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Auto Motion Plus 120Hz
Super Clear Panel
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What's New?
 | 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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- Series 6 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 19-inch, 22-inch, 32-inch, 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch models (model numbers LN19A650A, LN22A650A, LN32A650A, LN40A650T, LN46A650T, LN46A650T and LN52A650T).
- Series 7 1080p LCD HDTVs are available in 40-inch, 46-inch, and 52-inch (model numbers LN40A750T, LN46A750T and LN52A750T)
| Customer Reviews for 'Samsung LN40A650 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color' |
I spent a lot of time reading purchaser reviews of this product on this site and others before I bought it. I also went to a physical store to do a little direct evaluation of my own. Now that I have it set up and working for a couple of weeks I can tell you that I am not disappointed. The picture is beautiful, the User Manual and On-screen Menu are straightforward and easy to follow.
In particular, I love the sharpness of the picture and the beautiful color. I did do a little bit of adjusting to get it the way I thought it should be, but that is normal.
On the negative side I have only minor issues. The speakers, while not too bad, are really not good enough for my liking. After I get past the shock of the initial cost, I will buy a compatible surround sound unit to bolster the sound. Also, there is a setting in the Sound Menu called TruSurroundXT that is supposed to simulate surround sound with only two speakers. While this does not really simulate surround sound, it does improve the sound by increasing the depth of the sound a bit. Unfortunately, this can only be set to On for the time the TV is on- it resets to Off when you turn off the TV and you have to reset it again when you turn it back on. I have written to Samsung support about this twice but have not heard anything at all from them about a way to keep this on. Is Samsung's support system lacking? Even an acknowledgement of receipt of the support request would be nice. We'll see.
The White Glove delivery service was a little confused and confusing at first as the driver and the dispatcher seemed to work independently and in conflict I was called by the dispatcher to schedule an appointment after the driver had already done so. When I called to check before the delivery, the dispatcher knew nothing about it and no delivery was scheduled nor did one arrive. To their credit, the dispatcher scheduled a delivery for me ASAP and all then went very smoothly. Really, a small glitch, but somewhat frustrating at the time.
I would definitely recommend this set to anyone.
P.S. I received an email reply to my second support query today that advised me to call in to talk to a technician about the TruSurroundXT problem I described above. The first tech tried but had to send me upstairs to a second level tech. I was told here that I am in need of a firmware update to correct this problem. To their credit- they are sending me, free of charge, a thumb drive with the update that I can plug into the TV. The only problems I have remaining about this is that 1) they seem to have ignored my first email, 2) they have no information about this on the web support site, although other firmware updates are listed. Since this has been a known problem for a few weeks, I would have been saved a fair amount of searching, etc. if I had seen this announced and then known what do do.
In all, this is not a big problem and they are handling it well enough. I would buy this TV again, no doubt.
Helpful note about Americancivilwar.com: Up to one month after the purchase date, Americancivilwar.com allows for price matching of the current price. The price of this TV dropped over $100 within one month of the purchase. A simple call to Americancivilwar's customer service and I was reimbursed the difference.
June 27th - I order the TV.
June 30th - Americancivilwar ships the TV.
June 30th to July 5th - TV goes from Cincinnati, OH, to Columbus, OH.
Somewhere between July 5th and July 13th - TV gets lost in shipping between Columbus and Los Angeles.
That was the summary. Now for a bit more detail.
I ordered the TV on June 27th, to which they took 3 days to actually get it shipped out. Ok, no big deal, should be here in maybe 5-7 days. 5-7 days later it has shipped a grand total of 95 miles. An average of 14 or so miles a day; I could probably carry it that fast. On July 2nd, CEVA (the shipping company) called me to tell me I should be receiving it on July 7th - NICE! July 7th comes around and I get no call by mid afternoon, so I call them. They haven't received the TV in Los Angeles yet (250 miles south of where I am), and that they are scheduled to receive it on the 7th in LA, have it shipped to the third party company on the 8th, and I will have it on the 9th. Tuesday the 8th, I call them to make sure that their story was straight, and the woman tells me they have it in LA, and it's going to the third party shipping, and I will have it on Wednesday, the 9th (same story I got before). Wednesday the 9th, and I haven't gotten a call by mid afternoon. I call CEVA, they say they never recieved the TV in LA, and that it's supposed to come in to LA on Wednesday, ship to third party shipper on Thursday, and I will receive it on Friday, the 11th. Ugh, ok - it was free shipping, I guess I get what I pay for. I call on Thursday to verify their story again, and again the woman says they haven't received it in LA. Lets keep in mind, it's now the 10th of July (past the day Americancivilwar estimated I would get it), and I ordered it on the 27th. CEVA doesn't know where the TV is, and they have a specialist looking for it.
So, CEVA doesn't know where it is, and I have no idea when I'll get it, all the meantime Americancivilwar already has my money.
I call CEVA on Friday, and a woman tells me the exact times that it was scanned in at LAX, and that it was on it's way to the third party shipper to come up North where I am, I will receive it on Sunday. I call Sunday to verify, and the SAME woman tells me that they don't deliver on Sundays, and my time window is 1PM to 5PM on Monday (today). UGH, ok, finally I'm getting it. Wait, my phone is ringing. CEVA, 20 minutes after I got off the phone with this woman, is calling to tell me that they don't know where the TV is and that it's lost, and to call Americancivilwar for a replacement. This sucks.
I call Americancivilwar for a replacement, and they tell me that they can't ship it quickly, that it's going to go through the same shipping company, and that it will take 7-10 business days. Screw that, canceled my order, refund of money. Went to best buy and spent $200 dollars more on it total (I get a corporate discount through the company I work for, plus it was on sale). I can't say any less for the quality of shipping, and professionalism of the customer service by a company that represents Americancivilwar.
As for the TV, it's EXACTLY what I was expecting - amazing. It's exactly what I wanted in every aspect. Works great in every way that I have used it thus far. 5/5 star for TV, 0/5 star for Americancivilwar/CEVA.
Sorry for length, like the title says, Americancivilwar did not deliver, literally. /end rant.
Now beyond the "stupid" reason - this is the best LCD I saw after exhaustive shopping. The picture on live sports is unbelievable.
Out of the box it is easy to connect to whatever you want. The Touch of Color makes a nice accent when in a cherry cabinet; but the color is so subtle, it would disappear in many other environments.
I have the set with no windows toward the set and it is wonderful. On the sides however, I have huge windows and there is no negative interaction with the TV.
Regarding the process with Americancivilwar. If you have even a slight hesitation, get over it. I try to only buy from Americancivilwar as they have the best customer service. I even kept track of pricing during my first 30 days of ownership and Americancivilwar credited me back the price difference SEVERAL times resulting in a $230 savings. Heck, the TV was already $300 to $500 cheaper than BB and CC when I bought it.
You get the bottom line, I could not be happier.
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