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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (19)
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:
 The best HDTV I've seen. And I've seen many. June 3, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I want to start out by saying the delivery service was great. The guys that brought the tv took great care in handling and setting it up. What I was most amazed by was the fact that the picture looked stunning right out of the box. I didn't have to mess with any settings to get a picture that I'm happy with, unlike the TV I purchased a few weeks ago and returned. All my Xbox 360 games and videos look better than ever. The last set I bought had motion blur.. screen door effect and other weird artifacts in the picture.. it was also a Samsung LCD it was an older model that is still on sale at Wal-Mart what a waste of money.. for only $300 more I got this updated TV that has 10x the contrast ratio and much better color. Even the sound is great on this television. I'm just gonna say right now you cannot go wrong buying this TV, the price is a steal especially for getting possibly the best LCD on the market.
The only con I have with this tv is that standard definition Direct TV looks pretty crappy after viewing stuff in HD. I can't wait until HD becomes the standard and comes down in price. Until then I'll be watching blu-ray and HD content from my computer and my Xbox 360.
A Definate Buy June 29, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've had this TV for over 1 month. I use it for video games, BlueRay movies, and standard def. television. The picture on all three of those things look insane. Truly a terrific TV, especially for what you pay. Here are some of the concerns that I had before I bought the TV and what I think about them now:
Picture: This TV creates the most realistic picture I have ever seen. Standard Def. cable looks great on the TV also. You can customize the TV with every picture option you could ever imagine. You have absolutely nothing to worry about when it comes to the picture.
120hz: This makes my video games look great and creates a truly unique look to the video game. I leave it off during movies because I just don't like the way it makes them look; just a personal preference. But, 120hz is something that you will actually notice. It also has a high, medium and low setting, which is nice.
Touch of Color: Unless you really do not like red, then you will have no problem with this. I was very worried about the way it would look, and now I actually like it. It's really not that noticeable unless it is in bright light (it still looks good in bright light).
Glossy Screen: I was really worried about this because of glare, but I rarely notice any glare on the screen. I have three windows in the room with this TV; I have to close the blinds, but even on a bright day, you won't notice too much of a glare.
Glossy Finish: The TV does attract some dust, but it really is not very bad. I wipe mine down about once a week. They give you a cloth with the TV for wiping it down.
Overall: It's a 100% definate, buy it. You will not find another TV at this price level with everything that you get. I would definitely suggest this TV, and I would suggest moving up to this TV from the LN40A550, it is worth the extra money.
Great TV July 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am very happy with this TV. It looks great off or on.
I spent a lot of time reading purchaser reviews of this product on this site and others before I bought it. I also went to a physical store to do a little direct evaluation of my own. Now that I have it set up and working for a couple of weeks I can tell you that I am not disappointed. The picture is beautiful, the User Manual and On-screen Menu are straightforward and easy to follow.
In particular, I love the sharpness of the picture and the beautiful color. I did do a little bit of adjusting to get it the way I thought it should be, but that is normal.
On the negative side I have only minor issues. The speakers, while not too bad, are really not good enough for my liking. After I get past the shock of the initial cost, I will buy a compatible surround sound unit to bolster the sound. Also, there is a setting in the Sound Menu called TruSurroundXT that is supposed to simulate surround sound with only two speakers. While this does not really simulate surround sound, it does improve the sound by increasing the depth of the sound a bit. Unfortunately, this can only be set to On for the time the TV is on- it resets to Off when you turn off the TV and you have to reset it again when you turn it back on. I have written to Samsung support about this twice but have not heard anything at all from them about a way to keep this on. Is Samsung's support system lacking? Even an acknowledgement of receipt of the support request would be nice. We'll see.
The White Glove delivery service was a little confused and confusing at first as the driver and the dispatcher seemed to work independently and in conflict I was called by the dispatcher to schedule an appointment after the driver had already done so. When I called to check before the delivery, the dispatcher knew nothing about it and no delivery was scheduled nor did one arrive. To their credit, the dispatcher scheduled a delivery for me ASAP and all then went very smoothly. Really, a small glitch, but somewhat frustrating at the time.
I would definitely recommend this set to anyone.
P.S. I received an email reply to my second support query today that advised me to call in to talk to a technician about the TruSurroundXT problem I described above. The first tech tried but had to send me upstairs to a second level tech. I was told here that I am in need of a firmware update to correct this problem. To their credit- they are sending me, free of charge, a thumb drive with the update that I can plug into the TV. The only problems I have remaining about this is that 1) they seem to have ignored my first email, 2) they have no information about this on the web support site, although other firmware updates are listed. Since this has been a known problem for a few weeks, I would have been saved a fair amount of searching, etc. if I had seen this announced and then known what do do.
In all, this is not a big problem and they are handling it well enough. I would buy this TV again, no doubt.
A note on screen reflectivity August 2, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Some folks have commented about the reflective screen being distracting in a fairly bright room, and this was my primary pre-purchase concern. However, I found the screen of the 650 to be less reflective than the tube TV it replaced, and thus an improvement overall.
If you're upgrading from another flat panel with a matte or less reflective display, you might want to check the 650 out in person. However, if you're upgrading from a standard shiny CRT, you probably have little to worry about.
As a side note, the touch-of-color bezel is more reflective than the screen itself.
Very happy with the 650 overall, and the logistics of ordering from Amazon were pretty painless.
 Great TV - a few misses (rating = 4.5) September 20, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First, this is an excellent TV and my review focuses on a few points missing from the other reviews that would have been helpful to know when I was "shopping" for a new TV - not that these would have prevented me from buying the Samsung.
Second, I own 2 older Panasonic plasmas which were/are considered the best flat panels before LCD's hit the market; so my review is based on features I felt were missing with the Samsung that the Panasonics have.
If you intend to mount this unit on the wall and do-it-yourself these missing features will make the job harder:
- you'll need to uninstall the table stand BEFORE mounting to the wall.
- no lift handles
- the input jacks are located on the back vs the bottom, so you must hook up the cables before mounting as opposed to simply plugging in after the TV is mounted. This is a big deal as you will need two people to lift and hold the unit up while someone else plugs in the cables. (Note, there are a few input jacks on the side but if you have several components to hook -up and/or want a clean look after set-up you will still have to deal with the rear jacks)
However, if you intend to use the table top stand your good to go. The stand is excellent.
Usability flaws:
Unlike the Panasonics, you must cycle through the inputs via the remote vs. pressing a dedicated button for "each input" on the remote. So to switch from a DVD to video game input you have to cycle through the menu and hit enter vs a one step/direct input change. This is a big nuisance for me as I regularly switch between different components.
The follwoing is an issue with any 42+" 1080p TV when the viewing distance is within 12', not just the Samsung:
-Non HD signals or HD signals of TV shows/movies >10 years old will appear very fuzzy. At first I was very disappointed with the picture for these situations but I discovered that setting non-HD signals to the 4:3 format and setting the picture mode to "cinematic" made for a more appealing picture. Now, some people can't stand the black bars in 4:3 mode but that's never been an annoyance for me.
Overall, this is an excellent TV that I highly recommend.
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