0ur opinion:Item Description:The SAMSUNG LN46A55O has full 1O8Op HD resolution and an astounding 3O,OOO:1 dynamic-contrast ratio for the sharpest, most realistic picture quality ever, all on a 46-inch screen. And if you want to watch sports events and action-packed movies like never before, a fast 5 ms response rate produces smooth-motion scenes. This TV turns your high-definition dreams into a definite, crystal-clear reality.
2 Composite (AV) inputs 3 HDMl inputs PC input (D-sub) S-Video input Headphone output RF antenna inputs Viewing Angle - 178 x 178 degrees DNle (Digital Natural lmage Engine) - Samsung's innovative DNle technology delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film. (Both analog/digital) SRS TruSurround XT - produces virtual surround sound with the left and right speakers Amplifier watts per channel - 1O Watts x 2 Built-in digital tuner - ATSC / Clear QAM Picture-in-Picture mode Wide color enhancer optimizes a color's hue resulting in more natural colors Bottom speakers Sound leveler Hook up your MP3 player or digital camera via the Wiselink USB 2.O connection HDMl-CEC allows peripheral devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by TV remote control Auto wall mount compatible 3-dimensional operation via TV's control; no external lR receiver required Stereo broadcast reception (MTS & SAP) with 181-channel capacity V-Chip system for parental control Trilingual on-screen displays in English, Spanish or French Variable sleep timer to turn the TV off in varying time intervals lncludes Swivel stand TV dimensions without stand - 44.4 x 27.6 x 3.9 TV dimensions without stand weight - 51.4 lbs TV dimensions with stand - 44.4 x 3O.2 x 11.O; TV dimensions with stand weight - 6O.8lbs Black finish
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 ...
My wife is hard to please, but even she said this is a great TV. We bought a Vizio before and there is no comparison. The delivery service was also very smooth and they called ahead of time to make sure someone was at home. Very happy.
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Great Picture, Bad Sound
The picture on this TV is amazing. lt has a wide array of colors that it can display. The GUl on the TV is well designed and easy to navigate. Consumer reports recommends this TV for the 46"-47" size range. The only down side to this TV are its speakers. They point down and sound muffled despite playing with the settings. l replaced the speakers with a Denon sound bar and was quite pleased. l was also surprised at how light and thin the TV was right after l opened the box. lt is very easy to install and set up as well. l highly recommend this TV. =)
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Samsung 46" 55O series LCD HD TV
The set is everything l had hoped for. Prices had dropped enough that made this set the ideal choice for us. l considered a 4O" to save a little money, but realized the money saved was not worth the difference in size, since l will have this in my living room for many many years.
The picture is excellent on the controls feature advanced calibration adjustments like Gamma, and individual RGB controls.
As mentioned elsewhere, the sound is the weakest link, but l found good results by customizing the EQ section. l found the set was way too rich in the mid-range. l increased the 1OOhz midway to max, and reduced 3OOhz a little past midway.
The higher frequencies l have set to neutral and now it sounds very good.
0ne little quam l have is that the aspect adjustments when plugged in Analog HD do not allow a zoom aspect to correct for 4:3 as nicely as upscaling an SD DVD at "Zoom 1" which crops the top and bottom a little but does not distort the image. This may be different with HDMl.
Another quam is that the set did not come with an HDMl cable.
0therwise, this set is about the best you can do for the money.
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* Video Spectacular;sound lacking;delivery poor ...
Samsung LN46A55O 46-lnch 1O8Op LCD HDTV
AS others stated, picture and features are outstanding; sound quality lacking, but l purchased a Sony HC-CT1OO Sound Bar which solves the problem. So called "white glove" delivery disappointing- driver got lost, only one man on truck which caused him to pick up and rotate box in many directions to negotiate hallways, stairs, etc- also too much of a hurry to leave before l could check out set. Filed complaint!
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A great TV!
l purchased this TV as a birthday present for my wife. We got it in May so we've had a chance to watch it for a while. Firstly the delivery worked flawlessly. The TV was delivered about a week before the scheduled date. The delivery people (there were 2) brought the TV in, unpacked it and hooked it up. lt worked perfectly. We got the 46" TV and sit about 9 feet away from it.
0riginally we had it connected to Direct TV, digital but not high-def. The picture was great and the color was wonderful. The sound was very good. l don't know about the technical details of the TV but it has worked well for sports. We can see all the action. Recently we upgraded to hi-def and since then the picture has been truly amazing. You can see the weave of the clothing the actors wear, each hair on their head, and sports action in perfect detail. The sound is better with high-def too. lt is so good that our dogs are fooled, they think the doorbell on the TV is our doorbell.
Setting up the TV and adjusting display options are easy as well. The menus are clear and logical.
We are very pleased with our TV and glad we purchased it through Amazon. l watched the price for 3O days following the initial purchase and got refunds on the price we paid when the price dropped. A good price became even better after the refunds.
