Customer Rating: 
Summary: Awesome TV!!! Wife's description
Comment: Ok...I can only give this review from my wife's perspective...I will edit it when I get back from the sandbox in a few weeks if necessary. Her exact words... "it is beautiful and has a lot of connections. "
I ordered a PS3 with it too...So I can't wait to get home and see these babies together.
I have been looking for a new TV for the bedroom for a long time. This one kept getting great reviews and all the outstanding post here convinced me to get it. I was afraid to wait to much longer because the prices might go up for Christmas...so I took the plunge. It was delivered in Record time. Ordered on July 31st...delivered on 7 August. CEVA was nice to my mother-in-law...but didn't take it out of the box like they are supposed too. But hey she didn't ask them to either and it was free delivery. I'm just hoping my wife looked this over real good and there are no dead pixels...but she is enjoying it.
The 30 day price guarantee is awesome too. I have already received over $40.00 back and still have 14 days left. So keep dropping the price...then go up for Christmas.
Thanks Amazon
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent television
Comment: I ordered this tv over a month ago.
DELIVERY
I was terrified when I realized that I would be dealing with CEVA shipping. My delivery arrived days early, opened the box and assembled the TV on on its stand, and made sure it wasn't dead on arrival.
PICTURE
The picture quality is excellent. Even the standard definition channels are pretty good (not CRT good, but very watchable). I played around using the suggested pcitures settings I found on AVS but the Samsung presets and my minor adjustments were good enough for me.
120Hz
This is an enigmatic feature. On high definition content, its fine and actually helps when watching sports. However when watching standard definition DVDs or television the 120hz feature makes things look cartoonish. There were several times that my fiance and I have burst into laughter watching vehicles or people move. It's hard to describe, but you can tell. Luckily you can adjust it from high, medium, low, or off.
FEATURES
The DLNA has revolutionized tv for me. You can play video and music and show pictures from a PC in another room. The downside is that you can't fast forward or rewind and the provided software isn't compatible with Apple computers. Others have complained about not being able to play certain file types, but I haven't had the problem. Resolution of video files translate very well to the TV. I haven't tried high definition video files though but it's supported.
PROVIDED CONTENT
They give you recipes, pictures, and other BS built into the TV. As others have mentioned, you will look at it once and only see it again by accident or to show others.
USB CONNECTIVITY
The TV can recognize music, video, and pictures from a thumb drive. I've connected a self-powered HDD but the TV didn't recognize it.
You can also update the TV's software using a USB device. Pretty nice if the TV has bugs, but I haven't tried it.
AMAZON
Excellent price and my tv was manufactured a week before I received it. Every don't forget to utilize their price match policy. I ended up saving an additional $70 after I purchased the tv.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Form and Function, no regrets.
Comment: I've had this TV for about a month now, all I can say is I have no regrets about this purchase. Of course after heavy researching, it came down to this TV based on what I was particularly looking for - form and function. I realized the new TVs Samsung has coming out, but I didn't want to wait for them to be released and then wait again for it to become affordable, so this was the best. Having a previous Samsung SlimFit TV did sway me to stick with the brand as that TV was beautiful (but TOO heavy).
The pluses and minus:
- BEAUTIFUL
The red finish that borders around the TV is sleek and subtle (and matches the red accents in my living room, PLUS!). Please note that the red on the 650 version is only on the top and bottom, which looked a little odd for me. The 650 also has that (what I considered super ugly) oval shaped stand compared to the rectangle here.
- USB INPUT and DLNA
I can watch movies I save onto a USB that I plug into the TV. And with DLNA, I can just attach a LAN cable to access most of my media files on my computer *from* the TV! Brilliant! Worth the extra money, by not having to pause it from my computer in another room. (Note on this, you can't rewind and fast-forward computer files after it gets past a certain file size. That means if you are watching a movie and accidentally press stop instead of pause, it's best to watch the rest on a computer. Samsung needs to work on this for future TVs).
- 1GB BUILT-IN "ENTERTAINMENT" CONTENT
This is essentially pointless-especially the games. I wish I could format it and do other things with that space, but it doesn't hurt the purchase. I'll just access it when I want to learn how to make a Salmon Sandwich.
- VIDEO QUALITY
After calibration, HD inputs from a digital antenna and Blu-Ray look stunning. Digital air signals come through flawlessly with the same antenna I've been using for a couple of years. As for the viewing angle, I wouldn't say it's 178 degrees though. As long as you're not sitting on the floor to the side or something, you should be fine. The 50,000:1 Dynamic contrast as you know is not the real contrast ratio. That's like the "digital zoom" feature on a camera, totally a sham. However the contrast is just fine with that feature off. Blacks are deep, whites are light. Beautiful.
- LIGHTWEIGHT
I have the 40" version which I can lift myself! (It also fits my TV stand perfectly. I would've opted for the 46", but that would require buying bigger everythings, and because of living in New York, you have to make most efficient use of space).
- THINNESS
It's thin. Which is good and bad. Thin looks great, but now I can't put my center speaker of my surround sound system on top of the TV because it's just too thin and not a flat surface to sit on top. I've had to put it in front of the TV, which is fine. Again, this is not a flaw of the TV itself, I just have to adapt.
- 120hz AUTO MOTION RUBBISH
2 words, total rubbish, or utterly pointless. Sure the example they give you says it can "intelligently calculate a middle image" between 2 images (using a ball from point A to point B as a simple example), but I don't know how *any* TV could *ever* predict motion between 2 complicated set of frames. It looks stupid, it looks unnatural for movies, and I have no idea why this is even on here or a selling point for this TV. If anything, this made me *not* want to get the TV, but thankfully, you can turn this "feature" off. Hurray! Likewise DNIe and the "video enhancement modes" are rubbish for regular people that don't know how to adjust picture quality. Sorry regular people. I turned all these to "off".
- BACKLIGHT
The other "complaint" is the function of backlight. I like that in the menu you can adjust backlight levels manually, but then, they give you an energy saving option that sort of counter-acts that. It makes you wonder if lowering the backlight and turning off power-saving is the same as turning up the backlight and setting power-saving to maximum. Who knows.
- SOUND
It's fine. The built in woofer is a plus. The speakers are loud, I never have it above 20 (out of 100). Not so sure on the TruSurround XT, still seems gimmicky to me, but it doesn't hurt it. Depending on the content, it does sound better with it on. I usually don't care about TV speakers since I have a surround sound system I use instead.
- THE REMOTE
It looks cool. I'm a bit iffy on the scroll wheel. it doesn't really work well if you swirl it around, it's best you just press in the direction you want. The back-lit buttons are a major plus!
I believe I have addressed most things, and most of the things I had concerns with before I bought it. All in all, I'm not really complaining, I like the TV a lot! I don't want to say I love it because it's a material object. I'm glad that Samsung gives you the option of turning most of their features off, and being able to customize a lot. The thing that would make it super perfect would be to add an RGB LED backlight, but that would cost an extra $1000 of course. Oh, and if you live in New York, buy it somewhere else online where they don't charge you that extra 8% for tax. :-)
Hope this helps.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: This is one primo tv! Everyone who has seen it is really impressed. The picture is so sharp you really almost feel like you are there! The sound is fantastic as well. I'm so happy with it.
Delivery was 4 days early! The CEVA delivery man called me in the morning while I was at work. I asked if he could call 1/2 hour before he would be at my house so I could leave work and meet him there. He did. That was a real time saver. He did unbox and set it on the stand and also made sure it turned on. He was really in a rush and did everything within 10 minutes or less. No explanation of anything, but that's what the manuals are for.
Excellent deal for an excellent tv. Thanks Amazon!
Customer Rating:
Summary: This tv is totally WOW!!!
Comment: This is the most amazing television set I've ever owned! When I decided to look into graduating from my traditional tube tv, I did lots of research. Internet reviews helped me narrow down my choices. Armed with a written list of front runners, I visited all the major local stores to actually see these sets in person. That's how I decided to buy this Samsung beauty. The Touch of Color design is definitely a plus; stylish and eye-catchinbg both on or off. The sound and picture are too incredible for words! Let's just say I am very, very pleased with my choice. And I really love the little melody it plays when I power the tv on and off.
As for the white glove delivery from Amazon via CEVA. . .it, too, was top notch. My tv arrived 3 days early and exactly within the 4-hour window CEVA gave me. The fellow who brought it to me was very helpful. He unpacked and set it up carefully, ensuring that my set was working and explained some of the features. On top of that, he hauled away all of the packing materials. I know many of Amazon's reviews included negative experiences with CEVA. But here in New Mexico, their service was outstanding.
I would highly recommend this television set to anyone planning to buy a flat screen.
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