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• 1 Aichele

  I got this TV about 6 months ago and still love it. My only gripe is that the speakers could be a lot better. My 20 inch $200 box TV from Toshiba had far better speakers. In retrospect, I would still DEFINITELY get this TV again, I would just recommend getting some speakers to go with the outstanding picture.

• 2 Barkley

  Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch 1080p LCD HDTVbr /br /I recently bought a new Samsung 37in TV from Amazon. Make no mistake: this is a great product. But don’t expect it to work like the sets on display in the Big Box stores. The reason is that the stores often have their own company made videos on display. They almost invariably emphasize jarring action shots, bright colors against white or blue backgrounds, and often have panoramic views of vast landscapes or colorful flowers. As one of the Big Box clerks told me: you will get this same picture at home if you play a Blue Ray disc on a quality Blue Ray DVD with a jacked up 120MHz version of your TV set. But, heh, most of us by a telly set to watch cable tv.br /br /As for Amazon’s promise that they will set up your set and carry away the debris, that is legit. Two men carefully unpacked the set and had it up and running in about seven minutes. But language was a problem, since one person could speak no english and the other was only marignally better. They also neglected to tell me that I had to use both remotes (one for the TV, the other for the cable box) to control the set, something that caused me great anxiety until I figured it out. Incidentally, it is possible to use only one remote, if you hook up the cable directly into the new TV, or if you turn in your Standard Definition cable box for a new HD cable box. And while they offered to carry away the rubbish, they told me I should keep the box and the packing materials in case I had to return the set. Fair enough, this was a sensible suggestion.br /br /As for the set itself, it is great. In almost every respect it performs as outlined in the reviews of this product. On HD channels, it offers wonderful color,sharp contrasts, and an almost three dimensional experience. As for the sound, it is, as most reviewers have pointed out, god awful. It sounds “tinny” and lacking substance, and almost certainly I will have to improve it by a sound bar or modestly priced home theatre sound system. One of the great features is the remote, which is user friendly, and one of its best function is the picture-size button. One of the flaws of most HDTVs is that when they show a Standard Definition program on cable, the people and items depicted appear “squat,” with people looking like fireplugs and Volkswagens looking like stretch limosines. But you can immediately get rid of this phenomena by changing from the usual 16:9 ratio to either a Zoom 1 or 4:3 ratio. (Sounds complicated, but is easy to learn and do in reality).br /br /So, in general, it is a pleasant and easy experience dealing with Amazon, which delivers on on its promises. And the Samsung 37in 1080 HDTV is an excellent product, but just accept that you are unlikely to see the same quality of picture that are on the specially designed videos on display at the Big Box stores. But having said that, these new HDTVs are a modern marvel.

• 3 Valadez

  The Samsung 37″ LCD is great. Colors are excellent and sharp. The only complaint I have is the skimpy sound system. Everything sounded “echo-y” and tinny: I had to add a sound system. Now it’s great and I wouldn’t trade the Samsung TV with any other one.

• 4 Divine

  My wife and I spent a lot of time checking out reviews on the web, as well as viewing many different models makes of HDTV’s before finally deciding on the Samsunt LN37A550. Right from first view my wife fell in love with the picture: to her it just seemed brighter and clearer than all the rest. After much comparison to the competition I would have to say I agree with her. The picture is very bright and clear. br /br /As far as 1080p vs. 720p some are of the opinion that you can’t tell the difference with this screen size. I personally COULD tell the difference: even if it is primarily at close range. Well, every little bit helps so 1080p was the way to go for me, but is Samsung really any better than the rest?br /br /Perhaps not better than some, exactly, but it had the right combination of picture quality, features, and price that seemed to set it apart. I initially bought a Sony (can I mention other brands?) M-series because I was able to get over $450 dollars off the store’s regular price. Not a bad deal by any stretch of the imagination, but when I got it home I hated it and had to return it. Its SD performance was execrable, there was just no other word for it (all right, maybe “wretched” could be used as well): Very noisy and highly posterized (a slight level of these attributes was even visible from some HD sources). Of course, many reviews say that ALL HDTVs have poor SD quality, but the Samsung is actually very good in this respect. And since my cable company’s HD offerings are a bit light right now, this was important to me. Of course, you can’t squeeze blood from a turnip, and there is no mistaking SD for HD, but it is still eminently watchable on the Samsung. br /br /A couple of other pros that I appreciate on this unit are: loads of picture setting options (but to me the picture is great even right out of the box), a USB input for viewing pics from my digital camera and/or listening to mp3s (but why would you want to with that lousy sound? - more on this in a moment), and 3 (count-em) HDMI ports, one conveniently side-mounted for easy access, which in concert with the swivel base makes quick work of plugging in my HD camcorder.br /br /So have we stumbled upon HDTV Nirvana here? Not exactly. As many have pointed out, the sound quality is somewhat sub-par, and even serious tweaking of the equalizer settings can’t improve it to any great degree when using the built-in speakers. Not a deal-breaker for me, I could always listen through a stereo if I want to. A nitpicky little annoyance is the glossy base, which attracts (and shows) dust like nobody’s business: we’ll live with it. The important stuff is well-implemented as far as I am concerned. Unless you have a very low tolerance for anything less than super-high fidelity sound, I can’t imagine you’ll be disappointed with this unit.br /

• 5 Leung

  I wanted a midsize HDTV for my bedroom. This tv fit the bill size wise and price wise. The picture is beautiful but the sound was like an AM radio, very tinny with little bass. I tried adjusting the sound manually and had no success so I called Samsung and they did send a repair person to exchange the speakers at no cost to me. The sound quality was a tiny bit better but I still couldn’t stand it. Samsung advised me that most people have a home entertainment system and therefore don’t use the tv’s speakers but that did little to help me, I didn’t want to have a bulky sound system in my bedroom. Finally I found a solution at Target where I purchased a speaker bar that had a built in sub-woofer and IPOD dock. It only cost $100 so it didn’t break the bank and made the tv sound a million times better and didn’t take up much room. It’s a shame that Samsung can’t put the same amount of effort they do for the picture quality into the sound quality. So, if you already have a home theater system to connect this to you are golden, if not, get a different tv or plan on buying new speakers if sound is a priority to you.

• 6 Sloan

  Between the recession and the introduction of the 240Hz LCD TV’s, the price for this big beauty is down nicely.br /br /We watch movies, Hi-Def cable shows and kid shows in my family, mostly, and this TV does a fantastic job with each. If your focus isn’t on sports, this is an excellent television and a very good deal right now.br /br /If you haven’t bought a TV in a few years, or this is a step up, be warned! there are a lot of options and features to work with. It is worth your time to learn them, but it does take a little time. If you routinely upgrade your computers or cell phone every couple years, you’ll be fine. If you don’t, be prepared to spend some time learning what this beast of a TV can do for you.br /br /I recommend it and would buy it again.

• 7 Siemons

  I’ve purchased this TV for about 6 months now and I’m very happy with it. Here’s some guidance for new buyers:br /br /- Initially I was a little disappointed because when you don’t have HD, the image does seem a little pixelated. However, use the Samsung software option in their menus and enable the automatic smoothing, and you’ll see quite an improvement.br /br /- I hooked up the TV to the computer and it works great. A PC resolution of 1280×800 is sufficient. It’s easy to browse the net, watch videos, checks email and type out documents on the TV, it’s great. I do recommend a wireless keyboard and mouse with this setup.br /br /- If your PC doesn’t support PCI-X (PCI Extreme) video cards (which are the cards that handle HDMI output — and that is desirable because one HDMI cable can carry both video and sound), then you need to hook up 2 cables, one for video (get a long VGA cable) and one for sound (standard 3.5mm RC jack), and connect the 2 cables from the PC to the TV.br /br /- Lots of people complain about the sound not being amazing, but you really don’t notice any mediocricy if you hook up the TV to a surround sound system. Problem solved.br /br /All in all, for me this TV was a really worthwhile investment.br /br /br /

• 8 Shieh

  I have had the TV for about a month now and love it! The sound is not the greatest, but if you play with it a little bit you can get it to sound pretty good. I will be buying surround sound soon so it’s not a big deal to me. I have not noticed any motion blur (being it’s 60hz). Definately recommended! I hope it lasts along time…

• 9 Faulk

  I received the TV as promised after a mix up in scheduling the delivery. The TV was in great condition. I did have a problem with the delivery. They came late past the window of time they gave me and didn’t give me a call 1 hour before. I had to call them to get the status. There was only one delivery guy and I had to help him bring the TV into my home. Good thing I didn’t need the TV upstairs. He didn’t do any testing to make sure the TV worked. Overall I was please with the price and the TV itself.

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