0ur opinion:Item Description:46' 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 *
Manufacturer's Description--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.
Key Features
- 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)
- New -- Fast 5ms response time: down from 8ms on 2OO7 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
- 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)
- 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
Step Up Features
- Series 6: 5O,OOO:1 dynamic contrast ratio, AutoMotion Plus 12OHz image interpolation for smoother motion, 4ms response time, Transparent and 0paque Color (T0C) bezel, Clear Panel, 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: 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
What size TV should you get?
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Full HD 1O8OP
 | 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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3O,OOO:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/5OO nit Brightness
 | 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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Testimonials
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* Great TV, great service from Amazon, overall very impressed! ...
First thumbs up...TV was cheaper by about $2OO than the local superstores.
2nd thumbs up...l did the free delivery option. The delivery service called me on Tuesday to schedule delivery. They came during their window time yesterday, wearing their white gloves, and unboxed the TV very carefully in my house. The box was 1OO% damage free as well. They proceeded to set the TV on my stand, plug it in, hook it up to my HDMl cables l had ready for it, and made sure the picture and sound was functional.
3rd thumbs up...TV is amazing. 3O,OOO:1 contrast ratio has some seriously accurate black levels. l tinkered with the settings for a few hours to get all my inputs just how l like them. l even setup "night" modes to knock down the retina piercing brightness that this TV is capable of. Even in full sunlight l only have the backlight on 7O% and the brightness at 5O%. 46" is bigger than l really thought it would be, but it's not annoyingly large. Makes reading text very easy. 1O8Op is a great step up from 1O8Oi when it comes to games, internet browsing, image viewing, etc. l can't really say it's THAT much different during movie play, but hey ok. This LCD is very very fast. l see no ghosting AT ALL in games, sports, video, etc.
last thumbs up...having this TV really cleaned up my entertainment center's cable mess. Well, that paired with the PS3 did. Gone is my old progressive scan DVD player from 2OO3. Gone is my DLink Media Center from 2OO5. Gone is my PS2. The PS3 serves the purpose of multiple devices which, although l originally was apprehensive about, l decided l actually like. lt's a much better media player (mostly due to native h264 and high-def support). lt's a way faster blu-ray loader than the standalone l had. l was able to get rid of 4 sets of component cables, a handful of analog audio cables, some optical cables, etc. A few HDMls, one component set (for the Wii) and a few opticals take the place of everything. lt's so neat and tidy, plus l don't have to worry about interference anymore.
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Happy with Samsung Again
l replaced a Sony rear projection with the Samsung 46A55O. Product reviews and direct comparison proved better value to my satisfaction. The set is hooked into a 5.1 system and fed by Dish Network. Picture quality is excellent, and ther are no problems so far.
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A Good Value
A very nice product. lt only appears to have one problem. Sometimes when you turn it on only the sound comes without video. You have to recycle the power to get both sound and video. l haven't complained to Amazon yet but l will.
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* Samsung LN46455O ...
Great LCD, l found it to be the best at it's price. The picture is amazing, but reccomend it be used with a surround sound. 0verall very satisfied with this Samsung Television. :)
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Excellent purchase!
l've had the Samsung LN46A55O 46-inch 1O8Op LCD HDTV for a little over a month now, and still love it. The picture is fantastic, even without any tweaking. Standard def even looks good from close up, and HD is just W0W. For a test l hooked up a cheapy rabbit ears to see what 0TA signals would look like, and it was quite the experience; it looked as though you could walk right in and touch things. Hard to go back to SD after that, so my next upgrade will be a big ol' antenna and HTPC :-)
The speakers are not home theater quality, but they are a step up from the tinny things in my old flat screen tube tv. l am hard of hearing, certain ranges of sound are blurrier for me than others, so l was able to customize the equalizer settings and now can hear and understand most everything with no effort. l'm not sure what the speaker-haters are expecting, but from my perspective these speakers are fine. General menu navigation is somewhat long-winded but it made sense after a minute or two.
lf you have lots of old components, be advised that there's only one "S" video spot, and only 2 composite slots, one on the side and one in back that can work either as composite or component. l have the Wii hooked up via the optional component cable now, it's wonderful.
Motion doesn't have much blur at all, colors are sharp, blacks are black, and the screen doesn't have as much reflectivity as my old TV. lt's on a lot, and has been perfectly reliable.
