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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (16)
Avg. Customer Rating:  156 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
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
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 "THE TV" to buy August 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Look no further than this model series. We spent about 3 months researching the LCD HDTVs before we bought this. We weren't even considering Plasma. We are LCD fans, also owning a magnificient Dell 30 inch lcd (2560x1600 over dual link DVI).
Per consumer reports, the top models were Sony, Samsung and Sharp. We researched the three and concurred with that. We did not consider Sony at all due to the price factor, being 2-300 more online. The Sony and the Samsung LNXXA550 were very similar in picture quality. The differences if any were too narrow to be practically discernable with the naked eye. The Sharp LC52D64U model we did consider, and almost ended up buying it at about 1600, but then when we saw the LN52A550 being offered here for ~1710 we grabbed it. We researched the Sharp and the Samsung in many BM stores, and the picture quality of the Samsung was much 'truer' than the Sharp. Had this been just at one store we could have attributed that to the settings, but this was the case at more than 2 stores. The Sharp picture seemed 'washed out' compared to this Samsung. If the Sharp had been the only TV in our living room we may not not have noticed this. But the Sharp was a 2007 model and the Samsung a 2008 model, and with the banding occuring in a good percentage of even the D64U series, the Samsung was our only choice. After reading the poor reviews of the speakers of this particular model, we just hooked it up to our 9 year old Music system receiver and the sound is fantastic, even though it is not 5.1.
The 650 and 750 series are not worth the price difference, and if you plan to keep the TV facing a window, this model will save you the unpleasantness of a glare. The shiny screen of those models makes sense if you live in cave-like darkness (unless you like a nice glare in your view!). When we saw the 650/750 in BM stores, the 120 hz was barely noticeable (9 times out of 10 viewing situations). With some high action sports there was a slight difference, but we are not sports fans so the difference is not worth it at all.
The 5 ms response, 30000:1 contrast ratio, the semi-matt finish and a price in the region of 1700 with a 30 day price match offer on Amazon got us to spring for this model. Get this TV, you won't go wrong.
A couple things to know... August 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I recently bought this TV from Amazon. It is simply awesome! Great picture (way better than I expected). I visited Best Buy and CC a couple times to look at it and I thought the picture was 'average'. Once I got this home and hooked up some HDMI cords (which I also bought online at amazon), the picture was absolutely amazing. Watching nonHD sources is not awful, but it is amazing to see the difference.
Couple things to share:
1. Buy your HDMI cables online and early. Dont spend $40-60 in a store when you can get decent cable online for under 10.
2. Call CEVA as soon as you get a tracking number to schedule your delivery. If you wait they will send you a letter basically saying that you need to call them. This will take several days away from your viewing enjoyment.
3. Surround sound is a must! The speakers are not good for anything other than watching TV late at night when you dont want to wake anyone up. Watching a movie with nothing but the TV speakers would be torture.
 Alex September 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you need Close Caption (CC) feature, then you have to pass on this TV as well as all Samsung line - for some reason they do not support CC for HDMI and Component inputs, but only for AV input. Some cable boxes have CC feature, but it was not adequate substitution - very few channels are supported and it is out of sync with video (I have Comcast). I called Samsung customer support and was told that it is by design.
I still wanted to keep this TV, because picture was good. But in three weeks it stopped working because of power supply failure. I called Samsung customer support - they said that technician will be dispatched to my home in two weeks only.
So, considering both above, I decided to return it back to Amazon. Amazon handled it well despite it is a big item and shipping is not cheap.
Bottom line - Samsung TV and service was not good for me, but Amazon is great.
Agree with all the info above! Awesome TV but... April 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This TV is fantastic as all have stated above... however a few things that are frustrating:
#1 - The TV only has one tuner built in - which means PIP only works when switching from other inputs. My old Sony had 2 tuners which was great for sports games and movies etc... I assumed without reading details this new TV would automatically have it.
#2 - Remote Control has more difficulty upclose but great range from a distance - maybe its my inability to point correctly...
Other than those simple items - this TV is awesome!
This is it!! May 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this TV after I ordered Samsung LNT5265F which is one year older version of this TV. Definitely canceled even though I have to pay return shipping fee. ($56) That was the right decision. The picture quality is great as much as expected with 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 5ms response time. CEVA did good job on delivery. They arrived on time scheduled. They opened the box to check if any damage on the product and put it on the right place. I set sound and picture fallowed by setting on the other review above. Seems working great. DVD up-scaling player working great with HDMI cable. My PS3 will be arrived tomorrow as the Blue-ray full HD disk player. Excited!! Highly recommended for the price and quality.
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