Samsung LN-40A550 40" LCD TV - 16:9

Very Good TV

Strengths: Great picture with HD source, moderately easy setup, great remote, pretty good sound.

Weakness: Only average picture on broadcast or non-HD sources.

Overall, I love it. I am just not as impressed with the non-HD picture quality as I am with my (albeit larger and more expensive) Sony. For under $1000 it is really hard to beat, though!

By member: Ghpr1957 - Aug 13, 2008

I love my Samsung LN40A550!

Strengths: Excellent picture quality on HDTV, SDTV, & DVDs. Good PQ using VHS and TiVo Series2 DVR. Easy to calibrate for best picture quality. No glare screen. Great off center viewing. Elegant overall look.

Weakness: Sound needs improving, but can be calibrated to make sound better. Universal remote would have been nice too.

I really love this HD LCD! I was please by the picture quality right out of the box, but after reading AVS Forum on Calibrating the 550, I was able to make the picture quality even better! AVS Forum also gave settings to improve sound quality, which worked great. I have a Panasonic SCPT950 HTIB upconverter DVD player and my DVDs look awsome. "Transformers" was unreal in picture quality on my 550....

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Awesome TV with awesome contrast ratio.

Strengths: Contrast Ratio 3 HDMI's Price

Weakness: Sound

I have this TV hooked up to an HTPC and Vista Media Center at 1920 X 1080 has never looked so good. Regular analog feeds look considerably better and the HD feeds, even better. Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs look fabulous. The connections are plenty and the setup easy. The sound could be better, but I don't even use it. It is a little weak.

Great LCD I was Blown Away

Strengths: Great picture. Awesome contrast. Awesome definition. Easy setup. Great sound.

Weakness: None

This tv right out of the box completely blew me away. The Setup was a simple plug and play no following wiring diagrams like on older or other tvs. All Connections are labeled well. Turned tv on and just set in front of it with my mouth open. I watched two movies just to try out all the settings and for the most part i am back on the factory settings. A must buy great lcd would strongly suggest...

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Samsung series 5 TV 40" LCD

Strengths: Had it for only 5 days. Perfect size, perfect visuals, easy to install, very simplified remote control and easy menu on TV. Great color. No weight at all. Swivel base very convenient.

Weakness: None

Even though I read that it was defficient in sound, I find it very convenient for me as I find no fault in the sound. Definetely great TV for my money. I had done my homework on plasma televisions and this television was half as much as my other alternative.

Simply Stunning

Strengths: Great picture quality, several inputs for multiple connections to equipment, functions very well as a PC monitor

Weakness: The attached stand is slightly difficult to disassemble.

The television was very simple to set up and worked right out of the box. Very intuitive guide...even my non-tech savy father (70 y/o) found it really easy as he watched me walk through the process! Many technical benefits, but the easiest way to put it is it looks great in the room and displays a fantastic picture. Many inputs to easilly plug in all of your audio and video components. If you...

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Wow, great TV: Samsung LN40A550 40" LCD 1080P

Strengths: Wows, Samsung did it. Price is cheaper than 2007 model, brightness and response is much better than 2007 model

Weakness: Only 1 S-Video on the side but most video input are now either HDMI and component

I've always been Sony fan but I think Samsung wins me over with this TV. The 2008 series is awesome in term of picture quality and price over their own 2007 model but also beat competition hand down. Although this TV is not the same level as 120Hz models but very close, I would say this TV is 8 and the 120Hz is 10. Connection to computer using HDMI cable is awesome as well. I can use this TV as a...

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Samsung LN40A550, Great TV

Strengths: 30,000:1 contrast ratio, picture, set up

Weakness: Only 1 S-Video/RCA Jack, 'Enter' button on remote is not convenient, some closed captioning appears in the middle of the screen

I had already bought a Toshiba 37CV510U for a gift, but I wanted a 40 inch for myself. Contrast ratio and response time were both very important to me since from what I can tell, it mattered greatly to the picture quality and sports action. I wanted to get a 120Hz TV, but they all cost too much. When the series 5 Samsung's came out, the improved contrast ratio, 5ms response time, and price fit...

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LN40A550 40" LCD TV

Strengths: Awesome picture quality, good contrast ratio, and fast response time!

Weakness: hard to connect to pc, but got it working after awhile. (use second HDMI port!)

This tv is my 2nd lcd tv and 1080p is simply awesome. I use it as computer monitor, and it's so clear, bright, and crisp! Bluray and HD-dvd movies look great and even speakers aren't that bad as reviewed by others.

Awesome TV!

Strengths: Beautiful color, clarity, 1080p, 5 MS response rate, 30,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, works great with a HTPC after you set it up. Blu-ray movies look GORGEOUS!!!

Weakness: Wasn't super easy to setup with my PC thru HDMI. You have to use the second HDMI port and set the "Name" of the connection to "PC". But after you get past that it works perfect.

This is my first LCD TV but it's been fantastic so far. I did TONS of research before I made this purchase and I'm very very happy with my purchase. It comes out to cheaper than the older Samsung model but instead you got 5 MS response rate and a 30k dynamic contrast ratio. I don't notice any kind of "blurring" or "ghosting" during action scenes at all. Everything looks incredibly sharp and...

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