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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (10)
Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 37
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32.4
Dimensions (in): 36.1 x 3.6 x 23.3
MPN: LN-37A550
Model: LN-37A550
UPC: 036725228160
EAN: 0036725228160
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 AWESOME TV! May 19, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Just got it Friday and I LOVE it so far! One of the things that impressed me the most is how good standard definition TV channels look. I've had 2 HDTV's before this one and regular TV channels looked horrible on them, but regular TV channels look really good on this TV. Xbox 360 games look amazing with no motion blur. The only downside to this TV is the extremely weak speakers, but anyone buying a TV like this shouldn't be using the TV's speakers anyways. I have a surround sound system hooked up and it sounds amazing.
 Samsung LN37A550 June 11, 2008
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Samsung LN37A550
I have had the TV for approximately 1-month. This TV was purchased with the intent of acquiring the "best" 37-inch LCD TV available with one exception. I was not interested in 120 hertz refresh rate. I am not interested in games or sports. The TV is connected to a Direct TV high definition satellite receiver. The picture looks great; however, when I looked at comparable models (e.g., Sharp and Toshiba) at a big box store, in a brand to brand comparison, I could not detect any significant difference in picture quality between the different brands in either high definition or standard definition program viewing. Of course there was a tremendous difference when viewing high definition versus standard definition programs. (Unfortunately, I did not listen to sound which probably would have been impossible due to background noise but more on this later.) I use the TV for satellite reception and DVD playback--no games. The TV has a matte screen and absolutely no glare. It is installed in a location where glare was a problem on a CRT screen. In my assessment, the picture quality deserves a 5-star rating.
All reviews indicate that the TV has "plenty" of inputs. My advice is to determine the amount and type of inputs needed. For instance, the TV has only one composite video input which is on the side panel. I know, why would you need a composite video input on a HDTV? In my case, some components, a couple of examples are my video camera and Pioneer receiver, require a composite input. In most cases, the number of inputs is more than adequate but don't assume that there are plenty of inputs.
Sound is a horrible disappointment. Again, this was something that I didn't tryout before purchase because I thought anything would meet my sound requirements. For movies, I use a surround sound system so the sound from the TV is irrelevant. However, the TV is frequently used to receive weather and news information. For this type of reception, I am not interested in "quality" sound but I do want to be able to hear and "understand" the audible portion of the broadcast without using a surround sound system. With this set, this is almost impossible. It has plenty of volume, no problem there, but the distortion, muting, echo, and tininess are unbelievable. Yes, it has different sound settings and an equalizer, but the best that you can get is unacceptable by anyone's standards. The sound from this set is far inferior to a single speaker 10-year old Philips CRT TV with a single BNC connector for sound and audio input. I also had an occasion to be in a hospital after the set was delivered and the sound from the pendant for the hospital TV was far superior. Let's put it this way, if I had paid $10.00 for a clock radio that sounded this bad I would return it. Sound rating: 0-star.
Overall, I am totally pleased with the picture quality, but if I had it to do over, I would purchase a different brand because of the absolutely horrible sound.
I bought the TV via Amazon which was a pleasant buying experience.
 Samsung LN37A550 Pushed hard by retailers but full of defects September 3, 2008
15 out of 32 found this review helpful
This TV has been nothing but a waste of time. We recently purchased the Samsung LN37A550 as well as the Samsung Blue Ray player. When watching movies the TV would loose video, only sound would remain. After checking the Samsung website we find there a major firmware update required before the player will even function properly.
Samsung support, somewhere in the Philippines said they could only send us a disk and would take 7 days.
We found and download the firmware patch from the website, installed it using a flash drive, to no avail.
We took it back and traded it for the new Sony Blue Ray player. Still the same problem with the video. First time a movie will last 30 minutes then the screen goes black and you would have to turn the TV off and on then it would work another few minutes and same thing.
Long story short, repair man finally came out and main circuit board on TV had to be replaced.
Morale of the story is two Samsung products, both shipped prematurely with non functioning firmware and or bad components. Retailers are pushing this brand heavy so there must be relatively high profit margins for them as they push these substandard products out the door. Buyers beware.
As good as some reviews are about the picture, etc. you are taking a big gamble with this brand and be prepared to trouble shoot and install regular fixes and patches on your own.
I see the price of this TV has dropped over $200 in the last 30 days so they must be coming back to the retailers in droves.
A Great TV June 1, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Several weeks ago, we finally traded in our old 32inch tube for this 37inch flat screen HDTV. I did some research before buying and the specs on this TV for the price is why I chose it. It has a sharp picture and a wide range of inputs. It has a beautiful piano black finish which we really like since we are a family of piano players. One note about the finish - it collects the dust quite fast. So be prepared to clean it very often. The delivery was very professional - they set it all up for you. Overall, we love the TV.
Outstanding, phenomenal 1080p set for the money July 28, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding, phenomenal set for the money. You will have to make sure that you grasp the interconnectedness of the various modes and picture adjustments so as to get the very best out of whatever you are playing through it. Well transferred DVDs, with a good upscaling 1080p DVD player, will look stunning. Mediocre DVDs will look at least much better than you thought possible.
Standard definition cable TV through the RF antenna input looks amazingly good, all things considered, if you take the time to tweak the display profiles to accommodate the very limited, narrow bandwidth palettes of those sources.
That said, it's a real stunner with a good 1080p player. There is a noticeable quality difference between 1080i component video and 1080i or 1080p HDMI video. You should try and use the HDMI inputs whenever possible.
Samsung claims that the set has an almost 180 degree viewing range. If by that they mean that you can stand at extreme angles and still see a useable picture, that is correct. But if you assume that means that it will be as good as a plasma, or old style CRT, which has almost no loss at all at the most extreme angles, you will be disappointed. Although LCD manufacturers have made great strides in extending the viewable angle for LCDs, they are LCDs, not plasmas or CRTs. This set still has a noticeable "sweet spot" were the picture looks the very best. Standing up, or moving off the to side produces a noticeable loss of contrast.The difference is slight, but noticeable. It's no where near as bad as earlier sets.
But there is a sweet spot. Viewing in bright environments where the contrast and lamp level of the set have been cranked up to compete with the ambient brightness will probably mask this effect. Viewing in subdued to dim lighting environments, like you would want for watching films, with the set adjusted to output subtle tones and the very best movie quality image, tends to call attention to it. That said, the set has robust but very subtle color and excellent blacks and contrast range if properly adjusted.
If anyone had suggested three years ago that you would be able to get this level of technology and sophistication at about one-thousand dollars, no one would have believed it possible.
It is a great set.
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