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Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color Review

$2,699.99

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Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV with Red Touch of Color
I bought this TV back in July of 2008 for 00. I have to say that this TV has proven to be a great product that has kept pace with the 2010 LCD models. Other than the new 2 inch LED models coming out this TV has a great picture quality whem combined with a good HD source (PS3, HD Set-top-box). Obviously this model has been replaced by the 750 and even the LN52B650 but when doing a side by side comparison the picture appears just as good. Samsung has released new features to the newer models but most of them are either marketing gimmicks are can be done with external hardware like a PS3. My only issue with this TV was the speakers, prior to setting up my receiver/5.1 setup the audio was very weak. I felt I had to set the audio to 60+ (TV was in a large open room), this is a minor issue as I would imagine most people purchasing a TV of this price have matched it up with at least a HT in a box.

Features

Touch of Color Bezel
Full HD 1080p Resolution
120Hz Auto Motion Plus
4 HDMI Inputs
Super Clear Panel

Manufacturer’s Description Samsung adds a Touch of Color to a blazing-fast 4ms response time and rich connectivity features to redefine the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking Series 6 (A650) and Series 7 (A750) LCD HDTVs. Utilizing the award-winning technologies found in all Samsung HDTVs, Series 6 and 7 HDTVs deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity and networking capabilities that create a true entertainment hub for any home. Series 7 takes networking and multimedia management to a whole new level. Consumers can easily enjoy MPEG and JPEG files stored on external devices by connecting through a side-mounted USB 2.0, turning their LCD into a full-scale home viewing gallery, or connect their MP3 players for a dynamic audio experience.

Key Features

New — 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 25,000:1 on 2007 models (Learn more)
New — Blazing 4ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal
New — Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance (Learn more)
New — InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port (Learn more)
New — 4 HDMI 1.3 ports: Simplay compliant, and up from 3 on 2007 models (Learn more)
New — Sports and Game modes boost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems
New — Side-mounted USB 2.0 port: connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV’s audio system or your home theater system.
New — Compatible with Samsung’s Home Digital Media Adapter (sold separately) for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
Automotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion (Learn more)
178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (Learn more)
Better clear panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors (Learn more)
Hidden speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio (Learn more)
Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology offer a wider color range (Learn more)
Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
V-Chip system1 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 IR receiver required.
Swivel stand included
1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support.

Step-Up Features

Series 7: Internal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children’s entertainment, HD artwork and more, Integrated wooferfor an enhanced audio experience, DLNA-Compatibility for better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
Series 8: super-slim 1.9-inch thick profile
Comparison of Features for various Samsung LCD HDTV models
What size TV should you get?

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Super Clear Panel

super clear panel

Samsung enhances the clarity of select LCD HDTVs by replacing the light-diffusing plastic face of traditional LCD HDTVs with a natural black panel with a clear anti-glare shield. Reduced reflection of external light creates a new dimension in image clarity, highlighting black and darkened areas, enabling vibrant, more compelling colors and a brighter, clearer picture. Black will never again appear grayish. Black details will show in vivid black even in dark scenes.

The latest version of Samsung’s breakthrough super clear panel technology makes colors appear more vibrant and blacks even deeper than ever. Enhanced films reduce glare and optimize off-angle viewing.

50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightness

50,000:1 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.

Full HD 1080P

Full HD, or 1080p, 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 1080p 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 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder.

Digital Natural Image Engine

DNIe™ The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces.

Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp

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 backlights 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.

Connectivity

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 HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC 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. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV.

Once 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

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface version 1.3): 4 (3 rear/1 side)
Ethernet port
Component video: 2 (Y, Pb, Pr)
S-Video input: 1 side/1 rear
A/V inputs: 1 side/1 rear
PC Inpuy (D-Sub): 1
RF antenna inputs: 2
HDMI-CEC
Premium audio: Improved sound quality with dedicated low-range speaker system
Headphone jack

Super Patterned Vertical Alignment

Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes

Audio Features

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. It 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 WOW feature widens the soundstage 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.

Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?

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.

If 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

Which Samsung LCD HDTV is Right for You?

Series 3 Look at Series 3 LCD HDTVs	19- and 22-inch Models 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 8 ms response time HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant PC Input port 2 Hidden 3-watt speakers with SRS TruSurround XT audio Wide Color Enhancer technology and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL) offer a wider color range 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 IR receiver required. 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support
	26-inch Model Adds 2 HDMI 1.3 ports 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 5-watt speakers
	32-, 37- and 40-inch Models Add 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 6 ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment Swivel stand included
Series 4 Adds Look at Series 4 LCD HDTVs	10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio Third HDMI 1.3 port (3 total, 2 rear/1 side) A/V inputs: 1 rear/ 1 side DNIe Digital Natural Image Engine improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, and white balance
Series 5 Adds Look at Series 5 LCD HDTVs	50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 4ms response time Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel Ethernet port with Infolink free RSS feeds 4 HDMI 1.3 ports Compatible with Samsung’s Home Digital Media Adapter for playback and navigation of Internet and stored PC multimedia
Series 6 Adds Look at Series 6 LCD HDTVs	19- and 22-inch Models New — Transparent and Opaque Color (TOC) bezel with infused color creates an ultra-sleek shape and appearance 720p HD 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 8 ms response time HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant Component and PC Input Stereo Speakers (3 Watts per channel)with SRS TruSurround XT audio Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) and Wide Color Enhancer technology offer a wider color range V-Chip system1 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 IR receiver required. Swivel stand included 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in-home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support. Rear-mounted USB 2.0 port:connect USB devices directly to your HDTV to view JPEG photos or MPEG movies or easily listen to your MP3 player through your HDTV’s audio system or your home theater system.
	32-inch Model Adds Full 1080p HD 15,000:1 Dynamic contrast ratio 5 ms response time New — InfoLink: Get free RSS feeds of news, weather and sports right to your HDTV with a built-in Ethernet port 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes with Super Patterned Vertical Alignment 4 HDMI 1.3 port: Simplay compliant, and up from 3 on 2007 models (Learn more) 2 Component inputs Wiselink Wheel Key Remote Ultra Clear Panel technology for deeper blacks and more vibrant colors Hidden, downward-firing speakers Entertainment, Sports and Game modesboost on-screen performance and interaction with the latest gaming systems Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC sources
	40-, 46-, and 52-inch Models Add New — 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio: up from 25,000:1 on 2007 models New — 4 ms response time: down from 8ms on 2007 models thanks to a new high-speed liquid crystal Automotion Plus 120Hz image interpolation technology provides smoother motion
Series 7 Adds Look at Series 7 LCD HDTVs	Full 1080p HD up to 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio 5 ms response time USB 2.0 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
Series 8 Adds Look at Series 8 LCD HDTVs	Series 8: super-slim 1.9-inch thick profile
Series 9 Adds Look at Series 8 LCD HDTVs	Coming Late 2009

Overviews

Get innovative HD design and performance on a brilliant 52-inch LCD screen. The Samsung 52″ LCD HDTV has superior picture quality with a unique bezel design. The Touch of Color accents the top and bottom edges of the bezel with a unique amber tone. Full 1080p HD resolution and 50,000:1 dynamic-contrast ratio offer stunning image detail and vivid colors. Auto Motion Plus 120Hz and Ultra Clear Panel technology work together to offer the smoothest motion and boldest bright and dark tones. Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp – Provides colors in your picture that were not available before Fast 4ms response time minimizes blurring of moving video Widescreen NTSC/ATSC Tuners with Clear QAM Ultra clear panel enhances contrast and reduces reflection Viewing Angle – 178 x 178 Degrees DNIe (Digital Natural Image Engine) delivers a crisp, lifelike picture that is closer to film Auto volume leveler Audio amplifier – Watts per channel – 10 Watts x 2 channels to bottom downfiring speakers SRS TruSurround XT sound delivers virtual surround using built-in speakers 4 HDMI, 2 Component video, RF antenna inputs S-video, A/V, PC inputs Hook up your MP3 player or digital camera via the Wiselink USB 2.0 connection Headphone output HDMI-CEC allows peripherals to be controlled by remote control Stereo broadcast reception (MTS & SAP) with 181 channels Picture-in-Picture V-Chip Auto wall mount compatible – 3-dimensional operation via TV’s control Swivel stand Wheel key remote control English, Spanish & French on-screen displays Variable sleep timer Dimensions – without stand – 50.2 x 31.7 x 4.1; with stand – 50.2 x 34.1 x 12.8 Weight – without stand – 64.6 lbs.; with stand – 76.7lbs.

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