Rating  - Earns its five stars
This unit has far exceeded my expectations. The HD picture quality is superb, with Dish Network being my primary source, and deep blacks are so black it looks like the set is off. I also love getting full HD resolution when I plug my MacBook into the VGA input.
As others have said, though, the built-in speakers are poor. Since I don't have room for a full surround sound system, my solution was to get Bose Companion 3 speakers which simply plug into the headphone jack. Although they're technically "computer speakers," they sound great with the TV and have plenty of volume.
The "white glove" delivery worked out well; they showed up when they said they would and set it up for me.
Rating - Outstanding, phenomenal 1080p set for the money
This is an outstanding, phenomenal set for the money. You will have to make sure that you grasp the interconnectedness of the various modes and picture adjustments so as to get the very best out of whatever you are playing through it. Well transferred DVDs, with a good upscaling 1080p DVD player, will look stunning. Mediocre DVDs will look at least much better than you thought possible.
Standard definition cable TV through the RF antenna input looks amazingly good, all things considered, if you take the time to tweak the display profiles to accommodate the very limited, narrow bandwidth palettes of those sources.
That said, it's a real stunner with a good 1080p player. There is a noticeable quality difference between 1080i component video and 1080i or 1080p HDMI video. You should try and use the HDMI inputs whenever possible.
Samsung claims that the set has an almost 180 degree viewing range. If by that they mean that you can stand at extreme angles and still see a useable picture, that is correct. But if you assume that means that it will be as good as a plasma, or old style CRT, which has almost no loss at all at the most extreme angles, you will be disappointed. Although LCD manufacturers have made great strides in extending the viewable angle for LCDs, they are LCDs, not plasmas or CRTs. This set still has a noticeable "sweet spot" were the picture looks the very best. Standing up, or moving off the to side produces a noticeable loss of contrast.The difference is slight, but noticeable. It's no where near as bad as earlier sets.
But there is a sweet spot. Viewing in bright environments where the contrast and lamp level of the set have been cranked up to compete with the ambient brightness will probably mask this effect. Viewing in subdued to dim lighting environments, like you would want for watching films, with the set adjusted to output subtle tones and the very best movie quality image, tends to call attention to it. That said, the set has robust but very subtle color and excellent blacks and contrast range if properly adjusted.
If anyone had suggested three years ago that you would be able to get this level of technology and sophistication at about one-thousand dollars, no one would have believed it possible.
It is a great set.
Rating  - Too much picture distortion
None of the available picture configurations other than 4:3 looks natural, which isn't true of my Samsung 40" set.
Rating - Great Picture...sharp, sharp, sharp.
Did I say this image was sharp??!! Wow!! Ok, so it's my first LCD/HD TV but I did the research, viewed many at Best Buy side-by-side and the Samsung models looked much better than the others, including the over-rated Sony's. Went home and immediately ordered it from Amazon. Very competitive price, plus free white-glove shipping and no tax.
It arrived two days earlier than expected. CEVA (delivery) called me ahead of time to arrange a four-hour window. They came, brought it in, unboxed it. I held on to the packaging, just in case.
I hooked it up to the Comcast HD box and off I went into the world of home theater entertainment.
There are enough inputs to accomodate anything you want to plug into it. I use the audio out channels to hook up to my Dolby Surround system. I love the concerts, so I'm in heaven.
Did I say the picture is amazing!!!???
Go to the Product Information page
page 8 of 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Customer Reviews for Samsung,LN-37A550,036725228160,0036725228160,B00141AZR2, |
