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| Brand: Samsung
Category: CE
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New (15) Used (1) from $2,333.99
Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 93
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Display Size: 46
Shipping Weight (lbs): 49.2
Dimensions (in): 44.5 x 3.7 x 28.1
MPN: LN46A650
Model: LN46A650
UPC: 036725228214
EAN: 0036725228214
ASIN: B001413D94
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Very Good July 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this TV. I was very disappointed that this unit does not have a variable volume output. I use the audio from my receiver so I have to use two remotes to control the volume control and channel selection. I am use to using Sonys variable audio output so I could control everything with one remote. I also found the limitation of video inputs to be limited. I guess I could buy a new equipment but the ones I have do not allow for the new connections so there are limitation on connecting older VCRs and DVD player that don't have the new connections. These are minor but still important items that Samsung does not seem to think are important. Overall, still very nice and glad I bought it. Terry
Fantastic - you get what you pay for! July 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As with most electronics you get what you pay for. I did a lot a research for a good sized HDTV and the review consensus is that this new line of Samsung TV's have a better picture than the Sony's. I would have to agree (of course because I own a Samsung now). I have a PS3 hooked up for blu-ray and DirecTV for hidef satellite. Yes the picture can appear 'grainy' depending on the source and the quality of the original HD picture but with the correct settings you can hardly notice. Blu-ray planet earth even has a few spots where the picture quality wasn't as great as the other 96% of the show and if you nit pick you can see some pixelation. The AMP 120hz setting, I found, really does help when a mountain peak is moving across the screen. Use the 'demo' mode to see the difference when a large stationary object is moving across the screen.
You need to calibrate the picture for the source you're using to get the 'great' picture. There's a 1260+ post thread on the AVS forums dedicated to calibrating this set with different sources and firmware versions so I highly recommend spending some time there to learn more and get the picture set correctly.
The order process via Amazon went great and I ended up getting it shipped from 6ave via Amazon. 6ave has refunded my card twice match Amazon's price drops so kudos to that company as well as Amazon and Samsung.
The Sony universal remote has a code that perfectly matches this TV if you have gripes about the wheel on the remote. This new Samsung series is most definitely the sweet spot for price/quality and the ln46a650 takes top honors in my (biased) book.
A Step Above July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The TV is amazing. I looks like you're peaking through a window. It's more than the resolution (which is perfect), it is the depth of color and the motion. It is so real it takes a little time to get used to (and you can remove the effect if it bothers you), but it will blow friends and family away (which is always nice).
The sound is fine (if you get the 750 series it has a built-in woofer), the remote isn't perfect, but its no where near as bad as some of the reviews would lead you to believe.
It also handles standard definition TV very well (some LCDs don't look so hot). Its probably the best TV on the market as of right now, and it isn't overly expensive, if you are struggling to decide, just click BUY NOW, you won't be disappointed.
HELP...what am I missing? June 30, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
We bought this LN46A650 from Best Buy. Had read all the amazing reviews on the picture quality etc. We also bought the Sony XBR4 for the bedroom the same week (a few days later).
I am throughly disappointed with the picture quality of this Samsung. It is hooked up to my HD cable box (Cox digital cable) via monster 1000 HDMI cable and a ps3 (for bluray play) via a Sony PS3 HDMI cable. Should be simple, but it's not. The image is not clear, I guess I expected phenomenal quality, but I'd say it's even pixelated. I also noticed that the display on any given channel, be it HD or SD always says 60hz. That's also the case when I'm playing a bluray, eventhough i've changed the settings to have motion flow 120hz ON and on high or medium setting.
I called the geek squad again (they had set it up initially). They came, verified the settings and said that it was the best picture I will be getting (yes, on HD channels it does display the 1080 info at the top). When asked about the 60hz output, they said the HD cable box from Cox only outputs at 60hz (I have Cox's best HD box) AND that the ps3 also only outputs at 60hz, unless I got with a higher end bluray player.
I was shocked. If 60hz is the best you get, then why buy a 120hz tv?
I'm very confused and althought i want to return this and spend more money and buy what could be a better picture quality tv, the geek guys said it was no use, as it's not the tv per se, it's actually the broadcasting and ps3.
Any advice? Any of this ring true to anyone out there who knows about this stuff? So I'm not just taking these guys' words here?
Thanks so much in advance.
Not Perfect but Still Really Amazing... Here's Why June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this TV! The picture quality is incredible, it has the right amount of connections, and the sound quality is strong. Read other reviewers' posts to get a feel for its many positives. There are a few things, though, that other reviewers didn't mention that I'd like to expose to potential owners.
Missed it By That Much: "InfoLink"
Think of this as Yahoo! Widgets or the Windows Sidebar for a TV. It has three widgets only: weather, news headlines, and stocks. This is a really nice tool to have, especially the weather feature. The problem is, whenever the InfoLink service is open, not only is the Weather/Headlines/Stocks widget up in its respective location, but there is also a bright blue USA Today menu on the top left of the screen. I thought at first this menu was there just to select which widgets you wanted to engage and then it would fade away or there would be an option to release it manually so it goes away. Nope! It's huge, it's annoying, its useless, and it makes the really cool InfoLink tool useless. This is really unfortunate. I didn't pay $2,000 for a TV that has built in USA Today advertising!
Also, with regards to InfoLink, the Stocks tool is cumbersome. You cannot type in the tickers you want, you have to literally flip through a long list of every single stock ticker InfoLink knows about! They are split up in multiple alphabetical sections (A-C, D-F...) but within each section there are still tons of tickers. There is no quick way of flipping through each of them. You have to use the iPod-like spin wheel to do so and, though it's a nice tool to have on a remote control, it isn't nearly fast or accurate enough for the Stocks tool. This tool would have been great if you could just type in the ticker symbol you want in a similar way to typing a text message on a cell phone. But because you have to slowly run through tickers, it doesn't make the cut.
A Cut Corner: the Optical Audio-out Port
Since I haven't yet bought a receiver with HDMI-switching (because frankly I don't feel I need one), I need to use the optical audio-out port to get sound from my TV (and all that is connected to it via HDMI cables like a PS3) to my receiver. My receiver only has one optical port. The TV is capable of doing this, but only in basic stereo. The only time the TV will transmit Dolby coding to the receiver is when you are watching a DTV channel. If you are watching a BlueRay movie, have the player HDMI-connected to the TV, and want the surround sound coding to be transmitted to the receiver, you're out of luck unless you directly connect the optical audio cable from the player to the receiver. I find this ridiculous. It couldn't have been that hard for Samsung to pass-through the surround sound coding from the HDMI cables through the optical audio connection, if it is in use.
None of these annoyances are a deal-breaker. This is a really, really, really great TV. I only give it 4-stars because of these annoyances which I consider oversights and/or cut-corners by Samsung. I'll update later if there's anything else I notice as I use the TV more.
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