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Review LN46A950 and LN55A950 | Samsung Series 9 A950 1080p LCD LED Backlit HDTV

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Samsung’s Series 9 (A950) of 1080p LCD LED backlit HDTVs have totals two models: 46 inch LN46A950 and 55 inch LN55A950. The design unlike many of the models in Samsung’s lineup of myriad LCD HDTVs this year, the flagship A950 series doesn’t make a major design statement. The A950 offer a backlight based on cutting-edge LED (light-emitting diode) technology, inherent weaknesses of lower contrast ratios and less deep blacks. Other advantages of LED Backlighting, as covered in depth in our technology guide, include blur reduction for gamers and sports fans, a larger color gamut for more lifelike images, improved reliability and lower power consumption (up to 50%). Black levels on this display are superb, lending the image more pop and contrast than with any LCD, however, the A950 appeared slightly less impactful and high-contrast than a couple of the other displays.

Feature Highlights of the Series 9 Samsung LCD HDTVs

HD-Grade pixel resolution: High-resolution pixel density is combined with a built-in image scaler to handle inputs from a variety of digital and analog audio/video sources.
Widescreen aspect ratio
1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
Pre-loaded Content Library™: exercise, children’s “edutainment”, cooking, image gallery, games.
Ultra Clear Panel™: Advanced LCD technology lets you enjoy crisp image details, natural skin tones, excellent shadow detail, and vibrant colors.
Wide Color Gamut LED backlight optimizes a color’s hue resulting in more natural colors.
Auto Motion Plus 120 Hz™: Advanced processing that reduces blur and enhance image detail when viewing fast motion video sequences.
DLNA Certified™
Touch of Color™ (TOC): Samsung’s: unique manufacturing process accents the surrounding bezel with a stylish red tone
Wheel key remote control
WiseLink™ Pro: For playing MP3, mpeg, and displaying JPEG files through the USB 2.0 connection on selected Samsung TVs.
InfoLink™: Provides RSS feeds of customizable stock quotes, weather, and brief news articles on selected Samsung TVs.
Wide Color Enhancer: Optimizes a given color’s hue, resulting in more natural rendering of colors.
Built-in digital tuner: (ATSC/Clear QAM)
Response time: A fast 4ms response time minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programs.
Entertainment Mode: Allows customized picture settings that are optimized for different TV and video program content, such as sports, movies, games, etc.
Picture-in-Picture (PIP): Enables convenient, simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC content sources.
178° x 178° (H/V) viewing angle Single User Interface
DNIe™ – Samsung’s Digital Natural
Image engine: This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing contrast, detail, and white balance while reducing noise.

SRS TruSurround XT™: TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels.
Stereo broadcast reception: Supports multichannel sound (MTS) and second audio program (SAP) with 181-channel capacity.
Down firing speakers
Integrated woofer
V-Chip system1: Allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by a parent to contain objectionable content.
Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
Variable sleep timer: Can be programmed to turn the TV off at different time intervals.
HDMI-CEC allows peripheral devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by TV remote control.
ToC matching remote: A simple remote control (in addition to regular universal remote) for Power On/Off, channel & Volume control.