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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (15)
Avg. Customer Rating:  127 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 52
Shipping Weight (lbs): 59.3
Dimensions (in): 49.9 x 4.3 x 31.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LN-52A550
Model: LN-52A550
UPC: 036725228191
EAN: 0036725228191
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great HDTV, great price, great buying experience May 20, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I researched the daylights out of HDTVs every day for a month before finally buying the LN52A550. Among other TVs, I had previously eyed the Samsung LNT5265F (last year's model), but was turned off by the glare of the shiny screen on that and other Samsung LCDs (looked at them at Best Buy and they WERE excessively shiny). Also, the 8ms pixel response time of those models was a bit slow for sports, with noticeable motion blur. But then the LN52A550 was put out, which has a matte screen and 5ms response time, and at $2,054, I was sold. (The price beat Best Buy's by $450 and that was before another $200 in sales tax.)
I've had the TV almost three weeks now. This TV has phenomenal picture, color, and contrast. Fast response time is great for sports and movies. I have a Sony 1080i upconverting DVD player and movies look great. HDTV signals (Comcast cable with 1080i) look absolutely stunning. There are tons of settings for picture adjustments; the menus are very easy to navigate. I would've liked a few more zoom and aspect ratio adjustments for the 1080 modes, but what's there is adequate.
For me, one high-priority selling point on the Samsung LCDs is the contrast ratio/black levels, and I have to say I was very impressed with this one's. My father has a 52" Vizio LCD and the black levels (more like dark gray) are not even in the same ballpark as this model's. Very dark shade of black. Almost as dark as on my Sharp CRT.
As other reviewers have noted, the sound is pretty weak, but that was absolutely zero factor in my decision because I use a Dolby Digital surround receiver and haven't used the speakers on any TV in my living room for a decade. I can't say how the sound of this model compares to other TVs; I'll just say that if you own a $2,000 TV, you should own an audio receiver and decent speakers.
As some might be, I was a little nervous to online-order a 52" TV (for fear of dreaded dead pixels and having to ship it back, mainly), but everything went great. The delivery took six days from when I ordered to when it arrived. The delivery guys unpacked it, moved it where I wanted it and let me hook it up and turn it on to make sure everything was working. Also, under Amazon's 30-day price guarantee, I've gotten refunds totaling $165 because the price went down to $1,889 since I ordered. Amazon refunded the difference no questions asked. Great service, great TV, great experience all around.
 Horrible service from Samsung July 12, 2008
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
My sister purchased this TV and in 2 months itself, they had some problem with the TV and it suddenly stopped working. There the real story started.....They had to deal with the most horrible customer care ever heard----Samsung's customer care...They kept the TV for 3.5 months just for repair....not for REPLACEMENT.....Seriously, the customer care of Samsung should improve atleast by 200 %..
Outstanding Television Doesn't Disappoint May 10, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This television is truly one of the best purchases I have ever made. The picture is simply flawless with no dead pixels, high contrast, and absolutely even color over the entire picture. I can't find anything bad to say about the picture at all.
The menu system is easy to understand but a few functions take more button presses than they perhaps should. The feature to display pictures from a USB flash drive is simple to use and your pictures will look incredible when blown up on the screen. There were more connections than I needed but that's a good thing considering possible future needs.
The only caveat is that the sound is a bit disappointing. There is little low end puch to the sound. I use it with an AV receiver so that isn't an issue for me.
The outer edges are a shiny piano black and it looks great. The screen being matte (unlike the higher end Samsung models) really cuts down the glare and that was a big selling point for us as our viewing area is near our kitchen and our old CRT TV really had a lot of reflections that were annoying. No problem with the Samsung though. I've only played regular DVD's on it so far and they look reasonably good as long as you are a few feet away.
Normal (non-HD) programs look really good. This TV does a good job of conversion to whatever signal you give it. HD programs look incredibly sharp as you would expect.
Overall, I would recommend this TV to anyone and Amazon as the company to provide it. It's a great value even though there were a couple companies offering a (very slightly) lower price. Amazon did a great job for me with this purchase (I was wary of ordering a TV like this over the Internet). After the order, they emailed me that there may be a delay as they ran out of stock but it actually came on the first day of the original delivery window. The delivery company from Washington DC did a fine job and they even waited for me to open the box to make sure it wasn't damaged.
Making the right choice April 17, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I had narrowed my choice for a new tv to either the Panasonic 50" plasma or the Samsung 52" LCD. My daughter has the Panasonic which is a very nice set. But due to the brightness of the room, I decided on the Samsung. I've had it set up for the past week and all I can say is this is an amazing tv. Regarding the price, local big box stores are selling this for $2799. I paid $2338 at Amazon on April 2 and due to the 30 day best price policy, to date I have received $120 in credits to my card. If you're in the market for a tv, I cannot say enough about the Samsung LN52A550P or Amazon.
 Picture quality very nice, but sound is horrible! April 26, 2008
10 out of 29 found this review helpful
Just plugged in my new TV after reading glowing reviews around the web. The picture is great, the price is great. Unfortunately the sound sounds like it is coming out of a barrel. I'm sure the speakers are fine, but they are somewhere shoved up inside the set so that they sound like they are coming out of a tube. Just make sure you plan on buying a sound system for this one...
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