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Samsung LN40A550 40-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Samsung
Color: Black
Display Size: 40
EAN: 0036725228177
Feature: Full HD 1080p Resolution
Label: Samsung
Manufacturer: Samsung
Model: LN-40A550
Publisher: Samsung
Studio: Samsung
Variation Description: Black
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Full HD 1080p Resolution
Wide Color Enhancer
3 HDMI Inputs
USB 2.0
HDMI-CDC
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Editorial Reviews:
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Experience the next generation of HD television in all its glory The SAMSUNG LN40A550 has an incredible 30,000:1 contrast ratio that delivers the sharpest, most realistic picture quality you've ever seen. Full 1080p HD resolution offers amazing image detail, all on a 40-inch screen. Enjoy crystal-clear, lifelike HD sound, with SRS TruSurround XT. Want to get more entertainment out of your TV than movies and shows? With the Wiselink USB connection, you can easily and quickly hook up your MP3 player or digital camera and entertain family and friends with a photo slideshow set to music. SAMSUNG LN40A550 makes your high-definition dreams a reality. It's advanced HD entertainment, only from Samsung.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:  
Summary: Great HD, Poor SD
Comment: This is a really nice TV, especially since right now the price is just over $1k.
Pros: Great HD picture - this includes HD television stations (for me output from a digital HD cable box at 1080i through an HDMI cable) and Blu-Ray. Standard DVDs upconverted to 1080p then sent through HDMI look pretty darn good - some pixelation and color variations here and there, but mostly looking good (also depends on how new the DVD is - newer looks better). The picture is near perfect. That's all that needs to be said there. Set-up is fast, the TV is not that heavy, and the swivel stand is great. Menus are fairly straight forward, although in my opinion there are too many menu options - great if you are a perfectionist and really know what you are doing when it comes to fine-tuning the color. I think there a good amount of inputs. Nintendo Wii through component cables looks fine.
Cons: Would be nice if there was a digital coax audio out - there is only an optical out, and it doesn't pump out 5.1 sound (i.e., you go from 7.1 or 5.1 to 2.1 if you run the sound through your TV to your audio system). Standard definition (non-HD) programming looks fairly bad. I bought a cable line power booster, set the HD cable box to output only 480i when on standard channels, set the sharpness to 0, and turned digital noise reduction off. This helped quite a bit, but it still is noticeably bad. There is a lot of pixelation, some channels are passable some are awful. That is my biggest complaint for this TV.
Final note - viewing distance means a lot. I sit about 6-7 feet away, and can see pixelation. If I step back another 2 feet, the image is much better. So, if you sit 6 feet away, I would go for the 37" instead.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This TV is amazing
Comment: I did a lot of research before deciding on this Samsung. I've had it for about a month and it is perfect (except for one aspect which I'll describe beow). It's very pleasing to look at even when it's off and when it's on the picture is the best picture I've ever seen on an LCD TV. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because the sound is lacking. I will probably hook it up to my home theatre system. Amazon.com has the best deal I could find on this and their white glove delivery is wonderful. This whole process was the easiest large purchase I've ever made.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great HDTV at great price
Comment: I've had the LN40A550 for over a month now, and though it's only been in use for a week -- so far so good. I did a lot of homework before purchasing this TV and it seemed that generally, Samsung's Series 5,6 and 7 HDTVs receive some of the best overall reviews. Though I haven't been able to fully take advantage of all its features, particularly the 1080p mode, I have used the unit with Comcast HDTV cable and also hooked it up to my laptop. The pictures for both look great and I'm looking forward to getting a Blu-ray player to compliment the TV.
Many of the reviews on this TV unit complain about the sound. I'm a bit of sound system snob (for my car, PC, home theatre, etc) and these reviews and complaints about the sound on the LN40A550 are right... to a degree. What people have to understand is that in order to have a full rich sound, speakers need size and depth, which HDTVs do not allow due to their thin sizes. Bigger, deeper speakers typically provide richer, fuller sounds. Simply think of the difference when comparing the sound that comes from a laptop to the sound that comes out of desktop computers with external speakers. When considering these facts, I'm actually pretty impressed by the sound this unit produces and don't believe the complaints are justified. But I will be adding a home theatre system to really take advantage of the HDTV experience.
I am very satisfied with my purchase and hopefully, the product will be as reliable as everyone claims it to be, since I did not purchase the extended warranty. Though I have no other HDTVs to compare this to, I do recommend this unit.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great TV
Comment: Nice TV and I had no problems with Amazon's delivery service. I almost went somewhere else to buy the TV because of all the bad press that their delivery service got but it was a nice experience.
Customer Rating:
Summary: soso
Comment: I have been using the TV over a month, the picture is OK. The major problems of the TV are the remote controller is quite funny, no 2 much useful buttons and it DOESN'T WORK away 3 feet ( or 150' )
comparing with Sony, Samsung is quite poor. However, I paid the money for Samsung only, not Sony. :) I should add $200 to buy sony 40' v series.
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