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1. Full HD 1080p Resolution
2. Wide Color Enhancer
3. 3 HDMI Inputs
4. USB 2.0 Connectivity
5. HDMI-CDC Compatible

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Great Television, Great Value

I bought this television on Black Friday 2008 at Black Friday prices which included a free Samsung Blu-Ray player. Over a year later and two moves, the television still has a great picture and a great appearance. In fact I have purchased 2 other Samsung 550 series televisions for my parents and they love the picture also.

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Great TV For The Price!

I've had this TV for about a year now, and there are no problems whatsoever. Picture quality is awesome. HD comes out crystal clear. Before purchasing this TV, I looked at the 6 and 7 series, Sony XBR8, and some plasmas. All had very good picture quality, but not enough to be worth the extra hundreds of dollars. I watch mostly sports, and a lot of people say that the 60 hz isn't optimal for it. I think it's fine. The lag isn't very noticeable unless you compare it side by side.

Sound quality is pretty good considering that they're TV speakers. At factory settings, they were a little mid-y, but it can easily be adjusted through the menu to produce decent sounding speakers. If you want the best sound, you shouldn't be listening through a TV anyway. So for what it is, the sound is pretty good.

Features-wise, the 550 is much more limited than the 750, but I figured I'm not going to do much with the TV besides watching it. I think one neat feature of the 750 is that it can be hooked up through a LAN so that your computers can communicate with your TV. I don't really need that though, so the 550 was perfect for my purposes.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with my purchase. This is one of Samsung's cheapest, full 1080p TVs out. I recommend it to anyone that's looking for a TV, but is on a budget.

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Smart decision

Everything in great working condition. I was concerned about sound because I live on the water. Sound is awesome.
I am big sports fan and heard concerns about 60HZ vs upgraded models. I am very happy with model and purchase was a very good move.

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Great TV with one minor annoyance...

I have owned this TV for several months, and definitely enjoy the picture size and quality. As many people have pointed out, the default sound settings are not very good, but you can improve them by modifying the settings or hooking the TV up to an A/V receiver. The only problem I have with the TV is when hooked up via HDMI, when I change inputs (DVR to DVD player) or even change channels where the resolution changes (720p to 1080i), there is delay where the screen goes black and a "Searching for Signals" message appears. Occasionally during this process is an audible pop. I don't fully know the reason for this, but after searching on the internet, it has something to do with the "HDMI handshake". Regardless, the solution is to just hit mute when changing inputs. This can be annoying and detracts from my enjoyment of the TV; that's why it is getting four stars.

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Great set until the trouble starts

When I purchased this set in Dec. of 2008 I was quite pleased overall but now, 13 months later, there is nothing but frustration with this set and the Samsung company. I woke up one morning and tried to switch on the set to watch the news but it wouldn't turn on right away as per usual. It started making a clicking sound as if it was trying to power up. It finally came on after 4 or 5 minutes of said clicking but when it did come on the picture had a pink/purple tint to it and the sound on the set was totally out (the built in speakers as well as the audio out RCA jacks). I immediately went to research this problem on the internet and found hundreds of posts from people complaining about the same trouble with a lot of models from Samsung (try it yourself...google "samsung + power + clicking + trouble" without the quotes). So far Samsung has been of absolutely no help and they even go so far as to not even acknowledge that there is a problem.

Maybe by this point in time they have resolved the issue so the newer models will not be as troublesome but you never know. As for myself I will never purchase another Samsung product.

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Editorial Review :

Like to watch big! Step up to the power of Full HD with the 46-inch LN46B550 LCD HDTV from Samsung. With a 1920x1080 resolution, you can experience life-like images and amazing details no matter how fast the action is. In addition to that, the Wide Color Enhancer feature renders crisp and vivid tones, in every frame for realistic and natural picture quality. At a blistering fast response time of 6 ms, the LN46B550 gives crisp and clear images every time you turn on your television. You can listen to your files from your favorite media player and view your jpeg files through the USB 2.0 connection. With a high dynamic contrast ratio of 70,000:1, you will always enjoy sharp imagery quality. You can enjoy the thrill and excitement of movies, music and games with the integrated speaker system that is equipped with SRS TruSurroundHD™ technology. Furthermore, this LN46B550 comes with four HDMI connections making your LCD a multimedia centerpiece that allows you to conveniently connect your other digital devices. Finally, this LCD carries Touch of Color™ design featuring a red accent at the bezel’s edge. Combining style and performance, the LN46B550 LCD HDTV indulges you with endless hours of viewing and listening pleasure.

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1. Full 1080p HD Resolution with 120Hz Auto Motion Plus
2. Full Wrap Touch of Color Bezel, ISP Addressable w/ 1GB internal memory
3. 50,000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms response time, Super Clear Panel Technology
4. 4 HDMI Iputs, 2 Component Inputs, 1 PC Input, Wide Color Ehnacer, USB 2.0, HDMI-CEC
5. RSS-Infolink, Wheel Key Remote, SRS Surround Sound

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Incredible Picture Quality

I've had this TV for a year and cannot complain about anything as far as the picture quality is concerned. It is incredible. The dynamic adjustments to the contrast are seamless. I also have a Samsung Blu-Ray player so I take advantage of the AnyNet technology. Using HDMI connections makes a big difference over the Component Video -- the detail is outstanding. The 120 hz motion can sometimes be too much at the high settings (I keep it low) since it tends to show you movement you don't see with the naked eye. (It can make you a little dizzy so I cannot imagine why anyone would want or need the newer 240 hz technology). Even old black & white movies are beautiful on this TV. I also have connect a PC via the DVI and a laptop with HDMI with extremely good results. There are no dead pixels anywhere.

The sound is good considering the size of the built-speakers but I run it through a Yamaha 5.1 channel AV receiver which of course, makes it more than realistic clarity.

Not too many complaints here --- I wish the remote control was programmable but its not (neither is the remote for the Blu-Ray). For wireless LAN, you have to use the Samsung adapter which is no longer available but the Ethernet is fine. Since I have the wireless adapter for the Blu-Ray, I can get most web content from it rather than the TV.

And oh, yes, I bought a re-certified set which saved me a bunch.

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Big problem

I had to call samsung to fix a problem with the picture .. because I got my tv with a big problem with it ... i didn't enjoy watching my tv .. samsung had to change my screen panel .

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Samsung TV

We LOVE this tv and the price was awesome. Our only complaint was the delivery company once it landed in Seattle. They were a bit grouchy and not flexible at all on when they could bring it. They informed me that if I didn't take the one appt time they offered me it would be over a month until they could deliver it again. With a busy family and two working parents it was less than ideal. I would definitely purchase this product again but unfortunately probably not through Amazon if they are still using the same delivery company.

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very good TV


TV arrived in a timely manner and works very well.

No problems to date and I am very satisfied with it.

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Love it!!

I have had this tv for a year now and it is still perfect. I have a samsung blu ray hooked to it and it is like being in a movie theater. I also hooked up my lap top with my wireless keyboard and mouse and now I can stream netflix, this is just awesome!!

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1. Touch of Color design with narrow width bezel
2. HD-grade 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) pixel resolution
3. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz�
4. Widescreen aspect ratio
5. 40,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio

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Samsung's 630 Series is a perfect way to step up to Full High Definition 1080p resolution with Auto Motion Plus 120Hz. A fast 4 ms response rate produces smooth-motion scenes for sports and action movies, and a dynamic contrast ratio of 40,000:1 makes for deep blacks and crisp lines . Superb connectivity and networking with 3 HDMI 1.3 ports. Turn your LCD into a full-scall home viewing gallery and watch your favorite photos in a slideshow and listen to your MP3�s with WiseLink (USB 2.0).

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Great picture

This TV replaced a 42" insignia LCD. There is no comparison, although I only paid $100 more for this than I paid for the Insignia less than 2 years ago.

I hadn't planned on replacing my TV, since I was not dissatisfied with my old one, but the whole time I was beta testing Windows 7 on my media center, I could not use the HDMI out. So I took the chance on the problem being with an older TV rather than my newer computer, and it paid off. I got to use HDMI again.

The picture is crisp, very little artifacts. Sports, movies, everything looks good. I spent the last couple days jumping randomly through my movie collection checking things out at 1080P again, and love the results. So bright, so crisp, all without having to be in torch mode.

My Xbox Elite is out for repair, so I went and bought a Sony PS3 and some games to try it out with, and games are outstanding.

For a completely unplanned, spur of the moment purchase, I am very happy with this unit. I had narrowed myself down to four different brands, a Sony, a LG, another Insignia ,and this. When I went to the local brick and mortar, they had all of the nearby, and I was able to direct compare them all with the same source running, and this one, while more expensive than the others I was looking at, more than made up for the minor price difference by having such a noticeably better picture.

And the fact that the remote is in the database for my Harmony One remote didn't hurt either - discrete codes for pretty much everything there is on the TV.

Very happy in every respect with this TV.

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bad purchase

would have loved to give it zero stars! i bought this tv in december 2008. from day 1, it had problems with pixelation, every now and then, red and green pixel lines showed up but then disappeared. they appeared with cable, with dish network channels and with DVDs. now, it's august 2009, and this tv has turned into a completely useless piece of furntiture, the screen is entirely red with occasional green, and almost no visible image. a diagnostic visit from a place like best buy will cost 150$ on sale, cable technicians came out twice and were not sure of the problem. it's just not what i expect of a brand name like samsung, i dropped 1500$ on this set, and would expect it to work perfectly right out of the box. now, 8 months later, im already thinking of a new major purchase to save msyelf the headache of dealing with parts, technicians, diagnostics, not to metion the hours of aggravation over the phone with call centers. this time maybe a plasma tv. this was a bad purchase.

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Horrible Support

It was nice while it lasted. It died in July. It is still broken.

This is the saga of my still unresolved problem television. I would have never imagined that 3 months would pass and I would still be stuck with a dead television. Every time I think I have turned a corner that will bring me to the end, a fixed television it is not so.

I should have never purchased a Samsung product. Plain and simple. I know this now. I purchased an LCD television and to make matters worse I purchased it from Sears. This was on 12/19/2009. I was happy. The TV worked and it looked good. Until it didn't. In late July of 2009 the TV would not power on correctly.

- I called Samsung support because Sear's sales person told me it only had a manufacturer warranty unless I upgraded to theirs. We did some troubleshooting and the technician determined the problem. He said the parts will be shipped to me and I will call a technician who will visit and fix the TV.

- A week passes and I do not see any parts. I call the repair company Samsung has contracted and they say the parts are back ordered. Okay I wait.

- I wait a month and I see nothing. I check the status of my ticket online and it says the ticket is canceled. I call the repair company again. They say the parts are still on back order and suggest calling Samsung.

- I call Samsung and the woman tells me the parts are back ordered. I ask here for an ETA. She says there is none. I ask her what good is my warranty if there are no parts to fix the TV. At this point it seems there is no intention of fixing my TV. The apathy pours out of my earphone. I finally tell her that I just wish to sell the useless TV back to them. She offers to arrange for Executive Customer Service to exchange the TV. Since it will never be fixed I settle for that.

- After a week someone finally calls me. This is in early September. We exchange information. He says that he will prepare the exchange which will take a week (really?? a week) and then it will be sent to Sears to exchange the TV since I purchased it there. I ask how long all of this should take to get the TV. He says two weeks.

- The next week I get a call from the same representative (I guess it does take a week) and he says the information has been sent to Sears and I should hear from them shortly, riiiiiiiiight.

- I do not hear from them. I call Samsung for a status. They say they know nothing. This I do believe. I ask them to check with Sears on the status, maybe give a nudge.

- Two weeks later there is no contact. I call Samsung and ask if I can have the contact information for the person at Sears receiving the exchange request and an RMA number. The woman gives me the RMA number but will not release the contact info. I ask her if she can contact them for a status. She says she can re-submit the request.

- Still nothing. I try calling some Sears numbers and no one knows what an RMA number is. I am not joking. Everyone said they didn't even know what an RMA was.

- A couple days later I get a call from I'm not sure if it was Sears, Samsung or an intermediary. She said she was from some company other than Sears or Samsung. They say they will contact someone at my local Sears store and make sure something happens.

- Nothing happens. I decide to visit the store (09/04/09). I am told that nothing can be done until the department manager is back and he will be in on Saturday. I come in on Sautrday. He is not there. I come in on Monday. He is not in. I am told he will be in on Thursday. I come in on Thursday. He is in. I give him the RMA number from Samsung. He checks it and calls HQ. He says it is not a Sears RMA number and is probably a Samsung reference number. He asks me to call Samsung and see if they can e-mail the exchange information to him and he will try and take care of it. He gives me his card. I call Samsung and give them the info. They need a fax number. I get the fax number and call back the rep updates the ticket and I ask him if someone will e-mail/fax the info. He's says that he is sure someone is working on the ticket and it will be done.

- (10/09/09) I am sure no one is working on it. No one ever has. Why would they now. I call Samsung. The women confirms that no one sent any information to the department manager at Sears. She says she will check with her manager to see if she can re-submit the request to Sears HQ (which has been done twice supposedly) and "maybe" in addition send it to the department manager. No promises, no hope, end of call.

I have no idea what is going on. When I get on Samsung's site both tickets, the repair and exchange ticket are canceled (but I'm sure some one is working on it). I have never encountered such an infective system as Samsung's support service. I strongly recommend not buying a Samsung product. I will update this blog as more unfolds. I should have started this sooner but I could never have predicted such problems. In the meantime I relate my story to everyone I know, who are dismayed and affected. I am probably missing a lot of phone calls I have made but this is the meat of it.

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Remarkable HDTV

I absolutely love this HDTV. I constantly get compliments from people about the amazing picture quality of this television. I'm now looking for a smaller bedroom television and will definitely be sticking with a quality Samsung product such as this.

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Samsung HDTV

This tv is great. We are very pleased with the quality of it. We got a great price because it was open box and it is brand new. We love it!

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