Samsung LN52A550 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
Samsung LN52A550 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
52″ 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) * 1920 x 1080 pixels *
| Seller | Price | Goto Store | Customer Reviews | ||||||
|
|
|
 129 Costomer reviews |
Customer Reviews
LOOK NO FURTHER. SIMPLY SPECTACULAR!
Short and sweet review: ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS LCDTV. I am technical expert and have seen and setup many lcd and plasma hdtv’s and if you are thinking about this latest offering from samsung, then look no further. It is that good. 1080p via blu-ray or hd dvd players is breathtaking, when the tv is set up correctly and tweaked. NEVER use the factory default dynamic settings. Those are for store displays only. USE A HIGH QUALITY HDMI CABLE from monoprice.com and you will be blown away. MOVE OVER SONY, SHARP AND TOSHIBA! Get one of these puppies while they are hot and for a hot amazon price of $2300 ( what I paid)with free shipping and no tax. You will not be disappointed!
TIPS FOR GETTING BETTER SOUND
From the AVS Forums. These sound settings will bring your sound to life.
“Official LNXXA550 Calibration/Settings Thread”
A lot of people have used Rye82’s audio settings and reported dramatic improvements:
Mode: Custom
SRS TruSurround XT: On
Auto Volume: On
TV Speaker: On
(# of clicks):
Balance: 0
100Hz: 8 clicks right
300Hz: 8 left
1kHz: 4 left
3kHz: 3 right
10kHz: 5 right
Turn it up and enjoy the ride. . .Great Pic and more than adequate basic sound!
Great TV for HDMI plus HDTV, not so great for old analog
When matched with TiVo HD, Time Warner HDTV service and a quality HDMI cable, the result is stunning for HDTV channels. I find myself mesmerized by the output quality, and I don’t want to go back to watching regular tv channels (even from cable). Regular (compressed) channels from Time Warner are unimpressive (they look filled with noise). Blueray is phenomenal.
Even compared to my 47″ Panasonic plasma and Sony 32″ LCD which are about a year old, this unit’s display of colors, including blacks, is far superior.
Outstanding Television Doesn’t Disappoint
This television is truly one of the best purchases I have ever made. The picture is simply flawless with no dead pixels, high contrast, and absolutely even color over the entire picture. I can’t find anything bad to say about the picture at all.
The menu system is easy to understand but a few functions take more button presses than they perhaps should. The feature to display pictures from a USB flash drive is simple to use and your pictures will look incredible when blown up on the screen. There were more connections than I needed but that’s a good thing considering possible future needs.
The only caveat is that the sound is a bit disappointing. There is little low end puch to the sound. I use it with an AV receiver so that isn’t an issue for me.
The outer edges are a shiny piano black and it looks great. The screen being matte (unlike the higher end Samsung models) really cuts down the glare and that was a big selling point for us as our viewing area is near our kitchen and our old CRT TV really had a lot of reflections that were annoying. No problem with the Samsung though. I’ve only played regular DVD’s on it so far and they look reasonably good as long as you are a few feet away.
Normal (non-HD) programs look really good. This TV does a good job of conversion to whatever signal you give it. HD programs look incredibly sharp as you would expect.
Overall, I would recommend this TV to anyone and Amazon as the company to provide it. It’s a great value even though there were a couple companies offering a (very slightly) lower price. Amazon did a great job for me with this purchase (I was wary of ordering a TV like this over the Internet). After the order, they emailed me that there may be a delay as they ran out of stock but it actually came on the first day of the original delivery window. The delivery company from Washington DC did a fine job and they even waited for me to open the box to make sure it wasn’t damaged.
Seriously Consider This Samsung 52″ TV
I have had my TV for nearly a month now and I love it. I am coming from a 27″ CRT TV, so of course, I’m going to be impressed. However, here are a few things I would like to pass along to those of you in the market for a new flat panel TV:
* LCD versus Plasma:
If you are having a hard time deciding between LCD and plasma, LCD has nearly caught up with plasma in terms of being the better flat panel TV. You still pay a bit more for a comprable LCD though. If you are hooking up a PC to your TV, will be pausing live TV, or anything else that keeps the picture still for a while, definitely consider an LCD as plasmas still have their problems with ghosting. I was in a Circuit City recently and looked at a new plasma TV with all the “anti burn-in” technologies built in. After accidently leaving an image on the screen for 4 hours, there was obvious “burn-in” on the screen.
* Screen Size:
I originally started looking at 42″ TVs, but realized that the picture quality is so good on HDTVs that you can buy a much larger TV even if your seating distance is only a few feet away. So, I limited my search to the 46″ - 52″ range. Another factor to consider is whether or not you want to spend extra for a 1080p set or settle for 720p. Most experts will say that you can’t notice the difference between the two in a set smaller than 50″. So, you may want to save the money and go with 720p. Also, I was worried if my TV would look too “big” in my family room, but trust me, it looks great. I’m so used to the screen size now that anything smaller just doesn’t look as nice anymore.
* HD and SD Channel Quality
The HD channels look fantastic. I have an HD package with Dish Network and all of the HD channels are incredibly clear. The SD channels are certainly bearable, but a big step down from watching SD channels on my 27″ CRT TV (in terms of picture clarity).
* PIP
This feature will not work for most people as you must have an analog signal. Those of you with digital cable or satellite TV will not be able to use it. For everyone else, it seems like it would be ok.
* Sound
I didn’t have as big of a complaint as everyone else did. I could hear everything loud and clear. I will soon be hooking it up to a home theatre system to improve the sound, but as for basic TV speakers, they seemed ok to me.
* Price
If you are considering a TV purchase, buying from Amazon is a must. They typically have the lowest price (much lower than big box stores) and you don’t have to pay S/H or taxes. The customer service was excellent any time I contacted them with regards to receiving a price adjustment. The delivery service was good too.
* Picture Settings
Most people will complain about the “Dynamic” mode of the TV saying that this is what the big box electronic stores use to make the picture look brighter, sharper, etc. This is true, but keep in mind that if you want to use the DNIe (Samsung’s picture enhancing engine), you will need to use “Dynamic”. I’m still figuring out if DNIe is worth having on, but what I did was set my “Dynamic” settings to be very similar to the “Standard” settings. This way the screen isn’t so bright. As for the rest of the picture quality settings, I left most of them the same except for a few minor adjustments for my personal liking.
* No Auto-Motion
This was definitely a struggle for me. Do I buy a 46″ 6 series to get Auto-Motion or a 52″ 5 series? I’ve seen fast moving action scenes in both sports and movies and you can at times pick up some jutter (especially when the background is also moving). If you are really picky, consider getting Auto-Motion (which you can set to off, low, etc), but for most people the 5 series with out Auto-Motion is fine. I don’t really notice anything most of the time unless I am really looking for it.
* Bonus
Since you’ve taken the time to read my long review, here is a little bonus. After you buy this TV (or any Samsung), register it online and they will give you an additional 3 free months of product warranty.
Happy Shopping!
Tags: 52-inch, Samsung 52-inch LCD HDTV, Samsung LCD HDTV, Samsung LN52A550, Samsung LN52A550 LCD HDTV, Samsung LN52A550 52-inch, Samsung LN52A550 52-inch 1080p, Samsung LN52A550 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV, Samsung LN52A550 HDTV, Samsung52-inchLCD HDTV
You must be logged in to post a comment.