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Samsung LN40A550 40" LCD TV

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Samsung LN40A550 40" LCD TV

  • Reviewed by:

    10-08-08

    Duration of ownership: 14 Days

    Strengths: Very good picture. Excellent for sports.

    Weaknesses:Sound is totally unsatisfactory.

    Overall Evaluation: It is amost unintelligible. Hooked a cheap remote system into the monitor and now the sound is very good. Tried to make the set sound satisfactory using the equalizer. Not successful.

  • Reviewed by:

    08-16-08

    Duration of ownership: 7 Days

    Strengths: Great picture quality, several inputs for multiple connections to equipment, functions very well as a PC monitor

    Weaknesses:The attached stand is slightly difficult to disassemble.

    Overall Evaluation: The television was very simple to set up and worked right out of the box. Very intuitive guide...even my non-tech savy father (70 y/o) found it really easy as he watched me walk through the process!Many technical benefits, but the easiest way to put it is it looks great in the room and displays a fantastic picture. Many inputs to easilly plug in all of your audio and video components. If you don't have newer components, it may be time to upgrade as HD movies on blue ray are amazing!Only challenge was removing the factory installed stand. There are only 4 screws, but they were tough to get to and then wouldn't completely come out. A multi-bit screwdriver has a larger barrel than what will fit into the guide holes, so find a simple, 6 inch phillips head with a magentized head to remove. Unfortunately, I didn't have one that was magnetized, so I had to hold it facing the screen to the ceiling and shake the screws once loosened to completely extract the screws from the stand.I am really impressed with the picture and sound. Price was great as it was selling for $1246 at Best Buy (plus tax) and I would have needed to borrow a friends larger vehicle to transport it home. I paid $1050 and it was delivered to my door! Highly recommend the Samsung LN40A550 if you are looking for a great picture at a decent price. One thing though...Don't let your wife tell you it will look to gaudy in your family room, because it wont! If you are considering the 46" Samsung...go for it...you can never have a bg enough screen!

  • Reviewed by: Zade

    08-15-08

    Duration of ownership: 20 Days

    Strengths: Everything about this HDTV makes it very strong and feature attractive to anyone who's looking for a new HDTV.

    Weaknesses:None.

    Overall Evaluation: Straight out of the box this HDTV completely amazed me! I set this TV up with local OTA (over the air) digital/HD channels which took not even 2 minutes to setup. The picture is clean, clear and bright, especially in HD, WOW! I highly recommend this Samsung HDTV to anyone who is looking to make a new TV purchase.

  • Reviewed by: Ghpr1957

    08-13-08

    Duration of ownership: 3 Months

    Strengths: Excellent picture quality on HDTV, SDTV, & DVDs. Good PQ using VHS and TiVo Series2 DVR. Easy to calibrate for best picture quality. No glare screen. Great off center viewing. Elegant overall look.

    Weaknesses:Sound needs improving, but can be calibrated to make sound better. Universal remote would have been nice too.

    Overall Evaluation: I really love this HD LCD! I was please by the picture quality right out of the box, but after reading AVS Forum on Calibrating the 550, I was able to make the picture quality even better! AVS Forum also gave settings to improve sound quality, which worked great. I have a Panasonic SCPT950 HTIB upconverter DVD player and my DVDs look awsome. "Transformers" was unreal in picture quality on my 550. The room where I have my 550 has two big patio doors on the right side, about 5 feet from the 550. With my old Sony 27" CRT anytime it was sunny out I couldn't see the picture and had to close the blinds. I never have to close the blinds with the 550, and at night, if someone turns on the table lamp, there's no refection at all in the 550. The 550 has really made watching TV much more enjoyable for me. Oh, my wife likes it too!

  • Reviewed by: avmedco

    06-16-08

    Duration of ownership: 2 Days

    Strengths: Picture Picture Picture

    Weaknesses:Wish the productline had a 42" version.Finger prints on the gloss bezzle finish.

    Overall Evaluation: Just about impossible to beat. Spec per spec this one is an outstanding value. Shopped around and was actually looking at last years model unitl I found this for the same price!

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