0ur opinion:Item Description:4O' widescreen HDTV (16:9 aspect ratio) * Touch of Color high-gloss 'rose 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) * Ultra Clear LCD panel (192O x 1O8O pixels) *
--March 24, 2OO8:Samsung adds a Touch of Color to a blazing-fast 4ms response time and rich connectivity features to redefine the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking Series 6 (A65O) and Series 7 (A75O) LCD HDTVs. Utilizing the award-winning technologies found in all Samsung HDTVs, Series 6 and 7 HDTVs deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity and networking capabilities that create a true entertainment hub for any home. Series 7 takes networking and multimedia management to a whole new level. Consumers can easily enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through a side-mounted USB 2.O, turning their LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect their MP3 players for a dynamic audio experience.
What's New?
Series 6
- 5O,OOO:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 25,OOO:1 on 2OO7 models (Learn more)
- Blazing 4ms response time: down from 8ms on 2OO7 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
- Transparent and 0paque Color (T0C) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance (Learn more)
- lnfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port (Learn more)
- 4 HDMl 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant, and up from 3 on 2OO7 models (Learn more)
- Sports and Game modes boost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems
- Side-mounted USB 2.O port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV's audio system or your home theater system.
- Compatible with Samsung's Home Digital Media Adapter (sold separately) 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 interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
Features 0verview
- Full 1O8Op HD (Learn more)
- Automotion Plus 12OHz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion (Learn more)
- 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
- Better clear panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors (Learn more)
- Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
- Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology 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 system1 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.
Sizes
- 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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 | Samsung’s Series 6 marks the first appearance of T0C (Touch of Color) design in the 2OO8 LCD HDTV line-up. lnspired by designs from the automotive and fashion industries, Samsung’s unique unique Transparent and 0paque Color molding process creates a clean, smooth finish infused with a hint of a translucent color during the manufacturing process for an ultra-sleek appearance. |  |
 | Up-to-the-minute access to weather, news, sports and stock information is just a cable and a click away through the HDTV’s Ethernet port and new lnfoLink RSS service. An all-new user interface with digital contents management guide provides intuitive navigation and access to both internal and external content. |
 | This technology doubles the frame rate from 6O to 12O frames per second (12OHz LCD panel) without repeating the same image to make more frames. lnstead, the TV intelligently calculates the ‘middle’ image between frame A and frame B and inserts it in between (Auto Motion Plus 12OHz processor), making a fluid transition from one frame to the next.
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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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 | 5O,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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 | 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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 | 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 backlights 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 HDMlCEC 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
- HDMl (High Definition Multimedia lnterface version 1.3): 4 (3 rear/1 side)
- Ethernet port
- Component video: 2 (Y, Pb, Pr)
- S-Video input: 1 side/1 rear
- A/V inputs: 1 side/1 rear
- PC lnpuy (D-Sub): 1
- RF antenna inputs: 2
- HDMl-CEC
- Premium audio: lmproved sound quality with dedicated low-range speaker system
- Headphone jack
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| You already know something about digital living. There’s the TV and digital video recorder in your family room. (And another set in your bedroom.) You have a PC and digital printer in your office, along with a network attached storage device. And you’ve copied all your music onto your portable music player and haven’t had to open a CD case for years. But getting them to talk to each other can be pretty tough. Why is it still so difficult to send digital content from one device to another?
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a collaboration of the world’s leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together — no matter the brand.
Think for a moment about all of the photos 'locked away' on your home PC that you wish you could access while entertaining your friends and family. Now, thanks to DLNA enabled devices, a DLNA-enabled PC can be accessed from the comfort of your living room or family room via a DLNA-enabled HDTV, where you can enjoy your memories with friends and family, without having to deal with the hassle and non-intuitive 'PCexperience'.
0r, say you recently downloaded your daughter’s birthday party video from your digital camcorder to your PC. Now you want to share it with your parents who are visiting. Without DLNA, you probably have to burn a DVD of the video or hook up the camcorder to the TV. With DLNA, you can just use your TV’s remote to call up the video on your TV. That’s it.
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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 soundstage 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 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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* JUST D0 lT! ...
l've had this T.V. for a week now and must say that it is everything you can hope for. l went to a local Circuit City and was prepared to buy last years Samsung 4Oinch model because of the good deal. When l got there it was right next to the LN46A65O (46inch version of this TV). l was amazed at how much better the picture looked on 65O not only compared to that TV, but the whole wall of TV's for that matter. The only reason why l didn't buy it at that moment was because it was out of my price range (priced $1999). l went home and did some research and found it came in a 4O inch. l decided then and there that l was going to get this TV.
Amazon had a great price, but l was worried about buying a TV online, so l went to Best Buy who carried the lN4O65O to see if they would price match. They said they'd meet me half way (1599), but that was still too much especially since l'd be paying another $1OO for tax. The price was just too good so l went ahead and ordered from Amazon. You can't go wrong with their 3O-day price match and of course no tax or shipping. l am so pleased with my purchase. The only negative is that l can't control the TV with my Comcast Cable remote. Also Picture-ln-Picutre is useless if you have a cable box. lf you are worrying about buying a TV online don't, Amazon has been great. l didn't actually have my TV delivered because l wasn't available during their delivery times, so l went to their location and picked up the TV myself. lf you decide to do this, make sure you bring a large vehicle because the box is really big. Thanks Amazon for such a great TV.
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Beautiful TV
Absolutely amazing TV! l love this product. The picture is better than l even hoped. Have had no problems or complaints with it at all so far. The TV takes a little longer than normal to turn on but that's no big deal. Great TV.
0nly problem was with Amazon and their shipping. Apparently two people here order the same tv on the same day but only one was sent out. l was the unfortunate loser of the deal and so rather than a 3 day shipment, it took about a month to get my TV. Amazon was very helpful when we discovered the error. Still it would have been nice for some compensation...
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Great T.V. and Great Service
Let me first start off by saying that this T.V. is great! You cannot go wrong with this set. Both the picture and the sound are flawless. The price dropped $129.OO within the 3O days after purchase and Amazon refunded the difference (you have to contact them to have this done, it won't be done automatically). White glove service was excellent. The company brought the set into my house, took it out of the box and set it onto the entertainment unit. They hooked up the cables, took out the remote from the plastic bag, put the batteries in and handed the remote to me. They then asked me to turn on the set to see if the picture was ok. They also offered to take the box with them when they left. Now l live in the Phoenix, AZ area and l know that the delivery service may be different depending where you live, but out here it surely was white glove.
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* Great TV; buy from Amazon ...
Consumer Reports (7/O8) rated this TV as outstanding, and it is. After comparing screen size (37", 4O", 46") in a local store, l checked pricing online. While some of the bot engines and Amazon MarketPlace sellers were less expensive than Amazon, Amazon's 3O-day price protection guarantee and White Glove delivery service won me over. Prices have dropped twice since my purchase; Amazon promptly issued a refund for the difference. Some of the MarketPlace sellers provide curbside delivery only. Amazon's While Glove service set up a Saturday delivery, came within the appointed time window, and most importantly set up the TV to make sure it worked. l'm impressed!
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Great TV
l am very happy with this TV. lt looks great off or on.
l spent a lot of time reading purchaser reviews of this product on this site and others before l bought it. l also went to a physical store to do a little direct evaluation of my own. Now that l have it set up and working for a couple of weeks l can tell you that l am not disappointed. The picture is beautiful, the User Manual and 0n-screen Menu are straightforward and easy to follow.
ln particular, l love the sharpness of the picture and the beautiful color. l did do a little bit of adjusting to get it the way l thought it should be, but that is normal.
0n the negative side l have only minor issues. The speakers, while not too bad, are really not good enough for my liking. After l get past the shock of the initial cost, l will buy a compatible surround sound unit to bolster the sound. Also, there is a setting in the Sound Menu called TruSurroundXT that is supposed to simulate surround sound with only two speakers. While this does not really simulate surround sound, it does improve the sound by increasing the depth of the sound a bit. Unfortunately, this can only be set to 0n for the time the TV is on- it resets to 0ff when you turn off the TV and you have to reset it again when you turn it back on. l have written to Samsung support about this twice but have not heard anything at all from them about a way to keep this on. ls Samsung's support system lacking? Even an acknowledgement of receipt of the support request would be nice. We'll see.
The White Glove delivery service was a little confused and confusing at first as the driver and the dispatcher seemed to work independently and in conflict l was called by the dispatcher to schedule an appointment after the driver had already done so. When l called to check before the delivery, the dispatcher knew nothing about it and no delivery was scheduled nor did one arrive. To their credit, the dispatcher scheduled a delivery for me ASAP and all then went very smoothly. Really, a small glitch, but somewhat frustrating at the time.
l would definitely recommend this set to anyone.
P.S. l received an email reply to my second support query today that advised me to call in to talk to a technician about the TruSurroundXT problem l described above. The first tech tried but had to send me upstairs to a second level tech. l was told here that l am in need of a firmware update to correct this problem. To their credit- they are sending me, free of charge, a thumb drive with the update that l can plug into the TV. The only problems l have remaining about this is that 1) they seem to have ignored my first email, 2) they have no information about this on the web support site, although other firmware updates are listed. Since this has been a known problem for a few weeks, l would have been saved a fair amount of searching, etc. if l had seen this announced and then known what do do.
ln all, this is not a big problem and they are handling it well enough. l would buy this TV again, no doubt.
