessories

• 2010 LinkStick: Connect wirelessly to a world of digital content from Samsung. The LinkStick wireless LAN adaptor eliminates the hassle and cluttered look of wires. Learn more about the Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter.

Customer Review :

64 inch samsung lcd tv Great TV

This tv is a great tv. I would highly recommend to buy this TV. Great color, all we had to do is turn on the T.V. never adjusted the first thing. Had done alot of research before we bought. Paying extra was well worth it.



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1. Ultra-slim 46-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution and Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology for the sharpest, smoothest picture possible
2. LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs
3. Internet@TV online content service from Yahoo!, Flickr, YouTube via your broadband connection
4. Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output
5. Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 44.5 x 29.8 x 10.9 inches (WxHxD) with stand

Editorial Review :

Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly and stunning design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8000. For the image connoisseur, our highest 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, a 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays incredibly deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video. Samsung LED TVs use 40% less power than conventional LCD TVs and are manufactured with the environment in mind. Internet@TV has web TV widgets from Yahoo, Flicker, Ebay and others to entertain, inform and connect you to specially designed web content right on your LED TV. This Ultra Slim 1.2” depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.

Customer Review :

Terrif!

This TV exceeded my expectations from the moment we unpacked it! Amazon's free shipping, the prompt delivery, the easy set up all were pluses.
Picture is extremey sharp!It even wowed my son who's really into electronics.

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Great Picture, Lousy Sound

Bought this about 5 weeks ago. The picture is out of this world and I have had no issues with it so far. The sound is awful, however. My next purchase is surround sound. I would recommend this TV to anyone, as long as they get external speakers to go with it.

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It plays Divx video files from a USB stick

I just discovered this thing plays Divx files from a USB stick (see page 53 of the instructions for a full list of supported video codecs). It plays them full screen and the quality is very impressive considering the video files I was playing were only 640 x 480. Somehow this TV is able to scale by a factor of 3 and still maintain a crisp image.

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Love-Hate

Love the TV and have had several comments on the great picture quality but... It is now seven months old and has died twice in the last month. I have been waiting two weeks now for repairs on the second death. With more calls to Samsung and Gurus to Go than I care to count I am very frustrated. And from searching I have found a lot of dissatisfied owners who are having the same symptoms(clicking and won't turn on.) Fortunately, unlike many of them I'm still under warranty. Its the first new TV for us in 15 years and by far the most expensive and by far the least reliable. Time will tell how Samsung deals with this and maybe I'll have a better opinion but as of now I hate it and I'm NOT HAPPY.

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Beware of Samsung customer service

The TV itself is 5 star. But customer service is so bad (zero stars)that I will not buy another Samsung product. This was my third Samsung TV, but never again.

After having this TV for 11 months, the remote control stopped working. A quick call to Samsung's 800 number assured me that a new remote was on its way. Don't believe them. It turns out that their service standard is to ship with 14 business days - ie it may be almost a month before you get what you ordered. And to call them just gets a reply that it hasn't been 14 business days yet, so keep waiting. It turns out that my remote wasn't even shipped, but they couldn't tell me that for 14 business days. When they finally did ship it, it arrived in a padded envelope via UPS. It was DOA, likely damaged in shipment due to insufficient packaging. Customer service said "no problem", we'll replace it. I am still waiting, but it hasn't been shipped yet. But then again, they've only sat on the order for 8 business days so far, so I have to wait another week and a half before I can even complain. When I asked if it would be shipped in a box this time, the customer service agent said she has no way to communicate with the shipping department. I have found out that they have an "executive customer relations department" (why is this even necessary?)who can e-mail their shipping department. So I requested it be shipped in a box, so maybe this next remote, if I ever receive it, won't be DOA.

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1. 55-inch LCD HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution for the sharpest picture possible and red Touch of Color design
2. Side-mounted USB port for displaying JPEG/MPEG files and listening to MP3 audio
3. Inputs: 4 HDMI-CEC, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output
4. Includes removable stand; measures 51.6 x 35.2 x 12.1 inches with stand; 15-watt x 2 bottom mounted speakers with subwoofer

Editorial Review :

Samsung’s LN55B650 takes your HDTV enjoyment, and capabilities, to new heights. The power of Full HD 1080p resolution delivers clear, vivid images on a 55-inch LCD screen. The Medi@2.0 feature lets you access countless hours of online content from partners like Yahoo! and Flickr using customizable widgets, all controlled by your remote. Auto Motion Plus120Hz technology renders the smoothest, most lifelike HD action. DLNA technology means you can harness your entire home network through your HDTV. Connect your DVD, cable or satellite HD box, or Blu-ray Disc player easily, using any of four HDMI inputs. Experience truer, more natural dark tones and shadows with the 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. And highlight nearly any room in the house with a unique red accent at the bezel’s edge, courtesy of the Touch of Color design.

Customer Review :

SAMSUNG AND AMAZON ARE BEST

OMG SAMSUNG AND AMAZON YOU HAVE TEAMED UP TO AMAZE ME. i am now even happier having come back to review this tv and seeing i saved hundreds by buying when i did. i am a samsung dude. they have ahd me as a loyal and happy customer since an old flip phone i owned 10 or so years ago. it was well made and pretty. SAMSUNG YOU MAKE GREAT PRODUCTS WELL, unlike lets say GM, motorolla, and too many other businesses to name, that make garbage, and subsist on lies and bail outs, samsung you are amazing and i love you. the only con of this tv, and really its on you for not doing ur research, the screen is shiny. this has pros and cons, basically, dont buy this for a bright room, its not even a con, but some ppl complained so i thought id enlighten you, its ur fault for not doing ur research. other than that perfect, and exceeds all my expectations. we bought our fisrt lcd from samsung because everyone was already saying samsungs are great, and based on that old ass cellphone i was willing to take the plunge. when we bought this new tv there was no question it would be a samsung. it is really such a beautiful tv. do yourself a favor and buy a samsung, seriously, the rest are garbage, dont believbe their lies, read reviews. now on to amazon. WOW. just WOW. WAY TO BLOW ALL COMPETITORS PRICES OUT OF THE WATER, AND SHIP ME THIS HUGE TV IN 3 DAYS FOR FREE, AMAZON IS ALSO AMAZING, JUST LIKE SAMSUNG, I LOVE YOU BOTH. DONT EVER CHANGE, I WILL BE YOUR CUSTOMER FOREVER BECAUSE YOU ARE BOTH HANDS DOWN THE BEST BY SO MUCH ALL UR COMPETITORS ARE A JOKE. srsly, I tell everyone to go to u guys. it really is refreshing fopr a large company to not suck and lie and be evil. dont ever doubt your choices to be upstanding and good people, i spread the gospel every chance i get with a huge grin on my face, just as i do now :)))

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Great Samsung customer service

I've owned this television for a little over a year. I could not be more happy with the quality of the picture and sound. About a week ago, it started a very odd flickering (like an old movie projector) which grew progressively worse. I hopped online because usually if a product has a known defect, there are complaints all over the internet. However, it seemed my problem was unusual because I found almost nothing. The television was one month out of warranty, so with little hope I called Samsung customer service. To my surprise, they extended my warranty for three months and scheduled a service call within two days. The repair crew showed up, swapped out some circuit boards, and the television is beautiful once more. Shocked and pleasantly surprised at the level of service.

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Samsung Is The Way To Go!

I purchased this TV for $1,499 from one of the major retail electronics stores about 3 weeks ago and so far I couldn't be happier. I'm loving this TV. I have other LCD TV's in the house and the Samsung outshines them all as far as picture quality is concerned. I have it hooked up to my FIOS set top box and Blu-Ray player via HDMI and the picture is stunning! The blacks are deep and the colors are vibrant and accurate. I haven't even played with the picture controls or calibrated it yet. But so far it looks great right out of the box. One thing worth mentioning is that when you have the 120hz enabled movies tend to look like they were shot with a digital video camera. They lose their film-like look. Sort of the way a soap opera looks. But if you disable this feature then movies will look more film like. Some people like the way movies look with the 120hz enabled. I personally like the look of film so I keep it disabled. I only enable it when I'm watching a fast moving event such as a soccer game etc. Another thing I'd like to point out is that the screen on this TV is shiney. It does not have a matte finish. I personally love the way the glass screen looks. I feel it makes the picture look clearer. I have 3 other LCD TV's all with matte screens and they don't look nearly as good. The same goes for my laptops. I have a laptop with a matte display and one with a glass/shiney display and the shiney display looks so much clearer. However, with that said, I can see where some people may not like the glass finish if they have bright windows sitting directly behind the TV. My windows are on the side so I don't have that problem. Overall I couldn't be happier and am so glad I decided to go with a Samsung TV. I orignally was going to get a Vizio but after comparing the picture qaulity between the 2 TV's the Samsung was a no-brainer. I don't see how anyone couldn't be happy with this set?

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Samsung LN55B650

After 60 days in home viewing I can honestly say that Samsung LN55B650 is an outstanding LCD HDTV. I did compare to this years LN55C650 and really did not notice any difference in picture quality. I did debate over LED backlit, 3D ready & such but always came back to the B650. The red touch of color does standout but it grew on me. Overall, no complains. I am very happy with my purchase.



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Best tv for the money

I painfully reviewed several lcd tv's (including LED) on price, contrast ratio, inputs, size, and reputation from a few websites and going to stores to see the tv's in person. Kept finding myself returning to the same 2 brands...samsung and LG. The final choice was made based on my components. I do not own a Blu-ray (yet..hahhaha) or any other high end device that require HDMI. My components are about 5-6 yrs old and work fine, but lack HDMI inputs. All 2010 and late 2009 LCD/LED models have HDMI only, which would mean a component upgrade also. The B650 has the best of all worlds with HDMI and component and composite inputs for all of us who do not yet have the latest and greatest of electronics. DVD's look awesome by the way...can't wait to get a blu-ray. I also own a 40-inch samsung lcd with 60hz and 1080p, and with the HD package from my satelite provider there is a distinct difference in clarity b/w them.
Family and friends will be awe-inspired with the picture. The picture is literally out of the box, without adjustments. Currently, I am trying to persuade my dad to buy one in order to replace his 11 yr old box-monster 4:3 tv which is dying a slow death. Extremely pleased with my purchase. I hope to get more than 6 yrs out of this one than my lcd Hitachi.
And 1 more thing...purchased the tv through amazon.com, not another on-line retailer. I was highly skeptical of buying something so large and expensive online. Checkout was extra secure with my credit card and shipping was well coordinated and on-time. Setup was a easy out of the box. I looked into calibration online for this tv just for a little tweaking, but everything was a bit costly.

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1. 7,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
2. Auto Motion Plus 240Hz
3. Medi@2.0 Internet@TV - Content Service; DLNA Wireless; Content Library (2GB Flash Memory); USB 2.0 Movie
4. Fast 2ms response time
5. 5 HDMI — Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) (side)

Editorial Review :

Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly and stunning design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8500. For the image connoisseur, our highest 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, our highest 7,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays incredibly deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video. Samsung Internet@TV has web TV widgets from Yahoo, Flicker, Ebay and others to entertain, inform and connect you to specially designed web content right on your LED TV. This Ultra Slim 1.6” depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.innovative digital technology. Powerful LED technology offers the most impressive contrast and color you have ever seen on a 55-inch screen; innovative 240Hz technology renders four times the frames per second compared to standard HDTVs, for motion that’s truly lifelike and smooth. A pre-loaded Content Library puts countless hours of information and entertainment at your fingertips. The Medi@2.0 feature brings online content – such as video, stocks, photo sharing and more – straight to your HDTV, with downloadable, customizable widgets that are easily controlled via the remote. The Ultra Slim Design is only 1.2 inches deep, and that’s including the tuner! Another visual highlight is the striking Touch of Color accented bezel. And with the photo frame wall mount, you can bring the elegant brilliance of this inches from the wall – in virtually any room. And with the same passion we have for delivering groundbreaking HD excitement and style, Samsung is dedicated to preserving the environment with LED TVs, through reduced power consumption (up to 40% savings versus 2008 Samsung conventional LCD TVs) and eco-friendly manufacturing techniques.

Customer Review :

Glad we bought it

We bought this TV via Amazon during Christmas. Now, after four months of ownership, I can say with full authority that we are glad we own it. I note with satisfaction that the price is currently more than we paid, indicating that the market has spoken in agreement with us.

I studied the market a long time before choosing the Samsung UN55B8500. I almost bought us a Panasonic Kuro plasma, based on expert opinions that the Kuro had the best picture. While that may be true, the image quality of the 8500 is close to the Kuro, and every other quality is far superior. The thin panel and clean design make this TV fit into our clean, modern living room with ease. I mounted it on a wall and hid the wires/cables inside the wall. It is beautiful! It is as flush with the wall as our original paintings which surround it. There are times when I leave an original photograph or set of photos running on a disk in our Oppo bluray player, letting this display become a work of art.

The diminishing contrast off center is much less than some reviews have made it seem. To us, it is a non-issue, and we watch this TV from all over the place, even far off center.

We have had no issues at all with anything.

The sound is good, and we use the TVs own speakers. I am an audiophile, and I have a very special, high-end sound system in the same room, but it is for music only, and it is not suited to TV hookup. I would be the first person to complain if the sound from the TV was not good enough for television viewing. Movie sound is okay too, but I really should connect something to fill it out. My point here is to let you know the sound is fine, not something to complain about.

The only thing I would have Samsung change is the glossiness of the frame. This design would look better with a flat or satin finish. The glossy viewing screen is not the problem. It is just the surrounding frame that accentuates every little wave in the finish when reflecting light off-axis. This is an obvious design flaw which a good design department should have stopped early in the process. I am surprised Samsung allows this the get out the door. It does not do justice to what is now inarguably one of the best consumer television sets made so far.

Five stars for a magnificent product, and by the way, buying it through Amazon was the best way to go.

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Go and Get One!

I purchased the 8500 from Amazon late last year. I really wanted to "cook" it before making any decision or review. Well, this set is truly the champ. I have no regrets although 3d capability would have been convenient. If you don't have one, get one now before they are hard to find. None of the 2010 models seem to match this one.

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Official Space Helmet On, Captain Video!

This is absolutely the best TV I've ever seen or owned. With the price now way above suggested retail, I guess it has achieved cult status now that Samsung stopped making them.

The picture is great. No need to spend $300 on some unnecessary calibration, just adjust the picture to your liking or better yet set the mode to "natural" or "standard". Add a bluray player and you may never go to the movie theater again.

Like many other happy UN55B8500 owners, I paid about $3000 and change for this set when it was on sale a number of months back. As much as I love this TV, I have to say it is not worth the $5900 pricetag they are now asking for. Nothing's perfect; for example the sound isn't that great if you don't connect it to better speakers and it's true what they say about the off-angle viewing: unless you set the piture to 'vivid' like they do in the showrooms which to me is too bright and cartoonish, the color looks washed out if you are viewing the TV from the side---more so than other inferior sets. The swivel stand helps make up for this flaw, but only so much.

But watching this TV dead center in front is addictive. The picture wil blow you away. All I'm saying is if you really want one do some more research because what they're asking for it now is ridculous.

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The blackest blacks you'll ever see...

The thing that is truly remarkable about this TV is the absence of light. What I mean by this is; whenever the background is suppose to be black, or a character is wearing black, the led lights behind the TV go completely out. This all happens in milliseconds, but the outcome means that colors truly "pop", because of the contrast. One commercial that comes to mind is the Dairy Queen ad that has red lips on a black background. The only thing "lit up" in the scenes are the red lips. The rest of the tv is basically "turned off".

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Best TV EVER!!!

I am a firm believer in buying quality, so I held out for the Samsung UN55B8500 for my first flat screen. The picture is the best I have ever seen. Every detail is top notch. The speakers are rear facing but are loud and clear, but I have not wall mounted it yet.

No regrets. Buy one while you can still find it. The 2010 models are out and starting to flood out the 2009 models in the distribution chain.


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1. Ultra-slim 40-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution for the sharpest picture possible
2. LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs
3. InfoLink RSS feeds of news, weather and sports from your broadband connection
4. Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output
5. Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 38.7 x 27.1 x 10 inches (WxHxD) with stand

Editorial Review :

The brilliant Samsung LED TV experience starts with the UN40B6000. Its incredible mega contrast provides blacker blacks and whiter whites along with enriched color expression. Its ultra-slim 1.2" depth is the slimmest HDTV yet, and that includes the tuner! The exclusive touch of color design complements any room, and infolink puts up to date information right at your fingertips. Best yet, Samsung LED TVs use 40% less power than conventional LCDs.

Customer Review :

Great Buy - Problem with InfoLink

My first LED TV and I am very pleased. Picture in HD is outstanding. Set up is simple and uncomplicated.Touch of red adds a little class. The only reason I will not rate it five stars is I am having problem accessing the info link (purchased the linkstick)feature. Have had to phone tech support numerous times with different solutions based on what technician you get. Now appears to be a problem with my router blocking this feature and neither Samsung or my ISP provider seem to be able to solve this. I did download the software upgrade.Aside from this disappointment we love the TV. Fortunately Amazon offered the Samsung soundbar FREE which enhanced the quality of the sound considerably as the TV sound is just average. For the price I paid from Amazon it was a good buy.

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just the facts

just wanted to commment on my new purchase of the the un40b6000. I have been holding off for several years before taking the high definition plunge. I decided on purchasing the samsung edge lit led tv versus just the lcd version. I have to say for the most part I have been very impressed with the picture. right out of the box the tv was easy to setup and not that confusing on the menu options. Everything was pretty straight forward. HDMI cables are so much easier than having to mess with with all of the component and fiberoptic cables. Just plug and play. The picture quality is great and like many other comments have stated it might be to good. I have noticed especially on blue ray movies that the shows have lost their movie look. The picture is so clear that the movie looks like it is being performed on a stage. It is hard to describe in words seeing is truly believing. The only problems that I have run into with this tv is when I hooked up a samsung blueray player. It seems that there is a default program called samsung anynet+. If you dont disable the program from the blueray player it locks up the blueray player. Easy fix if you know the solution. Anyways if you are on the fence with a tv purchase this is a good product. If you can wait on purchasing like any electronics everything will get better and cheaper. The only advice I can give you is that get ready for some extra expenses. HDMI cables are not cheap. However the cheapest cables work just as good as the most expensive. If you are an existing customer with dishnetwork you can negogitate the service fee for having your hd service turned on. Go aheah and get a blueray player with the tv. Even the standard dvds look awesome on it. good luck and hope this review helps.

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Beautiful picture

It really does provide a great picture and all the inputs you could ever need. Easy to setup my Logitech Harmony 1000 to control it.

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NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

Outstanding product with full documentation on EVERYTHING! Beleieve you would even hook this up to the space station! HOWEVER- NO INSTRUCTIONS on how to assemble the stand; just three pictures in four languages! Quite a chore!

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Looks amazing, even when it's off!

I purchased this set from [...] for $899.00 (after $300 coupon) and received it last week. First of all, it's a pleasure to just look at this set on the stand. It looks stunning. Turn it on, and it will blow you away. Setup was quick (maybe 10 minutes tops, including installation of the base). I am using Amazon HDMI cables ($6). Picture quality is superb. Cable channels look amazing. Even cable news channels look like a piece of art! Pop a blue-ray disk, and the clarity of picture will blow you away. The TV is extremely thin. Sound quality is pretty good (I don't agree with previous reviewers). Samsung menu system is pretty organized and easy to use. I haven't tried the network option, so I can't comment on that.
The superior quality of the picture takes some toll on movies. Most movies lose their "movie look". It is like watching a show on broadway. I guess this is the problem with HD. You can adjust the mode and play with the settings to somewhat decrease this effect, but it will take time to get used to it.
there are multiple options for changing the settings. You can change picture mode, color warmth, darkness, black level, and many more settings.
Overall, this is a technological masterpiece at a bargain price. If you are looking for a TV with superior quality and technology without breaking the bank, get this one. You won't regret it.
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UPDATE (April 13, 2010): I did some research on movies losing their "movie-look" and looking like soap-opera. This is mostly related to 120 Hz effect. If you turn off this option, movies look more natural.

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