Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
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Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
Super Clear Panel
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio/500 nit Brightness |
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 | 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio will give you a picture better than you ever thought possible, with whiter whites, blacker blacks and a nearly infinite subtlety of gradations in between. As two of the most important determining factors in overall picture quality, contrast and brightness levels achieve new heights in this latest generation LCD panel. Samsung’s new LCD TV’s give the most stunning realistic picture quality ever. |
Full HD 1080P
 | Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable. Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. |  |
Digital Natural Image Engine
 | DNIe™ The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine. This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces. |  |
Wide Color Enhancer/Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp
| The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) has established the color standards all TVs in America try to meet. And typical LCD TVs only meet about 72% of this standard. Samsung LCD HDTVs use Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp backlights to give you 92% coverage of the NTSC standard, ensuring truer, more breathlessly vivid colors. Samsung’s exclusive Wide Color Enhancer technology delivers more brilliant colors, even in bright areas of the picture where blues and greens are washed out on conventional screens. The system displays wider color reproduction, showing you truer colors – the fresh green of spring foliage, the intense blue of the summer sky. | |||
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Connectivity
 | To make the Series 6 a true entertainment hub for any home, Samsung has incorporated advanced HD connectivity and networking capabilities that expand the HDTV’s functionality. A wide variety of multimedia devices can be connected to the set through any one of the four Simplay compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs (including one on the side), and the handy HDMICEC feature lets you control all your CEC-enabled peripherals using just one remote. Connect HD digital devices like disc players, game consoles, and satellite dish components into the 2 rear connections and use the side-mounted input for cameras, camcorders, and laptops. HDMI is the best performing interface for displaying an HD source on an HDTV. Once connected, users can easily access device menus and manage and display content through the newly redesigned Wheel Key Remote control and the HDTV’s sophisticated content management interface. All Connections
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Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
  | You already know something about digital living. There’s the TV and digital video recorder in your family room. (And another set in your bedroom.) You have a PC and digital printer in your office, along with a network attached storage device. And you’ve copied all your music onto your portable music player and haven’t had to open a CD case for years. But getting them to talk to each other can be pretty tough. Why is it still so difficult to send digital content from one device to another? Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a collaboration of the world’s leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile companies that has created design guidelines for a new generation of products that can work together — no matter the brand. Think for a moment about all of the photos "locked away" on your home PC that you wish you could access while entertaining your friends and family. Now, thanks to DLNA enabled devices, a DLNA-enabled PC can be accessed from the comfort of your living room or family room via a DLNA-enabled HDTV, where you can enjoy your memories with friends and family, without having to deal with the hassle and non-intuitive "PCexperience". Or, say you recently downloaded your daughter’s birthday party video from your digital camcorder to your PC. Now you want to share it with your parents who are visiting. Without DLNA, you probably have to burn a DVD of the video or hook up the camcorder to the TV. With DLNA, you can just use your TV’s remote to call up the video on your TV. That’s it. |
Super Patterned Vertical Alignment
 | Samsung’s Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (SPVA) panel provides a 178-degree viewing angle from all four axes |
Audio Features
TruSurround is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including internal television speakers and headphones. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats up to 5.1 channels. High-quality virtual surround sound can be experienced with just the two hidden, downward-firing side-mounted 2.2-channel dome speakers built into the TV.SRS TruSurround XT technology delivers an amazing, simulated 3D effect with clear dialog and powerful bass.
TruSurround XT audio also adds three audio enhancement technologies to produce an amazingly immersive sound experience.
- Dialog Clarity brings movie dialog into Focus during the playback of any surround-encoded material to make speech much clearer and crisper.
- TruBass creates incredible deep rich bass allowing a person to perceive significantly deeper, richer low bass tones that are far beyond the physical low frequency capabilities of the speaker itself.
- The SRS WOW feature widens the soundstage by processing standard two-channel stereo material as well as multi-channel encoded material for a dramatic improvement in the playback of any stereo audio over a two-speaker system.
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
 | With standard-definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers would feel comfortable watching a set from a distance of 3 to 6 times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you can sit closer to a larger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you can sit anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience.
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Product Details
- Touch of Color Bezel
- Full HD 1080p Resolution
- 120Hz Auto Motion Plus
- 4 HDMI Inputs
- Super Clear Panel
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Customer Reviews
 Great tv, but volume on bezel is problematic |
| Review Date: March 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jon Hellman, |
| We have owned the TV for over a year now and throughly enjoy this TV. That said, there are two issues, one moderate to major and one minor that may prove problematic at a later date.
The TV has the volume control as a touch panel on the right hand side. We use this frequently. The panel is not actual buttons, but some type of touch sensor. The last month the volume control has begun to act up. While watching, the volume will go begin climbing to max volume. Typically, the TV gives a warning that this is about to happen because it will move one or two steps (e.g. From 15 to 16). Then less than a minute later it starts moving all the way to 100. This is not a remote issue as we have been able to duplicate with all remotes with the batteries removed. We have had moderate success cleaning the side panel to remove all smudges on the glass. But given a couple weeks, it begins to act up again. Since it worked fine for over a year I am concerned it is not a cleaning issue, but a sensor that is failing. The non-issue is the remote. It works fine, but has begun to rattle. Something has broken loose in the remote. No problems yet and may last many years more. I try a firmware update and a good cleaning. If problem persists Samsung will hear from me. |
| Great Picture, But Too Many Problems |
| Review Date: February 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jason Durbin, S.F. Bay Area |
| I bought this HDTV in May 2008 from Amazon based on both Amazon customer reviews, third party reviews, and Samsung's reputation for quality HDTVs. While I was initially quite happy with the product, very good picture, features, ease of setup, etc., after only about 9 months of use, the TV began displaying an error about "Fan No. 2" and shut down after about 10 minutes of viewing.
A call to Samsung support got a technician out who, after dismantling the HDTV, identified a faulty $2 buck plastic fan, apparently intended to cool the graphics chips, that had failed. He replaced it and we were back in business Seven or so months later, I turned on the set the day after having watched the Saints/Colts Super Bowl game and noticed a buzzing sound and alternating red and green horizontal "scan" lines progressing up the display. The picture was good but the scan lines were distracting and indicated a problem that could get worse A call to Samsung support, of course, found me out of warranty and likely requiring an LCD panel replacement which also likely would cost more than the value of the HDTV. Samsung needs to bring the component reliability up before I buy again even though the picture/feature quality is good. |
| One year review |
| Review Date: December 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: dvd, NJ USA |
| First, for those that had problems at the one year mark -- thank you for reminding me! I had planned on buying the extended warranty prior to my expiration (not sure if it is still in effect, but I did get 3 extra months over the standard one year warranty by registering on-line). Anyway, so far I am extremely satisfied with my purchase! I had done much research prior to buying my first LCD and it was the massive amount of 5-stars on Amazon and all of the comments from the satisfied buyers that clinched the deal -- although I did go to a store to view the quality first-hand. Even though I waited for a sale to patronize one of my local stores, since I was hesitant to purchase an item this large on-line for fear of damage in transit, Amazon's price and service just could not be beat. All my fear's went out the window with Amazon's white-glove delivery service -- it was first class (although I did not need them to do anything more than remove the outer box to confirm that the TV was not physically damaged) -- the delivery people were friendly and courteous, and it had not been in a huge truck filled with lots of boxes -- just a small van, for "just my tv" (almost :-)
The image quality is second to none -- with the sound being quite good, but I am only using the Surround-Sound speakers that are in the unit and am more than happy with them -- excellent clarity and fine for those that do not need to blast out the room (I'm sure with external speakers it would sound incredible!). It is truly a pleasure to watch Blu-Ray discs with this TV. The colors and clarity are tack on -- compared to others that I saw while in the store. Only one thing -- for those who had not viewed a movie on HD or Blu-Ray before: some of those actors and actresses are not as perfect as you may have originally thought. :-) Another clincher for this tv over some others (same with the Blu-Ray player) was ease of applying upgrades. My tv/player is not hooked up to any cable, internet, etc but I can easily download the firmware onto a dedicated pen-drive and quickly apply them to the units. Just be careful to follow the easy instructions and the process is effortless. There is only one 'problem' that I can think of in the year that I have had the unit -- I had set the Mhz rate to 120 when I first set up the tv, thinking since I purchased it because of the faster-than-others rating, I should use it. I was shocked to watch my first Blu-Ray and watch what appeared to be a cheap soap opera -- come to find out that IS what happens at 120 Hz. Well, it was terrible and at first I was disappointed -- it was cool to see so much detail, but it did not feel like a movie anymore. I did a little research and found out that only for gaming and such do you need the 120 Hz setting; set at 60, the picture is still crystal clear but you feel like you are watching a movie! "Problem" solved! That's it--overall no problems, no issues, just a great tv! Hope you enjoy yours as well! |
| Outstanding, esp w/Blu-ray |
| Review Date: December 3, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Thaddeus R. Gunn, Seattle, WA |
| Bought mine a week ago at Fred Meyer for about $70 less than listed here. Absolutely love it. Picture quality with HD cable is great - with blu-ray it's unbelievably good. Chose 120mhz instead of 60mhz because I watch a lot of football, and was not disappointed with the clarity despite fast-moving action. |
| samsung ln40650 - also problems at 1 yr mark |
| Review Date: October 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. L. Hunt, Okie |
| I also have just crossed the 1 yr mark ( bought mine yr ago September). And wouldnt you know its just past 1 Yr warranty. I am getting what looks like a black mist about 5 inches across on the lower right corner of screen.
Really notice it when there is a bright image on screen. Have not dealt with Samsung yet, not looking forward to it, pretty sure its not covered. Geez only lasted one year, my 13 year old Sony CRT 32" is still humming along just fine! Well, what can I say, I tested the waters of LCD's and liked the image, weight etc; but the life of these things, not to happy. Wonder if the LED version of these hold up any longer? Well time to call Samsung and get the run-around. |
| BUY THE WARRANTY!!!!!! Good TV Picture, Though. |
| Review Date: October 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Vaughn, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| I have owned this Television for One Year (One year and One day, actually). It has been great up until today. Almost like a timer (1day after the manufacturer warranty ran out), a line appeared on the screen. UNBELIEVABLE... one day after the warranty. However, I did buy the NEW warranty plan (4 year) and called them and they are setting up the repairman to come to my home. I can update this once it gets fixed for certain, but for now, I am SOOOOO HAPPY that I bought the repair warranty. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE buy a warranty; I did a search on the internet and other people also had these lines show up DAYS after the warranty expired. Unbelievable. Samsung should be held accountable. But, I must admit, its one of the best looking TVs I've seen. The picture outdoes all of the houses I've been into (except for the ones with the same TV). The red isnt bad, but then again there is red in my color scheme for the living room, so it does not affect me that much. The sound is kinda poor, but I have my surround sound hooked up so that doesnt bother me either. Hope this helps someone and convince you to BUY THE WARRANTY!!!!!!! |
| One whole year and still loving it... |
| Review Date: July 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: TheMuse, San Diego, USA |
| Had it just over a year and its still the best thing that happened to my living room! If you are having troubles on deciding look no further. Do yourself a favor and pick it up ASAP! It has price on it but as soon as you plug on your Playstation3 and run a Bluray or game you can easily forget about that price and just enjoy this trophy of labor. Cheers!! |
| First HDTV |
| Review Date: July 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: M. Argueta, Harleysville PA |
| I have had my set for almost a full year now. I have found a couple of problems that could have made this a great tv.
* The first thing i want to point out is that the PIP (Picture in Picture) sucks like there's now tomorrow, you can only use it to watch RF signal, which means that if you're on your HDMI and want to watch HDMI/DVI 2 at the same time you can't. and in order to hear the sound from the second signal you need to go in a witch hunt, go into the audio options and change the audio setting, it sucks. *On the network settings sometimes the TV will change the connection setting by itself, I usually have it on wireless network but somehow it changes to the cable connection even though there's not even an Ethernet cable plugged in. *I recently had a Samsung technician come to my house to attempt to fix my TV set. The frame became unglued from the top right corner and on the bottom right side of the screen had a dark spot appear. Well the tech came prepare to change my screen and now it looks much better, but for the frame he said he's never seen this problem before and that Samsung's warranty doesn't cover "cosmetic issues" and he recommended that i fix it myself with some crazy glue or something, i dislike this idea very much. Too bad that my warranty is going to expire in four days. *The controller sucks, i also bought a 550 series and the controller on that TV set doesn't have the annoying wheel (the wheel is very unresponsive) (The set does give off a lot of heat, that combined with my PS3 and i don't have to turn on the heat during winter!!) This TV has excellent Video (the RF signal has the white lines on top after 10 minutes of use). Sound is OK for built it speakers. Info link is alirght but it could have been a lot better. I love the fact that you can plug in almost any external device. Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is a great feature if you own compatible devices. Other than that this is a very good set. I just hope another firmware comes out fixing some of those issues. |
| Great |
| Review Date: May 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. Moo, Allentown, PA |
| I love this tv everything looks fantastic. I watch blu-rays via PS3 and the pitcher is amazing. I also watch netflix instant via the computer and you can't even tell it looks like it a DVD. The remote has a type of click wheel, its hard to use and i don't care for it. I have the tv hooked up to the internet so with a push of a button you get news and weather. |
| Open Box at BestBuy for $999 and a little plastic cleaner tip to remove tape residue. |
| Review Date: May 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: James E. Stubblefield, |
| First off let me say that I have not hooked up my Bluray or any HD (HDMI) fed source to this tv yet. I have only seen it in the store on broadcast HD. The picture was fantastic in the store. I have had my share of LCDs too so I can speak with some authority on PQ. I currently own a Panny 42" plasma, Samsung 32" LCD. I bought this tv to game in my office to replace the 32" that I gave my son. I had intended on buying a Samsung 32" (1080P, 120MHZ) but when I got to the store I ran across the 40" 650a as a display model. There were actually 2 of them but I did not know it at the time. One was priced @ $1107 (mine) and the other $999. I had noticed an older couple contemplating the one I was looking at so since I was not in the market for the 40" I thought I would let them make their decision and come to look @ it after they left. Assmuming of course they did not buy it. Well after about an hour of walking around the store looking at other LCDs I noticed they were gone or so I thought. I went back to look @ the 650a in full confidence that I would not be intruding on someone else's thought buying process. As walked back through the section where it was displayed I thought well they must have deciced against it. I walked around to the other side of the aisle just to take a look at the other display models and I noticed another 650a on the oppiste side directly behind the one I was looking @. I then realized that it was marked down to $999. As I picked up the label to inspect, well, the specs, to make sure it was the same model, the older couple popped up out of nowhere and scared the crap out of me. They told me that they were going to buy the one @ $999 and I thought well that was alot of work to avoid their buying process only to invade their buying process. Now mind you both of these 650as had visible tape residue on the back and front but i was not shakin (I well get to that in a minute). I told them up front that I had seen them looking at the other 650a on the oppiste side and I told them that I was going to wait till they had made up their mind before I came back and stood in front of it for 2 hours to make up my mind. They then told that the sales guy was going to give them the same price on either of the 650a @ $999. Well now we were kindred spirits because I was going to buy the one they didn't buy. So we both proceeded to take the labels off the display so no one else would get any ideas about these models on display and we promptly got the Bestbuy guys on the job. Now from my perspective I had gone into the store to pay $1100 on the 32" version with 120MHZ so I though this is no brainer. Well this brings me back to the condition of the unit. It had tape residue all over it (not the screen) but the outer edges on the front and back. My thoughts were, it is the PQ that I am buying and not the cosmetics and I was fully confident that I could handle the cosmetic hurdle. Well this morning (the morning after) I proceeded to gather my cleaning tools that I thought would best do the job.
1. Mineral Oil 2. Screen Cleaner 3. Mystery Cleaner Well I pulled up my office chair to this red beauty in the rough and dabbed a few drops of mineral oil on a fiber cloth and began to wipe the tape residue off the top and back of the unit. This seems to work ok but it was not efficient and it was greasy. After I got most of the residue off I cleaned the plastic with the screen cleaner to try and remove any of the residual oil. Once again it seemed to work ok but it was going to take longer than expected. I had a lot of tape to remove. Why they do this I do not know. Here is where the mystery cleaner comes into play. I own a Jeep Rubicon and Jeep owners have long had a need for something to clean the plastic windows on the soft top. I had ready to go to see if the result were more efficient. I thought well I will give it a shot on the next patch of tape. As i started to wipe over the next batch of tape residue I noticed that it was coming right off with very little effort and applying a nice shine in the process almost like I was waxing the back of the 650a. I was so happy to come to the realization that this was going to be alot easier than I thought. I continued to clean the rest of the 650a with the mystery cleaner till it looked close to brand new. After I was done I thought this product is awesome. I have also used it to clean my wife's laptop lid and a Dell Mini 9. As well as the remote that came with this display model. This mystery product is called: Plexus (www.plexusplasticcleaner.com) DO NOT USE THIS ON THE SCREEN!!!!! Only use it on the frame. So thanks to a very nice couple who saved me an extra $100 and Plexus plastic cleaner I believe I came out pretty good paying $999 for a floor model that looks very close to being new and I get an additional 8 inches of screen for $100 less than the 32". I am very happy. |
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