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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
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Avg. Customer Rating:  262 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.5
Dimensions (in): 39.3 x 3.3 x 25.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LN-40A650
Model: LN-40A650
UPC: 036725228207
EAN: 0036725228207
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Still waiting to see my Samsung TV July 26, 2008
27 out of 40 found this review helpful
First let me say that I have bought dozens of items from Amazon.com worth thousands of dollars and all of them have arrived in perfect order and have work wonderfully...except this Samsung TV. It is hard for me to rate this TV from one to five stars because I have not had a chance to view it yet, at least not correctly.
Secondly I had researched HDTV's for months before this purchase and was convinced that Samsung HDTV was the way to go. I am not so sure any more.
When it arrived 17 days ago it was set up for me, turned on, and the deliverers started the channel set up for me. The ten seconds that it was turned on was the only time that I got to see this TV work and it looked great. As the channels were being set up, about a 15 minute process, the delivery people left and the trouble began. Once the channels set up was done the picture was terrible. Random blues and reds all over the screen and nothing in the manual helped correct the situation. I tried every correction in the manual for two days without success, gave up and called Samsung for a repair person to come.
Within several days he was there, ordered a part, the main board, returned a few days later and replaced it and left. Once the TV ran through it's channel setup 15 minutes later I had the same problem. It is now 17 days later and I am waiting for part number two, the LCD screen.
I will update this review when it arrives.
17 days so far and waiting to view my new TV.
.......It is now one month since I have had my TV delivered and it has been repaired the second time...and this time it works just fine. This TV is a beautiful tv to watch when it is working. I have been informed that my warranty has been extended for 3 additional months. That is a good thing since I have not been able to view it for the first month of ownership.
 Great image, great value May 12, 2008
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
After months of research I decided to finally throw away my Sony Trinitron and buy a HD TV. I got this one based on specs, reviews and relatively low price vs. other 120Hz HD's, and I am really happy about my choice. This unit is just great, no complains at all. Among the pros, in addition to great picture quality, is that it is rather light for the size, and there is no need to buy an upconvert DVD to see your standard DVD's on it. I was somewhat worried about the red but it is subtle and it blends really well with wood furniture.
Was GREAT! Until it died after one week. CEVA shipping is AWFUL! May 17, 2008
18 out of 33 found this review helpful
UPDATE to my initial post of this television as a result of some off-topic comments to my post. This is a review of THIS TV and the service provided to facilitate the purchase, not anything else.
This TV died after one week. This means that the TV did not turn on--unusable. Struggled with customer service to get hardlines to speak with me, and shipping took unusually long (15 days, one week of which was sitting in a warehouse 20 minutes from my home). That's all I will say seeing as "others can't play nice in the sandbox."
Amazon did not deliver July 15, 2008
18 out of 42 found this review helpful
First let me state that this review is NOT about the TV. I have the TV hanging on my wall now, and I am writing this review using my computer that is hooked up to it. This review is about Amazon and the shipping that I received.
June 27th - I order the TV.
June 30th - Amazon ships the TV.
June 30th to July 5th - TV goes from Cincinnati, OH, to Columbus, OH.
Somewhere between July 5th and July 13th - TV gets lost in shipping between Columbus and Los Angeles.
That was the summary. Now for a bit more detail.
I ordered the TV on June 27th, to which they took 3 days to actually get it shipped out. Ok, no big deal, should be here in maybe 5-7 days. 5-7 days later it has shipped a grand total of 95 miles. An average of 14 or so miles a day; I could probably carry it that fast. On July 2nd, CEVA (the shipping company) called me to tell me I should be receiving it on July 7th - NICE! July 7th comes around and I get no call by mid afternoon, so I call them. They haven't received the TV in Los Angeles yet (250 miles south of where I am), and that they are scheduled to receive it on the 7th in LA, have it shipped to the third party company on the 8th, and I will have it on the 9th. Tuesday the 8th, I call them to make sure that their story was straight, and the woman tells me they have it in LA, and it's going to the third party shipping, and I will have it on Wednesday, the 9th (same story I got before). Wednesday the 9th, and I haven't gotten a call by mid afternoon. I call CEVA, they say they never recieved the TV in LA, and that it's supposed to come in to LA on Wednesday, ship to third party shipper on Thursday, and I will receive it on Friday, the 11th. Ugh, ok - it was free shipping, I guess I get what I pay for. I call on Thursday to verify their story again, and again the woman says they haven't received it in LA. Lets keep in mind, it's now the 10th of July (past the day Amazon estimated I would get it), and I ordered it on the 27th. CEVA doesn't know where the TV is, and they have a specialist looking for it.
So, CEVA doesn't know where it is, and I have no idea when I'll get it, all the meantime Amazon already has my money.
I call CEVA on Friday, and a woman tells me the exact times that it was scanned in at LAX, and that it was on it's way to the third party shipper to come up North where I am, I will receive it on Sunday. I call Sunday to verify, and the SAME woman tells me that they don't deliver on Sundays, and my time window is 1PM to 5PM on Monday (today). UGH, ok, finally I'm getting it. Wait, my phone is ringing. CEVA, 20 minutes after I got off the phone with this woman, is calling to tell me that they don't know where the TV is and that it's lost, and to call Amazon for a replacement. This sucks.
I call Amazon for a replacement, and they tell me that they can't ship it quickly, that it's going to go through the same shipping company, and that it will take 7-10 business days. Screw that, canceled my order, refund of money. Went to best buy and spent $200 dollars more on it total (I get a corporate discount through the company I work for, plus it was on sale). I can't say any less for the quality of shipping, and professionalism of the customer service by a company that represents Amazon.
As for the TV, it's EXACTLY what I was expecting - amazing. It's exactly what I wanted in every aspect. Works great in every way that I have used it thus far. 5/5 star for TV, 0/5 star for Amazon/CEVA.
Sorry for length, like the title says, Amazon did not deliver, literally. /end rant.
 Touch of Color bezel ruins otherwise good TV August 16, 2008
16 out of 25 found this review helpful
The Touch of Color bezel is made of such cheap, soft plastic that it is impossible to dust or clean (or even touch) without causing fine scratches, which eventually form white hazy patches all over the frame. No matter how carefully you try to protect the plastic or how gently you try to dust or clean it, it scratches. What's worse, the fine scratches pick up and reflect any lights in the room, causing harsh glaring patches of reflection around the TV.
I called Samsung customer support twice about the problem and all they said was "we don't warrant physical damage."
It's a shame Samsung used such cheap, soft plastic for the bezel because this is otherwise a very good TV. But you can't stand to watch the picture because your view is constantly distracted by the ugly glaring patches reflecting back from the bezel.
My advice it to spend your money on a TV with a traditional metal or solid black bezel.
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