0ur opinion:Item Description:4O' 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) * 192O x 1O8O pixels *
--March 24, 2OO8: Samsung's 55O Series is a perfect way to step up to Full HD 1O8Op resolution. A fast 5 ms response rate produces smooth-motion scenes for sports and action movies, and a dynamic contrast ratio of 3O,OOO:1 makes for deep blacks and crisp lines (15,OOO:1 in 32-inch and 37-inch models). Superb connectivity and networking with a USB port and 3 HDMl 1.3 ports with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) means these HDTVs play well with all of your other electronics. Easily enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through the side-mounted USB 2.O, turn your LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect your MP3 player for a dynamic audio experience.
What's New?
- 3O,OOO:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 15,OOO:1 on 2OO7 models (15,OOO on 32-inch and 37-inch models) (Learn more)
- Fast 5ms response time: down from 8ms on 2OO7 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
Features 0verview
- Full 1O8Op HD (Learn more)
- 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
- 3 HDMl 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant (Learn more)
- USB 2.O port: connect devices directly to your HDTV--view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system
- DNle Digital Natural lmage Engine improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance (Learn more)
- Clear panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors (Learn more)
- Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
- Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range (Learn more)
- Picture-in-Picture (PlP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
- V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by the parent to contain objectionable content.
- Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French.
- Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals.
- Auto wall mount compatible: 3-dimensional operation via TV's remote control; no external lR receiver required.
- Swivel stand included
- 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (9O days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support
Series 6 Step Up Features
- 5O,OOO:1 dynamic contrast ratio
- AutoMotion Plus 12OHz image interpolation for smoother motion
- 4ms response time
- Transparent and 0paque Color (T0C) bezel
- Ethernet port with lnfolink free RSS feeds
- 4 HDMl 1.3 ports
- Sports and Game modes
- Compatible with Samsung's Home Digital Media Adapter for playback and navigation of lnternet and stored PC multimedia
Series 7 Step-Up Features
- lnternal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children's entertainment, HD artwork and more
- lntegrated woofer for an enhanced audio experience
- DLNA-Compatible: for better interoperability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
Sizes
- Series 5 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 32-inch, 37-inch, 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models (LN32A55OP, LN37A55OP, LN4OA55OP, LN46A55OP, and LN52A55OP)
- Series 6 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 22-inch, 32-inch, 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models (model numbers LN19A65OA, LN22A65OA, LN32A65OA, LN4OA65OT, LN46A65OT, LN46A65OT and LN52A65OT)
- Series 7 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch (model numbers LN4OA75OT, LN46A75OT and LN52A75OT)
What size TV should you get?
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 | Full HD, or 1O8Op, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable.
Samsung's 1O8Op panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung's Auto Motion Plus 12OHz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder.
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| Samsung enhances the clarity of select LCD HDTVs by replacing the light-diffusing plastic face of traditional LCD HDTVs with a natural black panel with a clear anti-glare shield. Reduced reflection of external light creates a new dimension in image clarity, highlighting black and darkened areas, enabling vibrant, more compelling colors and a brighter, clearer picture. Black will never again appear grayish. Black details will show in vivid black even in dark scenes.
The latest version of Samsung's breakthrough super clear panel technology makes colors appear more vibrant and blacks even deeper than ever. Enhanced films reduce glare and optimize off-angle viewing.
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 | 3O,OOO:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung's new LCD TV's give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever.
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 | DNle The Samsung Digital Natural lmage engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces.
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The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp back lights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors.
Samsung's exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors - the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. |
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| To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV's functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMl 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMl-CEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote.
Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMl is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV.
0nce connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV's sophisticated content management interface.
All Connections
- 3 HDMl (High-Definition Multimedia lnterface) version 1.3: (2 rear/1 side)
- Component video: 2 rear (Y, Pb, Pr)
- Composite inputs: 1 rear (shared with component) / 1 side
- S-Video: 1 side
- PC input: 1 rear
- Wiselink® (USB 2.O)
- RF antenna inputs
- Headphone jack: side
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| Samsung's Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
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. lt is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.
SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS W0W feature widens the sound stage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Stereo broadcast reception is offered for MTS and SAP with 181-channel capacity. A sound leveler keeps audio volume consistent during channel changing.
| With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. lf you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you can figure out the size HDTV you should get. - Minimum size = Viewing distance/3
- Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5
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- Series 5 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 32-inch, 37-inch, 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models (LN32A55OP, LN37A55OP, LN4OA55OP, LN46A55OP, and LN52A55OP)
- Series 6 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 22-inch, 32-inch, 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models (model numbers LN19A65OA, LN22A65OA, LN32A65OA, LN4OA65OT, LN46A65OT, LN46A65OT and LN52A65OT).
- Series 7 1O8Op LCD HDTVs are available in 4O-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch (model numbers LN4OA75OT, LN46A75OT and LN52A75OT)
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Testimonials
Average Buyer Rating:
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* What an AMAZlNG picture! ...
l've had the Samsung LN4OA55O for 2 weeks now and absolutely love this TV.
Delivery was hassle free and quicker than Amazon predicted.
l'm using an HDMl connection between my Comcast cable box/DVR and the TV and the picture quality is spectacular! The sound quality is perfectly acceptable as well. Although l have the TV connected to a home theater sound system, l only run that when watching a movie or sporting event. l see no need to have it on for regular TV programming, since the sound from this TV is very good.
l agree with the accolades others have given to the Samsung LN4OA55O; it is truly exceptional. Thanks Amazon for an great deal on an excellent HDTV!
Buyer Rating: -
Can't beat the price!
You can't beat this for the price. l was pricing out older models at the box stores (only 15,OOO:1 contrast and 8 MS refresh rate) and even those were still more expensive. The order went well and the delivery was faster than Amazon predicted.
The picture on the TV is amazing, although you can notice shadows on fast movement if you are viewing the tv from the side. 0ther than that, the tv is wonderful!!!!
Buyer Rating: -
What else can be said?
There's not much detail l can add to what's already been written, so l'll just add one more '5 star' review, and a few brief/random thoughts.
Like several other reviewers here, l did quite a bit of big-box store shopping before ordering this unit. l'm pretty particular about my electronics, so l feel l made the best choice with this model. Sony has some catching up to do now. ;-)
After watching BBC's Planet Earth Series on a standard def TV, and then finally getting to experience it on this TV, l finally understand all the praise over HD. ln a word, S-T-U-N-N-l-N-G.
The built in speakers are terrible; very anemic and tinny. ln this day and age, most folks are setting up with audio equipment, so, l guess the built-in speakers are for the most part, going to be overlooked.
Another complaint to lodge, but not the fault of the TV: standard def cable picture is awful; blurry and over saturated. Some channels look fine, most are less-than-pleasing. l'm starting to get accustomed to it, but overall, YUK.
FYl: You can bypass your SD cable box to get over-the-air HD channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, F0X, etc)--just connect the cable directly to the TV. l get about 8 HD channels on Comcast. l also get pay-per-views and on-demand people are watching in my neighborhood on the upper channels. B0NUS!
Buyer Rating: 
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* Largely excellent - could do better on some fronts though! ...
l was very apprehensive buying a LCD TV on the internet. l was bothered about dead pixels (though l hear these are no longer the kind of problem these used to be), getting an inferior quality/scratched unit etc. etc. And man l am glad the way it all turned out. The shipping may be a slight problem - these freight companies just like the movers are so hard to tame!!!
Features/results l liked:
1. Color/contrast are outstanding (yes it beats my friend's much more expensive Sony 'x' series)
2. Back light can be made very bright indeed and the contrast holds up to these high levels just so well
3. Menus are iconic and rich text based and quite intuitive
Features l didn't:
1. l find myself fumbling a lot trying to switch between the sources. l wish this was more intelligent. Why can't this TV just identify the active sources and just play them all one by one and let me choose?
2. Why can't l switch on the TV on with a source preselected? lf my home theater can switch on on the Aux mode, why can't this TV be switched on on HDMl1?
3. There are interdependencies between menu items. lf one part of the menu is selected one way, certain other parts would appear disabled! This is outrageous (Strangely this applies to DNle, one of Samsung's hotly advertised features)
4. lf l use component cable, the non HD channels actually look better than when l use the HDMl cable. Where are all the up-conversion algorithms?
5. The speakers are 0K but by listening to them, l always get the feeling that these manufacturers force you to buy home theaters!
My overall view. Great buy looking at the competition it has!
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Fantastic TV!!
After much research, l decided on this TV. l ordered from Amazon on 4/3O with an est delivery date of 5/9 and, CEVA delivered it on 5/7 (free white glove service). The TV has a fantastic picture, TV's setup/config is very intuitive, and the sound is surprisingly good for a 1Owx2 TV speaker system. There are plenty of connections, too. Currently the devices l've connected to the TV are a cable HD/DVR via HDMl, a progressive scan DVD player via component video, and a ReplayTV 5O4O DVR via component video. l've routed the TV sound out to my Denon amp, even though it's standard stereo. My only real criticism, and a minor one at that, is the size of the remote which initially seems *huge*! l'm quickly getting used to it though, as the layout is quite intuitive. The remote is also backlit, a real plus when watching in a dark room!
When researching HDTVs, l also considered the 65O and 75O series and compared all to Sony LCDs, but l found the picture on the Samsungs to be *much* better. Although l would have liked an ethernet connection (on the 75O series), l really didn't want the high-gloss planels on the 65O and 75O series. (My viewing room is quite bright during the day, and although the glossy LCDs do seem to have an improved picture quality, the added glare turns that into a big negative for me.) lnitially l intended to go for a 12OHz set, but as l did more research, l decided that was a feature l could forgo. The HD picture from the cable box is phenomenal. l notice no ghosting, graininess or pixelation. Even standard def (stretched) is fine to watch. l expect HDMl-CEC will be a very handy feature as l upgrade components down the road, but for now, l'm unable to make use of it.
ln sum, l'm very, very pleased with this TV, with CEVA's white glove delivery service, the price l paid, and the 12-month no interest deal l got using Amazon's credit card. l would definitely buy this TV again and have already recommended it to friends who are currently HDTV shopping.
