Super value
A very recent issue of Consumer Reports cited the Samsung LN40A550 as the best HDTV in it's size range, & went on to name it the best value in any size range. I went on-line & discovered this model was being offered by Amazon at a price significantly lower than the "value" price listed by Consumer Reports.......and, free shipping. Less than a week after ordering it from Amazon the set was delivered, and the delivery men offered free unpacking & removal of the large carton. This being my first HDTV, I did experience some difficulty hooking it up....in part, I'm sure because I tried to go ahead and do it without thoroughly reading the instructions, & in part I was connecting to a new HD receiver the cable company provided. I ... Read More
It's like a window to the world
Now I could sit here and talk your ear off about all the technical mumbo jumbo this t.v. got going on but odds are that 1. you don't understand it and 2. you don't really care. All you want to know is how it works, how it looks, is it dependable, and is it worth it. and the answers are easily, amazing, like wind in a hurricane, and duh.
This is not my first HDTV. It's my first 1080p t.v., and thanks to it I know now how much of an idiot I was 3 years earlier when I didn't wait for a 1080p. I've gone through sooooo maaaaany countless problems with my RCA DLP (if you have any knowledge of t.v's and their dependencies based on models i'd have to ask you to kindly shut up at the moment because I've figured out the mistake that I've ... Read More
Samsung LCD Picture in Picture doesn't work for composite video source
My parents bought the Samsung LN40A550, which has good reviews in consumer reports. This TV has only 1 tuner, so picture in picture (PIP) requires another source. In the manual it does states: You can view Analog TV broadcasts on the PIP screen (sub-picture) when the main picture is from an external device connected to HDMI 1,HDMI/DVI 2, HDMI 3, Component1, 2 or PC.
So if you are expecting to use an external device, which is composite video (the yellow video RCA jack on a VCR) to supply a 2nd TV tuner source you will still not be able to do picture in picture.
When I got my Samsung 50" DLP years ago it had dual tuners and PIP was a simple PIP button on the remote. However the current Samsung LCD and DLPs along with ... Read More
terrible television
I've owned a 1080p samsung television (LNS4041) for approximately 2 years now. After fifteen months of operation the thing went on the fritz (turn it on and purple and green vertical lines appear with a black background - no pic.). Samsung claims I'm a few days outside my warranty and won't back up the product. I've called to have it repaired and it will cost $130 just to have somebody look at it. I'm thinking about smashing it into tiny bits an posting the video on YouTube. Overall, I'm very disappointed in samsung and regret the purchase. If you must have this television, buy the extended warranty. As for me, I'm getting my next lcd at Wal-Mart - perhaps a sanyo.
I LOVE THIS TV!!!!
awsome tv. i have owned for about a month awsome picture, i love it all!!!!
shipping was fast, it was awsome, i love this tv.
the only thing is if its in a small room it will make the room hot quick...
