 "Great tv, and a note about Amazon policy" | 2008-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3BSK9R05DAHVL |
Received tv a few days ago and it looks great! Delivery was quick and easy, as was the setup. I have a lot of tinkering around to do yet, but so far so good!
Just an FYI, apparently as of September 1st, Amazon will no longer make a price adjustment if the price on your item drops within 30 days of order. When I called, the customer service agent informed me that because so many people were abusing this policy by requesting refunds, literally for pennies, that the price matching offer was no longer in place. I could have saved another $50...Once again, we suffer for the actions of idiots. Oh well, it's still a great tv at a great price! |
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| "great service and best price" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A22QRNDOEET1R5 |
Amazon service was great, TV arrived on time.....I was worried with the box being out of shape but the TV was not damaged.
I was not very happy with non HD channels but probably I need to fine tune the settings to get best image.. |
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 "Excellent LCD and white glove delivery" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMS9584Q4FT7I |
I've had this TV for a month and I love it. The HD picture is amazing and I have not seen any blurs while watching football or anything else for that matter. I suggest going to Cnet.com to find the optimal settings to fine tune the picture for an even better experience (not a plug, just personal experience).
I noticed that some non-HD stations with a bad signal are made worse by the high quality LCD. I guess that's the sacrifice you make to see a better HD picture. |
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| "Samsung tops the competition again." | 2008-09-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Q0F3H4P92YY4 |
| Samsung never ceases to amaze and completely satisfy me. The LN650 line of flatscreens surpase the competition in both price and picture quality. It has straight forward menu, ease of set-up, attractive cabinet and smart interface design with flexibility in mind. With the limitations of flat-panel size, the LN650 brings respectible sound quality for those applications where hooking up a complete sound system just don't make sense. I can't praise Amazon enough in these transactions, for their prompt delivery and the shipping boxes in perfect condition on receipt. I bought three of these TV's and there wasn't a scratch on any of the boxes. No surprise though, this is the classic Amazon service I've come to appreciate over the years. Keep it up Amazon, there's nobody in your class. |
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| "Excellent Picture 120 Hz - So-So" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1FAH9N7MG83UJ |
| I researched the market for HDTVs for over 2 years before the price got to where I was willing to invest. The options I finally had to decide between were the Samsung 650 series and the Sony Z series. When I looked at the Samsung next to the Sony W series, the clarity and contrast (blackness of the background)of the Samsung looked better to both my wife and I. We were not able to compare the Sony Z series side by side with the Samsung 650, but the deciding factor ended up PRICE. We were able to get the Samsung 40" 650 Series for $450 less than the best price I found for the Sony Z. We also saved at least that much by buying the TV from Amazon.com versus Best Buy or HH Gregg.br /br /Pros: Amazon.com had a very competitive price and I felt safer getting a HDTV through the most reliable of the online vendors especially since my wife was very wary of buying on line. I opted to get Super Saver Shipping and that took about a week to arrive. The TV had no damage out of the box and worked just fine. AFTER I hooked up my HDTV antenna, I was extremely pleased with the picture quality. In Augusta GA, we are able to get all of the networks ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX plus SC PBS with strong clear HDTV reception. No need to pay for Digital and HDTV upcharges from cable or satellite providers. The remote and on screen menus are pretty intuitive once you get started and it is easy to control the channel programming and selection.br /br /br /Cons: The local shipping company said that I would be getting "white glove service", but that was not the case. The driver was alone and would not let me help him carry the TV until he got it to the front door. Not only did he not offer to participate is set up other than helping get the TV uncrated and onto my TV table, but he was extremely impatient to leave when I was hooking up the HDMI from my DVD, the Optical digital sound to my Home theater system and plugging the set in. This took less than 10 minutes since I had already set up all of the hook up except the TV before he arrived. I did not have my HDTV antenna hooked up yet as I had one more cable that had not been delivered. The Picture was POOR (less clear than our late 1980s Panasonic 27" CRT Monitor) as others have shared when the TV is hooked up to an analog cable signal. Initially, I was mislead by a misprint on Amazon.com web site that said there was a $200 cash rebate which was really a $200 credit toward "Sports Memorabilia". When I inquired about this to Amazon, they politely acknowledged that there had been an error in the description of the rebate for a short time, but that they could not give a cash rebate at the price I paid. I was disappointed, but felt it was an honest mistake and not a ploy to entice the sale.br /br /Plus or minus: I have not been impressed with the functionality of the 120 Hz Motion smoothing feature on the Samsung. I have tried it on the low and medium settings while viewing HDTV football games. I still see blurring around the heads of players between them and the background. I believe that what it provides is significantly better than the older LCDs that had major ghost blurring issues, but Plasma still is the only way to really have smooth motion. That is probably why other reviewers who have had Plasma HDTVs have complained the Samsung 120 Hz does not compare to the lack of blurring on Plasma sets. I can live with the slight bluring, since I am unwilling to double the energy consumption just to have a less blurred football action.br /br /Summary: I've had the HDTV for a little over 2 weeks and am very pleased with the improvement in picture quality and abillity to get free HDTV off air programming with an antenna. I believe the value of buying on line from Amazon.com far exceeds the risks. I got about what I was expecting from the SUPER SAVER FREE SHIPPING, not much help, but an undamaged HDTV. |
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| "Samsung 650" | 2008-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AJMGY6T2E7WXV |
| This TV wasdelivered professionally within 4 working days. Everything went very smoothly. The product provides a super picture. To date all expectations have been met or exceeded. Thanks. |
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| "samsung and amazon" | 2008-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: AZG77UX6JNG02 |
| the service from amazon was very good.thesamsung hdtv picture is really very good,the audio is somewhat muffled.samsung is sending someone to improve this. |
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| "samsung series 6 lcd" | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1D98WW2YMYD7F |
I've had this TV for about a month now, i figured i give it good looking at before i made my review. So far th tv is everythign we expected it to be. The set up was very easy and within 20 min of having it out of the box it was up and working. I have noticed on some instances where the picture is blurry but nothing to serious in that regards. The one time it was bad was off road racing and i think the combination of many browns and the ripples on the track was to much for it to comprehend, no biggie for me as i dont watch alot of that stuff anyway.
Sporting events are simply put, outstanding. I havent had any problems like some of the other reviewers. I found the remote was pretty easy to figure out and navigating wasnt that bad either. The wheel wasnt no big deal for me, heck i thought the owners manual was the most complicated part of any of it.
I looked for about 3 months before i bought this through Amazon, i looked and looked locally, on internet and anywhere else i could for a cheaper price but never did find one. With the no intrest for 24 months and free shipping, you cant go wrong. I even got a refund when the price decreased, it pays to check back daily.
Delivery wasnt a problem either, they said between noon and 2 and showed up about little after 2. They brought it in to the house opened it up made sure there was no damage and away they went, no complaints there.
i guess what sealed the purchase for me was when i went to Best Buy and the Sony was on the left and LG was on the right and Samsung was in the middle and of all the samsung had the brightest and clearest picture, plus there price was about thousand more than Amazon. Overall this tv is every thing we thought it would be. |
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| "Great TV - a few misses (rating = 4.5)" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2N37BTU4NJ7E6 |
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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| "One Great TV" | 2008-09-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1B1GKM0X78W9P |
| I'm still getting to know all of the features of this Samsung TV and my new HD Tivo. Great features, - - great picture - - and a great price from Amazon. |
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